This is not so bad!

WOW! So many choices. As I enter the world of blogging, I realize that I have some fierce competition. And.... how in the world do I have a blog viewer from Germany?? I guess one day I will look back at these virgin blogs and LMAO at myself. He he! Well, the kids are home from school and it is a typical Wednesday at our house. My husband sleeps most of the day to gear himself up for his double duty shift aka hell as I like to call it. He has one full-time job and three part-time jobs. He goes into work tonight and then as soon as he gets off in the morning, he goes straight into one of his little side jobs for another 5.5 hours. In August, I got laid off from my job after being employed there for 7.5 years. It hurts, but life goes on. I know that someday I will have a secure, stable job. At least for now, I am receiving my state unemployment benefits, so that definetely helps while I continue to look for a suitable job. While I was employed, we did not live within our means, so this has definitely been a serious wake-up call for our family. We are back to the basics and it sure has given us a swift kick in the a$$.

I decided to start blogging because I think it will be a sort of therapy for me. I have enjoyed writing since I was a young girl. I am hoping that somehow, this will open up new opportunities for me. As I begin to meet new people, I realize that it does not matter what your socio-economic status, your ethnicity, or your relationship status is. We all share the same sort of common problems. We all just want a decent home, a running, reliable vehicle, a good job, someone to love, & someone to call a best friend. If we don't have kids, most of us want them. If we do have them, all we want for them is to do their damn homework, participate in extra-curricular activities (although we whine about having to take them), and to get off of the computer and the video games when we say so!  Right!? But, I wouldn't trade it for anything. I always knew I wanted to be someone's wife and have 2 children. And I did!

This will be my first of many "venting" blogs. I hope I can encourage all of the women in my family to follow my path. My 14-year old daughter is already blossoming into an amazing author and writer. She has been creating her own stories on a fictational website for 2 years now. I am so proud of her. :)

Robyn ♥