"my first post"

recently i've discovered several blogs that i really enjoy reading and keeping up with.  i find it interesting how attached i've gotten and how much i know about a few strangers' lives, yet they know nothing about me.

i think i've always strayed away from writing for an audience because i didn't think i had anything interesting or meaningful to say.  always dreaded writing assignments, and still feel self-conscious about every email or instant message or text i write-- triple checking and correcting myself constantly.  but i know that the best thing to do when you have trouble starting- is to just start.

i think i read something in a blog once along the lines of "maybe someone somewhere may come across this at a time when they really need it..."   well, i've been on that side and have actually been comforted by reading something "ordinary" from another person's experience.  i think that would be a pretty cool thing to give to someone else. here goes!