The Very Beginning

Welcome to the beginning of my brave new life!

Wow, this blogging thing is already intimidating! So, let me get right to it. I have intended to start this blog up since January but was stumped when it came to the title. I just couldn't come up with something that seemed to fit, and of course NO ONE can concentrate on writing a blog post with the absolute wrong name floating through her cranium! Or maybe that's just me? Anyway, I decided to keep it simple with something that seemed to describe exactly where I am in life and how I feel about it.

I am starting my life fresh- giving myself a blank slate. Everything that I am experiencing is new to me- I have always been a positive person, but I have never been brave enough to make the decisions I am now. Just a bit of background, for this first post, I graduated with my bachelors degree in speech language pathology, several years ago. If I'd had any sense, I would have immediately enrolled in a graduate program (a masters degree is a requirement for certification in this field of study); however, my partner at the time didn't want me to continue. So I didn't. I didn't take ownership of my life- I allowed someone else to do that for me. While I do sincerely regret that decision, I am doing my best to bravely turn things around.

I have a son who was born in January of 2013, and there is nothing more important to me than breaking the cycle he was born into and showing him how to grow, learn, and love sincerely and selflessly. It is my belief that there is no better way to teach than by example, so I am choosing to make my own happiness, show love to those I interact with, and treat my life as the grand adventure that life is. I heard a quote recently (I'm not sure who authored it) that went, "My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived and let me watch him do it." I love that! What better way to show a child how to view and interact with and love the world around him?! I want my joy of life to overflow, contagious. I want my son to love and wonder and strive.

Anyway. Adventures are the best way to learn. Plus, they make me happy! And that's what life is all about, right? I'm moving forward and upward, and I'm taking my son along on my journey. I will chase my goals and dreams, so that my son learns to chase his own goals and dreams!

While I wishywashed (if you don't like people using words like that, I can already tell you that we won't be friendlies) around trying and failing to come up with a blog name, I DID come up with a pretty extensive list of life goals. Some are big goals, and some are small. Some may take twenty years to accomplish, while others have already been checked off (I added to a previously existing list- one life goal was to become a mother. Check!).

I'm not certain how to go about presenting my bucket list on this site. It still needs to be organized/categorized, but I will save that for another day. I guess my next post (if not about some goals I'm currently working on) will be in regards to my life list (not a fan of the term "bucket list"- it makes me feel as though I'm going to drop dead the following day).

Here's to building my very own wonderful life!