@Hoggirl I understand your situation and I don’t see any reason to feel any different I felt the same way too when my daughter left for college.She has always been fascinated with cosmetics ever since she was small so she decided to do a cosmetic training course http://www.cestarcollege.com/courses/beauty/esthetics-diploma/ in cestar college and she loves it there.I agree with TammyS though I love my daughter very much I have found out that I could do a lot more things at home which I could not do whilst she was at home and that it having a quiet time and getting back into the habit of reading.I lost that habit over the years but I am slowly getting it back :)