A bit about ME

Well, I guess I should start out by introducing myself. I'm a 27 year old California native single chick. Been living in LA all my life. I'm hoping to get out of here some day, but for now it'll do. I work in at a small company as an office manager. I'm also an artist and do little freelance projects on the side here and there. I'm pretty happy with my lot in life...though I wish I made more money. Unfortunately, I'm not a very career, goal oriented person. But I'm living one day at a time and so far so good.
I just started a new relationship with a great guy. It's only been about four months so we're still in the 'falling in love' fun stage. I was in a six year relationship before this one...almost got married...EEEeek!! Sooooo very glad I didn't. It was a fun relationship in the beginning, then turned into your typical nightmare. Passive-aggressive types are NOT for me....
Hmmmm....what else about my boring self... I love animals and have a small menagerie at home. I could never live without some sort of pet in my life. Always had an aquarium, I love fish...grew up with a wonderful dog. Now I've got birds, rats, an aquarium (of course), a tarantula and a cat. No, my place is not a stinky, crowded mess. I live in a very cute back house with all my little buddies and I keep it very clean. Lysol is my best friend.
One of the main problems I've had in my life is a very low self esteem. I was always shy, never believed in myself...but as the years have gone by, especially in the last ten years, I've really come out of my shell and can say that I'm now somewhat proud of who I am. It took me a helluva long time to develope a 'if you don't like me, fuck you' attitude. But, as I slowly mature (and I do mean SLOWLY) I've come to know myself a lot better. I guess the self esteem thing stems from the fact that I'm depressed/anxious. There are SOOO many people like that these days and they have a pill for EVERYTHING. I'm not ashamed to say that drugs (both legal and not) have helped me a lot. I have a family history of nervousness and depression. I know that's not an excuse though, and I've been working on it. I give myself lotsa kudos for being able to make it on my own. I've had my good times and bad times and that's....just....life. Major lesson....LIFE IS NOT FAIR. Oh well...
'Kay, that's it for now. There ya go....