"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
  -- Confucius
And this is mine... you will witness my triumphs and failures if you choose to follow my blog. I can not guarantee that I will not make someone mad along the way, spark some interesting debates, or quite possibly fuel some anger, but this is MY journey and I invite you to come along. I am going to apologize up front to my family and friends for words and feelings that will be posted in black and white, as some of them might be hurtful. This is not to embarrass anyone or shame them, but is a way of my being able to reach down and dig deep into what makes me tick. Everyone of you has helped mold me into the person that I am today and with your continued support will help transform me into a better me.

In a world full of cover girl models, dieting trends, high divorce rate, high unemployment rates, living paycheck to paycheck, and misery all around  one can easily feel overwhelmed, confused, and above all else... FRUSTRATED. This new venture of mine is gonna be a self help procedure of sorts, however, if I am able to help someone else along the way, it will just add to the beauty of MY journey. I am new at all of this, the blogging, the openness, the exercise, but when all else has seemed to fail, why not. If nothing else, it might just give all those that might stumble upon my blog a good laugh!

 I hope that this blog will be read, shared, enjoyed, and responded to. I look forward to receiving advice, pats on the back, and in the end... A BETTER ME.

What will make a better me? Happier? Healthier? Wealthier? Better mom, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend? The answer to these will not be answerable for a long time coming. I embark on this journey with an absolute clean slate. Of course everyone wants to be better in some, if not all, aspects of their life. Me? at this point I will just settle for 1 area at a time.