I am a blogger...

Welcome to my first post. I wrote that first sentence and immediately felt the pressure to quickly write something fantastic to hold your attention so you will continue reading. I'd hate to think I finally found the courage to begin this public journey, only to be rejected after the first five words!

Where should I begin? The way I see it, I have decided I want to be a writer. The easy way to do this is to write. There is a story inside me, struggling to get out on a daily basis. Until I am able to properly regurgitate it, I will blog.

Here are a few details about me...Nancy B...the blogger:

I am divorced, widowed and married. No, not at the same time, but in that order. I did not plan to be married three times, but I can't help it the second time ended prematurely.

I don't have children. Well, that's not exactly true. I have two 4-legged children and one step-daughter who is only seven years younger. (Number 2 was 12 years older than I.) It was not for lack of trying that I don't have children. I tried for seven years with number 1 and was in the process of adopting when number 2 fell ill and passed. At a certain point you have to admit the cosmos is telling you parenting a child is not your destiny. After a long time of being appropriately bitter and traumatized, I picked up the shatter pieces of my life and made other plans.

I've lived in several places...Killeen, TX, Tulsa, OK, Gambach, Germany, San Francisco, CA, Bixby, OK, Pittsburg, PA, Minneapolis, MN, Columbus, OH. It's been an interesting journey. I have a feeling I will not stay in Columbus indefinitely, so it's interesting to think about where else I might end up in the future. Now that I have GPS, bring it on, I have no fear of relocation.

My passions are music, art, literature, my computer and TV. I shop too much, swear too often, keep too much clutter, provide unsolicited advice and don't always finish projects. I could literally lose 100 pounds and still exist. My hair is naturally red and I'm legally blind. I wear too much black and have failed miserably at becoming the financial genius my mother was and hoped I would be someday.

It's likely I am one of the most liberal people you will ever meet. I'm spiritual, but not religious, think smoking should be illegal and have a semi-serious case of OCD. My goal for this life is to leave things a little bit better than I found them, or rather, to make a difference in someone's life, to have mattered, contributed.

Without a doubt, I talk to friends about my two cute babies way too much, but they are so precious to me, I can't help myself, and honestly, I don't even want to. Also, without a doubt, I am a first rate smart ass whenever possible and I love to laugh.

I know this entry hasn't been very funny, but hopefully you'll visit again and we can both laugh a little.

That's the way I see it...