who i am.

last week i was filling in an adoption application and one of the questions was 'who are you? what do you do?'

in day to day conversations being asked 'what do you do?' is almost automatic. you'd think by now i would have an easier time answering this. but i don't. so who am i?

i'm an animal welfare activist (not the red-paint-throwing-if-you're-wearing-fur-kind-of-activist, but one that believes animals should not be used for cosmetic and product testing, that there should be heavier penalties for those that cause harm to animals, and i most certainly believe animals have feelings).

i'm an animal rescuer.

i'm a wife.

i'm a friend.

i'm a lover of all things vintage.
 
i'm a chronic pain sufferer. 

i'm a depression survivor.

i'm a believer in fate, faith and a higher power that teaches us to love.

that's where i get stuck. i can't think of anything else. surely that can't be all i am? but if that is in fact all i am, why do i feel like i'm falling short?

i want to be transparent, i want to be able to talk about who i am, i want to write about all the really ridiculous things that happen to me on a daily basis.

i tried starting this blog before, but i didn't do so well. i shall start again. so, welcome to my blog, my life and who i am.