: About Me

I am a mother, a friend, a child at heart, an addict and a musician. I've been playing drums since I was 10, I also play bass guitar, rhythm guitar, and piano. I love music and I try to learn any instrument I can. I love writing lyrics, poems and anything that gives me the opportunity to be creative.
I am a statistic when it comes to family life. I have one parent; a schizophrenic mother. No father, no siblings. I grew up as a state ward; moving from foster homes, group homes, institutions, etc. Of course with no "father figure" I fell in love with the first guy who came along. We got married; I was 17 and he was 18. Stupid, I know. I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl shortly after we were married. Needless to say, the marriage didn't last.
I became addicted to "uppers" and ended up in jail for quite sometime. I was 19 and spent over a year locked up. When I returned to the outside world, I cut off all ties with old "friends", started over with my daughter and turned my life around.
I have since started a family with a wonderful man who raised my daughter as his own and together we have two boys.
I have yet to catch a break in life, but I keep pressing toward my goals and dreams.

My passion is ...

music, writing, and anything with a great outlet of expression.

I know too much about ...

nothing!

My childhood ambition ...

was to hurry up and grow up!

My favorite memory ...

gardening with my Grandmother.

Why I write ...

I write as a release of all my emotions, postive and negative. It helps me understand myself better.

My best moment ...

when my Grandmother told me I was a beautiful mother.

My inspiration ...

my Grandmother, Rachel, rest her soul.

Health & Fitness > Depression How to fight off the every day blues

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Completely exhausted and drained of the everyday hurdles, you sit, sunken into your couch; knowing tomorrow is an early day. It feels like an endless journey through the living room, down the hall, into the bed that you won't want to wake from in the morning. Finally, finding a comfortable position, you realize you forgot to set the alarm clock! Because you really need one more thing to get in your way! I envy those who can click their eyes open, stretch the covers off of themselves and be ready to start the day. I must go back to sleep at least twelve times before I angrily roll myself ou...

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