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Chaos is a nickname that was given to me years ago and it is
a name I've embraced. My life is chaotic so when I was given the name by a dear
friend, it just seems to fit.
My life is chaotic in several ways. First I’m the mom to a
four year old little girl. I think every parent’s life has a least a little
chaos in it, especially when their children are very small. I thankfully have a
wonderful husband who is my partner as we try to raise Miss Emily as well as
possible.
My work life is a bit strange because I am lucky enough to
be able to work from home. I work in a call center doing tech support. This can
be chaotic as customers get very upset sometimes because their internet doesn't
work. But it’s a good job and I enjoy the 2 step commute from my office from my
bedroom.
Another facet of my life is that I’m a lifelong geek. My
dad, who is a geek himself, read Lord of the Rings to me when I was very small.
That started me down the path and now most of the things I love are geeky in
some way. I’m big into the Firefly and Doctor Who fandoms, though I like a lot
of geeky shows. I’m currently in the midst of trying to watch all of
Supernatural in hopes of being caught up before the next season starts. I also
love video games, novels, and costumes. I try to get to several conventions
every year, including a yearly trek to Dragon*Con in Atlanta. My husband is
also geeky so we enjoy watching movies, TV shows and playing games like Magic, Munchkin
and Settlers of Catan.
The last piece of my chaotic life is the least enjoyable. I
suffer from daily chronic headaches. I’m always in pain and it can get migraine
bad sometimes. It’s not just the pain that makes me suffer, but I get the
migraine symptoms like auras and brain fogginess as well. I've had the same
headache for ten years. I’m lucky that I can function fairly normally most of
the time, but sometimes the pain just knocks me out. This causes the most chaos
to my life.
But I make do the best that I can and I’m fairly happy with
my chaotic life. In this blog, I’ll be writing about all aspects of my life,
both the good and the bad. Because all of these things make me who I am, and
that is Chaos Mandy.
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