Hi there! I'm so excited to finally have someone to talk to! My name's Abby, but my friends call me Abs. I'm 30 years young (that's how I like to put it), and I've got a pretty wild story behind me.

Grew up in the city, born and raised. My mom was a bit of an artist – we're talking hippie vibes all around – so she always encouraged my creativity. She taught me how to paint, dance, sing... pretty much everything creative under the sun! I've got this huge talent for writing poetry too (I'm not saying I'm the next Shakespeare, but, you know).

Anyway, when I turned 18, I decided I wanted to see what the world had to offer. I hitchhiked across Europe for a while – yeah, it was crazy and liberating all at once! Then I moved back home to save up money and eventually ended up working as a barista in this awesome little coffee shop downtown.

But that's not the most interesting part: I met my ex-boyfriend there. We were young love – the whole nine yards – but we got into some pretty toxic stuff (long story). After it all fell apart, I went through this super dark time... I mean, we're talking depression levels of darkness! It was rough.

BUT! With the help of some amazing friends and my own hard work, I started to pick myself up. And when you go through