Recently I binge-watched Sex and The City. All 6 seasons, and 2 movies. While I may not lead the same lifestyle as them AT ALL (think: broke college kid living in Wheaton), I could really see myself in each one of the girls. I think every woman who has ever watched this show has decided which of the four women they were most like.

Well, while I was trying to decide which woman I am the most, I saw a bit of Charlotte in me, I am Christian so I tend to be more conservative and I love interior design and I take pride in the home I present to others. I also saw myself as Samantha, closed off and tries not to take everything so seriously, so she's always there to lend a helping hand - as long as it's a distraction from the real problem. I also saw myself as Carrie, fashionable, but totally lost in the men department.

When we all decide, and your friends deem you as a Samantha, Charlotte, or Carrie, you're happy and you can probably agree. But why is it that the friend who is the 'Miranda' of the friend group, is offended? What has Miranda done wrong to be so undesireable as a human being?

I'll tell you, she's real.

She's the woman who found the man of her dreams, her "one", and pushed him away. She puts her sucess before anything else and she's not apologizing for it. She lives alone, at an entire chocolate cake in one night (even some out of the trash) and at one point has a relationship with her TiVo. Does that not sound like a woman you can find in your everyday life? We never have the right answers, and hardly ever is there a fairytale ending. So maybe that's why we don't want to see ourselves as Miranda. We want to convince ourselves we're living this glamourous life and honestly, being somebody we wish we were.

I'm proud to be Miranda.

I'm stubborn, and it takes me a long time to open up to love. I let the best people for me walk away but, I stick up for myself and demand greatness because I know what I deserve. I know that my friends mean more than anything, and no man can get in the way of that.

So to all of you Mirandas out there, you're not alone, and you're awesome. You're the most bad-ass, real women of the pack that help to keep the other three women grounded in reality. Sometimes they may not like what you have to say, but you know it really is in their best interest. Never be ashamed of the woman you are. While you definitley have a lot of personal improving left to do, you also have plenty of time! Now get out there and find you Steve, because I garuntee he's out there, you probably just overlooked him. Take some risks in life, because you know it will be rewarding but never ever stop being the Miranda you were meant to be. Without Miranda in the mix, Samantha, Charlotte, and Carrie would be completely lost and probably spending even more of their time obsessing over the men in their lives. Oh, and buying another $40,000 worth of shoes.

Oh, and don't let one bad hairstyle get you down, because you're pretty freaking flawless and we all go through phases where we look back & regret fashion decisions.