What is in the Middle?

So - who am I? What is it that is truly in the middle? Some days I am still figuring it out. I imagine that there will be people from all walks of my life that read my blog, my family, close friends, friends I haven't talked to in years, childhood friends, co-workers, and more. Some of you know the Mandy that you have recently met or work with and some of you know almost as much that you could know about me. I have wanted to start a book for so long about my life and the trials and things I have gone through but haven't because I haven't wanted to hurt anyone in my writing - so I have decided - why not start a blog - just tell some of my old stories and as new stories arrive tell those too. So one day - when I get ready to write that book I will have a head start ... maybe my grandchildren will know more about me than most grandchildren ever know about their grandparents.
So the basics about me: My daughter is my life! Her name is DJ which is short for Dakota Joy. There are days I conquer in life that without her I wouldn't know what to do!
I have changed a lot over the past few years thanks to a lot of things I went through in my life, a lot of things I lost, and a lot of people I pushed away. I have changed even more over the past year or so and have come to a lot of realizations!!!
I have a wonderful family, a great job, and extraordinary friends! I have 3 nephews and 2 nieces that I love very much. I have an older sister and a younger brother and its not until you go through things in your life that you realize just how much they are there for you. Over the past few years I have never been so proud of anyone as I have been my brother (yet another blog for me to post)
I believe we all make mistakes in our lives... I am not sure if I believe in regrets because if we regret anything - we aren't who we are...but I believe that we can wish we could go back to one point in our life and make a different decision then the one that we made. I think if you have it in you to do all you can to go back and correct that mistake then you should do everything you can to fix it...I am!!
I strongly believe that if you go through life saying you died with one true friend that you were lucky. I am thankful for each and every friend that I have had because each and every one was a different experience and different time in my life...I have lost some very close friends and moved away from some great friends...but I have been lucky to make one of my best friends my daughter.
I have also gained some great friends that I am very thankful for each day ... I don't know what I would do without them! From those things I have learned about friendships - I cherish things in life more now. You never know what you have got in life until you lose it or almost lose it - by death or just loss. I love pictures and I LOVE to talk!
I am brutally honest and most of my friends appreciate it! I have a very demanding job and I love it ... my job is an important part of my life because its not just a job or a paycheck, its my career... That's the basics! Let the blogging begin!