Michelle Obama; I Think I Like Her

I generally only watch a little bit of the Presidential Conventions. I find them a bit boring, but last night I tuned in in time to see Michelle Obama's speech. I thought the speech was very supportive of her family, her country, and her political party and her husband--of course it would be. What was most attractive to me about her, is that although I am not a lawyer or anything of such importance (just a stay at home mom of four girls--right now) she seemed like someone who is very much like me; someone who could have been my friend in high school, or in a mother's group, or at church or something. I liked the speech. I liked that when her daughters came out on stage, they were very much like my nine and six year old girls. It was good. It felt comforting to finally, after eight years of all these nonsense we have been enduring, to have someone normal, someone like me, say something that I could listen to and start dreaming of something different; something positive. Michelle Obama; I like her.

The Start of Something New

I am starting a new blog dedicated to the words all women have to say. Clearly, we all have a lot to get off our chests and this is a virtual dump for that. This is a place to say what you want; throw it on the heap and let it go. I have found through the years that writing my feelings out is cathartic, but now blogging is even better than writing with pen and paper. Others might read what you write and may share the same feelings, or may disagree. The "Trash Heap" is here for you.

For today, I am throwing my feelings of loneliness on the heap. I am tired of feeling lonely. I need to take some action, but I am feeling stuck. I am in a new town, in a new state, with no neighbors, friends or family around for support. I need to get up and out of this funk and make a move toward acting like I belong here. Today I think I will check out a nearby church to see if it offers anything that I can be a part of.

Readers, please feel free to throw something on the heap or respond to anything that is here.