Crazy...Like a Fox

So, here's the thing about me...I'm what you might call a wild person. Other adjectives often used to describe me and my personality are crazy, outrageous, eccentric, peculiar, and the like.

Now I'm not crazy like I'm going to put a booger in your sandwich, or run naked into traffic on the highway, or even set a building on fire. Nothing so severe as that.

I'm more likely to be the person you will find having a shrieking laughing fit in the middle of a crowded restaurant, or running and screaming down a concourse because a co-worker is chasing me, or flashing someone from my office window. And every "crazy" thing I do is purely in the name of fun, never to hurt anyone else or cause them discomfort.

I was raised to be vocal, and outspoken, and not shy in the least - by my dad that is. I've told you before about my mom and how she thinks I'm ridiculous - but my dad has always encouraged me to be myself. He always says "you just be yourself babe, don't worry what anyone else thinks." I can't tell you how grateful I am that he instilled that in me.

When I met Chris it was a match made in heaven. He was the wild one in his class at school too, and we went together like peas and carrots. Over the years he has calmed down quite a bit, but he still gets wound up once in a while and we almost die from laughing so hard. But most of the time it's me being wild and him laughing away.

Over my life I've only met a handful of people that can really handle me when I'm being my complete and honest self ; the husband, my best friend Monica (the Bahama Mama), my friend Rachel, my dad, and now a couple of co-workers. I know that the way I am makes some people uncomfortable, and most probably wish I was a little more mature - but this is the way I am. I probably have more fun in a day than 3 people put together.

Occasionally people do get to me. Snippy comments, shitty attitudes and snotty looks sometimes make me feel badly and that maybe I should try to be more subdued. But then, those fabulous people that support me (England James as of late) remind me that it's always better to be true to yourself, and I remember that they are right.

So, this is me, wild and crazy, take me or leave me.