my life in 250 words, or so...

I'm a little late in participating in the Blog Everyday In May challenge that Jenni over at Story Of My Life is hosting...and I can't tell you how excited I am. I'm loosing myself in this space...I can't find motivation to express myself in the only place I can truly release my thoughts. Maybe this will help bring me back to my peaceful, happy place...

First up on the challenge is "The story of my life" in 250 words...give or take....Lets see how this goes.

I'm Dani...Danille actually, yes there is a missing E, which is why I go by Dani...My parents swear to it that they saw it spelled that way...but that doesn't explain why my mom wanted to change my name at 5 days old to Julie, it cost too much so from then on I was Dani, Julie..REALLY? If you call me Danille I will not know you're talking to me, unless you're family. I was born on May 12, 1984...yes my birthday is RIGHT around the corner. BIG 29.  I lived in San Francisco until I was 5, then moved to the East Bay and lived in the same house my parents still live in today. I was a cheerleader for 4 years...ha, yes I was. I hated high school and was checked out my junior year. My senior year I started cosmetology school and after my high school graduation I finished cosmetology school and soon got my licence. Only to never want to do hair in my life...I enjoyed it too much for it to be a job. I was married at 20, a baby at 26, divorce at 28. Life goes on. I'm embracing life now in a new city after deciding to pack up and move. The last few years have been rough but I truly believe my future is only going to get better. I work hard for what we have and I have a beautiful daughter that makes my life worth living and that much more special. I believe in the statement, "when you stop searching you'll find yourself." I've gotten lost in past decisions, good and bad...but every decision has made me who I am today...and I'm truly becoming who I'm meant to be...