This is my special spot to introduce any would-be readers to the carbon based life form behind the blog.
My name is Valerie. I considered going by an alias but decided that just seems silly in a world where mostly everything is track-able. I'm a mother to a nearly seven year old named Cole and a two year old named Collin. I love it most days. I also tend to get frustrated with it a few minutes every day, at least.
I'm in a long-term relationship with my other half and absolute best friend, Brandon. For all intents and purposes, he's known as B here.
B and I have no planned wedding date. That isn't even a thought in our world. We live together. We have children together. We function and help each other without complaint. We pick up the slack where each other is weak, when it's needed. Why fix it if it's not broken? This isn't to say you won't eventually find wedding planning hitting this blog; this is to say that at present time, this isn't even a thought in our world and ultimately, mine.
We have three pets between us. Two Domestic Short-Hairs of the female feline persuasion (b. April 2007 & January 2011), and a long-coated male cat (b. July 2013). They are our babies and members of the family.
I'm currently a stay-at-home mom and a student. A new semester is starting in late August and is likely to be very busy.
My objective: Early Childhood Education. I really love children and felt a strong pull to Child Psychology so that I could help children by listening, rather than medicating them; but (life always has a but, doesn't it?), I did a bit of soul-searching that can be read about here and changed my whole scholastic direction. It's turned out to be a great decision because I'm a much better parent as a result of the education in the field of young children.
If you want a much more intimate review of my lifestyle and the inner workings of it, including my personal head, you can click the various challenges below (which I intend to finish someday).
Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
Day 02- The meaning behind your Blog name
Day 03- A picture of you and your friends
Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn’t have
Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to
Day 06- Favorite super hero and why
Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why
Day 09- Something you’re proud of in the past few days
Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad
Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends
Day 12- How you found out about Blogger and why you made one
Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently
Day 14- A picture of you and your family
Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play
Day 16- Another picture of yourself
Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have
Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them
Day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future
Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else
Day 23- Something you crave for a lot
Day 24- A letter to your parents
Day 25- What I would find in your bag
Day 26- What you think about your friends
Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge
Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?
Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned
Day 30- Your favorite song.
Top photo credit: Trizza Grantham Photography
