Here goes blogging...

Hello there, stranger!

My first post and first attempt at being a blogger. The first impression is crucial so I will be witty and interesting.

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It's 7:27am and I just spent the last half hour trying to update my profile and choose a theme for this blog. So sorry...I can't be witty and interesting.

Let me start by introducing myself instead so you know what you're getting into.

My name is Velvet -- yes, that's my real name -- and I'm 35. These 2 digits still haunt me and I've been 35 for about 2 months now. I am a mom to an adorable 4 year old. I raise him alone as I try to get myself un-married. Man...typing that last statement was extremely liberating although I can feel trouble and mania coming very soon. Yikes! **Velvet, what would you do if you weren't afraid?** I'll explain the **question** someday.

I don't get much sleep mostly because my brain refuses to. It would rehash the day's events (if I'm unlucky...agonizing milestone flashbacks) and I would lie awake reliving it, often playing a much better version. This doesn't happen daily (thank God) but it happens often enough.

Nothing interesting about me really.
Just an average mom, with an okay job (I start working again in 2 weeks) and a pretty routine schedule. I travel to unwind, mostly backpack when I travel without my little love, but I am always game for a good adventure... a hike, a weekend trip to the beach (love love love) or a nice dive to visit my underwater home. I have lived a pretty crazy life for someone who grew up extremely sheltered but I probably won't blog about that. I'm a living dichotomy of saint and sinner. Struggling to stay a saint of course. Ugh...this intro will not work without coffee. I'll take a shot at this again but for now, I need to go to the kitchen and squeeze 10 pieces of calamansi for my morning alkaline shot before my daily oil pulling. Hmm...maybe I'll blog about that tomorrow.