Author: Tonya Williams

What can I say. I am an original. I have lived more lives in my short 34 years than most will live in 60. My life has been a whirlwind for as long as I can remember. I began with getting into trouble as a juvenile delinquent, being married before graduating high school (no I wasn't pregnant), being an Army Wife and seeing my husband through 2 tours in Iraq at the hight of the war, a stay-at-home mom, a police officer, to a sexual wellness educator. Is there something I'm missing? Absolutely! Nothing that won't be shared at some point. With all the experiences that I just shared, and those that I have not, I have to take a step back to remind you that I am not my experiences, and neither are you. Those experiences have made us one amazing, complex, confusing, walking contradiction, as well as, a kind hearted, strong yet sensitive individuals. I mean, I still cry at commercials. I have a love of being outdoors, walking barefoot in the grass, especially after a morning run. I am a triathlete that is coming back from shoulder surgery and getting a little "fluffy." Even with all that I am, there is still a love for trashy reality TV (I helped to make it popular in the 90's), listening to music on vinyl, watching movies on DVD, listen to CDs in my car with the all four windows down and volume up. I have taught my 13 year old daughter about the greats like James Taylor, Stevie Nix, Aerosmith, Queen, Elton John, Beastie Boys, Eminem, Salt-n-Peppa, TLC, John Mellencamp (when he had the Cougar), while we still jam out to Twenty One Pilots and Taylor Swift. Because I have been married since 18, I can definitely say that I have grown up with husband. We are both a little dorky and have our own special banter. I mean who else could talk about putting their significant other in a wood chipper and laugh about it. We even have our own eye language that allows us to have entire conversations about people at the grocery store. Not only is he a great father, but my best friend. So, there you have it; well some of it. I may not be an expert, but I love to share what's inside this crazy head of mine, because I'm sure that I am not the only one to think and feel it.