'Cuz It IS All About Me

Although this journal started on paper years ago, the web version has changed many times.  The first journal was written in 1997 and can be found here.  The second web journal was restarted in December, 2001.  But, URL was not renewed and it has since been purchased by someone else.  It doesn't really matter which one you visit - the person behind the words is me.

The past 3 years have brought a significant amount of change into my life.  I'm lucky because those changes have ALL been good although at the time I didn't always believe that.  I have 2 sons who were born 16 months apart and at this writing are currently 2 1/2 and 1 1/2 (or 33 months and 17 months for those of you who do the "month" thing).   Pretty good for a gal who doctors said I wouldn't be able to have babies without "help".

I grew up in the great city of Chicago but went to high school in one of the northern suburbs.  So except for the year that she was born in the Philippines and the high school years, I have always been a native Chicagoan.  I am the one who gets the knot in her stomach if the houses are too far apart, but I'm trying to get over it.

I am more than a parent.  I don't only talk about my kids because not everyone can relate.  I don't always talk about being married because not everyone is interested in that.  I may not always talk about my job and I may post things that will piss people off.  I'm not apathetic about politics or social issues, but I prefer not to write about those things.  My writing is pretty fluffy because there is so much serious crap going on everywhere that sometimes it just nice to escape.  So, if you're looking for serious debates and opinions, you may not always get them here.

I am the one who works outside the home as a corporate jockey.  I am the one with the health benefits, the larger paycheck, and the more stable career so I am the one who is the one who works outside the home.  My husband is a wonderful man who has agreed to put his career on hold and be the stay at home parent.  It's not easy but it has been fun and it's ALWAYS an adventure.

I love to laugh, watch movies that make me cry, and chocolate - oooh chocolate; I LOVE chocolate.  When I leave this earth, I want to be remembered for the beautiful boys I brought into this world, a wicked sense of humor, and a raucous and infectious laugh.  I am a dork - I've always been and probably always will be.  But, I'm proud to be a dork.  After all, my family loves me.