Hello world!

Me at 14 years old

“Hello World” is a great title for this first blog.  It is the name that came with it so I guess others would have the same title but I deem it appropriate for the time being.  Am I not saying hello to this big world via the internet.  How else can you introduce yourself to potentially millions of people by one simple little click?

As I write my first blog ever, I contemplate where to begin.  I am sure everyone feels the same but as you know, that does not seem to matter when it is you.  I may not be consistent at first and I may seem to be babbling but hopefully I will find my way into someones heart.

I feel that I must introduce myself formally to you all!  I may even have a story to tell.  You see, my mother gave me up to the state when I was 11.  As you might guess, life to that point was different.  (I will go into more detail on this topic as my blog progresses.)

I went into a cycle of foster homes and group homes of which I proceeded to run away from beginning at the age of 12.  I was emancipated at 16 and became a legal adult.  I was free!  I had my own apartment and job and I also had many people supporting me along the way.  I was blessed with a family not based on bloodline but based on friendships and love.  True Kindred Spirits came into my life and taught me the many lessons we all learn at some point.  I had my son Drew when I was 21, got married at 23 (backwards, I know), divorced at 25 and here I am!  37 years old and proud of who I am.  I am excited about getting older.  I love what each day brings…excitement, new friendships, memories, experiences and watching my son grow into an amazing young man.

I am very involved in my son’s sports ventures which happens to be football, wrestling, baseball, track and field and weightlifting.  Football is the most important and time consuming across the board for both of us so I am also one of the High School Football team moms.  Along with a few others, we have been able to accomplish many good things for the program.  This responsibility has led to other community efforts to help raise funds for all other athletic programs.  I am a firm believer that athletics are as important as other aspects of our lives for our children.  (This will be another topic later too!)

As for my professional history, I started working when I was 13 with fake ID at McDonalds but I was soon to be “found out” so I moved on to other things like waiting tables and cleaning houses to make ends meet.  I am a hard worker and anyone that knows me knows that!  I have held up to 3 jobs at a time when my son was little so I am not afraid to roll up my sleeves and go get it!

When I became pregnant with Drew, I decided that I needed to figure out how to be a mother.   The best option for me was to be a pre-school teacher so that I can work, learn and spend time with Drew at the same time.  I fell in love! I tell you, if I could do that today…it would be my DREAM JOB!  It really did make me a better mother and I would reccomend any new mother to give it a shot.  A wonderful learning experience!

Once Drew was out of Pre-school, I went into cleaning houses full time so that I could be home with him before and after school.  I enjoyed that as well for the sole reason that it allowed me to be a mother.  For health reasons (inhaling chemicals) I left that business in its dust and got a real job in the construction industry.  I became an office manager for a construction company and again…I loved it.  I stayed in construction for many years in a couple different positions and finally made the “JUMP” into sales.  Which is where I am today and which is what led me here to you.

Just recently, I had an amazing thing happen to me.  Thanks to me being all over the internet due to my networking efforts, my sisters and I found each other.  We were separated when I was 11 and had not seen each other since.  As of Easter week this year, we have come together again.  I have 5 nieces too!!  I found my mother but I lost her again (on purpose…lol) This too will be a future topic of discussion in my blog!

This world I now live in is so much bigger than ever before.  The idea of talking to all of you like this is crazy, what makes me think that you would be interested in anything little ole’ me has to say?  I hope that I can entertain you with this blog, I hope that I can make you stop to think, stop to smell the roses and stop thinking that you are limited in what you can do.  This world is so big and it is waiting for you to embrace it…that’s what I am doing.  Come along for the ride with me and hopefully our world will get bigger yet more intimate at the same time.

I am off to spend time with my new found family now as my 3 nieces have been staying with me for a few weeks and I have to take them back home to Pennsylvania soon.  What a magical time my life has been and it just keeps getting better.  Thank you for allowing me to share the wonderous blessings of my life.