The Prologue

The Prologue

So here is my starting point.  I’ve already written a short intro to a blog I’ve been wanting to start for years.  I have so many awesome and funny stories to share.  I’m ready to write.  Now how in the hell do I get started?

Crap.

To dive right into the adventures would be a little weird; like getting a driver’s license and you’ve never driven a car.  A marriage proposal with no first date.  You get the idea.

So, after careful deliberations (i.e. binge-watching cooking shows in my pajamas while drinking Kahlua), I thought it might be helpful to write a little prologue to give you, Friends, an idea of who I am and why I’m starting this project, and yeah—we’ll go from there.

So, without further ado…

PROLOGUE:

My name is Aimee and I am a gal in my early 30’s living in the silly city of Portland, Oregon.  I moved here in 2011 from the Midwest, where I was born and raised.

The end.

(just kidding)

After transitioning to being out in the Pacific Northwest, I found myself settling into a life of complacency.  I was satisfied with the little nuggets of delight that life would toss my way.  If I got an invite to a social gathering that sounded interesting, I’d go.  If I wanted to decline and be lazy, I would.  However, that just wasn’t quite enough.  There was something missing.

Inspired by a loved one, I started to take a deep look into how I was living my life.  Sure, I had spurts of effort sprinkled in here and there.  I wanted a couple of degrees; I got them.  I wanted to move to Portland; here I am.  However, life just seemed ‘meh’.  It was an interesting conundrum: you subconsciously know that you have to make a life change, but you have no idea where to start or how to do it.  That’s what this blog is going to do.  I hope it motivates you to do the same.

I’ve already started making a concentrated effort to get out in the community.  I’ve gone to TED talks (don’t know what those are?  Click here: TED Talks), photography receptions, met amazing people who know the history of the Alberta Arts District, and this energy and enthusiasm is swirling and growing.

No longer am I this chick who goes to work and does stuff every now and then.  I am a vibrant, living person who was making solid efforts to create a meaningful life.  I have a project, thus I have a purpose.

Well, thanks for letting me share, Friends.  I look forward to going in-depth on the cool things to come.  Scheduled for this week: a conversation with a mindfulness blogger and a chance to try pre-holiday culinary experiments with a few friends.

Until next time, be well.  And enjoy the beauty of my plastic animal collection.

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