The beginning...

So I am starting this blog… There are several reasons why someone like me would even attempt to do something as self-serving as a blog. First, I have discovered that when things get a little slow at work, typing makes me look busy, so people tend to leave me alone for 5 minutes if I look busy enough. Second, there are enough issues out there that I want to share with people. I have learned that no matter what you are going through in life, at least 5,000 people have gone through it before but just don’t talk about it either. I talk to myself a lot – sometimes even out loud, which can be disturbing to others. I have found that if I just move to the vicinity of my husband, he has no choice but to pretend that he is listening and I can just talk, and it’s not too bad. The problem seems that he has taken an interest in what I am talking about lately, so I have to watch what I say. Sometimes a girl needs to talk to get things off her mind, like a dumping ground, not for anyone else to make it into a conversation. (“Honey, if I wanted to discuss how I feel, I would call one of my friends…”) Lastly, people in Facebook know who I am. I can’t say all I want to say without risking losing a couple of friendships… I have an image to maintain, you know???