why i created a blog

here's the thing.

i reallly enjoy writing.

i know it seems silly but i really enjoy it.

i told my friends the other day that i miss research papers (sad... i know).

and while i currently have an events planning job i feel like i need a creative outlet.

i could scrapbook (and i still enjoy it) but it takes a lot of time and effort.

and i have realized,

since, 'tying the knot', that it takes a lot of effort to work full time, have a farmer husband,

cook, clean and manage a home AND i don't even have kids. (kudos to my mom!!)

as well. since i don't have the internet at home, too far out in the boonies i fear, this means that

these posts are created, processed and finished on the job (unbeknownst to my colleagues). so i must keep them short and too the point, which i realize that i am not doing.

nevertheless i would like to take a minute to explain the name of the blog.

i have been inspired!!

Inspired is a strange word:

in-spired

aroused, animated or inbued with the spirit to do something

i found another blog. 1000awesomethings!

this man is awesome.

he finds beauty and awesome in everyday life.

and i realized something

i really love my life.

i mean really love it

.... mostly

i don't love getting up early. i don't love bats in my bedroom. and i don't love garbage

but the thing is - i am really blessed

and i really love my life!!

in my profile i described myself in a very simple manner.

i love my life. i love my family. i love my husband. i love my God

(not necessarily in that order..... :)

but they are the things and the people that give me Everyday Joy (hence the title)

often they also give me pain & annoyance, especially in reference to my family & husband.

but i couldn't do without them. and more than likely - they will be

what inspire my posts. their silliness, their love, thier ambitions and thier presence

anyway, the point of this blog is a creative outlet to talk about what i love,

my everyday joys, and realistically speaking - probably also my sorrows.

but admist sorrows there are so incredibly many joys!!

a special little lady i cleaned tents with once asked me, " do you just, like, love your life"

and i answered then, as i do now.

yes i really do!

i love my life

but i have gone over my self-imposed time length and word limit.

see you another time.

another post

another joy