An Introduction

The past year of my life has been a roller coaster of epic proportions. My career path changed drastically, I started a new life in a city I never had any desire to live in and I turned my back on the past 10 years of my life in hopes of creating a new and better path.

I grew up in a small civilian community on a military base in the West Desert of Utah. My parents moved there before I was born and still currently reside there. I have one younger brother,Thomas. Another important person I need to mention is my best friend (and the closest thing I have to a sister), Julie. I have known her since birth. I have a bachelor's degree in music performance on clarinet from Weber State University and I am now also a licensed massage therapist. I live in a suburb of Salt Lake City, UT and live in a house with 4 other girls.

My reason for creating this blog is this...

I am 29 years old and have never been kissed. Well, let me rephrase that, I have never been kissed ON THE LIPS, or past the age of 5 by anyone other than family.

I have been reading the Twitter feed of someone named Mandy Hale under the title of "The Single Woman." Last night I started reading her book under the same title. I have found her words to be very comforting and inspiring in my current situation, and I have felt, for some time now, that I need to share my stories as well.

I am not a gorgeous, successful, highly-sought-after woman. I weigh over 250 pounds, I have a bad complexion, I have a huge gap between my two front teeth, my knees are knocked, my words come out backwards and most people view me as weird. Finding love has been more difficult for me than for most. Men are not falling at my feet. I have gone years without going on a date. I have only been on a few handfuls of dates in my life since the age of 16. I have ventured into the world of online dating and had minimal success. I've even done the role-reversal of asking the guy out instead of waiting and hoping for him to make a move.

I have only had a handful of romantic experiences in my life...and calling them romantic is a bit of a stretch.

The purpose of this blog is to share my stories.

If I can help someone along their journey, it will be worth it. If all I do is help myself, it will still be worth it.

No one knows where they might end up...nobody knows.

Disclaimer-I will not be using fake names. All names I use will be the actual name. I will not use last names, and I have had some experiences with different people with the same names, so I will do my best to keep those clear.