The New Year and proof that I think entirely too much!

I am cute, funny, smart, proud, ambitious and full of life (except if you wake me up to early in the morning). I try to finish everything I start and I do succeed-- most of the time, anyways! I am a writer by choice. I use my work as an outlet for life's curves that get thrown my way. And boy have I had some doozies! I recently became a Certified Pharmacy Technician. I am quite proud of that along with the stellar score I received on the test! Now all I need is a job... Stupid experience requirement! How am I supposed to get experience if I cannot get a job so I can work in the field?? Sheesh!

I am married; sometimes happily and other times not so much. :) My SO is great though. He has really supported me (monetarily and emotionally) through so many things and I am thankful every day that we found each other. Signs from Fate and the universe through the years have given me hope for the future. Yes, we have many things that still need to be re-vamped (except for old movies that keep getting re-done) as a country, but I believe the American Spirit will get us through these tough times. I am very opinionated, so if this bothers you, well than don't read it! I will not censor what I say to sate your desire for political correctness. I very much believe in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. These laws have worked for over two centuries and were developed during a time of oppression, hatred and naiveté-- but there is always Hope (thanks Pandora!). The good must be accepted with the bad in order to learn the lessons we are supposed to know to get through life. I believe that, if you do not know or understand something, that you should educate yourself. There is no reason, with the resources available today, that you should not be well informed on the decisions you make. So admit and claim your mistakes, learn from them and move on. Life is too short to stay firmly implanted in the past when there are so many things to look forward to in the future!

I shall get down off of my soap box (for now). But, I hope that you are true to yourself by being who you actually are rather what society, as a whole, requires you to be. Always follow your heart and your dreams. And stay passionate. It is when we are no longer full of love, passion and hope that we truly stop living.



Oh! And don't forget that life really IS a box of chocolates! Yes, you never know what you are going to get but that does not mean you should not at least bite take a bite to see if you like it..... Unfortunately though, you cannot put life back into the box if it tastes bad. With life, once the cat is out of the bag (or the chocolate out of the box), you cannot put it back in without some serious effort! Besides, who does not like chocolate anyways?????

Good night, my friends and may your dreams be full of love, passion and hope. And the occasional zombie!

~ME

My First Post

My First Post

Thank you for visiting my blog. I have never done this (blogging) before, so please bear with me as I learn the ropes...

I am a writer "wanna be"; meaning I love to write, but I have never been published. I will occasionally post small excerpts of my writing for your pleasure (and mine, of course). I am in the process of writing 2 different books. I have the outlines done and a couple of chapters completed on each book.

Writing consistently is very difficult because I am trying to study at the same time and keep house because I am in-between jobs right now. I am in the process of finishing a Pharmacy  Technician program. It is decent money and will help when I go to self-publish. I will eventually finish my bachelor's degree so that I can be a pharmacist. Now that is really good money plus I get to help people, which is something that I have always wanted to do in my future.

I am writing under the pseudonym, Sophia Welsh. There is no logic behind choosing this name, it was completely random. Just in case you are wondering...

Oh and I am a perpetual student. I have been enrolled in college since I was 19 years old. Off and on. I finally graduated with my associate's degree in May 2012. I was very excited! :)

Now a little about myself...

I am 30 years old and married to the love of my life, J. We have been married for 7 years in October 2013.  It has not always been good, but we are working on it, which is all a person can ask. We have three children; two dogs, Princess & Brownie, and one cat, Odie. We used to have Garfield (the cat), but she ran away in November 2012. Guess she did not love us anymore!! These are the only children we have and are planning on having unless we adopt (which is very unlikely). I have quite a few health problems, first and foremost, bipolar disorder. We did not want to bring a child into this world with the oddest stacked against them. That is all I will say on the matter.

I also have 2 nieces and 4 nephews from my younger sister and her husband and my younger brother and his wife. I am the oldest of my parents' kids; however I have an older sister and older brother from my dad's first marriage whom I do not talk to because they have chosen not to be a part of my family. I have even tried to get in contact with them, but have been rebuffed or ignored both times. I just don't know about people sometimes.

I live in Texas in the DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) area. I have lived in Texas all my life. I love to travel, though, and will go anywhere on vacation as long as there is a beach (and maybe some alcoholic beverages).

I love to read, craft, sew, and, of course, write in my free time. I am probably the last of  my generation that knows how to sew. It is a dying art that I wish would come back!

Ok. That is all for now. I will post again soon, so until then, remember:
A woman is like a tea bag... You never know how strong she is until you stick her in hot water.

~MT