Introductions and all that jazz in Happy trails from DE

First and foremost I’d like to acknowledge everyone’s hospitality towards my self and fellow DE kin. The kindness and acceptance is just such a breath of fresh air. Grieving over our old home while simultaneously hating change made me second guess starting new but you all made this such a pleasant, hopeful experience. So thank you all. Truly. 

I don’t know where to start with introductions. The very beginning? The middle? Who I am now? William h. Macy, I’ve been thinking about this all day. 

My name is julie. As previously stated i found digitalexpressions when i was an angsty teenager through some obscure search engine… probably jeeves or the likes. Now I am 34. Significantly less angsty and far less “fallen and hopeless” but my name will always remain. I wont get too into my details, hopefully my diary will be transferred to here and anyone willing can have a look around my old dusty boxes. 

I’m currently a mother of two beautiful kids, my mama bean (7) and my baby bear (17 months). I work full time at the same job I’ve had for 17 years (I told you, I dont like change) and I live a quiet life for the most part. The most excitement I usually get is managing my bipolar 1 and depression, otherwise you’ll find me scribbling in one of my many notebooks (I’m a collector, not a hoarder) or reading.

Reading is my passion. Any and all books, give them to me. Do you have a recommendation? Because I want to hear it. All genres, nothing is off limits, although i do love a good horror or a captivating true story. Last year i completed the pop sugar reading challenge and in between books hit all of my smut quotas. What? Dont judge me. The erotica breaks it all up nicely and keeps things exciting. When all was said and done I had read over 150 books in 2018 and was very proud of myself. Plus the reading challenge had me reading so many books outside of comfort zone I would have never read otherwise. 

Pro tip: thriftbooks.com have EVERYTHING you’re looking for and its dirt cheap. You’re welcome.

Books are one of the many things I collect, by the way. If something gives me pleasure I become obsessed to the point of bankruptcy. I have books every where in my house… on the many book shelves, my car, under the bed, the bathroom, the changing table.... and this is after I donated 300 to goodwill. Eh, maybe I’m a lunatic. God only knows.

My other passionate collections include makeup (I dont even want to talk about it), religious statues (I’m not religious), notebooks, and autographs (I get that from my dad, he was an autograph collector most of my life). I used to collect nail polish but gave that up....and I used to collect serial killers before I realized maybe writing to them in prison wasn’t the best idea. But I still have a huge box of letters in my closet that I will never get rid of. 

What else can I wow you with?

I’m a capricorn who isn’t particularly fond of long walks on the beach. I hate driving my car (his name is yoshi by the way). I’m a competitive napper. I have a chihuahua rat terrier mix named thor who is 9 years old. I’m planting a moon garden with flowers that only bloom in the dark. I walk on my toes exclusively and I dont know why. I’m obsessed with the 90s and usually only listen to music from that generation. I firmly believe the Reuben is sandwich royalty. I exist purely on coffee and menthol cigarettes. I will beat you in uno. I’m made of equal parts hello kitty and Stephen king and I figure out which one will be taking over every morning at 4am. I give sage advice that I dont follow. I love socks but I hate my feet. Peace is snuggling both of my babies in my bed right before sleep. We dont do it enough, however. Irl I’m a semi shy introvert, in my diary I’m too cool for school. And this year I WILL find more time to write. 

Did I leave anything out?

And ps.

I cant for the life of me figure out how to upload photos to this. Maybe because I’m on my phone? I’ll get the hang of this format eventually 

Pss. I never proofread. Management thanks you for not being my grammar nazi