My Guilty Pleasure

July 11, 2014

I am so ashamed.  I am 44 years old and I love One Direction.  I never imagined I'd be into a boy band at my age.  But I love their music.  Some of the songs are what I'd call "bubble gum" (cutesy) music, but most are absolutely beautiful.   "You & I",  "Little Things", "Story of My Life", and "That's What Makes You Beautiful" are all very lovely and touching songs.   I drive my son, who is 17, absolutely nuts watching the videos on You Tube, over and over again.  He can't stand them, or pop in general.  But I can't help myself.  They are my guilty pleasure.

My Three Things: Maybe Someday

July 10, 2014

     

Today, I am doing my first link up with Heidi from Heidi's Head.  This is all new to me, so let's see....what to write...what to write????  Ok...let's try this...

Three Things I Wish I Could Do

# 1 -  All my life I have wanted to be a DANCER.   I used to watch TV shows like "Solid Gold" and "Dance Fever".   I would do kicks and twirls and roll around on the floor trying to look sexy.  I remember in 5th and 6th grade, we would have an opportunity to showcase a talent at our class Christmas party.   I always danced.  The class was very polite and clapped.  They never made fun of me, which looking back, is amazing.  To this day, I would love to take dance lessons.   Maybe someday.

 # 2 - Another thing I would love to be able to do well is SING.  I love to sing!  It would be thrilling to stand in front of an audience and belt out my favorite songs.  Unfortunately, my talent is mediocre at best.  When I was in college, I joined a female singing group and the choir director said she was impressed with my ability to blend my voice with the notes being played.  Unfortunately, I can only do this in certain ranges.  I would love to take voice lessons and improve my range.  Maybe someday.

    

# 3 - Finally, I would love to become a REALTOR.  I love love love houses!  I would tour every house on the market, if I could.  I love watching all the shows on HGTV about fixing up, flipping, buying, and selling houses.  Being about to work in the industry would be a dream come true.  Unfortunately, since the housing market tanked, it just isn't an option at this time.  Maybe someday.

Getting Started

July 5, 2014

My BA is in Communications/Journalism.  Unfortunately, I have never had an opportunity to use it.  I worked 3 jobs my senior year in college, so I had no time to take on an unpaid internship.  To quote "Pretty Woman"....'Big mistake.  Big.  HUGE'--because I never got my foot in the door anywhere.  While I graduated with honors, every place I applied wanted 3 to 5 years experience, which you can't get without a job.

I've always dreamed of writing a book.  I have lots of ideas floating around in my head, but getting them put to paper has been an impossible task.  So today I attended a writer's workshop called "A Novel Idea".  It is part 3 of a series being held by the Perry County Council of Arts, and the main speaker for today's session, "Creating Spellbinding Characters" was Don Helin, author if "Thy Kingdom Come",  "The Devil's Den", and "Secret Assault".

The class was amazing.   I further developed my main character, and started forming 3 characters I hadn't originally planned on.  I learned so much and I am excited to get started on my book.  Excited, but terrified.  What if all my ideas disappear?  What if it sucks?

Oh well....only one way to find out.  Just write it!!!!