About me…

I am many things… mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, employee, boss. I’m also opinionated, often wrong, sometimes right, driven, IQ smart, common sense challenged, and always learning.  I am here because I have things that I want to share, a common place for all my “stuff,” and a way to keep my friends close – old and new.  The problem with the interwebz (here’s looking at you, Facebook) is that there is just no way to fully explain yourself in snippets.  I love tech. I love communicating. I love the people in my life.  I want to have deeper relationships and I believe that you can do this through blogging.

So yeah, let’s hang out and stuff!

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30 things about me

Tonight’s trending topic on Twitter is 30 things about me… Sounds like a great opportunity for a blogging ice breaker -

1. I am happily married since 2000
2. I have five biological children
3. I have five chickens
4. I have five dogs (trend?)
5. I love Jesus
6. I love avocados
7. I think bacon is a food group
8. I don’t eat grains or beans
9. I do not have any tattoos
10. I have never done drugs
11. I love to sing
12. There are no divorces in our parents or sibling history
13. I miss my grandparents
14. I hold a degree in political science
15. My degree is good for facebook debates
16. I work full time
17. My husband works harder as a full time student and dad.
18. I love to garden
19. I’m pretty handy with a camera
20. I have a lot if random hobbies
21. I have too many unfinished projects
22. I have dreams of sustainable farming
23. I will die a midwife
24. I loved having babies
25. I miss having babies
26. I think my mom was/is an awesome mom
27. I am losing weight eating chicken wings…frequently.
28. I feel like I could address my elders by their first name now.
29. I love being a mom
30. I genuinely enjoy my children

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