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A Soft Opening

There's a level of authenticity that I want to keep with this...a certain craving to keep things real, but keep them open. As a first post, it's the starting point that is perhaps more magnetic towards the writer, than the reader. As someone who's tried to upkeep a blog here and there throughout the years, it seems that now is the best time to start it - when everything isn't set in stone and there are vast opportunities for me to express the importance of who I am. What I am, frankly, is someone who's timid and shy and keeps to themselves more or less. What I hope to include in this blog will include personal information that I hope will help others if they find it, but among the cathartic sense of blogging, I hope to include various book reviews of books I've read here and there. Perhaps even to entertain small, local trips throughout the North Eastern region of the United States. 

 The things I try very hard to avoid may never, or rarely, show up at all in this blog. Politics aren't difficult to understand, but there are too many issues with navigating safe alternatives in conversation. If you have a family with opposing views, you'll understand me loud and clear when I say this; Avoiding topics that ignite others opinions and can be borderline dangerous is a safety measure - not cowardice. The list of topics that I'll be skipping over will have to flesh itself out considering the fact that the list could very well be endless. 

 Additional information that might be helpful is as follows...
  • Currently a college student at a local community college, but I have high hopes of entering the world of publishing and to do that, I'm going to be heading to a four-year college once my Gen Eds are complete. 
  • Reading is one of my favorite past times because for a moment, or a hundred moments, you get to experience the mind of someone else who created a story, or who lived a life, or who's observing something or someone. 
  • I like to insist that I'm a homebody because I enjoy baking and cooking, sewing and knitting and keeping up with various television shows, but I also enjoy adventures in and around my lovely home, and state, of Rhode Island. 
There will be more to come! 





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