Welcome!

Dear Monster,

   I have decided to start a blog. There are so many reasons for me doing so but the main one is YOU! Someday, you are going to look at me trying to "jam" to one of your "awesome" songs and you're going to roll your eyes and say something along the lines of "Mooooommmm...you're SO embarrassing!". Well, I think it's important that you know 2 things:

1) I was AWESOME at one point.
2) There are reasons why I am no longer awesome.

Please be patient with me. Please be understanding of me. Please read this and try your hardest to think of me as a real person and not just your Mom.

I love you.

Here goes...
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Hello potential readers! Tonight I took a good, long look at my life and decided that I wanted to put some of it on paper, share it with people, and potentially make someone's life a tiny bit easier or a little bit calmer.

So, there are some things you'll need to agree to before we start this blogger/blog reader relationship:

1) I talk...a lot.
2) My grammar is not always correct. I will attempt to have my very literate husband read through my blogs before I post them but that may not always happen and there may be times when you need to be a little patient with me.
3) My opinions are MY opinions and they may not always be yours. This is okay. In fact, it's encouraged! Please feel free to give me your opinion and we can get into one of those "lively debates" I always hear so much about!
4) I may use some "adult language". This generally only happens when I get VERY excited or, let's say, emotionally involved with something. I will try to keep it to a minimum if you try to be understanding about it.
5) You're amazing. You're beautiful/handsome. You're smart. You deserve the very best from your life.

Please comment in some way (good, bad, sarcastic, whatever moves you) if you agree. Even if you say, "I don't agree," I will take it as you agreeing.

:::raises glass of champagne::: Here's to a wonderful new relationship. Thank you for your time, your patience, your understanding, and your opinion. They are all welcomed and cherished.