The awkward cat lover has arrived on Steemit! First post - yay! This is me...

Welcome! My name is Miranda. I thought that once I grew up, my “awkward” phase would be over. But then I reached a point where I realized, for some of us, the awkwardness never really ends. I’m here to share with you some of my awkward stories, new and old, so we can collectively be awkward together! This is for all the other awkward adults out there! And of course, who doesn’t enjoy some cat pictures too?

Hailing from a small Indiana town on a back country road, I grew up with woods, fields, bike rides, and at some points, twenty-some stray cats lounging around our porch. Even though our house often had a “free kittens” sign up, it would frequently lead to people anonymously dropping cats/kittens off on our property.

When I went to college, I discovered that sidewalks were actually a real thing that people used. I walked and biked everywhere. It was crazy to think that Walmart was five minutes away, not a forty-five minute drive. Also that places were open at night, and I could get food delivered to my door!!! This was crazy!

After college, with my degrees in Creative Writing, Video Production, and Digital Storytelling, I moved to New Orleans with my boyfriend, Joe, where we lived together for a year, exploring, trying to find work, and living on our own. Since then, I’ve moved to Atlanta in search of more work as a Production Assistant and find myself constantly traveling between New Orleans to see him and Indiana to visit my family whenever I get the chance (ty megabus!).

Some people would think that by 26 years of age, I would have my life together. I applaud those of my peers that do have it together. When I was a teenager, I fully expected to have it together by now, because… that’s just what adults did. But, as you may have already guessed, my life is far from together. Too many things still exist to try out in life. I haven’t decided where I want to spend most of my years. I still move around a lot, bouncing from one job to another, never knowing where my next paycheck will come from. I’m always late to everything in life. I lost my first tooth late, learned how to ride a bike late, learned to swim underwater late, got my first kiss at eighteen, my first cell phone in college, my first car at twenty-three, and I usually don’t see the popularly-talked-about movies until years after the fact. I’m not buying my first house, and I don’t think I want to for a while. I’m not married, and all I’ve wanted since I’ve graduated is my own kitty.

One of the things you can expect once you reach your twenties are an endless amount of people who post “All my friends are getting married or engaged while I’m over here like _____” posts. Honestly, I don’t know why these people think that getting married is such an end all beat all for being an adult and having your life figured out. Like, once you’re married you have your life all figured out. You’re all set. No more worries. Maybe it’s that way for some people, but even if I was married right now, I don’t think I’d have my life together. Maybe it’s just the thought of being able to afford a wedding at that age because I don’t think I’ll be able to afford one until I’m at least thirty-five!

But either way, life through my twenties has been a journey, with both good and bad. I used to dream about what future I’d have, which for me was a stable, well-paying job that allowed me to save up lots of money by the time I was thirty, a fancy little house that I’d keep meticulously clean, a partner who loves me, and two frisky felines! As I got older, I realized that no one’s life plans work out the way they thought, and I am INCREDIBLY blessed for my health, education, safety, along with my friends, boyfriend, and family who love me. That’s all that really matters. Everyone struggles, in one way or another. So I try to wake up grateful every morning.

Hopefully we can all share experiences and stories with other people. It’s always fun hearing about and meeting more of the crazy characters in the world. Because there are pirates, and mermaids, and cowboys, and people who fly. Every type of person is out there, if you know where to look for them. Just sit back and listen.

Welcome to my blog!

(when you look calm on the outside, but then your inner awkwardness comes out)