My Life Story So Far

I finally decided I should start blogging.  You know that feeling when you want to be doing something but you have no idea where you're going to fit it into your busy life? But then I got to thinking.  What happens when I die and nobody knows what my life was like?  A hundred years from now, my children's children are going to want to know about me.  So here goes.

I grew up as the oldest of six children, with the next in line being 10 1/2 months younger than me.  We fought all the time!  I graduated from high school knowing that I would absolutely NOT get married until I'd gotten my degree.  I was going to be graduated by the time I was 22 and then maybe start thinking about men.  Surprise!  I met my husband in February when I was 18 and married him in June, about a month and a half before my 19th birthday.  I know, I know, laugh all you want.  

After getting married, I continued my studies in elementary education.  I had wanted to be a teacher since I was old enough to boss my brothers and sisters around.  That's where the tough part comes in.  I became pretty depressed, and basically being a wife, employee and a student was overwhelming.  I had little motivation to do anything.  I ended up dropping out of school for awhile, though I kept my job.  Then I got pregnant on top of it all.  Suddenly I'm having crazy mood swings, craving everything under the sun, and depressed on top of it.  I decided that I needed to take some action.  I went to a therapist who helped me figure out myself, who I am, and what I really want to do with my life.  I won't kid myself; it's still really hard sometimes to get out of bed and function like a human being.  But I have the personal strength to do it.  It was such a great revelation to me!

Of course, then my baby boy was born.  My whole life became this not-so-tiny thing that needed me constantly to live.  Another layer of meaning was added to my life.  A few months after having Wil, I decided to go back to school, but not for education.  I wanted to do accounting.  Many people said that it was such a drastic change, but so far I am absolutely loving it.  So here we are, at the beginning of my story...