Eeek! My First Post!!

I am going to be really honest and admit that I am hesitant to start this blog. I really know very little about the world of blogging and all the lingo that goes along with it. There are so many reasons that it may not be a good idea; overexposing my son online, offending my peeps, my students reading it and learning more then I am comfortable having them know about me, adding one more guilt inducing task to my already busy schedule....but I feel like the universe has led me down this path and I figure it is worth giving a try. This is a bit of an experiment for me! Besides the fact that no one will likely even read my blog!! I know, all the "serious bloggers" would be rolling their eyes right now. I would be too, if I were them!

I don't have a firm topic that I will be writing about. My plan is to write when I feel inspired to share something. It may be a do-it-yourself home project, a funny parenting story, a cool new product I have come across....who knows! I feel like I will get bored if I try to stick to one topic and really the point is to give myself a place to be creative and express myself in writing. I recently sat down and wrote a short children's story for fun, and it reminded me how much I enjoy writing. It has always been easier for me to communicate "on paper". So here I am! For myself, if nothing else!

I am a 39 year old, single mother of a hilarious, compassionate, amazing 4 year old boy. I work full time in the education field and love my job. I am currently off on summer vacation, and thus, have the time to think about starting a blog! We'll see how often I find time to write after September 1st!

I do not claim to be an amazing writing talent, by any means! If you have read to the end of this post, you already know I completely overuse the exclamation mark!! I think it speaks to my personality. Life has provided me many bumps in the road but I am a firm believer that all my experiences have made me stronger and challenged me to grow as a person. I still have tons of work to do, as we all do, but if you find what I have to say inspiring, interesting or entertaining, that would make me very happy. Wish me well on this new adventure! I hope inspiration hits again soon! Happy Blogging to me!!

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