Four years ago, come May 4th, 2004, I was divorced. It was a marriage that lasted ten years, and one that probably should never have happened. My ex and I would've made good friends and excellent roommates--we were not good together as spouses.
Set adrift and virtually disowned by my family, I moved from the beautiful Pacific Northwest, to this hell on earth known as Akron, Ohio.
The pros: I have a MARVELOUS boyfriend now, I have seven cats, I have a great psychiatrist, I own my own business, I finally have the herb garden I've dreamed of, I finally have earned my independence, I'm a stronger woman now.
The cons: I'm NOT in the Pacific Northwest, I miss Seattle, Akron has little of what is known as "the arts," most of my friends are online only, my boyfriend's 450 pound mother, we don't make much money, the winter in Ohio lasts for 9 months out of the year, the other three months are so hot all you can do is sit and puddle in your own perspiration, did I mention my boyfriend's mother?

Likes

• Spirituality-especially Wicca
• gardening
• herbs
• cats
• writing
• chocolate
• coffee
• Seattle
• reading
• creative people
• humor
• nature
• the ocean
• Scotland
• genealogy
• comic strips
• travel
• funny travel stories

Dislikes

• Fussy pet owners
• discourtesy
• racism
• homophobia
• chauvinism
• people who look down on poorer people and especially on people with blue-collar jobs
• dishonesty out of spite
• my boyfriend's mother
• neglect-especially people who neglect others
• commercials