Test Drive

I've been interested in this blogging world for a long time.  I found my love for social media in college.  I tried out Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.  I fell in love with the connections, content and accessibility of the different outlets.  Once I got out in the real world, I discovered that true social media geeks had an advantage on me.  This advantage is called blogging.


I love to write.  Always have.  I wrote songs, poetry and short stories in elementary school.  Then started (never finished) several novels once I entered high school and college.  I've kept a journal.  I love getting lost in my own thoughts.  It's a way to remove myself from the world for a while.  


One thing I never did was share my work with others.  I've always thought I was decent at it.  I liked my work, but there was always that fear that I was having an "American Idol" moment.  Like when contestants very proudly and loudly get on TV in front of celebrities and millions of people to sing there hearts out and completely suck at it.  I always wondered where their mothers were.  Why did you allow your child to do that?  Not cool.


Anyways, back to blogs, I was always fearful that my writing was only good in my mind like those contestants and their pitiful voices.  I finally realized that social media is about confidence.  If you're going to be good at it, you just have to throw yourself out there and see what people like.  So here I go.  Here are my first thoughts. Hope you enjoy as I start my journey in the blogging world.  Don't be scared to throw constructive criticism my way.  I highly encourage it.  I'll be the first to admit I have no clue what I'm doing.  I'll be good at this one day.  You can help me get there.  Fingers crossed!