Hello, I’m Desiree. I’m the oldest of thirteen children and my cousins on my maternal side. I am one of many younger cousins on my paternal side. At the time of starting this blog, I’m thirty-two and a half. (I count the half because it helps slow downtime.) It doesn’t have to make sense to you; it makes sense to me. I have a cat, and her name is Artemis; she’s my pride and joy. By overcoming my trauma, I hope that I will build a foundation that will allow me to one day have a family. To earn new titles, like “mother” and/or “partner.”
I’m on a journey of healing, and I want to share what I learn as I go. I hope to inspire others, but I would be satisfied with reaching one person. I am currently working and living in Tucson, Arizona. I live in a beautiful house that my late paternal grandmother designed and had built. I enjoy writing, learning, reading, drawing, cooking, and listening to music. I am constantly curious about the world and how things work. I will never stop learning or trying to learn new things.
So far, many parts of my journey have been complex, rough, and/or hard. Some people who have known me for years may not know about my trauma. I have kept my trauma to myself; it’s part of the conditioning I learned. Even as I wrote this, I kept writing my trauma as “things.” My trauma is not a thing; my trauma is unique to me. I won’t allow myself to get in the way of recognizing that I have experienced trauma. I won’t hide behind excuses to stay in the same pessimistic situation; it’s a form of addiction. I had to break the addiction of lying to myself. The break of my addiction -the lying to myself- ends with this blog. It’s also the beginning of a long road to happiness.
My goal is to reach one person, so please let me know if my words inspire you in any way, like, comment, and share (using the buttons or otherwise). Thank you for coming along on my journey.
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