I am.... my first encounter with memes

I have been tagged by Amanda, the crazy cool momma of two with inspiring insight into her days of womanhood, motherhood, and hanging in the 'hood of the Adirondacks. The basic premise, sentences starting with I am....

I am a loud belly laugher.

I am sometimes soothed by familiar smells from my childhood even when they are carcinogenic, ie. Virginia Slim cigarette smoke.

I am often overcome with a deep-inside aching love for my friends and family.

I am a believer in people.

I am generous to a fault.

I am patient.

I am not a risk taker.

I am mesmerized by nature and its simultaneous complexity and simplicity.

I am blessed in love.

I am scared of swimming in water where I can't see my feet.

I am trying to overcome the above by swimming in water where I can't see my feet anyway.

I am 23.

I am lonely for companionship, but enjoying life none-the-less.

I am a moderator.

I am thrilled with the fact that I can bear children.

I am an artist.

I am running out of things to say I am... therefore,

I am finished.

I am tagging Lara.