Day 1 - 30 Day Challenge

Several times a day I feel a great blog post in me.  And then when I have a moment to sit and write...POOF!!! NOTHING is there.  Nothing.  Even when I still remember the topic, I can't seem to summon up the, I don't know, juice of it.  The driving force of why I wanted to write about it in the first place.

So, I decided that perhaps I just need to practice writing.  And to do that I am going to do this "30 Day Challenge" thing.

Beginning today:


Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts


Even though I think I introduced myself when I started, I'll try again.  Hi.  My name is Laura.  I'm a wife, mother, daughter, friend, stranger, neighbor, and woman.  I'm about to complete my 40th year on the planet. 

1.  I drew a picture of a red robin sitting in a tree when I was in 4th grade.  It traveled the world in an exhibit from China.  I wonder if I could ever find it?

2.  I've been engaged 4 times.  Married twice.

3.  I'm so terribly afraid that something terribly, awful, horrible will happen to me, my husband or my children.

4.  For 2 years, I worked for a Major League Baseball team.  It was an amazing experience.  I wish I would have enjoyed it more.

5.  My favorite conversations are those where there is never an answer found and your head hurts from being so stretched by the end of it.  I smile just thinking about this.

6.  At the time of the 9/11 attacks, I was married to an Iranian man and was step-mother to his 3 children.  I was afraid for them every day in those first few weeks when anyone with Middle Eastern looks was potentially in danger.  It was such a scary time on so many levels.

7.   I used to know what my gifts were but since becoming a Mom, I'm not so sure.

8.  My need to understand and be understood often outweighs my ability to shut up and listen.

9.  My dear friends matter as much to me as my children and husband.  I am fiercely protective of all of them.  Fiercely.

10.  When we were dating, my Husband surprised me with a 2 week trip to Paris.  Those memories have helped me through MANY a day.

11.  If I could spend every day wandering around old/ancient buildings and cities, learning of their history, I would he a happy happy girl.

12.  I was told I might not be able have children.  Found the right guy. 2 weeks for child #1.  3 months for child #2. :)

13.  We named my eldest son after my father who died before ever meeting my husband or my children.  I miss him deeply almost daily.

14.  My husband and I met in a bar.

15.  Just thinking about a beach vacation has me smelling salt water, coconuts and feeling light, weightless and free.  smile.

Man, that was hard to come up with 15 facts!  Okay.  Here's a kind of recent picture: