Welcome!!

I’m finally ready to write a blog!

I always have a lot on my mind. My husband and I had that surprising conversation several years back, the one where we discovered just how different people’s interior lives can be.

Me: Wait, you don’t have words streaming through your head all the time?

Him: You do? How tiring.

Me: Of course I do. You can’t just sit there and not be thinking of anything.

Him:

Me: I mean, what happens, you see pictures?

Him: No.

Me:

I have one long soliloquy running through my head. Occasionally, I open my mouth and share some of it with the people around me. It can be confusing for all of us when I forget they’re joining a program that’s already underway. Other times, I wonder why they ignored my latest pronouncement—until I realize I didn’t make it out loud. You may have guessed: if I get on a roll, I leave my voice switched to “On” for extended periods, and my companions get quite an earful.

This may be one reason my family is encouraging me to write a blog.

Already, when I dither over posting or deleting my latest tweet or Facebook comment, they tell me, “Put it on your blog.” Now, that suggestion may become a more general fallback position. If they want to know what’s on my mind, they’ll be glad to join you, Esteemed Blog Reader, in occasionally checking in here instead.

For new visitors to my inner monologue, you can expect a lot of socio-economic-political thoughts. DIscussions of writing craft. Favorite a-ha moments, from reading, writing, and life. Family is absolute Number 1 on my mind and in my life, but I’m not used to posting much about my personal life on social media. I imagine I’ll be more open here on my blog, but I want to continue to be careful about sharing stories that really belong to my children or grandchildren. So we’ll see how that goes.

I’m interested to see how often I post. I guess we’ll find out together! Glad you’re here.