I published this on facebook a few minutes ago!

Posted January 19th, 2009 at 4:05 pm / Introduction / Author: Laura / Comments: (0)

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.

1.I was born a week early, breach, folded up, and twice, because my dad made my mother suck me back in because she was laughing at his stupid remark.

2. I like pigs…a lot, they are adorable…but they do taste good too, I know I am sick!

3.I went to stagedoor manor in New york, and was in Play with Ron Howard’s Daughter, Paige, and bunked with Andy Rooney’s granddaughter, Alexis Rooney Perkins!( I am looking for Alexis by the way!)

4. One of my closest friends is Kendra, I seem to trust her with everything!

5. I have lived in Columbus for over 15 years!

6. I am an aspiring model ( plus sized and petite, the odds are against me, but I’ve got work so far.)

7. I found my faith in a hospital bed, when I woke from a coma

8. Then I had a brain surgery a few weeks later.

9. I work with doctors recruiting cancer patients now to my parents’ cancer clinic.

10. I have six classes until I graduate

11. I am not paralyzed, Brain damaged, mute blind or dead, though everyone thought any of that might happen!

12. I have not scrapbooked in a few months, but I love to scrapbook life adventures, and special moments

13. I have been to 4 continents!

14. I am a former missionary.

15. The farthest I have been from my home is Japan and Hawaii

16. I have severe depression though don’t act like it most of the time.

17.I plan to write an autobiography one day, if I can sit down and do it…I commend people who actually sit down and do it.

18.I forget several times daily that I have a new car, and not my sweet little tracker, though Ralfie is great!

19. I have website that’s not completely polished, but fun to maintain. (duh)

20. I am in Xi theta

21. I hate it when my bangs are in my eyes !

22. I am allergic to shell fish and have acid reflux so I am not suppose to eat most food groups, but I do anyway.

23. I recently found my childhood best friend on facebook, who knew me when I had my brain tumor still.

24. I twitter

25. I have a reputation for getting good gifts, when I don’t do that, I am really hard on myself.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!… Let’s talk about resolutions.

Posted January 1st, 2009 at 4:20 pm / Introduction / Author: Laura / Comments: (2)

PhotobucketHAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!I am resolving to maintain a blog for 1 year that helps to establish and promote…me! Before I can make this habitual, I have to start…so let’s start with a bio. My name is Laura  Tidwell. I was born to John Richard Trevett III, and Miriam Eve Trevett in Naples Florida, on November 20th, 1981.  At the age 7, my mother met my future step dad( my hero) and got remarried to him. His name is Dr. Tidwell. I took his last name when I was 11 or 12 years old. I have two biological sisters, and a step sister and two step brothers. We are all family, though. Of the six children ( adult children), I am the third oldest.I legally have both fathers’ last names.  I am 27 years old, and I live in the southern United States.

Due to a life threatening illness ( a brain tumor) I started to journal at the age six. My doctor suggested I journal my seizures (I had 60-90 a day without medicine, and approximately 30 with medicine). After my third drowning experience, I had a risky brain surgery. I was 9 years old, soon to turn 10. On September sixth, of  2007, I celebrated my second Sweet 16.It was sixteen years since I had my brain surgery. As you probably understand, my brain surgery was a life changing experience, because I have not had another seizure since. In honor of my survival, I have made that day my re-birth birthday.  Doctors predicted I would be paralyzed, deaf , mute, blind, or dead after the operation. I am none of the above. Though there are lingering affects, they are mild in comparison to those predictions.

Not only am I not brain damaged, but I am a senior at Columbus State University, with a  technical certificate in medical coding from Columbus Technical college. I am still working on my official certification, but completed the program making  me eligible for employment in the field.

I have recently begun my third try at modeling, and have had a few small successes in the last week. I have been having photos made professionally  for a year. A week ago, I started posting them on Modelmayhem.com. I have already started getting offers to do photo shoots,and I am pretty proud of that.

I have traveled abroad quite extensively, and plan to continue to travel all through my life time. I have been to Canada, Mexico, Jamaica,  Bahamas, Chile, Puerto Rico, England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, and Japan, and of course around the mainland and Hawaii.

I have changed my mind 100 times at least about my career path. My goal is to make a difference in this world. I want to inspire, change and give back.

Currently I have an exciting idea for a series of  autobiographical books,and I am hoping this blog will encourage me to follow through with it. SO!  Bloggers worldwide, I want to make this resolution loud and clear, I resolve to blog on this site for 1 year! I hope you enjoy!

Laura Tidwell