: About Me

I'm new to Helium but I can already see this is going to be an addiction!

My passion is ...

traveling, animals, and writing, writing, and just for a change of pace writing!

I know too much about ...

dog breeds, geography, and second mortgages.

My parents always told me ...

to do my best and nothing else.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a princess- seriously!

My favorite memory ...

is standing in front of the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx in Egypt.

Why I write ...

because writing is a piece of my heart, mind, and soul.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

reading: Nietzsche, Suze Orman, and J. O'Barr's The Crow; watching: Heroes and The Sopranos repeats; listening: current favorites D.J. Tiesto and The Chemical Brothers

My first job ...

was a kennel attendant at a dog boarding, grooming, and training kennel. It was grueling but rewarding work.

My best moment ...

was graduating from a Catholic college Magna Cum Laude after 4 years of hard dedication.

My inspiration ...

my grandfather

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Why I don't celebrate my birthday

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My birthday tends to be more a time for private reflections rather than a celebration. I am adopted and I am also cursed- although the two have nothing to do with each other. I love my life but I question it and constantly think about my birth parents, especially on my birthday. My adoption was closed meaning my birth parents and my adoptive parents and I have all kept our records sealed and have never met. Or I should specify, we have not met yet. So, on the anniversary of the one day that we did meet but I of course have no memory of, I wonder- are they thinking of me today? Don't get me...

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