New Blog (Hi!), new month and new name that was always mine
Well... here we are. I've taken some time to sort out myself, sort out writing and what I mean to say and by some time I mean 3 years. Enough thinking about it, life does not wait until we are totally ready so it's either do it or don't. I want to do it. While I was sorting, my old blogs became unavailable for jumping back in. Mostly, because the email attached to them was deleted because it wasn't my name anymore. I am delighted to have my birth name restored. It involved a lot of hoop jumping and appointments to show paperwork that took a bit more hoop jumping to get ahold of but it's all worth it. Barbara Sue Warren, named after my aunt Barbara and my mom Suzie, women who made me. I am proud to carry this name for all of my days and it feels good to take back that part of me. A couple of years ago a friend and I gave each other a nickname that we thought described us. I gave her Wild and she gave me Whimsy. I love that word and when I had to choose a ne...