I am a woman who has been knocked down more times than anyone ever warned me about, yet somehow I still get up, brush off the dust, and keep going because stopping is not an option. 🙎

I am the daughter caring for a mother, my hero🦸, whose health keeps me awake at night, the wife trying to hold a household together on grit and fumes, and the job seeker applying, hoping, emailing, waiting, refreshing, and trying again (and again, and again, and again ad nauseam) even when it feels like the world is running out of doors to knock on.🚪

I am the Licensed Community Association Manager who spent 20 plus years keeping buildings standing, budgets balanced, residents calm, vendors honest, and Board politics from eating communities alive. I know what it means to solve problems no one sees, carry responsibility no one appreciates, and keep going when there is no applause and definitely no backup.🏢

I am creative, sarcastic, exhausted, stubborn, and still hopeful, sometimes against all logic.
Honestly, I have no idea why hope keeps showing up, but here we are. 🥹

I am fluent in many dialects: trucker, construction, sailor, blue haired old woman, Alzheimer’s panicked residents, and corporate nonsense.
It is a gift. It is a curse. It is every day.
Basically, I am Google Translate for chaos. 😂

I am a coffee addict who now has to drink decaf, which feels like a personal attack from the universe. ☕

I am a full-blown cat freak who believes felines are tiny, chaotic geniuses, even though I love every creature with a heartbeat, as long as it does not have more than two eyes and four legs. 🐈‍⬛🐕🐁🐿️🐇
Although in my cat’s case, he is a full-on lard butt and I love him anyway. (I do like raccoon too Alex, never fear🦝) 

I am a person who wants stability, not luxury. (Although, winning the lottery would be nice…) 🎉

I am someone who knows exactly what I bring to the table but am still waiting for the right table to pull out a chair. 🪑

And underneath all the overwhelming fear of losing my house, health scares, resilience, humor, sarcasm, and heartbreak…🏡🤕😃😂😝💔

I am still here.
Slightly unhinged, questioning my sanity daily, and held together by caffeine, sarcasm, and whatever hope has refused to leave.🙃🤪

Still me.