All the Info You Could Want and a Little More

So I hooked your curiosity huh? I'm so flattered! *wipes tear*

Let's get right into it. I grew up homeschooled and my family lived on a little farm in the boondocks of the south. Everyone always asks me where I am from because I don't have a southern accent (compliments of my northern mother) and I have to try and convince them that I am, in fact, not a yankee. My father is a bona fide Florida man and because of that there may have been some snake catching, fire wielding,  and overall feral behavior from me and his other offspring, my three brothers, during the course of our upbringing. Despite all of questionably dangerous activities involved, we have all survived to adulthood and are independently forging our ways through life with all of our fingers accounted for.

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When I was 16 I started Community College and I graduated high school with my Associates Degree and I worked full time in retail while I got used to having to pay taxes (gross). Plan A for adulthood was to get a degree in American Sign Language (ASL) and become an interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing. While I pursued that endeavor however, my plans were overtaken by a strong desire to become a Paramedic and work in EMS. It was an interesting turn of events, and while there are good days and bad I continue to love my job in EMS.

Somewhere in between birth and present day I began struggling with my mental health. It was in my high school years that I started to realize how crippling my anxiety and depression was at the time.  Although my resources were limited in the beginning, I was able to begin a journey towards self-awareness. I realized that my childhood was a lot harder on me than I previously understood and my relationship with my parents was very wounded and broken. Add an extremely unhealthy first relationship into the mix and I was a walking dumpster fire. 

I would later be diagnosed with ADHD which further helped me to understand the inner workings of my mind and body.

Although I continue to recover from chronic fatigue and gifted kid burn out syndrome, I have come so far over the years that I am confident healing is possible and I want to share those everyday experiences with you in the hopes that they may be of assistance.

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I am certainly all things bohemian and granola. I love the planet, but I also care about people. I am politically purple and very opinionated on a vast array of subjects. Although I don't believe we can create a utopia here on earth, I do think that we are all called to be good stewards of what we are given including what nature gives us. I am going to try everyday to become the best that I can be and I would love to have you along for the ride.