Me!!!

This is me, I suppose. I write this blog, and started writing it to detail my journey trying to become physically fit and active through having asthma. Asthma really is a big part of my life, and I suspect it always was, even though I wasn't officially diagnosed until I was 14 years old. Asthma made it difficult to do anything, even to the point where if I sneeze too much, I have an attack. Running was out of the question. But I'm pushing myself. I'm not an asthmatic to the point where I need frequent hospitalizations (thank God, and bless you all who do), but it's still a part of me.

I changed this blog recently, because my life is so much more than asthma, and currently, asthma isn't even my biggest stress. It's the military lifestyle that I have married into. My husband is currently on his first tour of duty, and it's been different from anything I've ever experienced before. 

But, really, who am I? A lot of things. I'm a native Michigander (or Michiganian, whichever you prefer), but I'm from the Lower Peninsula, and am most definitely NOT a Yooper (slang for a person from the Upper Peninsula, if you cared to know). I bounced between the summers with my grandparents in a Detroit suburb (it's really not as bad as most people think), and my parent's home in Muskegon during the school year, so I grew up slightly spoiled. I know what it's like to live in the city, and grew up surrounded by lots of water. To this day, nothing calms me more than the beach.

I am an artsy person. I love photography, and wish I still had the motivation to draw and write stories like I used to. 

In some ways, I am very inexperienced. I don't have a whole lot of college experience. I didn't play sports, or really do too much while in high school. I met my ex in September, a few months after graduation, and stayed with him until I was almost 23. I lived with my parents until I was a few months shy of 24, even after Mike and I were married. 

But I've experienced a lot of heartache. I lost my great-grandmother, whom I love dearly, who helped raise me. I dealt with emotional abuse from an ex, as well as his cheating, suicidal tendencies, depression, and other issues. I've had family issues that I am still dealing with, and healing from. I'm working on it. Now, I'm far from everything I know, and the one person that connects me here is currently overseas. One day at a time for me!