Finding the Courage to Start

I have thought about this for a long time.  I do a lot of writing.  I write a lot for work and I write for several different blogs.  Everything, while interesting in their own way, is not very interesting on a personal level.  I have found myself feeling a little empty and unfulfilled with my writing lately.  I feel like I have lost my passion for writing.  And that's pretty depressing.

Lately I have been toying with the idea of writing my own blog about all the craziness in my life, and I felt that spark again.  It's really exciting to be able to just throw it all out there and be unfiltered.  I want this blog to be a place where I can just let it all hang out and tell it like it is without any super-sweet, sticky sugar coating.
I have read too many blogs where stories told seem so unrealistic and completely opposite of my life.  I find myself wanting to jump on my desk and scream at the computer, "JUST SHUT UP!"  I don't want to read about perfect kids.....perfect spouses......how awesome your ass looks after the gym......how you have a house that is so clean the Queen of England could eat off the floor.

Guess what?  I don't have the perfect life.  My kids are messy.  My cat throws up on the couch.  My job is stressful, and my husband never remembers to take out the trash.

But it is my life.  And I am trying to find humor in it.  I hope that this blog helps my readers either realize that their lives aren't as screwed up as they thought.  Or they can take comfort in knowing someone else out there is going through the same thing.  

And to be honest this is pretty cheap therapy.

So, I hope you enjoy reading my rants and crazy adventures.  I think together we will  come to realize that no matter how insane we think things are, there is always someone crazier.

Welcome to my Dysfunctional Diaries.

~ Laurie