Have you ever just sat in bed and looked back on your life to see how far you've gotten? Or maybe to reflect on all the good memories you've made over the years with your family, friends, and sometimes even complete strangers? I have and it made me want to curl up into a ball and cry my eyes out. Depressing, I know. But that's life for you. And this is mine, a life that is anything but sugar coated.

Well I guess you'd like to know a few things about me first before I continue.

My name is Erin Cooper.

I will be sixteen on October 17th.

I'm five foot something or other.

I have blue eyes and blonde hair.

If that's not enough information about me for you, then you'll just have to figure the rest out for yourself.

Anyway, yeah my life sucks. So what do I do? Write about it. Turns out it helps you get over things a lot faster by doing this. I guess the plan is to write about the stuff that happens every day until things get better and I don't have to do this anymore, someone reads this and wants to publish it and in the process make me rich, a therapist reads it and wants to help me, or until I give up. My bet is on the first and last case scenario, but I wouldn't mind getting this published and making money.

Well that's enough for today. Or should I say this morning since it's 1:17 am? Anyway, I'll just write again after my first day of 9th grade.