Age: 32
Relationship Status: Married
Occupation: Admin Assistant
Income: $40k/year
Astrological Sign: Scorpio sun/ Pisces Moon/ Leo Rising
What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
Pee, brush my teeth, take my medicine, drink some water.
Have you ever felt genuine fulfillment? When?
Yes, absolutely. When I am outdoors with my husband and kids, enjoying life is usually when I feel the most fulfilled.
What is your most repetitive, negative thought?
There are so many. You need to be a better mother, your husband will eventually get tired of you and leave, you need to be a better partner, you don’t make enough money.
What is your most repetitive, positive thought?
Life is beautiful, and you are fortunate. You are a mother, which is all you have ever wanted. You have shelter and plenty of food.
What is one thing that surprised you about adulthood?
There are always dishes to be washed and laundry to be done. Cleaning is never-ending.
Rank the following from most to least important:
money, food, sex, love, and laughter (feel free to explain or don’t).
Love, laughter, sex, food, money
How has your relationship with your parents/ guardians changed in adulthood?
I see my mom as a real person and realize she was just doing her best with what she had. I remember how mad I would get at my mom as a teenager and how much I blamed her for everything that went wrong.
When do you feel most like yourself?
Canoeing on the river.
What is the best compliment someone has ever given you?
Yikes, I don’t know. I got a company-wide shout-out today from someone pretty high up. That felt pretty good.
How do you feel about falling in love?
I feel very ~blah~ about it these days. I used to be super romantic and lovesick and dramatic. I used to think that’s how you know someone loves you or something, the depths they will go to prove it. Then my husband and I went through a lot of shit, and we’ve come out on the other side relatively happy. I don’t feel this wild feeling of being in love, though. It’s much more of an action rather than a feeling. That took me a long time to figure out. Maybe I’m kind of bitter that it isn’t this big, amazing feeling, haha, but overall I think if you can go through some tough shit and still want to hang out at the end of a long ass day, then maybe you’ve found your person and being in love is what you make it.
What is one thing you’re sick of hearing?
“Donald Trump”
How often do you feel alone?
I feel alone with a lot of my feelings, but I don’t feel physically alone.
What is one thing you hope everyone experiences in their lifetime?
A genuine friendship with a judgment-free talking space. I am so grateful that I have a bestie that I can basically tell my train of thought without second-guessing myself.
What is one thing you hope no one has to experience in their lifetime?
Any form of abuse.
What is the best decision you’ve ever made?
Having my son when I was 21. I had already had an abortion and personally did not want to do that again. I had only been dating his dad for six months and was TERRIFIED, but wow, that baby boy changed me and my life for the better. I literally do not know where I would be or if I would be alive if it weren’t for him.
When do you feel most at ease?
On the couch with my husband, watching TV. My kids upstairs in their room, doing their thing. We’re all safe and sound.
What does having a successful life mean to you?
To me, a successful life is having many people to love and who love you back. Family and friends to share laughs, meals, cries, vacations, bad days with.
How often do you think about your body?
Every day, all the time.
When do you ask for help?
When I don’t know what to do, I’m usually okay asking for help.
What is something you feel strongly about?
Every woman should have access to birth control and safe abortion. Every human should be treated equally. Separation between church and state.
BONUS: Tell me something good.
I’m having a baby girl after two losses. I have two boys and was happy with a healthy baby regardless of gender, but now I know I’m having a girl, and I can’t believe it!
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