I was inspired, and I am not sure inspired is the right
word - I was encouraged by a friend to just write, take time for me, invest in
myself, do something that is just for me, do something that I enjoy and possibly
something that I am good at. So here I go.
That was the first paragraph that I wrote a few months ago,
I wrote more but then I decided to scrap it and go in a different direction,
mainly because I didn’t have a real direction. My first entry
was supposed to be this one but the one I wrote was more important and therapeutic
for me. My plan was to write more often but then summer happened but now that
school is back in, I am going to try to set aside more time for writing. Scratch
that – I AM going to set aside more time for writing.
I didn’t have a theme or idea of what or how I was going to
write, similar to how I go about life, I was just going to wing it and hope for
the best but then I had a brilliant idea - they
say a picture is worth 1000 words; therefore each post will start with a
picture and 1000 words will follow. I just want to put it out there – I am not
a writer; I just enjoy writing. And while I’m being honest, I don’t know all
the rules of grammar and I rely on my computer for spelling and grammar tips. The
good news is I know the difference between you’re and your and their, there and
they’re. So, if you notice, and I’m sure you will, any grammar or spelling
mistakes please ignore them or feel free to send me a message and let me know
how to fix it.
Me and writing:
I remember writing a few, what I thought, really good papers
in high school however I also remember being told that some of them were shit.
Ok so maybe the teacher didn’t say shit – but she might as well have. What she
did do was give me a really crappy grade because she didn’t agree with my
thesis. I KNOW!!!!!! Total BS! I proved my thesis statement – she did not have
to agree with it but what she should have done was grade me on how the paper
was written. I cannot tell you the proper steps on thesis writing but I can
tell you I followed them. If you are interested in thesis writing you can
follow these steps
I Googled.
In college, the first of three times, I had a roommate,
first year, who was a grammatical wizard. She did all my proof reading and
fixed my grammar it was glorious; I would also like to mention that computers
and word processing were just becoming a mainstream thing – my rough drafts of
assignments were hand written then finished on my roommate’s electric
typewriter (I totally just aged myself). Once second year rolled around my English
mark went down but not to worry, we lived together in third year, so all was
good again.
During my second stint at college I didn’t have a live-in proof-reader
so there were a few errors, but I was getting the hang of it. I should mention
that I was taking a Public Relations post grad so writing was an important part
of the program; one of our assignment was to interview a classmate then write
an article, my article was great and the only reason I thought that was because
a few of my classmates told me but again my teacher did not agree so I was left
a bit discouraged. Years later I ran into a former classmate and he asked me if
I was still writing and he went on about the amazing article I wrote; I thanked
him and changed the subject of our conversation. I don’t want you to think I am
blaming my teachers for my lack of writing, it’s just a lot easier to believe
the negative than it is the positive, so I stopped writing for enjoyment. By my
third go of college it clicked, mostly. Anyway, enough about my inability to retain
the rules of grammar.
A few things about me:
- I am a wife; we just had our 12th wedding anniversary on September 8, 2019
- I am a mother of a loving, kind, thoughtful, beautiful and sassy 8-year-old; I am sure she will inspire a few blog posts
- I am a self taught cake decorator
- I am a cider enthusiast, I am sure this will be the topic of a few entries
- I do a few muddy obstacle course runs each year. My third go at Tough Mudder is happening this Saturday (September 14, 2019) Once I regain the feeling in my body again I will recap my experience
- I love to cook and experiment in the kitchen, stay tuned for some yummy posts
- I love memes – more often than not they will be the inspiration pictures for my blogs
- I grew up in Kitchener and have lived in Barrie (for school), Welland, Toronto and now Hamilton
- I like baseball especially the Blue Jays because my grandmother was a fan
- By default, I am a Ti Cats fan and I am good with it. (Oskee Wee Wee) We live close to the stadium so we can hear all the excitement and have gone to a few games
- I have worked in the food and beverage industry in various roles, retail, daycare and as an office administrator
- I enjoy travelling, but really who doesn’t? (My Grandpa, that’s who)
I will leave you with this for now, but I promise to write
again soon and more often. I know this post wasn’t the most exciting (maybe my
teachers were right about my writing abilities? Just kidding I don’t believe
it), but now you know a bit about me and my blog.
Until next time.
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