Here it is, my maiden post. I'm a brand new bride at the age of 38; I've been married for just over a month. In addition, because of my age, it was a non-negotiable that we would start trying to get pregnant (if it's still possible) starting on the wedding night. Apparently, God was listening. According to the math, I got pregnant on my wedding night or the night after. Oh, and my husband built us a house that we are still trying to move into. (We did not live together before and now we are trying to merge to households).

This is my outlet. I'm nervous but excited at the pregnancy (well, terrified until at least the end of the first trimester). I waited a long time to get married, and although I know there will be many bumps, I want to be a good wife, and with our new home, it is important to me to get moved in and organized right the first time (if that makes sense). The challenge? I'm hopelessly disorganized (and I sooo don't want to be), I don't always stay focused and I never seem to have that sense of urgency to get things done that I feel I should. And probably most distressing for me are my crutches of procrastination: my Kindle and my DVR. My personal addictions.

Maybe if I write out my struggles I will have more successes than failures. I chose the blog format because keeping a journal doesn't work for me; as I'm the only one reading it, I don't have to keep up with it. If there's a chance other people are reading, then I turn another one of my weaknesses (namely not wanting to disappoint people, even total strangers!) into something useful. To anyone that might be reading... I hope it's not mind-numbingly dull! I welcome your comments!