About Me

Well, what can I say that you don’t know (unless you don’t know me). Most people start off like this, “Well, I’m just your average girl, living in the world and trying to live the best life I can.” This is true for me as well. However, while everyone writes that they are “average” (or some say “I am not average”), the terms “average” and “normal” are very subjective. “Normal” and “Average” are different to everyone. I digress, this is supposed to be “About Me”, not a dissection of the English language. Simply put, I am a young woman who remains steadfast, strong, faithful, and determined through life’s ups and downs. I try to see the best in every situation (and people, but that’s proving more and more difficult every day) and I believe (with the help of that powerful book The Secret) that positivity begats positivity, you get what you give, and, thus, if you are positive and nice, good things happen to you. If you are negative and hateful, bad things will continue to plague you. At times it is very tough to be positive, I know from experience, but you must persevere and get through it because everything in life makes you who you are. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason – simply take a look at how I met my husband (I won’t go into that right now). I also believe that you should take something from everything you go through in life, good or bad, learn from it, grow, and make yourself a better person for it. I try to live with no regrets. I can honestly say that I only truly regret one thing in my life, but, again, everything happens for a reason.

Let’s get to the basics. I’m 27 (or, 25 for the 3rd time, as I would prefer. As long as I can pull off 25, I’m going to), I married an amazing man on July 11, 2009 at Myrtle Beach, I teach English to high school students (thus my language dissection and my insanity), my favorite color is pink, I own a boxer dog named Roscoe, a German Shepherd named Wolfgang and a turtle named Ricky. We lost a precious boxer boy, Toby, on September 29, 2009 to what was probably a brain tumor. I listen to practically any and all music, however, boybands will always have my heart, my favorite movies include: The Wedding Date, Talladega Nights, Ladder 49, and La Bamba, and I completed my Master’s Degree with a GPA of 3.9 in September of 2009. I’m still awaiting the pay raise…lol.

I started this blog because I friend of mine (wildfire16to80) is blogging about her life and mainly her “Road to Boston” (look it up, it’s amazing) and her trials and tribulations with running. I was a very beginning runner, so I ripped off her idea (imitation is the best form of flattery) and thus am going to chronical my running experiences and I’ll probably throw in a lot of rants, raves, life ponderings, and updates on what’s going on in my world. I say I “was” a beginning runner because it didn’t quiet work out the way I had planned. However, as Heather says, “Plan…deviate”. Now I’m just trying to battle that horrid number the scale daunts me with. I’m also tired of hearing, “Girl, you’re so small. You don’t need to lose weight” (I’m not tired of hearing it from my husband though…it’s his job to reassure me…lol) because I have struggled with my weight and body image for as long as I can remember. Others may think I am small, and while I will admit that I am of smaller build (being 5 ft. 1 inch…), I am not a fan of that stupid number on the scale. I know the number is not supposed to drive you, but it drives me. This is my struggle. Everyone has their own. That number and my body image is mine. I have confidence though that as soon as that number gets smaller (and smaller, and smaller), my body image issues will disappear. It’s happened to me before, it will happen again. Only now I’m older and it’s tougher…ah well, thus is life. I do know that I am a smart, intelligent, strong, amazing woman, and that will not change no matter what the outside image says. Unfortunately, we (women especially) have been brainwashed to believe that the image you project on the outside is most important. I know it is not, but I as well clearly have issues with my own outside image. Again, my issues – I’m trying to work on them…lol.

So, if you’re a stranger to me, welcome. If you’re family/friend (foe? perhaps…), sit back and enjoy