My First Blog Post

This is my first post ever in my very first blog. Not very interesting, I know. I got sucked into reading one blog, then another, and from there it became a time-consuming addiction. Why do I like reading about other people's lives, especially in the sometimes-astonishing detail and honesty that seems to be the norm?

What will I write about? I don't know! It will come to me as I go, I'm sure. I am 23 days into my second NaNoWriMo, and I am very, very happy to say that yesterday I stopped at 38,492 words. Today I will likely pass 40K, and then it's just a hop-skip-jump to the NaNoWriMo goal of 50K words in one short month. The best part of all is that my story is coming together -- I'm a few chapters from the end, I know what needs to happen, and I'm right on track to finish by the deadline. The second-best part is that I think the story might even be good!

Other projects I'm currently working on:

• the second sock in my first pair of knitted socks
• a cross-stitch birth sampler for my first child
• a cross-stitch Peacock Tapestry that has been "in progress" since before I got married
• a text adventure written in Inform (shelved for the month of November -- I only have so much writing capacity)
• several (ok, a dozen or so) Creative Memories scrapbooks

At any given point in time, I also have many, many other projects that have been put aside for an indefinite time.

Does being pregnant count as a project? If so, I should add that to the list. More about my family in the profile -- I'm married-with-kids: two boys so far, one more child of yet-unknown gender due sometime in May.

We have a dog, Kizzy, who is about seven years old. I adopted her from a shelter when she was perhaps 10 weeks old. At the time she looked like a smallish spaniel mix, a good candidate for my first dog. As it turned out, she is likely a Border Collie/Chow Chow mix. Volatile, to say the least. Sometimes I describe her instincts as "everyone should stay together, but everyone should stay away."

I have learned a lot about the BC breed, and I now volunteer for New England Border Collie Rescue. Despite the fact that BCs are not a good choice for kids or family dogs in general, they are my breed of choice (for better and for worse). I have cherished dreams of getting a BC puppy from a reputable, responsible breeder, training for agility and maybe competitive obedience. I want a chance to do everything right!

I do a lot of other things too, but to each in its own time.