Happy Birthday Blog!

Today is my birthday.  I’m 38 years old.  And I’m size four…teen, yeah, size 14.

I prefer experiences to store bought gifts because they are more memorable and I like feeling alive, especially on my birthday.  I usually pick experiences that are completely terrifying to me.  Last year my gift to myself was getting my first book, “Mind Your Manners Minnie Monster!” published.  (check it out: www.minniemonsters.com and/or at amazon.com.)

This year I’m going to do three (3) frightening things:

1.   Start a Blog.  I want to be a writer and all the professional writers I’ve met say that they like my work and I really need to start writing more often.  They all suggest writing a blog.  Blogs scare me because:

• I’m not tech savvy.  At all.  I joined Facebook 30 seconds ago and asked, “what’s a wall?”
• I’m not sure how I will find time to update my posts in a timely manner, and
• I’m afraid I’ll write something offensive, get flame mail, and everyone will hate me

2.  Shoot a Gun.  As a Jersey girl Democrat who spent the last ten years living in Southern California, holding a gun is about as foreign to me as eating tofu at a steak house is for a Texan.

3.  Enter a Bikini Competition.  This actually petrifies me the most.  Seriously…nothing screams “bikini winner!” like a 38-year-old, size 14 woman.

But guess what?  My first blog post is done now.  Happy Birthday to Me!

What terrifies you?  Do you have a scary goal you’d like to do this year?  Let me know!

 

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