Before we get started...

Wow. It’s been years since I’ve blogged. What a strange feeling to be back at it again! I don’t know why, but it seems like a silly idea to have a blog when I feel like I don’t have that much to offer. I’m not rich, I’m not wise, I’m not cool, and sometimes I’m funny, but not usually when I’m writing!

I feel like I don’t have time to consistently write either! With a brand new baby, my maternity leave ending this week, and plans to start school again in the fall, I’m just not sure how successful I’ll be at writing anything substantial. That being said, I’m not sure I care because I really miss writing.

I have a longing to share my thoughts and my new experiences. I have perspectives that I want to share. I used to just talk and talk when I was in a social situation and while I still listen a lot less than I should, there are so many things I still want to say. I guess I’m having a young life crisis. There are many things I feel I have lost as I’ve become older and writing is one of them. I’ve stopped acting and performing, I am scared of writing music and drawing, and my hobbies are little to none. I’ve actually turned into a very boring person. I watch movies. And critique them. With a very amateur eye.

That is not to say my writing is more than substandard, but I think it engages my mind much more than sitting in front of a screen.  Or talking to a very sweet and super smart baby. Don’t get me wrong, Francis requires a lot of brain power, but mostly because he needs constant care. I have no doubt that the older he gets, the more my brain will be stretched, but for now coming up with things to talk to him about and figuring out how to get his poopy clothes off of him without getting feces everywhere else are the hardest challenges he provides me with.

So I’ve started my new blog! I’ve changed a lot, learned even more, and have gained a surplus of perspective since I last maintained a blog. I was such a different person. I hope to explore those changes, but also delve into more fun and interesting subjects like how I make my own diaper wipes or how I had a totally amazing, almost pain free natural birth.

Anyways, welcome to you and to me! I hope I can provide a safe space for you to learn and share and maybe even be encouraged and challenged. My wish is for you to know that, just like me, you don’t have to be the best or the most talented or wealthy to have something to offer or for someone to learn from you.