Yes, I know.
Here is another suburban housewife entering the blogsphere. It’s okay to
collectively moan. It’s built into
my blog’s title (with apologies to Robert Frost, of course). It’s not as though I don’t believe in
my own exceptionalsim. If I didn’t
I wouldn’t be having a go at blogging.
It’s more an acknowledgement to all who have come before me, those who journey with me, and all who
will travel this same path after me - an awareness that though I won’t likely
have anything new to add to the conversation, I’m joining in anyway. And I hope you will too.
A little background information of she who travels this well
worn road: I’ve been married to my
wonderful husband for 13 years and am the mother of two daughters, ages 2 and
5. And surprise! We have one more on the way though the
news is so fresh I haven’t even shared it with my intimate friends on
Facebook. Prior to motherhood, I
was a middle school English teacher and a marathon runner, which I do agree
makes me certifiably insane. I
loved it and still do through subbing gigs, coaching, and tutoring (yeah, no
marathons in sight – the running kind at least). There are a myriad of other labels that could help paint the
picture of who I am and reveal some of what will drive my content: avid reader, home school dabbler, continually wrestling
Christian, questioner of the Western medicine machine, health nut, active
member of a large and unique family, nature lover, and gluten and dairy allergy
sufferer (which is quite a sexy allergy to sport, I assure you). Oh yes, and I
suppose I should mention in some circles I am known to be a bit of a Debbie
Downer, as in the lady from SNL who always dishes out depressing tidbits of
information at inopportune times. I do love to laugh, but I can’t help
myself. Sometimes that downer
stuff just oozes from me. I guess
it’s a product of reading too much?
So enough about me - on to the topics that we all grapple
with from time to time during this wild journey. I hope in my weekly posts you will find something that makes you laugh, reflect, react, or something that makes you feel like you are not alone on your journey. Thank you for joining me, and I look
forward to hearing from you.
Love,
LL
