And so it begins....

I like to view myself as a creative individual, but as I started to put this page together I realized that I will forego creativity in about thirty seconds if it's not easy. And for someone who is definitely smarter than a 5th grader, technology does not come easy to me. It requires effort...and time...and patience...and glasses. Needless to say, until one of my tech-savy friends decides to do a makeover on this blog, the black background and plain font will just have to do.

I have blogged before...I did it for a few months when I had my jaw surgery, mainly because when I was researching the surgery I couldn't find any good details/information/support groups to give me a feel of what I'd be going through, and I wanted to provide some light on the subject for people who may need it down the road. It was theraputic for me, and hopefully helpful to someone out there googling "break my jaw" or "eating through a tube" or such.

So what brings me back to the blogging world? Several things, actually. First of all, if I don't have something to do at night I will waste my time on terrible, terrible television shows. Don't get me wrong....I am a proud tv addict and love watching a number of shows; however, often I feel like my lack of productivity is dragging me down. You know, like you are wasting time when you should be doing something, yet you are too tired to really do the things you think you need to do....so you don't do anything? Or maybe that's just me. Anyway, this gives me something to do.

Secondly, I miss writing! Those of you who know me know I was an English Lit major...but what you may not know is that I did a lot of writing for pleasure. It's almost like a therapy of sorts for me. Here is a real life example that you may find weird... To this day, anytime my husband and I have a major disagreement (which nowadays tends to only be like 2-3 times a year), instead of yelling at him and trying to convince him that I am right about something, I will listen to what he has to say, and then....in a day or two...I will email him how I feel about it. For me, it's better to sit down and think through what I really want to say vs what I want to say 'in the heat of things.' It takes the emotion out of it and makes me think rationally. It works for us.

And my final reason for starting back deals with the ups and downs of trying to start a family. Yes, Chris and I are 'working on' making a baby! Truth is, it's harder for us than I thought it would be. More on that later...

Until 2012....