Mahjong157’s Profile

About Me

I am 51 years old. I live in Albany, NY with my partner of nearly 8 years (in July), Michael, and our 5 year old miniature pinscher, Pookie. I work for a large consulting company in their public service sector. Currently I am on a long term state contract doing hospital compliance throughout the state. I travel most of the time, am home on weekends. Thankfully it's statewide. My Mom, 2 sisters and brother live nearby and we are a close family. My father died in 1988. My oldest sister has had a blood disorder, ITP, and neumosystic anemia (I think that's right??) but no one (thus far) has MS. Until my diagnosis in 2004, I always defined myself with this quote: "You are never too old to reinvent yourself!" I have cvhanged a lot since then and am trying to redefine myself, rather than reinvent myself. I guess I am searching for my identity. I was born and raised in Albany, New York. I lived for 5 years in Palm Harbor, Florida, where I was diagnosed with MS. That is partly what brought me home. I quit smoking about 6 months ago, and I sometimes even forget that I did because I did it with Chantix this time and I swear, the drug did the work and now I am free. I feel completely free. I love to cook, sew and read but have little time for any of these activities. I loove my dog, I love all animals. I love kids and old people. I have become very spiritual in the past 25 years of my life. I have been able to re - embrace my religion of birth, Catholicism, though that is not the exclusive focus of my spirituality. I just feel and know that I am not alone in this universe. I am Irish and love it. I love the Irish culture. I would so love to learn Gaelic but, again, no time. My cousins daughter does step dancing, ahich I love. I love the Irish harp. I don't usually like large crowds of people, prefering more intimate gatherings.

Interests

History, education, politics, people, animals