Ashmash467

Hey everyone! I'm Ashley.
There's not tons about me that's SUPER fascinating so I guess I'll just list the usual.
Things I like: Summertime and the feeling of the warmth on my face, intricate details in nature, the sound and smell of rain, my countless piles of books and nearly exhausting list on Kindle, warm baths with scented bubbles, the fresh homemade smell to meals made with my family, and the sunsets and how each one is different. There are tons more, but we'll move on.
Things about me: I'm 24 (25 is so close and yet still so far), I'm married to my high school sweetheart (we actually met due to horrible circumstances, feel free to ask me about it sometime), we have two beautiful boys (5 years and 6 months), I'm a very defensive person (due to a lot of horrible experiences in the past), I read often, I've moved from Utah to CA (moved from San Diego to San Fran in September 2017), I have a 10 year old black lab collie mix who is my trained ESA (I suffer from Social anxiety, severe depression, extreme fear of men, and multiple others), I struggle to make friends due to being shy, but as soon as I open up I won't ever shut up...EVER.
What else? *clicks tongue* Well...
I wrote my first book...well, to be fair I already wrote it...six times.
But I finished it, so, YAY ME! *high fives myself* *realized I just clapped my hands, and frown because I must look like an idiot* (my dog is looking at me like I may have lost my mind) 80,000 words later and I feel drained emotionally and physically.
I am a member on multiple writing forums, but this one looks a lot more promising than the others, where there isn't as much feedback. I'm pretty excited about that, and I hope *fingers crossed* that I'll be able to take criticism with a grain of salt...or however the saying goes.
So that's me in a nutshell.