Be Stephanie

Who else would I be, right?!
I haven't been Stephanie for all my life. I have moments in my life where I really don't remember what went on around me.. for example: when I went through my really dark and down depression phase the beginning of my freshman year in college. That soccer season is really a blur because I can't remember what I did, why, who I was with, where I was, or anything like that.. I remember Nationals in Santa Barbara, California for the most part, but it is still a little fuzzy. Even after I seeked help and got on medication, that time period is still fuzzy as well.. I'm pretty sure most of my sophomore and junior years flew by and I couldn't honestly tell you anything that happened.
I wasn't being me at all.
I was there, yes, but not totally there. Starting my senior year I vowed to make it unbelievable (in soccer terms). I worked my butt off that summer and played as well as I could each and every game and practice.  I guess my hard work paid off (somewhat) and I started all year and receieved The Coaches Award that year.
I'm pretty sure it wasn't until I
popped my bubble

Beale St. in Memphis, TN

 as I like to call it, just under a year and half ago that I found myself. I really can't give me all the credit because Aaron was a big part of this. I figured out that I wasn't being Stephanie. I was locked up inside and found the key to my happiness! The last year and a half I have been working on keeping Stephanie out and doing things that I have always dreamt about doing in my life with no regrets and no second guessing myself -- going back to school, starting my own business, buying a new car by myself, watching Friends daily with my <3, traveling every chance I get, and enjoy doing things when I want to!
The other 10 rules to live by play a huge role in my number one rule to always Be Stephanie, you could say they are the steps to help me keep on this long journey of life.