Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jennifer. I'm 27 years old, and am a single mom to a 5 year old little girl named Alexandra (better known as Alex). My life is far from perfect, yt there is never a dull moment. I decided to write this blog as an invitation into my life but also as a way to get all my crazy thoughts down in an organized way!
I currently live in Key West, FL. Yes you read that correctly. Key West. People dream of visiting this place. You hear stories of our laid back little town that is so full of life. It's one of the most popular vacation spots in the world. And I have called it home for 3 years. I never imagined real people actually lived in the Florida Keys, but they do! And there are some interesting people with all different backgrounds that live here. Every walk of life you can imagine. Key West has a lot to offer it's tourists, but as a resident, it looses it's appeal after a while. But I'll save that for another entry.
I'm a New England girl, born and raised in a small town in Vermont. There were more cows than people it seemed at times. And the winters are brutal there - winter lasts about 6 months, no joke. I used to trick or treat with my snowsuit underneath my costume. But growing up there was the best. I had a relatively good childhood, with a few challenges here and there.
When I was 18, I moved to Florida. Now, I had visited Florida every year for the past 10 years prior to me moving there, due to my father living there. But it was still quite an adjustment moving from Vermont, which had been my home for the last 18 years of my life, to sunny, flat, beachy Florida. It was quite a culture shock too! I grew up surrounded by mostly white people with European backgrounds. Then I move to South Florida, where every black, Asian, Hispanic, European, and Middle-Eastern person seemed to live! But I have called Florida home for almost 10 years now, and I never want to leave. I love Florida and all it has to offer.
And now I'm in Key West, where I am a mom, a teacher, an Avon representative, and a devoted Christian and church member. I wear many hats it seems at times. But at the end of the day I'm just Jennifer. A 27 year old mom trying to keep my head above the water. I suffer from ADHD and depression, and some days are a struggle. I try to always be a perfect mom, perfect teacher, perfect friend, perfect daughter, and a perfect sister. I expect too much of myself at times. But when I stand back and really look at my life (as crazy as it is sometimes), I can truly say I am proud of how far I have come, and am optimistic about the future. And in the meantime, I just have to remind myself to enjoy the journey.
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