A Little About Me

My name is Melissa. I am (among many other things) a marriage and family therapist, a mom of a 6 month old darling daughter, a life partner to a man who makes me very happy, a woman approaching 40, a lover of movies and geek culture, and a creative person who loves to cook, craft, and scrapbook. My friends would say I am outgoing and I speak my mind. But the truth is, I try to filter my thoughts before I speak. I suppress the urge to share random thoughts that come to me suddenly or have been swirling around in my brain, developing like cotton candy. I told my partner Jason that I was considering blogging so I could have an creative outlet I can use even when I don't have access to my scrapbooking supplies. I see this blog as a place to both discuss things I find important and things that amuse me. I also view it as a tool to grow and reflect on my life. Maybe someone else will be helped by what they read or at least be entertained. Even if my writing is never read, it will help me to understand myself better and be a record of learning that someday I can share with my daughter.

A writer friend of mine from college gave me a compliment over a year ago that also led to this experiment. He told me that he liked my writing style and that I should think about becoming a writer. How he observed that from a facebook post is a mystery to me, but his words spoke to a need I felt be creative and to just write. It is pleasurable for me to write something that is not paperwork in the same way that reading for pleasure trumps reading a textbook for a required class I would rather not have to take. Welcome to my blog. And thank you for reading!