Chapter One

"The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written."

- Melody Beattie

January 1 A new day. A new year. A new chapter. A new beginning. So much pressure to not screw it up. To start off on the right foot. To make it COUNT.  Lose weight. Make friends. Go to church. Be successful. Be happy. Be fit and fashionable and FABULOUS.

How to begin?   I woke up this morning early (for me), weighed myself (always), debated for half a second between smoothie and scone (ha!), and sat down to write my first ever blog post.

When I told my son that I wanted to start a blog his first questions were: "Why? What is your plan? What is your motivation? What do you want to accomplish?" The real answer is - I don't know.

I'm not thin or stylish enough for a Fashion Blog.  And I guess I don't get the point. Does anyone care that I'm posing on a street corner in an H&M sweater that is NOW 30% OFF, CLICK THE LINK IN MY BIO!! ? I don't think so.

I'm not organized enough for a Lifestyle Blog. It's a good day when I get the laundry folded much less arrange twinkle lights artfully around my perfect cup of joe, Daniel Wellington watch and open MacBook.

Fitness? (uh... no). 

Food? (don't make me laugh).

So, to repeat my son's query "What is the POINT?"

I guess in the end I feel that I have a somewhat interesting life. I am a Flight Attendant for a "major airline" with all the glamour (ha!) and craziness that entails. 

I'm recently married to a much younger hottie with a super cool, super secret job that has brought me from living a fairly normal life in Nashville and Tampa, to living a life that dreams are made of, here in London, England.

We are traveling the world, taking photos, making memories, and trying to wring every last experience out of this gift we have been given - because all of it is temporary and some day there will be nothing left but the photographs and the remembrances.

So, let's call this my personal journal. My way of making these memories last.  My way of taking those of you who are interested along with me.  Maybe offering some tips and suggestions and smiles along the way.  And above all, hopefully inspiring you too, to take a chance, make a change, live your best life.

Because it is a new year and our book is here, just waiting to be written.