Blink. blink. blink. I see the cursor blink, prompting me to write. It’s been so many years since I’ve blogged. I used to blog, back in my twenties, when I was young and carefree… no kids, no husband… a job, yes, but tons of free time. Not like today. Today I am a Stay At Home Mom of 4. Two of my own and two bonus sons. It all happened rather quickly, when I married my husband, Sean back in June of 2019. Overnight I was a stepmom of 2 young boys, ages 5 and 6. Fast forward to January 2021, and I had my first baby girl, Abbie. Fast forward 23 months after that and Natalie was born. Now we are a family of six! Eight if you count our dogs, Harley and Max. And why not count them? They are just as much part of our family as any of us are.  Currently my kids are 10 (about to be 11 next month), 9, 2 and a half, and 8 months. We have my bonus sons every other week. It’s a busy household to say the least!

I’m here to write and share about my life. Mostly, I’m here because writing is and always has been an outlet for me. I’ve always defined myself by writing, in some form or fashion. In elementary school I wrote short creative stories for fun. My teachers told me I was talented. In high school and college I wrote and edited for my school newspapers. My first job out of college was at a newspaper, although I was not on the editorial staff. I was a sales assistant, and eventually an employee in the marketing department. I guess I’ve always yearned to write, and even if no one reads this, it will be good for me to write it. Put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard in this instance. Writing is refreshing, stimulating and it helps us make meaning of this thing called life.

I’m not sure how often I’ll post. Some of the posts, okay most of the posts, will probably be about motherhood – caputring both the magic and the mundane. The chaos and the cuddles. The heart-string tugging, blissful “this is what it’s all about” moments, and the hair pulling, eye-rolling, “I need another cup of coffee” frustrating and self-stretching moments as well. Because that’s what it is to be a mom. And I want to caputre it all.

Some of the posts might not be about motherhood. Maybe sometimes I’ll write about being an elder millenial, a career-switcher, an over-thinker, a wife, a friend, a sister, a daughter, a person. Motherhood has stretched me and defined me, as it should. I’ve always wanted to be a mom. And now I am one. And it’s made my life. Nothing I will ever do in the future will come come close to bringing me the joy, satisfaction and sense of completion that motherhood will. I was made to be a mother. But it is easy? No. Do I stop being a person becuase I’m a mom? Heck no. There are many facets to a woman’s life, to my life. And I’ll share some of those as well.

I look forward to seeing where this writing journey will take me. It’s good to be back.