I’ve often said I don’t enjoy writing; I’ve always found it long and boring I guess, no idea where to start or how to make it all work.  I like to tell myself I’m a good writer but I’m not even sure about that.  Why in heck did I decide to start writing a blog, you might be thinking…I’m thinking it too but I also realized not long ago that I’m in desperate need of a creative outlet.  I’ll blame it on Covid, seems like the easiest way rather than digging too deep for the real reasons.  

In 2020 when we were sent home from work on that fateful March 16^th day, I started a two week laugh series on social media called Captain’s log.  I was a Star Trek fan and the Captain’s log was always a way to keep track of important events on the ship.  I truly thought that we would be home for two weeks, maximum.  365 days later I ended it, but it sparked a bit of a desire to share my thoughts and to get some feedback from those around me.  Sometimes it was funny, sometimes it was thought provoking and sometimes it was just a “how do you do today” kind of post.  I really enjoyed it and it made me think more critically in a lot of ways.  I’ve lived a lot of unique adventures in my life.  Most people have when they really sit down and think about it but I wanted to put my adventures to paper so to speak so I could look back and remember days gone by.  That’s what the Captain’s log taught me actually was that I enjoy looking back on those posts now more than anything.  They are a way to remember that year, the first year of the global pandemic that changed how we view the world and how we live in it.

I’m not sure what 2022 has in store but I know that I want to live it out loud, like really out loud.  What does that mean, well, I want to experience new things, make memories with the ones I love and look back on this coming year with awe and wonder at how I got to do it all.  I want to laugh more, love more and cheer more for those around me as they succeed!  So, despite my definite inadequacies in writing and my uncertainty that anyone will actually read what I write, I’m giving it a try anyway.  This is my first adventure of the year and I’m terrified but eager. I’ll take this year and share what’s on my mind, my experiences, my life and my lessons.  I’ve learned the hard way on so many things but that’s ok, maybe I was meant to fall a few times so I could share that with you, so you don’t have to!  I hope you’ll share with me too when the fancy strikes you, it’s a way for me to connect with those around me in a way that I don’t get to usually.  I hope this year pushes you in some amazing ways as well.  Make it the best you can, we’ve had to think differently in the last couple of years, let’s see what we can do with that.  I wish you incredible things for 2022, wonderful memories and amazing opportunities to laugh and love.  

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