An Introduction

I am a terrible blogger. I know, you aren't supposed to start out with that kind of statement. But it's true. I joined the Xanga craze in college (now I'm dating myself) and probably updated it a whole four times. I was always bad at journaling too. I would write a four page entry every January 1st, promising to write more, and write again the next New Year. And since blogging is kind of like public journaling, I have never been very successful. All this to say, I'm jumping on the blogging bandwagon and trying again! Now that I have lowered everyone's expectations, I'm willing to give it a shot :)

So, because of a recent job change aka being let go, I have a lot of time on my hands. Going from a 60 hour a week job with no nights free to hoping to sub and small group one night a week is quite a change. I'm hoping to eventually move to Northern Ireland, start a coffee shop, and help fight sex trafficking but in the mean time I need something to keep me from spending my days watching America's Next Top Model marathons (don't judge)! So, I've set some goals for myself and I'm hoping this blog will keep me somewhat accountable.

Obviously, the most important goal is to figure out how to make this Northern Ireland dream a reality. I'm scared out of my mind and not sure what the first, second, or third step is but I also believe this is in fact the next step for me. Thoughts, advice, and prayers would all be welcomed!

In between hopefully a lot of opportunities to sub and planning out this next adventure, my roommate Cindy and I plan to enjoy tea time daily, cook a meal from another country every week, Just Dance for an hour a day, and finish all the seasons of 24. I know you all are jealous!

My own personal goal this year is to read 3 books a week. Now, I love to read, am a pretty fast reader, but also took a year to read Anna Karenina. And in the honesty of full disclosure, I did finish the third book of the first week in January this morning but I did not decide to do this until Friday, so I'm going to let it slide this time. I'm excited to put a dent in the sizable book list I've created for myself and learn, be encouraged, and change through this.

Wish me luck! I'm about to start on another adventure and will definitely be drinking a lot of coffee along the way and lets face it, probably a couple of Top Model Marathons :)