On Starting Fresh

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I started this last year with the resolution that I would update it once a week. Excellent work, Pink. In my defense, I was sufficiently distracted with dating, getting engaged to and marrying the man of my dreams and moving from New York City to Hawaii! It was a busy year.

My new husband, Mark, is in the Navy – yeah, I’m a military wife. He deployed to the Persian Gulf only 5 weeks after the wedding for ten months. TEN MONTHS! He will be back just in time for our one year anniversary. Those that say the first year of marriage is the hardest…don’t know how lucky they are that they at least get to BE with their spouse. Be grateful for things like that.

Not to be misunderstood, this won’t be a family-based blog. I mentioned that previous tidbit because Mark’s absence is the inspiration for returning to last year’s resolution. I’m bored. Besides being busy, I put off updating this because I kept telling myself to “hold off til the right time,” or I needed to over-think my ideas (not rare).  First of all, I’m no prodigy – haha so who am I to think the “world isn’t ready” for my banter. As to the latter point, I do over-think everything. Everything. Mark loves it (not). The world is going to the hipsters and, interestingly enough, the purveyors of originality scoff at individuality, making it a little daunting to openly express oneself. Regardless, some things just need to be said. If it can be summarized to the size of a Facebook status, it'll probably go there. If there's just too much to be said, you might see it here...

Either way, The Pink abides