Well here it is. My 29th annual birthday (wink, wink) and I’m just now starting to take action on a long-time dream of mine. I am taking the first step (you know, the actual doing part versus thinking about, dreaming about, worrying about, or coming up with excuses). I am writing my very first entry for my blog! I’m going to be open and keep it real as I navigate day-to-day life as a mom. I plan to write my posts as a mom, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a friend. And, most importantly, as me.
In the spirit of keeping it real… I am writing this first blog post out in the backyard and both of my boys are here. They have talked at me several times just in the past few minutes. My oldest, James, is 9 and my youngest Ben just turned 7 today. Yep! He and I are what I fondly refer to as “birthday buddies.” This very day 7 years ago really brought a whole new meaning to the term “birthday” – get it? Birth. Day. Epic!
Now you know it’s my birthday, I’ve got two grade school-aged boys, and I’m taking the first step, starting this blog. I’m setting out to share my internal monologue, running through everyday parenting-related scenarios. I am hoping this will somehow help other moms as it helps me work through things. Perhaps I’ll even give someone a laugh or two along the way.
I’ve been a professional writer for almost 25 years. I have also worked myself off a cliff and flat onto the pavement at 9.8 m/s^2 more than once. (That’s geek-speak for how fast you free-fall thanks to gravity.) After a 15-month “sabbatical” (I put that in quotes because it certainly wasn’t planned that way), I’m just now finding my way back to a laptop. Now I work for myself, and vow not to run myself into the ground doing it. I have discovered my love for reflecting and making connections. It’s hard work and it feels good. Why not write about my realizations and reflections, share them with other moms, and get paid by people clicking on relevant, well thought-out links? Sure — why not. Here we go!
Cherish yourself: Sometimes you really do just have to set aside all the (over)thinking and just get to the doing.