When this blog hop was first posted, I was caught scratching my head and my a$$ wondering what in the world I could brag about. The first thing that flew into my addled brains was absolutely nothing. I am not a bragger and am usually annoyed by people who do. It is just rude. At first glance, I considered not even writing this post. I mean really, I don't do anything that is really that special to brag about or even waste breath repeating. After reading some of my fellow writer’s post submissions, I was finally inspired.
When my daughter was born in 2000, I quit my job to be a stay at home mommy. At the time my identity was firmly entwined with the position I had held for 6 years. At the end of my pregnancy I was miserable and I just wanted to escape the pressures of my full time job. By that time, I was on bed rest. I had an excuse to not go back to work until after the baby was born. It seemed so much easier to be home. I looked forward to the birth of my baby. My husband and I both decided that we wanted our kids to be raised by us, instead of babysitters. We knew the road to the future would be rocky with only one income, but that was the sacrifice we were willing to make. With my husband being an over the road truck driver, we felt it was important that at least one us could be with the kids 24/7. Although there have been those that had plenty to say about the fact that I stayed home and continue to have a big problem with it because they didn’t get to, it has worked OK for us.
I began writing online in 2009. It was something that fell in my lap. I had seen an opportunity online to work from home and I filled out the questionnaire and promptly forgot about it. I had prayed to G0d hoping for some kind of answer of what I was to do with my life. Was wiping noses and butts the best it was ever going to get?? I asked Him to show me what I should do. Within days this company called me up and told me they wanted me to write reviews for them. They would set me up with a website for a fee, and I could make the money back writing reviews. Thinking this was G0d’s answer; I began to write and discovered I seemed to have a knack for it. Slowly but surely my personality and voice emerged. I discovered I really loved to write. I loved the interaction I got with the outside world. I loved blogging with groups. When the company went under last year, I started a new website from scratch on blogger and went on. Recently I redesigned it again changing color schemes and adding an avatar of myself and a dancing replica of my dog Jolly. This time I didn’t have to pay someone to do it for me. I did it on my own, and I am extremely excited and proud of my accomplishment.
When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always wanted to be an artist. I went to school for graphic design, and now I feel I am living the dream. I am a full time mommy, and I am pursuing a passionate hobby that gives my creativity a place to flourish. I am so glad I found that I could write and have my creativity's thirst quenched. It is good for what ails me!! It would be great to get paid for it, but I am just as pleased to write for the fun of it until next time when I give you another glimpse into the life of a trucker‘s wife.
