a fresh start

note to self:

• let people know (well, at least the three that asked) that you decided not to blog because it was feeling overwhelming and burdensome - decided to shut it down rather than just leave it up.
• do NOT cook hot dogs in the house.  they stink!
• take more pictures...you only took three pictures of the dog the whole weekend at the cabin.

want to read about me? (not trying to be all puffed up or anything) click on 'self portrait'.  it's updated.  and it ends with this:

so why blog?

well, let's be honest.  i haven't been very good at it in the past and it's not like i am inspirational with my words, but i do not keep a diary and i might want to remember these things when i'm old.  so here's to a fresh start with the blog! (of which, i will use less exclamation marks and smiley faces, so do not interpret it as a less happy me, just a simpler version of myself.)  i do not plan to expound in great detail, or burden myself with the expectation of posting daily.  i will just share a few notes, pictures and encouraging things as they come.