Meet: Amanda (AKA me)
There's not to much to me. I'm a young adult trying to make it. I work at Wendy's (oh so exciting) and live on my own (mum lives ion Wyoming and Daddy's a no show). I write to stay sane and to document the things I can barely believe happen. As much as I love to complain, my life is pretty cool. I know the best people (and the worst) and I know how to have a good time. And when to nut up or shut up.
And I'm definitely not a morning person. You get off of work at 2 a.m. and see how you feel about the mornings. It's awful. I'm at my best, no doubt, after 12;30 ish in the afternoon. But I'm generally blogging in the cover of darkness, not by choice, but by default. I'm okay with it though, most days anyway.
Regardless of my inability to earn enough to breathe, I do generally set aside money or time to help Invisible Children. A nonprofit group helping the communities in Uganda and currently the Congo area to rebuild. I may not have much, but they have less and I can't really look over that, no matter how upset or down I am. It could always be worse.
Fun times make life worth living. Even if it does result in semi-embarrassing pictures posted on Facebook. This is my future home, a nice sized box. This also a day in the life of mine. I wouldn't have it any other way.
I'm really close to my mum. Even though she's half the country away and life would be easier if she had stayed, she's still my mom. And I still love her with little to no hard feelings. thats not to say I won't bitch about her eventually (she
is my mum). I'm sort of a Mommy's girl. Nobody can call her a bitch but me. She's a big influence in my life and we've come through a lot together.
I've been fighting depression for years and I've been doing pretty damn good. I still have off weeks (sometimes months) but its something I've been dealing with and that I'm better for. I don't like to dwell on it, but it happens.
Now I can be sweet, but when it comes right down to it, I'm kind of hard. A little bit blunt (okay a lot) and definitely a firm believer in tough love. I have a rebellious streak and I can be impulsive and angry, but generally I'm fairly down for whatever. Sometimes I just
have to
FREAK OUT.
Music is my escape. I am always listening to something. I love it all and will probably inadvertently advertise music. I don't play anything (a little guitar maybe) but i do sing loudly and off-key because it makes me feel awesome (but I may appear otherwise). It's just fun and completely worth it.
Lastly, I'm always changing. I don't consider myself on a quest to find myself like some, I just know that wherever I'm going will always end with me. In general I'm happy with myself, but I'm always up for improvements. I accept life and all of its obstacles and smiles. Even if I sometimes want to run, I know I've got a long way to go. I'm not searching for myself, I'm not even looking for a destination. I'm just here for the ride, going wherever I'm headed.
