And so it begins.  This is my blog.  My first blog ever.  It's a requirement for a class that I am taking.  I am taking the class because I want to complete my degree in English.  I want to complet my degree because I want to write, and write as well as I possibly can.  So I am writing.  I am doing what I set out to do.  I am liking this already.

   Four years ago I said goodbye to my job, my office, and my coworkers so that I could be a stay at home mom, and a serious threat to Martha Stewart's empire.  I thought I would finally tackle all of those projects that I had been putting off because of my 50 hour work weeks.  I thought I would organize my house, my husband, and my four beautiful children so that we never had to look for another lost shoe.  I thought I would be hosting dinner parties to get us back in touch with old friends and to fill up my free time. I thought I would relax and enjoy my children.  

  Friends who knew me from work wished me well.  Some were very blunt about telling me I was making a mistake.  They said I wouldn't be able to handle it.  I assured them that I had an alter ego that was equally driven at home and very domesticated.  They shook their heads.  I prayed and then I jumped.

   Here is where I would love to tell of the magical journey that began just as I walked out of General Motors to fulfill every glorious notion of domestic bliss that could be imagined.  That would require a great deal of creative license.  However, I did make the right choice.  I think even my friends from work would be impressed.  So I will dedicate this blog to being a stay at home mom, all that I have learned along the way, and continue to learn. I will write about myself, my home, my children, and my projects. The good, the bad, and the ugly.