I'm Just Me...

   Wow, what a ride!    Over the course of the last few months I've been furiously working on my humorous memoir, 'TTITC' and I'm happy, no, exhilarated to say, "It. Is. Finished." I wrote the last word two days ago and I still can't breathe. Though to tell you the truth, I didn't think I would feel so sad over it at the same time. I'm happy and ecstatic, true, but those emotions are tinged with a feeling of sadness. Perhaps this is a natural reaction in saying farewell to a book that I've nurtured and coddled over the last six or seven years. One that I've cried and laughed over, hated and loved, treated carefully and ignored for months on end, but in the end, one that I always came back to. Working day and night, many a night burning the midnight oil over and not truly knowing if I'd ever finish or not. I don't really know, beings it's the first full-length novel I've completed and one that is so intensely and personall

   Just a meander . . .        I lay back on my blanket, having a moment in the Sun. I go from ordinary to extra o rdinary, and close my eyes! I feel the Sun warm my bro wning skin, dancing on t he surface of my body like butterflies alighting and dancing across m e . I hear the gentle sigh of the breezes as they move past my ears, and I'm enchanted by the sound. The birds are ch irping happily in the boughs above me, as the sun dappled tree tops gently s way. I am whisked away to imagination, a nd, it, is, extraordinary!    There's so much more to life, I know, then four walls and struggles, as I transport my mind to . . .     T he freedom to be myself, deep, unfettered, unwa v ering. Take the time to under stand me, not just know me, but know me. Dig deeper to get to me. Share t hose parts of yourself with me and let's trust each other with our deepest , most honest truths . T rue freedom. To be w ho I am, and know that I'm accepted. L oved. Needed. B eautifu

   Okay everyone, on my mark. Ready with the paddles? Clear! PaCHA.     Blogs body jumps with the jolt, but remains lifeless.    Again! Ready? Clear! PaCHA.     Blogs body jumps yet again, but still nothing is happening.    One more time. Ready? Clear! PaCHA.     Okay, that's great everyone. Good job! I think Blog's got a pulse now, and welcome back . . .       I know I've been away for quite awhile and there's no excuse, but you knew I'd be back, didn't you? Of course you did. Well, here I am. My apologies to you all if you have missed me. I'll give you a brief rundown. Life happened. Life handed me too many curve balls to keep up with since last Summer and something had to give and my social platforms were the targets, especially my Twitter and blogging habits, but the good news is, I've dealt with all that was handed to me, successfully, might I add and now I'm here again, and it's good to be back!        So you know, I didn't gi