I'm Here

And by here, I cleverly (a term I use pretty loosely) mean both here in Indiana, and here in blog-world.

So I feel like as a newbie to the blogworld, I have an obligation to explain myself. Why am I here? What is my purpose? What do I think I can contribute to the blogosphere? And I'm not totally clear on all of the answers to those questions, but I will still attempt to answer them.

I decided to blog for a few reasons. One, I thought it might be a good idea to document this new chapter in my life. I don't really know who will care to follow this documentation, (with the exception of my parents--hopefully) but still the idea sounds good. Secondly, I wanted a place to come and put my thoughts in words. I guess I could do that in a journal, but my hand tends to cramp up when I write for more than ten minutes... so naturally I have to write it on the computer for the whole world to see. Third, if I ever acquire an audience, I would like to use my blog for accountability. I imagine myself blogging about my new resolution to never eat sugar again, or go running 5 times a week, and well if I have an audience that I can't let down, maybe, just maybe I will be more motivated to follow through. Now those are my reason for wanting to blog, but as far as what my purpose is, I kind of hit on that. I want to document this new chapter in my life... okay so yeah, I definitely already said that. And do I have anything to contribute to blogosphere? Probably not. I mean, I don't even know how to do fancy things, like putting up pictures. And I haven't set myself up for much success with the lame title. However, maybe I will surprise myself. Maybe my blog will become so popular, that I am offered book deals. And then I will write a book that is made into a movie. This is not my reason for being here, but if that were to happen, it would be a bonus.

Anyway, so again I felt like I should take this first post as an opportunity to explain myself for being here. Next post I will officially begin recounting all the exciting details of my life since I have embarked on this new adventure... moving from California to the middle of the country...