Welcome to the first day of the rest of my life!  (How's that for trite?  There. I owned it.)  Now, that the fear of sounding trite is overcome, I can move on...

Why the blazes am I blogging, you may ask?  Good question.  Well, apparently-- at least, according to a verbal poll taken among my friends, family & acquaintances-- I am something of a mystery.  In fact, many people seem to think I have a 'secret life' wherein I do all sorts of naughty things that inspire winks, giggles, double-entendres, and several 'yeah, rights'.  Is that a humorous, easily understood reaction my tendency to keep private things private combined with whatever appeal I possess, or is it simple insight?  Hm... wouldn't you like to know.

Point is, as a different girl to several different groupings of people in my life, it seems that only TWO of the estimated 165 individuals I know well enough to call 'friend' have anything close to the real picture (and one of them is my mother)!  I didn't do this on purpose but, stepping back, I can clearly see that I am, in fact, the maker of this jigsaw puzzle version of my life.  (Naturally, in my own mind I view the whole quite clearly).

So, a personal blog seemed a good way to get everyone closer to being on the same page without my handing out pamphlets on the story of my life.  (Which is surely never gonna happen)!  It's personal, not professional, so I won't be filling it full of culinary intel and food photos to get an outside following.  I'm not trying to earn any special notoriety with this one.  As you know, I'm also a great lover of the written word, so I may have to include some definitions for those who want to read me, but only if I use so-called "real words." (You know who you are)!   I'll work on figuring out how to do that by just hovering your mouse over the confusing series of letters.  And... well... I might still include the occasional recipe or nutritional recommendation, but for most of that you'll need to go to my professional website which I'm hoping will be up and live by May 25th.  Fingers crossed!

My promise to you?  I'll try to include photos--even some with me in them!  Nothing mundane.  (Please, call me on it if I go there too often).  If I'm spending my evenings watching seasons of some 80's or 90's TV series and loving it, I'll try not to share more than a sentence or two about that embarrassing reality.  And, if something exciting or funny happens, I'll be sure to let you all in on it.  We can all laugh together-- probably at me!

My request?  Let me know if you're reading 'cause I'll stop if you're not.  This is a unique, one-time-only experiment for me. If you know me at all, you know I love to talk...but not usually about myself.  I'm getting better, though.  (And, if I have talked to you about my personal life beyond the sterile basics, know yourself to be one of my favorite, most-trusted people in this world).

Oh!  Just a word about the autumnal theme?  It's the closest thing I could find to something I could live with, but watch for it to change!  As much as you know I love the fall, this beige-ness just ain't it.  Bleh.

Meanwhile, chuckle & exclaim with me over this one... so true, right?!  Diet here I come...



-E.