Yeegh. This feels like a lot of pressure, this starting a blog thing. So for starters I will tell you why I’ve decided to be a blogger as I grow up. (not when I grow up because I’m not sure that ever happens)

One night a few years ago I was feeling lonely and doing the random internet surfing thing (I hadn’t yet been introduced to stumbleupon) and I discovered CommunityChannel. I was hooked instantly. This girl is funny, I though to myself, she is interesting! In fact I stayed up all night watching all of her videos and have since been on tenterhooks awaiting each one as it is posted. So you will understand that a short while later I added her (Natalie Tran) to my list of heroes, right next to Eleanor de Aquitaine and Virginia Hall. (witty notation about Nat and the non similarity of my other heroes inserted here)

I have since been trying to figure out what to do with my life. At one point I sat down and wrote a list. I am divorced. I have no money. I have no career. I have no hobbies. Well, I though to myself after much boohooing and grumblings, the easiest dilemma to solve would be the lack of hobbies. All I have to do is figure out what I like. Another list ensued. I decided one thing I could not live without was being outside and more specifically outside AWAY from civilization. This naturally blended with the need to pack the right gear and pretty much figure out how not to be miserable while tromping about outside. Hya! I had a hobby. Later as I sat late at night and watched Nat make hilarious little insights about people I was hit with inspiration. Right on the forehead. I could make a real life survival blog. (also on the list of likes was writing)

I wish I could say that that was yesterday and poof here is my blog but no, I’m a procrastinator. It has been a while since the idea struck me and it has since been pattering me on the head with increasing force. So here I am taking this one step forward in my discovery of who I want to be.