Hi, my name is Taya and I am not an alcoholic.

I guess I should explain a little bit about myself, I just realized I've posted twice and you don't even really know who I am.

I don't even know if I really know the answer to that either.

But I'll try regardless.

As you saw from my last post, I turned the ripe old age of 20 yesterday.

I'm a social work student and you saw from my first post that I'm not exactly loving it.



I live with my boyfriend who at some times drives me up the friggin' wall, but at other times I know he really is my other half.

I'm an only child, which I do not resent at all, because I am very close with my family and appreciate everything they have done for me. If anyone tries to call me a spoiled brat, you better start running. 

I love to read. Fiction, non-fiction, biographies, romance, historical, sooome fantasy; you name it, I'm probably going to love it. I don't even think some of those things are real genres but you catch my drift.

You obviously know I love to write, it's always something that I've enjoyed doing. I think my problem was I was expecting to wake up and be the next Jane Austen. Sorry to burst your bubble sweets, but it ain't going to happen.

I love romantic movies, walking on the beach, and candle light dinners (And that isn't a joke). I have a dog named Moose that we adopted in April of last year and whom makes me happy no matter how crappy I feel. Country music is my absolute favourite and don't ask me to play board or card games very often because I'll admit it, I hate losing.

I'm a receptionist at a car dealership. I love this job and am so glad it found me.

I'm not a big drinker. It's just not my thing. I don't like the taste of it and don't like the way I feel the next day. That isn't to say that I don't go out the odd time, have a fruity drink or two and dance the night away. (Another fact about me: I love to dance...although I suck at it.)

Over the Christmas break, I'm going to try and learn to cook properly and possibly become a vegetarian. It's something I've always been interested in doing, not only for the animal rights aspect, but also the health reasons as well; I'm definitely not the healthiest person on the planet.

I'm finding that my group of friends is really starting to whittle away. I would call most of them 'acquaintences'. I'm seeing people's true colours and noticing that I only have a few people in my life whom I can call friends. Thank goodness for them. But I'll explain more about them a little bit later.

I am a Christian, Presbyterian to be exact but who's keeping track, and I think that is one of my favourite parts about myself. I am happiest when I am at church, either in a service or running youth group or helping out in whatever way. I know I am certainly not perfect but I think that's what I love about it so much; there's 'someone' out there that loves me for me because I'm not perfect. In today's day and age, you just don't find that anymore.

I don't know what else to tell you, I'm sure you'll learn more about me and what makes me tick as we go along this little journey together. Unless you've read the above, realized I'm a nutbar and hit the road. But that's cool, no judgement. Because although it may not be yours,

this is my symphony.