I am a 37 year old single female, currently in a relationship with a wonderful man that adores me. Although I have to admit, this relationship is by far not void of struggles. He has 3 sons. I can not have children, so they have been a fabulous addition to my life.
I have a decent job working in Human Resources. I enjoy it and, for the most part, pays the bills. My journey into this position is quite interesting, in my opinion. I avoided Corporate America like the plague. When I got out of college my life was such a mess that I didn't know if I was coming or going. I took a Temp job for a General Contractor building the building that I work in today. My life was a true mess when I took that position, but for some reason, that man believed in me. He helped me get on as an Administrative Assistant to a Senior Operations Manager directly under the president of our company. From there I was able to prove my potential and move into a Human Resources position, which is more suited to my degree...that I am still paying for.
I have 2 parents still living and still married, which in today's world I find amazing. They love me with all their heart, even though I have put them through A LOT.
I have incredible friends that love me and believe in me. Up until the last few years, friends did not hold the same meaning they do for me today. I don't have a lot of friends, but the ones that I do are REAL friends. I don't like casual friendships. I don't have enough time to be quite honest. I put a lot of myself into the friendships I have. I just don't feel that I should waste time on things that don't have meaning.
I have a 15 year old Cocker Spaniel named Peanut. She has been with me through many years of my struggle.
I read a lot. I like to learn new things about life. I seem to have this incredible desire to understand everything about life and how life is outside of my little world. I want to know how people of other cultures experience life. I spent 2 months in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the best time of my life. It turned me onto the desire of understanding the world. For once in my life, I was able to see that life is not the same everywhere. I was able to step out of my American culture for just long enough to see there is something besides the American way of thinking and living. In my quest to understand other cultures, I am also trying to understand myself as a human being.
