Hi, my name is Kristy. I just joined Steemit so I thought I should introduce myself.

![me12.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQfueQoDzNc2awN1XXzaw2hTttg6ZwxX2BnGCCMdcjxsr/me12.jpg)

I live in southern West Virginia. I'm interested in a lot of different things like writing, blogging, psychology, true crime, volunteering, animals, and art.

I used to work in the medical field as an EMT and a CNA but now I work from home as a freelance writer. I'm also an artist (though I don't draw nearly as often as I should) and I make some extra money by selling my designs on my [Zazzle store](https://www.zazzle.com/candykerosene/products?st=Popularity&pg=1&ps=204).

I have a personal blog at https://kristyleann.com where I write about pretty much anything that pops into my head. My travel experiences, true crime, art tutorials, etc.

I just started training to be a crisis counselor at Crisis Text Line. Crisis Text Line is like a crisis or suicide hotline but instead of talking on the phone, you text. It's pretty awesome since so many people aren't comfortable talking on the phone.

I'm also the social media coordinator for a non-profit in Michigan called Lakes Area Community Coalition, which is an organization dedicated to stopping the opioid addiction crisis. And I'm doing community management for the YouTube channel Psych2Go.

If my introduction of myself has bored you to death, you might get a kick out of reading my best friend's biography about me. So this is me according to her...

> # Kristy:  The Girl, The EMT Burn Out, The Trans-Siberian Orchestra Freak…
>(Biography by Ashlee Browning)

> ## Humble Beginnings
>Our dear Kristy was born on a particular day, in a certain month, in the year of 1984. She was born to a man named Gary and a lady named Daisy who worked in a skateboard shop. Daisy was promptly fired because she naively let one too many people take a skateboard out to test it, only to have them run off and steal it.

> ## Childhood
>Her childhood was eventful and she developed a nasty habit of being a brat. One time she was almost successful at causing her parents to divorce by nearly convincing her mom that her dad had been cheating on her. However, all was forgiven when her mother quickly realized that Kristy was just mad at her father for not buying her a toy.

>But of course, not everything in young Kristy’s life was all fun and games. The little girl experienced her share of tragedy as well. There was a long line of pets who killed themselves. Most notably, the parakeet who committed suicide by flying into the ceiling fan.

>Having been raised by Christian parents of the Baptist variety, she was able to earn her first detention at a young age. The preschool she attended threw her in the “think” corner as punishment for insisting that “bad little angels go to Hell”.

> ## Growing Up

>Like most young women she didn’t know what she wanted to do with her life. So she sent off for information about jobs such as electrician, bridal consultant, floral designing, and a few others. But one day while at doctor appointment with her mother she saw an ambulance. And rainbow shined over it as an angelic voice started singing and she knew that was the job for her.  She enrolled in EMT class and graduated.

>Unfortunately after 5 years, she had to leave EMS due to burn out and some medical issues.

>Kristy is a lover of the arts, music, and anything having to do with astronauts or pandas.