Pen on the paper

My pen is on the paper, now what? 

All too often I say tomorrow, or next Monday. The problem with that is tomorrow or next Monday might not come. Yesterday I promised myself today when I said, "tomorrow!"

Confused? Good, you shouldn't be! Today is my tomorrow. Today I begin reinvention.

I honestly can't tell you what to expect when you come here. I might be writing about my day of teaching or the joys (and pains, let's be honest) of parenthood. I might be writing about my journey of shedding 100 pounds, yes I said one-hundred. I might just post pictures through the lens I call life. I am a mixed bag of tricks just sharing my thoughts. So, grab a snack, a seat and enjoy. I can't promise smooth sailing because life always has a unique way of throwing curveballs at us. It is how we handle those that determine how many more potholes we will fall into.


To start, it's been 8 years now since I found out I was expecting! EIGHT! Where has that time gone?

2 weeks before my daughter arrived Oct 2006

What a long road I have traveled down since that point. There have been many forks and potholes in my roads traveled but each pebble walked upon was a stepping stone to reaching the the path I take now.
From the time my doctor said, "It appears you are pregnant" I knew I would be a single parent. That scared the begeezus out of me. Guess what? I'm still standing and I have one remarkable little girl to show for it. I look back over those last eight years and finally realize all those trials and tribulations were not to break me, but to build me into the person I am. I know I know, that's cliche as all get out, but dang it, it's true! I have learned a great deal along the way, not only about myself but about life in general, and I can't wait to see what the next eight years will bring. I have high hopes and dreams for what life will bring me. Stay tuned. This is only the prologue to my book.

The part of me that I'm proudest of:

This happy little girl that makes my heart melt a little more everyday and always reminds me in her smiles that life is never too much. She is my best accomplishment :)


My parting thought:
Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life. Muriel Spark




-DMG