So once upon a time I was a vigilant blogger. All the cool kids were doing it and I, a recently minted English major, determined not to lose any of the hard-won writing habits I had formed climbed on board.

I tried to make the jump to a fancy server and actually make a website but it proved to be a bit out of my computer skills set and I just ended up with a reserved domain name and was clueless as to how to get my archived posts onto the new website. That got me out of the habit for the last two years or so and I’ve recently decided that I missed blogging enough to go back to it.

So I’m starting afresh here on WordPress with a new handle and a renewed commitment to putting my thoughts and adventures down with more consistency.

Also, my grandma in the Midwest likes looking in on me and this makes that easier for her. Hi Grandma!

My life has recently taken on new kinds of velocities and I think that doing some real writing again will help me process and cope. These new things being principally my mother being diagnosed with ALS and my journey from obesity to being a triathlete. Those things are taking up most of my time at least.

I regularly have many other misadventures that I’ll be sure to chronicle as well as gushing about the latest book I’m reading, new ideas and experiences working with people with Autism (another subject very close to my heart), and there will be a good deal of Disneyland chatter, Huntington Library trips, and whatever else is noteworthy at the time.

So here we go –