My First Post

Hi,

I'm new to blogging and it's going to be a bit of a challenge for me as I'm not used to talking about myself. I think though this will just be about my life in general, the adventures (or should I say misadventures!) of my granddaughter Anna and a place to post some of my scrapbook layouts.

My granddaughter as you will very quickly discover is the light of my life! I was there when she was born, along with my sister-in-law Cathy. That was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. I'm helping my daughter raise Anna, my daughter is only 20 and single and can be very naive at times. My daughter is also bi-polar which can make for quite a roller coaster ride.

I'm addicted to caffiene in a way that has most people shake their heads in disbelief. When I say addicted it's an understatement. It's not at all unusual for me to drink 2 - 6 packs of 24 oz. bottles of Diet Pepsi a day! Oh and when you hear me complaining of insomnia, I did try eliminating caffeine. I quit both caffiene and smoking for 4 years after my bypass surgery, my insomnia got worse!

Sometimes you'll hear me whine and have a pity party for myself because on top of the heart disease (I had a triple bypass in 1998 when I was 36) I also have FMS (fibromyalgia). There are days when just sitting at the computer and typing is extremely painful. In spite of the daily unrelenting pain I still work full-time. I absolutely refuse to let FMS rule my life for the most part. There are days when just getting to work and coming home is all I have the energy and will power for. My granddaughter and kitties though can bring a smile to my face on the worst of days. That or when my pity party lasts for more than an hour or so I get on my own nerves, give myself a good swift kick in the rear, and get on with life.

I just started scrapbooking this past May so you'll see a lot of my layouts here. I do paper scrapping as well as digi. I love it! It's very relaxing and great for relieving the stresses of everday life.

Well, I think that's enough for my first post. Besides I really need to go buy more Diet Pepsi and I'm down to counting change because I spent my cigarette and soda money on scrap supplies. See, scrapbooking can also help you stay healthy!

With that I leave you with a recent digi layout I did. Thanks for listening to me ramble on and I hope you like the layout! All of the elements used here are from Scrap Girls.