Welcome! I've always wanted to do this and thought what the heck...just go for it! Not sure anything I have to say is worth sharing, but I love to write so I'm taking a chance.
A little about me and my family. I am married to a fabulous man who puts up with a lot. Trust me, I'm no picnic to live with! I'm moody, demanding, an irrational perfectionist with certain things...let's just say I'm high maintenance! I have three great kids. My oldest son is a senior in high school (I know...I don't look a day over 25 so it seems impossible), my daughter is nine (although she thinks she's 16) and my youngest son is eight (and thinks he's eight). Yes, I know, the youngest are a mere 18 months apart (apparently I am NOT a perfectionist when it comes to family planning). I also have a dog (a pug/sharpay) named Murph (SHE was already named when we got HER) who I have a definite love/hate relationship with.
I have the best job in the world...I am a middle school youth minister (glorified babysitter/coordinator of chaos)! This means I spend many hours with 6th, 7th & 8th grade students doing things like taking trips to amusement parks, sleeping on church floors, camping (my LOVE of camping....note the sarcasm...will be a blog topic which stands alone soon!), watching movies, going bowling, playing jello football (this is not a naughty thing, so get your heads out of the gutter....the football is made out of jello), ordering pizza, praying and listening to these young people pour their hearts out about what is going on in their lives. So many days I count my blessings that I have a job like this. Other days, I think I am WAY too old for this.
The reason I decided to blog is in my heart I am a writer. I've been journaling nearly every day since I was about 16. I have stacks of old journals sitting around my house. I find that writing is like therapy for me...I assume most writers would say the same thing. My hope is that what I have to say about my experiences and my life will make you laugh and make you think. So hang in there with me.....especially if you want to know why I have chosen to call my blog, "living the life I never wanted".
My goal is to start small and write a few times a week. But I should warn you....I am on a mission.....a mission to get the silver fox himself, Anderson Cooper, to respond to me or retweet me on Twitter. This is a very time consuming task which takes much focus and determination, so the blog is not my number one priority this week :)
Until we meet again I say, Peace out, girl scout!
Annie
