I really need to do it now. I need to take that step.

I was born an only child, very small family. I feel everybody looks at me and goes, “oh, you’re an only child”, and they roll their eyes, like I’m spoiled and I got everything I wanted in life. In some respects I did get my parent’s attention. I think that’s hard for bigger families. I’ve also become very independent and have had to sort of create an identity, of doing my own thing and finding my way, even though my parents are very supportive of whatever I wanted to do.

This trip, I was on a business trip to LA, and I thought I’m just going to come down here and do my own thing. I’m sort of finding my way at the moment in life. I’ve had this career for 15 years of working for small businesses and its been going well but I really want to do my own thing. I’ve had a creative background, both my parents are creative. So I’ve made jewelry and I really want to start my own business and make my own way doing that. I have to support myself and really make being creative what I want to do and not depend upon getting a paycheck from somebody else. I don’t want to do the 9 to 5 and be really bored.

I want to have a creative life, follow my passion which I have been avoiding for a long time. I’ve put it on the back burner and not making it important. I really need to do it now! I need to take that step. It’s not going to be easy but I think that’s where I’ll ultimately be happy.

I have a raccoon that I got when I was very little. My uncle gave him to me when I was a baby. His name was Rocky. He went everywhere with me. I still have him. His limbs are somewhat attached still. He gave me comfort. He was my little pal because I was by myself. I didn’t have anybody to talk to. I didn’t have other siblings. He was always there with me where ever I would go. I would drag him along.