In early August, I put in my notice at work. Yup, after six years, I just wasn’t feeling the love anymore and rather than allow myself to plummet into the depths of despair, I decided to nip that shit in the bud. I had deliberated for months, and in the end, this just had to be done. I was finished, and I had to call the end of the game. I gave ’em three weeks, and then I was out. I have nothing lined up next. What can I say, desperate times, desperate measures.

For my time off (I’m anticipating a couple of months), I’m aiming to get back to basics. I’m returning to activities that I enjoy, activities that nourish the soul. That’s where this new blog comes in: you see, I’ve actually been blogging for a long while. I first started waay back in 2003 when the hubs and I moved overseas to Shanghai. Through the blog, we chronicled our incredible, awesome adventures abroad. When we returned Stateside in 2006 and moved to California for a new job opportunity, I continued to blog our re-assimilation to American life (and everything after). Now, ten years later, it’s time for a blog reinvention. The previous blog was written under a pseudonym. This time, I’m coming out with a new blog filed under my name. I’m excited to see where this all goes.

So without my usual fanfare :), I will say that my first day of freedom is pretty damn packed. Yeah, I know, I should really pace myself considering this free time gig is lasting indefinitely, but sometimes I just can’t help it. There’s too much to do… even if I’m not committed to clocking in my hours somewhere official. That’s right: leave it to me to allot my hours. 🙂

Anyway, I just finished setting up this new blog from scratch (Hover domain registration, Bluehost hosting, WordPress install), and I’m thrilled that after combing through 800+ freebie themes, I came across this cowgirl theme on the very last page!! Yeehaw!!

Welcome to my inaugural post. I hope this blog will make you laugh, cry, scream, rant, rave, groan, overthink (like me), and feel a wealth of emotions! Why not? After all, this is where I’ll lay it all down. Come join me on my next adventure into the scary but alluring unknown.