Sometimes I wonder what life is all about. What makes us, well...us? Sometimes, I have asked myself this...and that is when I started writing this blog. To maybe relieve some stress or just talk (or type a lot). If you know me, I like to talk...a lot. I also interrupt, and I apologize for that. Mostly, I just tend to get excited...about everything, I don't mean to be tacky..I just have to get my thoughts out, often. So now you have a choice to continue reading or not.
To start things off, I am a middle child. I have two brothers; my youngest brother, Jay just finished celebrating his 20th birthday and my oldest brother, Bradford just turned 35 in October. Not only did I get rough-housed by my older brother, I was in charge of diaper-duty from the age of 7 to around 9; or however long it took my little brother to start peeing in the pot independently. I am among the small percentage of people whose parents are still married, and my parents pretty much rock. I can't say we had a picket-fence, Brady-bunch family portrait, but who did?
I was a typical kid. I enjoyed being outside and riding my bike. I made dog-bowls from red clay out of my backyard, rescued various woodland animals (and missed school for mourning after each and everyone of their deaths), climbed trees, was lucky enough to have a 'club' house, and I caught a plethora of objects on fire during my klepto-stage; which I still, to this day, have a scar on my left pointer finger from my last burning extravaganza.
I was also a gymnast, which I sometimes believe had a significant effect on my social development. Sure, I had gymnast friends that I practice with around 20 hours a week, but when it came to boys and make-up I didn't have a clue. (This is justified in the photo below). Not to mention the first time alcohol touched my lips I had to tell to anyone with two ears...yep, I was that high school freshman.
After high school, thankfully, I no longer felt the need to share stories of alcohol-related experiences. However, I used my skills to continue coaching gymnastics and I also became a college cheerleader. My first semester at UWG I proceeded to major in art. The 2nd semester I changed my major to nursing. After a semester of finger-pricking I decided I should be a teacher, only to once again change my mind and transfer to a technical school to become a radiology technician...which eventually led me to nursing school (again?!). After being accepted to nursing school, I had a difficult time accepting the fact that hospitals run like corporations, and then, you guessed it... I quit.
Well, somewhere between then and now, I finally received my undergrad in something that does not involve insurance companies, taking x-rays, or cleaning butt-holes. It's amazing how easy it is to make a decision when you begin making choices for yourself, ahh, enlightenment. For this, I have to give the credit to my amazing husband, Peter.
I am not sure what makes someone who they are, but I do know all of the decisions (practical or not), actions, and relationships that I have made along the way have had a vast effect on where I am today and who I am as a person, and for that...I am pretty happy with my life.
It just so happens I have started accomplishing a few of my major goals right around the same time that our economy really sucks-ass and thousands of birds, for some un-known reason, are dropping out of the sky on various continents...not to mention Nostradamus, and few other calendars predicted the world may end 12/12/12. When life starts to get stressful, my family and friends are what gets me through the day. I figure all of this craziness and unfortunate timing will probably create a pretty cool future for myself, it has thus far.
Isn't the unpredictability of life what makes it fun?
Welcome to this crazy world. Don't worry if no one reads or comments ever. Just keep writing and you'll feel good.
ReplyDeleteYou're funny, by the way. Keep going please!
I love you just the way you are! If it werent for you inablility to filter whatever comes out of your mouth i would never know anything about myself. Love you so BIG!
ReplyDeleteYou're blogging?! I love it! Keep it up
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