Intro to the Many Facets of Me (and the purpose of this blog)

I have many different sides, different facets. For the most part, at this time in my life I jump from the mother facet, to the wife one, back to the mother, to the housekeeper (okay not really that one as much as I should) and then occasionally I put a toe or two on the artist facet. I like the artist facet. It just requires so much concentration and effort. So I keep the artist, my creative side, quietly waiting in the background. Waiting for more time or maybe just a better outlet. I've been trying to come up with an outlet that is all-encompassing, right, one that I can spend small amounts of broken time on, that I enjoy and look forward to doing. But also one that has some earning potential. Everyone wants to do that thing that they love, and now that I am a mother, I have the need to find that thing and also balance family life. I have done the away-from-home job. It was okay for a while. I felt like I was wasting a lot of great moments I could be spending with my kids and running the household. But I can't just hang out at home all the time either. I need projects and goals and new ideas. So in comes the idea for this blog, well, after a year of thinking and planning and changing my mind anyway. My bucket list has always included writing a book. In high school I was on the yearbook staff and took creative writing classes. I majored in public relations in college, plenty of writing there. So this writing bug has always been there. Even now, I have pages and pages of ideas for books and articles. I could write all day. But in reality, I only have small amounts of time throughout the day when I am uninterrupted. Although, if I was not interrupted with precious and priceless moments with my family, I may not have as much to write about. As I write, naptime is coming to an end. It will once again be time to laugh hysterically in the pool with my 2 year-old son or watch my 4 year-old daughter follow a butterfly around the yard in hopes of catching it. I am blessed to be able to be here for these moments. I am excited to share these moments in my writing. I believe this might be the way I can bring everything together and be able to jump over to the artist facet a little more often. And feel a little more complete in the process.