My First Time

Its my first time to ever go on line and post anything. On daily basis as part of my work at a publishing company I encourage others to blog and be open about introducing themselves to the www. Well, for some reason it isn't as simple as it sounds. Even saying hello is a little intimidating for me.

I guess I'll just go with it and begin. Lovey is my grandmother name. I didn't want to be Nana, or Grand-ma, or MeMe. No offense to all of the wonderful ladies who are known to their grandchildren by those names, but when the movie The YaYa Sisterhood came out, I decided that as I got older it might be fun to be a little different once in a while. I've been a conformist all my life and it really gets tiresome trying to do what is acceptable all of the time. Anyway, my name came to be when I was playing golf with my husband and friends (one of the 5 times I haved played in my life) and one yelled "Tee Off Lovey," She was kidding me about being like the rich lady on old TV show Gilligian's Island. Anyway, I kind of liked it and decided that was what I was going with when I became a grandmother.

A little more info... I turned 50 this year, graduated from college, got a new position at work, and have nearly felt like collapsing. I gained weight during the last 3 years as I came home from work every night to sit back down to yet another computer and study. Continuing to sit around at home is very appealing now so I am having to force myself to try to do a little exercise and not eat as much. I have a lot of dreams and ideas. However, the confidence level is low so I thought writing down my feelings would be a way to work through what is important to me and where I might discover my passions. Yes, I know everyone is doing that. Again, I'm a conformist and probably just moving with the pack.

Why am I writing this for the public to see instead of just keeping it to myself? Well, last night I was watching the TV program "How to Look Good Naked." I know that these type of reality shows are fairly staged, but the idea of getting on TV in nothing but panties and bra with the normal lumps, bumps, and inadequacies looks so freeing, I decided today that by writing about my lumps, bumps, and inadequacies I might be freed of some of my fears. If you can identify, keep reading. I'll be back.

Lovey