For at least two years now I have been toying with the idea of entering the blogosphere. My husband has encouraged it, my friends as well, all asserting that I have something to say, something to add. Of course they could just be encouraging me to take my rambling elsewhere but for the sake of mustering the courage and resolve to do this I will assume that is not the case.
I am a thirty-something stay-at-home Catholic mom of six challenging, wonderful children. The title of this blog is a bit of a commentary of all the things I "used to be" before this grand adventure called parenting. I find myself often saying "I used to be a writer," "...a singer,"..."a size 6." But really I wouldn't trade any of those things (well maybe the size 6 bit), for what I am now. I do however often miss my brain! Where did it go? Who took it? With each pregnancy and each subsequent new-born coma I am certain brain cells have been lost and I am determined to get them back! Perhaps this will just be cathartic for me and save my husband thousands of dollars in would-be therapy; perhaps I can encourage other woman who have days, or weeks, when they ask themselves if all this selflessness and sacrifice is really worth it. Or maybe I can make you feel better about your parenting skills and tactics by revealing how lacking I am in mine.
Either way, we'll see where this goes. For now, thanks for the consideration of reading anything I have to say!
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