And So It Begins

AAAAAAaaaaaaah!! I think I'm finally ready! The blog elements are rudimentary, but that only means there is room to develop it. Like watching a child, I will see this thing grow. . . .

Yeah, that wasn't creepy at all.

There is so much to come! For me, 2014 has so far been a year of discovery--not so much the good kind, like finding powdered peanut butter:

I bought this today

or the local musician that is so enjoyable to watch:

Shane Key, one-man-band extraordinaire

--no, the discoveries have been of the icky kind, like a swift kick to the family jewels of my self-esteem. I have come to realize that for a thirty-year-old, I am startlingly naive and ignorant about many of the things many people already know just by being out in the world. 

This discovery is not altogether a bad thing. I am made with a positive outlook and a stubborn streak of hope. I've learned so much the last few months--about myself, about the world, about people--and while not all of it is savory, I absolutely love learning and the learning has felt nice. I feel more complete as an adult and a human being. It's important to me that I'm now capable of more relevant conversation with people, not only because the perception of a connection is achieved by the perception of relevance, but because a smooth conversation is less stressful than an awkward one.

And so I will continue to learn in 2014. I will write and I will submit. I will open this bike shop with my husband. I will take each day as it comes, and look forward while doing it because there is so much to come! 

I realize that this post is horrifically vague. All I can tell you is to come again, because I have every intention of articulating in more detail the discoveries, the changes, and all the good things to come. And now I will leave you with an illustrative example of my naivete.

After hearing an awesome cover of a familiar song:

Steve: That's an album I need to get for the shop.
Me: You can if you want, but I don't like him.
Steve: What? He's amazing!
Me: *surprised shrug* I stand by what I said.
Steve: I can't believe you don't like David Bowie. 

Me: David Bowie?! I thought that was Vanilla Ice! 

And also, here's a picture of my dog: