About Me

It's funny. Sometimes exploring bloggie land feels a little like dating. Now, it's been more than 13 years since I've been single so I may not have a clue as to what I'm talking about but stick with me a minute... Sure, you have your favorites that you visit regularly, but sometimes you go venturing out to see who else is out there.
If you're anything like me, you read a post or two and check out their "About Me" page or profile. I might learn that we are both Southern girls and enjoy Yaz so I immediately feel a connection. Based on that, I decide want to check them out again. I may, indeed, visit again only to decide later that I'm really not enjoying them anymore. On the otherhand, I may really like this gal and add her to my favorites list.
There's a little bit of a pressure to have not just a good post but also a good profile. My problem is how do you stuff a lifetime into two paragraphs?
I have a husband and a daughter, but my blog does not revolve around either of those. They are certainly contributing factors, but not the main source of my writing. There's only so many ADORABLE pictures of your child we are interesting in seeing.
I want to come off as witty, but not snarky. Let's face it, who needs another self-righteous bitch in their lives? And then, I want to keep it clean, but I do curse occasionally so I don't want to completely edit myself.
I'm also fairly crafty and enjoy decorating, but I'm not nearly as good as some of the ladies out there so I don't want to mislead people to think I am a go-to girl for tye-dying Tshirts and Halloween decorations (although my fall decorations are pretty cute this year...).
Drinking, going out, dancing and having a good time are not things I gave up when I got married. It doesn't make me a bad person or a bad mom and I certainly don't do it all the time. I enjoy spending time with my friends and if it involves a round of shots, so be it.
I'm Southern and proud of it, but I'm also a bit redneck. We enjoy playing in the mud, college football and bar-b-que (that's a noun and not a verb). I don't want you to think I am some back-woods moron because of it. I have a four-year degree and know the difference between "affect" and "effect".
I enjoy music, movies, TV and reading but don't feel strongly enough about any of them to feel that my preference for them defines me. If you loooove Twilight, that's great. Good for you. I don't care about it, Taylor Swift, The Jersey Shore or James Patterson.
So while I'd love to have a profile that really let's you know who I am, I just don't know how the hell to put 35 years of me onto a single page. What about you?
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