Here Comes the Rain Again

Well, it is appropriate for me that the first entry in my blog is the first semi-cool day we've had in a week (upper 70's in Memphis) and we had a hard rain last night. I love cold weather and rain. Summer, with its heat and humidity, drives me indoors seeking respite from the unbearable conditions. I've always believed I was born in the wrong place. I've always longed to live further north or, my ideal spot, in the coastal north west. While I do like the beach, my ideal beach weather is cool and breezy so you need a jacket on in the evening. I am a wimp when it comes to weather (among many other things).

Anyway, enough about the weather. I decided to start this blog because everyone I know is doing it. I mean, isn't that why most kids do things? While I am most certainly not a kid any more, it is nice to be able to use that excuse every now and again. I'm starting this blog because I need a place to put my thoughts. Because I feel disorganized lately with most aspects of my life. But mostly because I am bored. That isn't to say I have any free time or nothing to do. That is a totally different thing.

So, who am I? I am a mother to a wonderful little boy who fills my life with newfound wonder each and every day while simultaneously wiping me out and making me frazzled. I am a wife to a fantastic and understanding man who makes me both thankful and irritated at times. I am a dedicated employee who believes in hard work and loyalty above all else. I am a woman who occasionally likes to think I still look half as good as I once did while knowing I am glad I'm older and wiser than my younger, more naive, self. I am a daughter who finds it more important each year to spend time with my family because they won't be around forever and that breaks my heart. I am a friend who values close friendships more and more but also find it easier to walk away from friendships that offer no value in my life simply because life is too short. I am a scrapbooker who wants to document the special people and events in my life for generations to come even if I get frustrated because I'm not as creative or artistic as I would like to be. I am an organizer who loves to host parties, to organize closets, to sort CDs and movies in alphabetical order, and to store my scrapbooking paper by color and design. I am a student, not at an institution of higher learning, but a student who tries to learn at least one new thing every day because if you aren't, you are wasting precious time. I love the quote from Sarah Caldwell, an opera company director and conductor, "Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did." Oh - and I am a collector of quotes. I have whole notebooks filled with them. I have them typed to sit on my desk. I love them whether inspirational or silly or profound.

So... who am I? I'm not sure I even know that yet. As my dear little one says, "I'm still growing!"