This is.....

This is me 

A 34 year old woman

I am Irish 

I am a daughter

A sister 

An auntie

A doggy mama

A friend 

An employee

A horse rider 

This is me 

I struggle with mental health issues 

Including addiction

Depression

Anxiety 

And eating disorders

I now consider myself to be in recovery 

I am in recovery 

It's a journey 

Not a destination

This is me 

I am a good person 

Yes 

I have done bad things in my life 

But inherently 

I am a good person 

And I do my best every day 

To not hurt myself or anyone else 

This is me 

I may be 34 

But inside 

I still feel 16 years old 

I still have a lot to learn about life 

It's all a learning experience 

This is me 

After years of illness 

I am now working 

And have been working for the past two months 

I can feel my confidence growing every day 

I feel valued and appreciated 

Work has been a life saver

This is me 

I have a little crush on someone 

It makes for some very interesting day dreaming ahem..

I don't know if I am imagining it

But I think he might like me too

At least I hope he does 

This is me 

I've made my fair share of mistakes through out my life 

But I am trying to fit all the pieces of my life back together 

I'm not perfect 

But I'm trying to be the best person I can be 

This is me 

I'm not beautiful 

I'll never be a stunner 

But I work with what I've got 

And make the best of it 

This is me 

I'm overly sensitive 

I bruise easily 

I think too much 

And am pretty quiet 

But get to know me 

And you will see I am truly a nerd with a very sarcastic sense of humour 

This is me 

I don't expect everyone to like me 

Or agree with me 

And that's ok 

We won't fall out over it 

We will agree to disagree 

This is me 

Ruby 

A woman 

A person 

A human being 

A collection of cells 

Why am I important?

I'm not really 

But I do matter 

And I deserve a good life 

This is me 

And I'm doing my best...