hi there!
it's me.
me who?
me jodi.
a joyful girl.
my life in #'s goes a little something like this:
i am a 37 year old mommy of 2 boys under 4.
tubes tied. test confirmed.
i have been married 15 years to the most patient, creative, loving man- who happens to be a rockin' daddy and hottie too!
i am 1 of 1 (reads only child) and although i am big into my personal space, both emotionally and physically, i don't believe i suffer from ocs (only child syndrome) or at least not much.
i was born at 9:59 pm on 11*20*1972 which makes me a scorpio on the sagittarius cusp.
i work 40+ hours a week out of the house as a bookstore manager and that is just a warm up for the 168 hours i put in as a domestic goddess.
i love to read and have at least 3 books lying around the house at any given time.
i wish on 11:11.
my favorite # is 8.
i will run a 26 mile marathon before i turn 40.
i have 1 dog named olive.
my street address is 5525.
my area code is 678 but 404 is much cooler if you live in the dirty south.
i am 5'5 tall and wear a size 8 shoe. i think that's pretty substantial.
my mother is 4'11 tall and wears a 4 1/2 shoe. everything's relative, right?
my husband proposed to me on my 21st birthday.
i have lived in 4 states- michigan, florida, georgia & texas.
i drive a 2006 swagger wagon.
i have at least 5 loads of laundry that need to be done at any given time.
i drink 52oz. of coffee a day on average. i like it black.
i have terrible vision and wear a 7.5 and 8.25 prescription.
my to do list is easily 7 pages at any given time.
i sleep with 2 pillows.
my ideal room temperature is around 70 unless i'm sick or sleeping,
in which case i like it colder.
i've been to negril, jamaica 2 times and i hope to go back.
the beach is amazing, my favorite so far.
i do at least 1 nice thing everyday.
i believe in the 80/20 rule.
i'm pretty average, statistically speaking...
so i decided to write this blog for me. blogging for bliss.
i'm not trying to sell you a product or a point of view.
just me being me.
expressing my voice.
developing my voice.
_ensuring_ my voice.
i'm not preaching.
coaching.
guiding.
i'm not trying to be kitschy or clever.
i'm not delusional enough to think you care about the details of my day but i'm gonna share them anyway if the urge strikes.
i'm journaling.
growing.
accepting.
dreaming.
scheming.
i'm introvert.
a text book _infj_.
i have amazing intuition.
i experience crystal clear moments of clarity yet have difficulty expressing them.
most of the time that's just fine by me but every now and again i feel a burning desire to get it out.
but to get it out the way i feel it, to be truly understood and that is easier said than done.
i am a lover of language.
words are beautiful and powerful.
those that master them amaze and inspire me.
that being said, i'm not a big fan of capitalization or punctuation.
if you have a red pen in hand or a teacher fetish, you probably want to go ahead move along.
i'm dark and twisty.
i'm shiny and happy.
i don't fall easily into the grey.
i'm far to passionate for that.
i'm smart enough to know when i have to play the game.
and i'm pretty darn good at it when i do.
but if i don't have to, i don't.
i much prefer to be genuine.
it usually takes me a minute or two (even a day, or a week at times) to process my thoughts and feelings.
but when i get there beware because i believe it mind, body and soul.
intellectual cleavage.
smart is sexy.
no need to dumb it down.
i am also a recovering perfectionist.
i over analyze.
read to much into things.
it's a blessing and a curse.
i want approval and accolades without sticking my neck out too far.
i give up on things if i can't do them _just so_.
i am firm in what i believe and have no problem sharing my point of view.
but my heart, my soul, my unguarded, undeveloped, unprotected me-
well that's a different story...
i'm old enough to know who i am at the core of my being.
what traits are inherently mine.
beyond control.
i accept and embrace them.
i'm young enough to want to change certain things.
to grow, to explore, to evolve...
to become not the best me i can be but the most authentic.
that's what i hope to do in this blog.
to look in the mirror and face it head on.
to love the woman in the mirror.
to share my epiphanies.
and most importantly, to keep it real.
i am not trying to be a blog goddess.
that niche is being filled by amazing women around the globe who inspire and lift me up daily.
welcome to my journey...
welcome to my wabi sabi world.
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