So who is Shawnna anyways?

Okay I feel pretty darned proud of myself right about now!  Two times in one week I actually remembered I started this thing and logged in to post!  Alright my proud moment is over...on to different stuff.  You already know what the blog is going to be about...but you don't know me.  It might comfort you to know something about who is writing this thing so that you aren't blindly following some prison-contained gang banger (I'm happily not a prison-bound gang banger by the way).  Okay so what about me?  I'm from Colorado...and I LOVE that state and miss it so much.  Unfortunately, I don't live in CO anymore.  I am now in Fayetteville, North Carolina...HUGE change of scenery.  It's the first week of January and I am used to a couple feet of snow and below zero temps....it's been around 70 degrees here everyday and I'm sweating my ass off.  Who knows what's going to happen in the summer when the temps really get up there, but I'm sure you'll hear all about it cause I'm a big baby when it comes to heat.  So I moved here with my boyfriend, Justin, who I've been dating for the last 3 years.  (Justin's been in the Army for the last 9 1/2 years so that explains our moving to Ft. Bragg.)  He needs to "put a ring on it" but that's a later post haha.  I'm currently studying Nursing and am just waiting to get admission to the Nursing program so it's smooth sailing from there!  I have no job.  This really bothers me I hate sitting at home all day but hopefully someone will hire me soon.  I also miss my family...I have the most gorgeous twin nieces who are one year old and two awesome nephews who are 4 and 3.  I'm the best auntie in the whole wide world so it sucks being away from them and missing them learn to walk and start preschool.  I don't have any children...I am very happy to say I made it through my high school years without getting knocked up!  Justin, however, does have two kids ages 7 and 9.  How do I sum up the rest of me?  Well actually that's easy...I'm fat, I'm lazy, and I'm bitchy...but all of those are subjects for a later time ;-)   Now that you "know" me maybe I can get in a more interesting post at some point....doubt it lol.

The first post is always the hardest...

Well, I suppose since I have no idea what to write on my first blog I should at least introduce myself.  So here goes nothin...hi, I'm Shawnna.  The first picture I uploaded had to be a "skinny & pretty" picture so you would get a good first impression of me so maybe you would like me at least until you found out the truth in the next few sentences haha.  In reality...I'm not skinny, perfectly pretty, or perfect in any way.  I think that's what made me decide to start this blog in the first place.  I've never read a blog in my life until this morning in the middle of a very large rut of boredom.  The only problem is that when I went to read this supposedly "wonderful, inspiring blog" I was sadly disappointed.  It was just like every magazine article I had ever read...a success story that was glamorized and produced little flutters in your heart at how successful this person was.  My problem with the whole blog is that it's just not real.  Honestly, I know very few success stories.  The people I am around go to work everyday and come home, eat, sleep, repeat.  They aren't professional bakers, highly sought out photographers, or individuals that people want to seek out to learn their secrets of life.  In my personal opinion, the type of people I know are much more interesting than the type of person who went through a struggle and overcame it...I can't relate to them yet because I haven't done what they have yet.  I can, however, relate to someone who is STILL going on that journey to get to their goals and doesn't have an interesting tale of conquering to brag about to everyone.  Instead of rambling on about what I don't want to read about I should probably just get to the point and let you know what this blog is going to be about....me, everyday.  It's NOT going to be glammed up, it's GOING to contain some foul language and bitching, and I think people who are like me will enjoy it!  It's not a recipe go-to, it's not a fitness guide, and it's not advice on how to live a happy life....with any success it's a little bit of everything.  All this is, is my journey toward my goals whether they be related to school, my career, my love life, my weight, my talents, or just the goal of making it through a certain day without going homicidal on everyone in my immediate surroundings.  Finally getting to the end of this post...enjoy, throw in your two cents and daily bitching every once in awhile, and read my damn blog so I don't feel like I'm broadcasting to no one ;-)