truthbeckons

Appearance: Slightly tall, athletic build with broad shoulders, incongruous with lack of physical coordination. Messy, very thick hair long enough to hang down over her heart. Big dull-coloured eyes. Casual-smart partly unisex wardrobe, often wears men's boots or sandals. Never pierced or tattooed, but lots of moles. Low voice, refined Australian accent which can unintentionally turn Californian when very excited, betraying a formative episode of personal history. Relaxed manner, but tends to fiddle. Very strong tastebuds, so finds most meals intolerable.


Personality: Systematic and abstract thinker. Calm, thoughtful, plans ahead but lives in the moment. No longer subordinates feelings and value judgements to detached reasoning process, but routinely consults with both sides of her brain. Highly critical, but looks for the potential in everything. Independent to a fault. Will not violate own principles of honesty, excellence or integrity. Listens to energetic early 80s rock-pop or earnest 60s folk-pop to get in a good mood, but has a playlist ready for every mood. Finds most social encounters exciting and restorative of energy, except when depressed.


Background: Grew up home-educated and still a little awkward as a result, now more out of self-consciousness than inexperience. Spent more than a decade depressed, acutely traumatised and often dysfunctional, all following a rocky adolescence. Spent some time in a mental ward, but got better. Struggled uphill in long dysfunctional relationships for much of early adulthood, but is now happily married to her perfect opposite and, somehow, kindred spirit.


Current life: Now in early thirties, putting all the pieces in place for a stable but ambitious life. Trying to make up for lost time and forge new connections, especially kindling closeer relationships with immediate family and local community. Commencing a master’s degree while also caring for own young children, as two of those once distantly dreamed of children are already miraculously realised. Looking for spare moments to write her blog, and pick up the bass guitar again.