I believe life happens while you are making plans to live it. I am kind of a California meets Southern Belle kind of girl. I take life by the horns and have the "catch all" attitude that life IS how it should be each day so I live it. Stress doesn't consume me and drama of any kind is something I walk, no run far far away from! I have very little baggage and ask that whomever I meet to leave his/hers at the door or better yet throw it off a cliff. It is not worth the headache. I am sugar and spice rolled into one package deal. I am well adjusted and content with myself. I am comfortable in my own skin and love to be feminine as much as I love to participate in guy stuff. My strength and beauty starts from within first as it should in people. I am not an in your face conflict resolver but I like to think I am a mature tactful communicator who gave up running away leaving tire marks on the pavement a long time ago. I am pretty perceptive so please do not introduce me to your representative. You know the person you want me to think you are or want to be. Just give me the real deal and you will get that in return. What you see is what you get with me. No guessing games or question marks left. You will never have to guess where you stand with me as a friend or in a relationship. I feel that succeeding or failing does not determine if I am surviving or living but rather it is in my ability to reach beyond my present self-imposed definition of who I am to risk becoming more. Then and only then I am able to feel fully alive. As far as for friends, only strong, confident, capable, honest, forthcoming, classy, REAL people need contact me. All the rest, save your drama for Jerry Springer and the positive affirmations about your dysfuncitonal life for Dr Phil.........