Well Hi There!

Anyone who’s ever met me would probably not say that I am a “patient” person.  I come from a big family—not so much in quantity (although there are 4 of us sisties) as in quality.  We are a big presence: ours is the house where people seemed to naturally congregate, someone was always in some state of crisis, and the kitchen table was always, always cluttered with various projects in various states of completion. 

So for me, being in a house all by my onesie while my husband is on deployment is completely out of my element.  Yes, my dogs and cat make quite a ruckus, but the constant interaction that I’ve been programmed to want and need my entire life is distinctly absent. 

Hence, this blog.  I have 6 months to myself, and I am bound and determined to do everything in my power to stave off boredom.  Throughout the upcoming weeks, I am taking myself completely out of my element to try new things—everything from volunteering to yoga to running a half-marathon—and I want some sort of documentation so that one day, when I find myself home alone yet again, I can look back and realize that I am capable of so much more than I ever imagined.