Spilling the beans

So, all of a sudden, I'm overflowing with things to post about! Not that they're all making it into the blog right away...but I can "see" them in my world/life/home and "hear" them rattling around in my bean box like I obviously couldn't just 48...wait...really?...yeah, I guess that right -- just 48 short days (and 3 posts) ago.

For the two of you who actually read this blog (Thanks Jenny!) hang onto your hat...or chair...or something...because the posts are about to hit the fan...er, blog. :-) I still don't feel comfortable stating that I'm really rolling now but I'm pretty sure I'm in for a good 'run' here for the next little bit. We'll see after that. I'm not super good at the "sticking to it" thing.

For anyone else who stumbles here accidentally, let me touch on a couple IAQ (infrequently asked questions). I'm just writing the answers, you can supply (or guess, or make up, or mad-lib) the questions.

1. No, I don't know what I'm doing.
2. Because I don't have* any kids (or a job, house, much of a 'life' really) of my own to write about.
3. Because other people I know are doing it and I felt left out (and kinda dumb).
4. Because they said it would be fun...the jury's still out on that (even if the ideas are more free-flowing now).
5. Yes, I would. That never stopped me as a kid, either.
6. Like I said, I really don't know what I'm doing. That includes all the fancy-schmancy things my bloggi-world idols are doing. I just figured out how to add pictures. I'm bugging one of my blogging buds to death (or possibly insanity) with questions. (She says I'm not, bless her heart, so I'll keep bugging her until she changes her mind.) But, aesthetics just don't matter to me most of the time. More accurately, worrying about what other people think of my aesthetics doesn't matter to me. I like the way my blog looks. It's not 'cute' but it works. And, it's clean. I like that, too. Maybe someday I'll figure the rest out and mess with it and see what I like. Or not. I'm good with knowing how to add pictures for now.

*Yeah, I 'kind of' have kids - I have many, many (ad infinitum) nieces and nephews and a few kids that I've sorta 'claimed' over the years. As yet, I have not given birth, been visited by a story, found a baby in a basket, adopted any human, or fostered anyone, human or otherwise. I also 'kind of' have a job - I'm a substitute teacher. Don't get me wrong. I love it! And, yes, they pay me. And yes, it's a real job - I pay taxes and everything! But, really, it's more like I'm doing someone else's job for a day or two at a time. I'm not negating the importance of substitutes, either. (Dang! I just got another blog idea! How do I turn this off?) But, I don't have any co-workers...at least not any that I know - just a whole lot of 'clients' that I love with all my heart! And some of my clients have become some of my 'claimed kids', as mentioned above. I don't have a desk (except at home) or a phone (except my cell) or a workplace (except someone else's, as also mentioned above). And, yeah, I 'kind of' have a house. I have a home, yes. It's just that 'someone else' owns it and I pay 'them' rent. And it's in a building with 3 other homes (aka: apartment), and 'they' take care of the yard. Sure I like it (I love the place, for an apartment it CAN NOT be topped) but it's not 'mine' ya know. And, lastly, yeah, I 'kind of' have a life - I don't hate my life by any means. Actually, my life kinda rocks. There are things about my life that others would hate. Mostly, though, I think most people would just be bored to tears (or possibly insanity) by living my life. Luckily, I'm not 'most people'. My life is pretty cool for me. I enjoy it tremendously with one HUGE caveat - watch for another post, it doesn't belong in this one.