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Mental health is something that I have always and will always struggle with. I wish that I could change this about myself but I'm learning to live with it one day at a time.

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Music has always been a very big part of my life. I learned how to read music in the third grade through piano lessons. Then in fifth grade, I joined our junior band, learning to play the clarinet. When I went on into high school, I joined the marching band. While there, I taught myself how to play the trumpet, marching french horn, flute, and saxophone. In addition to these instruments, I was also in our high school chorus. I have trained my voice independently since then and hope to someday sing locally in front of people.
The band pictured below is my most favorite band of all time. They are Paramore. Their songs have gotten me through some pretty rough times in my life. They are extremely talented and inspirational.

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I have two children Wyatt, 7 and Jack Jack who is 3. They are just as goofy and awkward as their parents are! We have tons of fun teaching them goofy phrases and words to say to people just to make them laugh!

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My husband and I are just about the goofiest couple in the world! We love making each other laugh at any cost! Our whole relationship is built on comedy! He is the most perfect partner that I could ever ask for. He is a breath of fresh air. We got married in May of last year and it was the best day of my whole life. By the way, I won the cake war you see below!

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You can't really describe me without bringing up how utterly awkward I am sometimes! Below is just one of the millions of the awkward conversations that I have put my husband through!

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This is my Step-dad or as I call him Dad. He stepped in when my own father wouldn't. He has always been there for me, helping me in anyway that he possibly could, and has never asked for anything in return.

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My mom and I have been through so much together. We have had to survive so much together. We had to battle giants that ended up being mice and had to keep our feet on the ground when all we wanted to do was fly away. She is my best friend and I am hers. We keep each other strong and remind the other one that we can survive anything.

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Something that has become very important to me in the past 10 years is politics. When I saw Barack Obama run for the presidency and win in 2008 something inside me was so moved. That was the first year that me and my fellow 18 year olds were able to vote and I felt like it was because of us that the country was finally moving in a different direction ... a more accepting direction. I was so proud of all of us. Barack and Michelle Obama changed my life with their strength and their grace. When they left the white house, I instantly felt a pit in my stomach because I knew that they were being replaced with someone who did not deserve to be there. I felt directly threatened when Donald Trump Took office. I felt totally defeated and unsafe in my own country. But then, the day after his inauguration, was the Women's March. I saw so many other people, who felt the same exact way that I did, taking a stand and letting the people in "power" know that we weren't just going to sit back and take all of their nonsense. Ashley Judd was there in Washington that day and delivered the most powerful speech that I have ever heard. It was written by Nina Mariah who is from right here in Tennessee. I listen to it when I get bogged down by all of the negative politics in our country to remind myself that I am not alone and that we are strong enough to get through this.

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#NastyWoman by Nina Mariah (Live at State of the Word)

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THE MATERIAL IN THIS VIDEO IS PROTECTED UNDER U.S. COPYRIGHT LAWS. PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED BEFORE USE, PERFORMANCE, ETC. OF PIECE. Nasty Woman Clothing: http://crazynastycool.bigcartel.com/ I'm a Nasty Woman. Not as nasty as a man who looks like he bathes in cheeto dust. Not as nasty a man who is a diss track to America.

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Since I was a little girl, I can always remember loving stand up comedy. The very fist comedians that I listened to was the blue collar guys like Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall, before they ever did the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. Then I branched out and started listening to more vulgar and grow up comedians like Dane Cook and Christopher Titus. My absolute favorite comedian is Mike Birbiglia. I love the way he turns the stories of his life into a comedy performance. I actually had the opportunity to go to one of his shows a few months ago and it was the best thing in the world to me!

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Uploaded by Comedy Dynamics on 2015-01-29.