It's been hard, but I've finally come to the realization that it's okay to not be perfect.

I don't have anything to prove anymore. What other people think of me is not my business.

Be original. The world will try to fit you into a mold, but carve your own path.

I want to be a diva... like people-totally-respect-my-music diva, not diva like carry-my-diet-Coke-around.

I'm just your everyday woman who is trying to feel good and be healthy for her daughter, her fiancé, and herself.

I am the first person to go to Barnes & Noble and buy the new self-help book. I like to fill out the surveys, then I get my friends' opinions on how I answered to see if I was being honest with myself or not.

Both of my grandmothers were diagnosed with breast cancer - one is a survivor and one passed away.