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Me, Pt. 1

If I am going to write a blog, I feel like I should tell a little about myself. As I write each week, you will definitely learn more and more things about me. Here is Part I. My name is Ebony Sims and I am 39 years old. I by no means look my age, even though I am not sure what a 39 year old is suppose to look like. I am single, never married or lived with anyone besides my family members. I don’t have children, just a dog, LaRaye aka Lala bka Stinky aka Boo Boo, who has lived with my stepdad for the last 12 years. I am not a terrible dog mom, I just work a lot. He is retired so he can give her all the love and attention she needs. I have not found my purpose and I am consumed with it right now in my life. I do not want to die with whatever greatness God put in me unfulfilled. I am totally aware of things that I am not good at or don’t like, but not sure of what gifts that I have to give.

I love to write but I am not really good at it. I usually think great thoughts but when I go to write them down, it doesn’t come out the same way. I have always wanted to sing but alas I do not have a singing voice. That is probably saying it nicely. But I am kind of determined to master one song well and sing it to my husband at our reception. Lol. I am currently obsessed with being myself and Lisa Nichols. I am the kind of person that is not too many people’s cup of tea, coffee or whatever your favorite drink is. I am really nice professionally but when I am on my time, I don’t want to be that person. I want to be the foul mouthed, outspoken, sarcastic individual that I am in my head. I want to surround myself with people who love and accept me just the way I am right now, not who they want me to be or see me to be. Let’s just say I have pretty much had the same friends since elementary, junior high and high school. I have successfully picked up one other female friend since then. Now I am not including my soul sisters, who attend the same church. I love them dearly. And of course my barbershop family. Those are my people. I love to hang out with them and just act totally ignorant. So I guess I can say that I have accomplished my goal of surrounding myself with people who accept me. Sometimes things are not noticed until put in writing.

The goal that I have left then is to be open to meeting the man that loves me the same way that all these incredible people do. I didn’t say find because I really feel like he should find me. I want one of those moments where he sees me and he feels this overwhelming urge to meet me. And then I of course am attracted to him and feel that I can totally be myself, which I proceed to do and he does not regret that he came over to talk to me. Lol. Or something like that. And no, I do not expect to meet him at a bar. If that was a requirement, I would probably never meet him being as I don’t frequent bars. I always wonder if the person that I will spend the rest of my life with has already crossed my path. Not necessarily someone that I have dated before but maybe someone that I seen in passing. At the grocery store, the library, 7Eleven. I go to 7Eleven every morning for coffee, so I have a pretty good chance of meeting him there. Lol. I didn’t say the gym because I frequent there less than bars. Someday I guess.

Part I is done. I am starting to get excited about my blog again. So more post to come and hopefully sooner rather than later. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to share.

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Ebony’s Avengers

My page does not look nothing like what I want but I can’t wait any longer. I had the most amazing day Sunday and I just had to share it. This is something I wanted to talk about later and I will go in depth at some point. I have MS or multiple sclerosis. I was diagnosed about 5 years ago. With that being said, Toledo, Ohio had their MS Walk on Sunday! Each year it gets pushed back further from MS Awareness Month, which is March, for hopes of better weather. This year it didn’t snow or rain so I guess that worked. With my mother’s encouragement, lol, I did it big this year. T-shirts, gift bags for my team (thanks Gheinar for the idea and donation), and a blanket to give to another MS warrior. My team, Ebony’s Avengers, showed up and showed out in a major way. Friends and family came from miles to show me support and walk for a cure and for a cause. To say that I felt loved is an understatement. My heart was so full and my spirit was lifted. We walked, we laughed and I was even carried when my legs decided that they did not want to walk anymore.

I can remember many moments that touched me Sunday but there was one that stands out the most. I love to crochet. I do it for fun and always give my blankets away. I crocheted a blanket that was specifically for someone with MS. I thought about doing a raffle but did not want to deal with all that came with that option. I decided just to let God lead me. Now even though the blanket was beautiful it wasn’t very big. I knew that someone who is in a wheelchair would be the best candidate. I spotted a lady across the gym, chased my mom down who was about to give it to the wrong person, and we made our way over. Her name is Tina. She is warm and friendly. She has a 95 year old father who carves crosses. And I was happy to be the recipient of one. The one really neat thing I found out is that her children’s school colors happen to be orange and black, the same colors as the blanket.

This post was quickly thrown together and leaves so much out. I had to share. I couldn’t wait any longer. I will continue to work on my blog to get it just the way I want it. Please excuse my humble beginnings. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to share. I look forward to interacting with everyone who visits this blog.