Baby Blogger

How to write your first blog post if you're me:
Step 1--Make an account! (I checked that step off over a year ago. Sometimes I procrastinate, but at least I'm not alone. See!
Step 2--Figure out who's likely to read your blog (in my case, probably 3 people so I need to set the bar pretty high).
Step 3--Read your friends' blogs to see how they started out (proceed to spend the next 2 hours reading blogs...)
Step 4--Smile to yourself as you think about how great your friends are.
Step 5--Stop smiling to yourself because you're not the only one in the room and people begin to wonder about you after awhile.
Step 6--Find your way back to your own blank post.
Step 7--Overanalyze each and every idea you're considering because it's likely that your blog will make it all the way to the Queen's eyes and you wouldn't want to disappoint.
Step 8--If you're having trouble with step 7, google "how to write first blog post" because Google knows all.
Step 9--Get serious about this whole writing thing. After all, you probably don't have 5 hours each day to spend on your blog. (Unless you're jobless like me, in which case you actually do).
Step 10--Decide on the "direction" of your blog. I chose south because I don't think I'd enjoy weather that's much colder than Illinois.
Step 11--Stop thinking and start writing!

So there it is, my first blog post. I'm not quite sure it accomplished anything so here are some funny pictures...

Every single time I go to the bathroom, these appear under the door.

Me and my shadow ;)  (not sure why the grass is two different colors. Blame it on the lack of rain)

Fields as far as the eye can see.

What more could a girl ask for?

Inspiring messages a la Lincoln Park Zoo

Cirque Shanghai stunts!

 What you can look forward to in future posts:

• More lists
• More ramblings
• More links
• More pictures
• More direction

I can't promise an update every day (mostly because I'd probably bore you with the lack of news), but I'm hoping to check in pretty often. Here's hoping for interesting events!

-J