24 Things You May Not Know About Me

Hi Blogger Friends and Readers,

It has been just about a month since I last wrote. Throughout this time, I have learned a great deal about myself, the world, and the people in it. This entire year has been a learning experience for me and has truly shaped me in the ways in which I interact with others. My eyes have opened just a little wider to the circumstances, people, and ordinary everyday things that have been placed in my path. I have learned a lot about risk taking, healthy vulnerability, and the importance of relationships and the ingredients it takes to ultimately make them taste deliciously enticing or bitterly disgusting.

As I write this post, I am sitting in the Barnes and Noble Cafe, looking outside the picture window at a small patch of brightly colored flowers, listening to the sounds of construction trucks outside, and the familiar hum of coffee machines mixing together the summertime's latest flavors. Children's voices weigh in on the daily demands of life while a silent hum of unknown jazz music plays in the background. Bright sunny skies with crisp white clouds on a backdrop of a blue horizon pour in through the window as families pass by, complete with colored flip flops, torn beach shorts, and rewashed tank tops. Cars drive in and out of the parking lot like ants frantically carrying pieces of leaves back to their mounds. I wonder exactly how this day will turn out and then think to myself - - just enjoy this moment of summertime flutter. Take in the sights, sounds, smells, and beauty. For sometimes, we can be so quick and eager to jump to the next thing that we forget the wonder in pursuing the simple, yet complex things right in front of us.

All that said, this summer I am making a pact to write every single day on this blog. Well, at least I'm going to try. I may fail at times (correction, I will fail), but the reality is, I need to write more - to perfect my craft in order to improve. And, since I love writing, what better way than to share my thoughts, rantings, and innermost secrets than on here! With you, and the world (well, at least my extended family and friends.)

Anyway, drawn from inspiration from recent interactions with my friends and other blogs that I have read, I want to title this series "24 Things You May Not Know About Me."

Why "24 things" you ask? Great question! Well, since I've been on this earth for 24 years, I thought it would be sensible to share 1 thing about myself each day, beginning today up until July 19. Then, we'll see what I feel like writing about after that.

Sounds good? Thought so! Well, here goes. The first in a series of "24 Things You May Not Know About Me" begins. . . . . . . now.