First Post!

Wow, here goes my first post!  My sister, who set up this blog for me, says I have to post a lot of pictures.  Did you notice the picture in my profile?  Well, my sister made that bag for me for Christmas so it doesn't surprise me that she wanted that picture posted.  (She has an awesome blog, by the way:  http://hyperactivelaziness.blogspot.com).  She was lucky enough to get all of the creativity in the family, as you'll soon see.

This last year has been an incredibly difficult year.  We lost a family member to cancer; she was my age.  It was a life altering experience for me because I tend to live my life in my head -- I am definitely a dreamer.  But, I really like to accomplish goals and move forward so I am frequently stuck somewhere in the middle.  No more!  This blog is my call to the carpet!  I vow to myself to pursue all of the ideas and dreams I have floating around in my head.  What am I waiting for?  I have quite a few goals so for the sake of staying focused (not my strong point), I will choose one or two things at a time.  (This reminds me of the show, "Herman's Head.")  If you're old enough to remember it, then I know you're as old as I am!

Graduation 1984

I have been a part of a company for ten years, a company that pays me to refer customers.  Though I haven't been terribly successful, or as successful as I'd like to be, they have continued to pay me my small monthly check that, in the last ten years, has resulted in a total of about $22,500.00; that's not bad for doing very little.  I see average, ordinary people every day smart enough to see the opportunity where I, for some reason, can't even seem to open my mouth about it.  My brain and my self assurance have been stripped away in these last ten years while I stayed home with my kids.  I'm thankful that I could do that, but now it's time to climb out from under Disney shows, play dates, crafts, mediation (constant bickering!), and simply being an "entertainment director."

By putting this all "out there," I am challenging myself, in front of the world, to do what I know I can do.  I do not get to put it off any more; I quit waiting as of right now!  My goal this week, before my next post, is to set two appointments (I'm sweating and my heart is pounding just by typing this!)  I am definitely out of my comfort zone.  I love to help people, and this is my way to do so.  For me, it's really not as much about the money as it is about knowing I have something valuable to share and I'm not sharing it.  So here goes. . . . . . .

It's my birthday and I'm celebrating with my family.  Thank goodness my brother-in-law has so much family -- he let me borrow some of his for my birthday!

Birthday 2012

My mom was so busy treating me like a queen that this is the only picture we have of us together on my birthday......in our jammies at the end of the day! (I don't think she's going to be too happy when she sees this!)