Intro

I thought I’d begin by posting an intro, hoping to get the ball rolling on deciding what to write. With all the chaos in the world, I thought I needed a place to document my thoughts and to get some things off my chest.

I’m Louise, a 30-something-year-old gal from Illinois. As much as I like to think I’m a simple girl, that isn’t always true. I’ve had a very eventful life if I stop to think about it. Currently, I’m divorced from a marriage that gave me a precious daughter….and I’m now engaged to a wonderful man who gave me an amazing son. I have a full-time job where I’m trying to succeed while battling my own lack of self-confidence. I work a normal shift then spend my evenings running my teenage daughter to soccer games, cheer practice, and to hang out with friends. All while chasing my 1-year-old son who has recently learned to walk and thinks he can conquer any obstacle that his little feet touch….spoiler-alert: He can’t and it’s exhausting. Meanwhile, I’m doing all of this with my wonderful fiancee by my side. He’s awesome. You’ll learn more about him later.

I come from a large family with five siblings, and most are all jacked-up in their own unique way. The subject of addiction and lack of finances is not uncommon with my siblings. I’m the odd-ball for having my shit together.

My parents were married for 30+ years before divorcing, but it was a long time coming. As I look back and think about how much they hated each other, I realize that my dad hated my mom yet completely adored her at the same time. My mother, well, she’s just a disrespectful bitch. We’ll get into this later.

I know there will be a lot of various topics to my random posting, but I forecast that most will revolve around my fiancee and kids, my family, and my work….because let’s face it…that’s all I’ve got time for. Lame? Sounds like it. We’ll just have to wait and see where this takes us.