in search of adventure....

I have long debated starting my own blog... but I have been unsure how to really go about it.  I've been uncertain on what to write about; what my "niche" would be in the blogoshere.  There are many blogs I enjoying reading, each with it's own topic, so to speak.  All the "how to's" of blogging stress how important it is to not have your blog jumbled with multiple topics- apparently that doesn't get you as many readers. I guess that's not my goal right now.  Right now, I am just dipping my toe in the water, seeing where the ripples take me.

I have always enjoyed writing, especially free writing.  To me, it has always been an easier way of expressing myself and getting thoughts out.  I'm one of those people who needs to write things down.  There are so many pieces of paper (envelopes, scrapes of junk mail, notepads, whatever) around my computer with things jotted down on them.  I'm a list-maker, I'm infamous for my to-do lists (just ask my husband!).  Not only do I like to make lists, but I am also OCD, so once there are too many lines through tasks, I am highly likely to make a new list of the remaining tasks just to make it look nicer.  Not that any of this has anything to do with a blog, but the point is, I enjoy writing (or in this case, typing).

My original desire in having a my own blog was to create a page where my family (immediate and extended), as well as my husband's family, would be able to find updates on our lives and pictures of our adventures.  That sounds great and all, but I feel like I want this to be more than that.  Not to sound egocentric, but I'm hoping this blog will be more about the ins and outs of my life (which of course includes my husband and daughter), what I do, things that work for me, things that don't.  Perhaps I'll start posting about my Pinterest experiments (I'm always trying out projects and recipes I pin).

I guess what I've taken a long time to say is that I'm starting on this adventure, and I hope you'll stick around the enjoy it with me.  Who knows, maybe I'll find a fairytale of my own...