Gotta Start Somewhere…
Hi everyone. This is my first blog post EVER. So forgive me if it’s not up to par at the moment.
I guess I should start by saying a little bit about myself.
My name is Emily and I’m 21 years old next week. I’m going into my third year of university. I’m majoring in history and psychology with the intent of being a highschool teacher eventually. If the job market opens up for teachers again, that is.
I started this blog with the intention of making and meeting new friends. Maybe even some enemies eventually, because lets be honest, you can’t be friends with everyone. I wanted to share my experiences and my interests with others and maybe end up having new ones. There’s much about me, so much in fact that it would be ridiculous to write a paragraph explaining it all. So, in light of that, here’s a short list.
1. My favorite colour is blue.
2. I love music of all kinds. Except for rap. It’s just not my thing.
3. I love fantasy books. My favorite is Lord of the Rings and the Sword of Truth series.
4. I have a poodle named Jake, a pom named Dakota and two degus, Sunny and Stormy.
5. I love my friends. I would literally do anything for them.
6. Nothing beats watching True Blood with a cold Coke and some cookies.
7. I like to knit. Yes, and I’m not even an old lady.
8. I play World of Warcraft and am a self proclaimed nerd of all things nerdy.
9. I love comedies. Movies and books both.
10. I love the simple things in life - like camping or watching a sunset.
This pretty much sums me up. With a few little forgotten quirks and interests along the way. But in truth, there is something that I hardly ever tell people. My secret is that I suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder despite my loving family and friends. And I suppose that’s really why I sat down to write this blog today. I’m so tired of being afraid of what makes me anxious or nervous. Although it’s a relatively new psychological disorder, it still remains all consuming. I’ve managed to get my anxiety under control, even though it took many months.
I’d like to share my experiences in my new found outlook on life with others. I hope this blog can inspire others who maybe suffer from the disorder or something similar to overcome their ‘roadblocks’, so to speak.
From this moment forward I promise to myself that I will not be afraid of life. I will try to live my life to the fullest and take the time to see the most little, yet beautiful things in life. Finding beauty in everything is a great skill to have, I think. It makes us all more open and better people.
Don’t be afraid to let me know what you think. I hope I’m able to inspire some people to live their lives according to their own standards.
