Today is the day

I start a blog. And actually use it. Amen.

I literally just sat at my computer for probably 20 minutes trying to come up with the title of my blog. How do I give my blog a title when I don't really know what angle I want to take? And when I thought I had a good one, damn. It was taken.

I could blog about my every day life which could end up being boring to most. So then comes my writing ability to make it seem exciting. Welp, I should just stop there because that just ain't gonna happen. And no, I don't use the word "ain't" It was just for effect. Hope it worked. See...rambling. Movin' along.

I thought about taking up photography and blogging about my experience and trying to figure out how to take a picture other than pushing that button on the top. I want to get a nice camera. I love taking pictures. In fact, I am constantly looking around me and seeing things I want to snap.

I have a dog. You'll learn that really fast. I thought about having a section just about him and what we do and the little things he does but really, who wants to read about that? Me probably.

I'm a preschool teacher and a student. That tends to bring entertaining stories.

I also thought about chronicling my weight loss journey but that has yet to begin. See? I have ideas. I don't know what I want to do. I do know however that I would love to just write. It isn't pretty. It probably won't flow (read the beginning of this post to now)...I just want to write. I have lots to say.

I follow several blogs pretty religiously. Confessions of a Young Married Couple is fantastic. Katie is incredible. Her writing is fantastic. I was a blogging virgin until I was introduced to her. I plan to make her my bff as she plans to make P-Dub hers. It'll happen, people. I read several others and I'll make a list at another time.

I have goals in mind about this blogging gig. I want to be honest. I don't want to make myself out to be something I'm not. I want to tell you my struggles and my triumphs. I would love to have my family follow this. That might be scary to them. I'd love to have my real friends read this but I'm sure I'll be posting about them. This is my blog and I want to write what is on my mind. I'm sorry if I piss you off. I'd love to post this on Facebook and let my 800 some friends (half of which I've maybe met once) read about my life. I am obsessed with some Twitter. (follow me @jclauber) See...I have ways of putting this out there. My biggest step is going to be actually putting it out there.


Here I go.