Today I decided to take the leap into Blogging. Will I succeed? My definition of succeeding at this is to take time at least once a week to write about what I have achieved, those I love, new ideas, really just to write. I love to write, and write often, on Facebook and at work, but I have found that I cannot write a short Facebook post and what I write at work is long comments to short answers on students’ work, and believe me, that isn’t real rewarding! So, today I take up blogging to put all my writings in one place that I can go to, and hopefully not lose them, and to share some of my insights and feelings with those that may benefit from them, or at least enjoy reading them. I titled this page,
“The Life I Lead,” because that is what I know the best. Of course there are others that have this same title, so I had to go one step further, and added my birth year, because that is also a large part of my life. It shows that, YES, I have had a little bit of experience in “The Life I Lead.”

While I was reading up on how to start a blog, it suggested finding one area you are passionate about, and I knew there was no way I could come close to that. I am passionate about too many things, so I chose Life, because that encompasses everything I am, which includes all of my passions. When I think about what I want to write about, my family is the first thing that comes to my mind. I have a wonderful family that is at times dysfunctional, normal, agreeable, disagreeable, but always loved. They have taught me many things in life, so they will be the subject of many of my post. Then there are my friends. I have few friends, but those I do have are like family to me,so there are many similarities that will also get included in my writings. Most of my time is taken up by work, and because I chose education as my profession (one I am very passionate about,) there are always issues coming up that I may choose to write about. Mainly, I just want to write. Will others care to read it? Maybe not, but that’s OK with me, because these are my words, insights, and passions, and that is what is important to me.

Well, I guess I am on my way. Follow me if you really think you can handle the roller coaster that I call My Life!!