And so it began...

My mom is always dishing me ideas. 

In almost any conversation, about almost any given topic, I can count on a variation similar to this: "You should try this..." "Have you thought about doing this...?" "Oh, yeah? And then you can do this too." 

It's a charming trait of hers. I believe that when she makes these suggestions it is that she believes in me. She genuinely believes that I can do anything. And maybe, just maybe I picked up on it oh so long ago-- probably from the time I was but a wee tot-- that the world is my oyster. Or maybe that I am an oyster, and my heart is a pearl. And regardless if it's me that's the oyster or the world that can claim that title, I surely can do anything I set my mind to.

So here I am. 

Up late at night-- having just put my 2 year old to bed-- finally embarking on "the next great adventure". Blogging.

I believe, when she suggested it, in a conversation with one of the above variations, I responded appropriately.

 "What should I blog about?"

Still I ask, what exactly should I blog about?

I'm not so new to the blog world that I have missed out on some of the greats. Real writers that have a point. A perspective. And can eloquently pull you into their lives and stories with such finesse that you feel that you have known them all your life, or that you would love to become like them, or at least write like them. The Queen of TTC and Infertility: http://www.alittlepregnant.com/ Multiple dozens of bloggers talk about their yarns, wooly love and knitting into the wee hours of the night. My personal favorite... The Yarnista. http://www.yarnista.com/ 

And yet, I still ask myself: what do I have to say?

So I don't loose your attention at this point, I will share that when I speculate about the variety of topics that might enter this blog, I think "Laugh-In" meets "Mistress Mary quite contrary how does your garden grow..." meets "Dog is my co-pilot" bumper stickers meets "I just had a thought... but I don't Twitter." It will be diverse. It will be genuine... ly interesting, maybe. *smirks* But above all it will be me.

And maybe someday in the midst of having just solved some of my biggest questions-- like "what exactly should I blog about?" I will get there. I will know. I will be the Queen or Princess or Something-ista or some specific, focused topic. But until then, I hope you find some humor and solace knowing that I, like many of you all, just have a lot of interests in life that keep me teetering on the edge of sanity, or busy... or sanity.  And while it is lofty to hope that you will feel like you have known me my entire life, I hope my life and stories find a way to your heart so that when it's all said and done, we both realize that we aren't so different after all.