“Knowing where to begin is usually the hardest part of getting started” a famous saying, is the primary reason I have been putting off doing any sort of writing in a long while. In fifth grade a fabulous teacher and woman named Dorothy Meyers introduced me to Anne of Green Gables. I connected with Anne because I tend to have an imagination that runs away, love telling stories, and, to be honest, can probably be really annoying sometimes. My love for reading and telling stories, goes hand in hand with the enjoyment of making people laugh, often at the expense of myself. It’s not a self esteem issue. I was raised with a grandma and mom who taught me to laugh at myself, and invite others in. Like, the time my brother pushed me into the barn gutter full of manure when I was about 7. It was a travesty. The stench, the feels, I can envision it as plain as day. Nobody helped me climb out, and my grandparents and brother chuckled the entire time I walked crying back to the house. I imagine this was a “character building” moment. Jerks. Anyways. When ridiculous, sad, or disappointing things would happen my grandma would always say, “Such is life”. She could have probably harbored a TEENEY bit more compassion in certain instances. One time, while we were riding in the car together, she told me about a story of a mom driving with her kid who was playing with his hand out the window and I don’t remember the details, but the story ended with the kids hand getting ripped off and grandma saying, “eh, such is life”. So when minor things, like my kid licking the floor in Walmart happen, I try to stay calm and say grandma's words. Many a friend has told me, “start a blog!” and I think to myself, “that’s so cliche’! Everyone and their mom’s mom has a blog!” or “I have nothing new to offer” and I think, “People will think it’s dumb, the blogging world is over-saturated”. I do indeed, have a small family blog, a but it’s just an online memory book that none of you want to read (however, if you are a blog creeper like myself, the address is www.dahlindwelling.blogspot.com) an old classroom blog, and a daycare blog that lasted 2 posts. However, I have enjoyed making Facebook posts from time to time about the ridiculous things that happen to me, like, for instance, hitting my own new couch on the highway at night going 55 mph. I also stay at home currently with my children and no longer have the pleasure of sharing all of my stories while standing at the copy machine. So, I have started my online “outlet” of sorts, a blog. I thought of starting a blog with a few friends a few months back. We were going to have some sort of political focus, but after struggling with a blog title for three weeks, the idea fizzled, and we decided maybe just talking politics together on Facebook messenger between each other was the safer route. So in lieu of my long Facebook statuses, I am transferring them to a blog. I must admit, I love sharing stories for people to laugh, but to publicly share myself in an online form has got me all a flutter inside. It seems so much more “official” than a silly post on Facebook here and there. However writing is one of my most favorite creative outlets, and my redheaded friend Anne from Green Gables said that, “You can nearly always enjoy all things if you firmly make up your mind that you will.” So. I will start this blog. And I will enjoy it. I think it will be pretty random, funny stories, boring things we are doing, your typical, cliche, mom blog. And If nobody else reads it besides my own mom, well, such is life. Labels: Thoughts on Life