So I've been thinking about blogging for a while but couldn't really decide if I wanted to or not. I tend to be rather scatter brained though, so I'll probably just write this one and forget I even have a blogging account, or for sure forget my password. Most of what I have to say is probably rather boring to most of you, as my days consist mostly of poop, whining, pouting and more poop. But I thought "Hey, all the cool kids are blogging, so I guess I will too."
When I was in high school I thought for sure I would be one of two things when I grew up. I was either going into nursing, or I was going to be a journalist (I did write for the Rebel Rouser afterall;). When I say journalist, I mean JOURNALIST. Not like that Harvey Meyer that writes in the South Side Journal (all due respect, Harvey) but a hard core journalist. However, neither of those career paths came to fruition and instead I became a stay at home mom. This actually ended up being the best choice for me for many reasons, let's face it - I'm not a morning person, I could never hold a job that I needed to be at before noon. Ok, let's make it 3:00 because we have a really difficult time making it to preschool on time and that starts at noon. Also, I could NEVER keep up with the hair changes a journalism gig would require, (most days my hair isn't even washed until well after 10am.) I have gotten pretty lax in my proper punctuation thanks to FaceBook, and cameras are not my friends.
Really the only thing I think I'm missing out on by not having a "career" is a paycheck. I love this stay at home mom thing I've got going here. I wouldn't have it any other way. I get to be with my kids through the most important years of their lives. I get to kiss their boo boos when they fall down, and I even get to catch an occasional episode of "The Price is Right." Like I said at the beginning, pretty boring but I am loving every minute of my kids growing up. I digress..... scatter brained.. see what I mean I have a bizzillion things running through my head at any given moment so to sit down at a computer and write something that flows seamlessly together isn't really my style. Right now I'm thinking, "how did I start talking about my ambitions to be a journalist when I'm really thinking that I need to get off of this computer, call direct tv to pay my cable bill, get the kids a bath and lunch before we head to preschool - Oh yeah, and I probably have to stop and get gas on the way.-we'll never make it there by noon!" And again, I just had to peel myself away from what I was saying to break up a wrestling match that resembled something from the little girl version of the WWF. So maybe this blog thing won't work out for me, but on the other hand maybe some day I will have the time and the quiet to sit down and actually gather thoughts and make sense of what I intend to write. For now I'll have to settle for 10 minutes of scatter brained blogging while my kids are screaming, wrestling and full of poop waiting for a diaper change. On that note, I must go. Go to enjoy the best job in the world.... Not a high profile journalist job, but a low profile SAHM ;)