About Me — Dawn :)

Summary

Dawn, a 46-year-old woman from Portland, introduces herself on Medium, sharing her journey with chronic illness, personal interests, and her commitment to happiness and personal growth.

Abstract

Dawn, a 46-year-old woman living in Portland with her husband and cat, has struggled with chronic illness throughout her life. Despite these challenges, she has pursued a degree in family and child sciences, trained as a life coach, and developed a passion for various activities including Dungeons and Dragons, Weight Watchers, and running. After multiple attempts to craft her Medium introduction, she opts for a straightforward and genuine approach, expressing her desire to connect with readers and discuss topics that resonate with her, ranging from happiness and spirituality to personal growth and her experiences with arthritis. Dawn also notes a recent change in her Medium username to "Dawn Smiles," making it easier for readers to find her content.

Opinions

Dawn values authenticity and connection with her audience, as evidenced by her multiple drafts and the eventual simplicity of her introduction.
She reflects on her life with a mix of humor and self-reflection, indicating a positive outlook despite health challenges.
Dawn's list of interests suggests a multifaceted personality and a willingness to share diverse aspects of her life.
Her change of username to "Dawn Smiles" implies a rebranding towards a more positive and approachable online presence.
She acknowledges her mistakes, such as deleting her work without saving, which humanizes her and makes her relatable to her readers.
Dawn's enthusiasm for sharing both her joys and struggles indicates a commitment to genuine engagement and community building on Medium.

Nicetameetchya!

Picture of Me by my husband, Keith!

So, full disclosure — it’s taken me a couple weeks and several drafts to actually say what I wanted to say about myself as an introduction :P

I even had a fully completed version that I submitted to The Shortform that I then deleted, without saving it anywhere.

Note to self: Don’t delete your work without at least saving it somewhere. What were you thinking?!

I started out with a laundry list. Woman, age 46, happily married no kids one cat living in Portland.

And then I erased that and started again with ‘I was born under the sign of Scorpio in 1975 to a hippie mother and a salesman father. To my mom, I was the second coming. To my father, I was the end of a good run.’

Agh, geez, I don’t even want to read that.

So, then I made a list! Lists are great :D

Things I want to be sure to say:

46 yo woman, married with 1 cat no kids

Sick most my life, never worked

Bachelors in family and child sciences

Trained as a life coach

Dungeons and Dragons

Weight Watchers

Portland

Running

Happiness

Spirituality

Personal Growth

Hathors

Arthritis

OMG that list is too damn long! How am I ever going to write about all that in a short intro and who really cares that much anyway.

So here we are, several paragraphs and one long list later, all so I can simply say,

“Hi! :) I’m Dawn, it’s nice to meet you. I’ll be hanging out on Medium with you and talking about stuff that makes me happy …or really unhappy… Or that I think might be useful or interesting. I look forward to getting to know you!”

04–06–22 ADDENDUM

Just here real quick to say my Medium name changed! Details here:

About Me — Dawn :)

Nicetameetchya!

Letting Go of Dawn :) and Welcoming Dawn Smiles

Now you can find me! :D