Hello, Internet.
I'm not new to blogging, and I'm not new to having a start-up blog that nearly no one looks at; I actually have a semi-successful blog elsewhere, but I wanted a place to be able to specifically talk about my illness, my school experience, and my marriage.
My name, for all intents and purposes, is not really important. Call me Maggie.
I live in a tiny Southern town in Tennessee, have been married less than a year (we'll call my husband, "John"), and am beginning a Master's degree program in Counseling. Online, of course, because there's not a university less than one hour from where I live.
I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia over two years ago, and it's been a roller coaster of suck. I hate being a whiny, dependent person, but the diagnostics and treatment of the disorder kind of put you in that position. I'm going to be getting other tests done next month, because while I accept Fibromyalgia, I don't accept that what's being done with me is all that can be done. And if it turns out to be something else that's more treatable? That'd be awesome.
I'm 27 years old. That doesn't have a lot to do with, well, anything...but I thought it'd be nice for my readers to have some context.
I am an animal person. My husband, slightly less so. I'm a cat person, and he's allergic to cats. He's a dog person, and I'm just not a fan. So, naturally, we have two cats. We also have a cockatiel that's been traveling around with me since I was 16, and a rat who loves cat food (I checked...it's okay for him to eat it).
So, what's the point of this blog? To type. To talk. To be read by someone with an outside perspective.
Yeah, I said it - I want readers. What blogger doesn't?
An important point: I do this for me, not you. Yes, I want you to read, but this is my blog.
I may go days without posting anything, and then pop up with a bunch of photos of my cats. I may bitch and moan, prompting you to call me a whiny little piece of shit. That's cool - everyone is entitled to their opinion. Just know that abuse is not tolerated, and I can delete your comment for any reason.
I'm not against dissent. Just abuse. So disagree if you want, just don't be a dick about it, and we're cool.
So here I am. Let's see what I can dig up to talk about.
