Am I out of my mind?

I'm not sure if I really have time for this blog. Okay, I said it.

I have a lot going on - a husband, three kids in three different schools, pets, aging parents (who are in the middle of a bathroom remodel), and lots of friends & family members I don't get to spend nearly enough time with. I have a house that needs constant attention and no professional cleaning person in sight. My Halloween decorations are not all out yet. My leaves are not raked. I sometimes do apparel consulting & freelance work which I enjoy and am considering some other employment opportunities that have come my way recently. I do volunteer work and often mysteriously find myself on committees. I have kids that play sports and have other activities. One of my kids has autism - more on that later. I always seem to have errands to run and phone calls to return. I like having fun with my family and friends whenever I can. I handle the household money, bills, investments & finances which lately have been a scary challenge. I try to do the 'right' thing which is usually more time consuming than doing the 'wrong' thing. Although it's not really cool to admit it - I often like watching t.v. in the evening & even less cool to admit - many of these are network shows. I am somewhat addicted to my Facebook account. This list is just the stuff that at this very moment flies off the top of my head down through the keyboard and magically appears on this screen to partially represent my life. This is just the tip of my personal iceberg. I have a lot going on *and* a lot to say.

Hmmm - am I out of my mind to add yet another thing to do that is not absolutely required?

On the flip side, it seems like a fun thing to do and it's not as if a blog has a quota or deadline - I like that I can write as little or as much as I want to depending on my schedule. I can write about whatever I want to because I have given my blog a somewhat non-committal, generic name that doesn't lock me into a particular subject. No pressure, right? Even if there was some self-imposed pressure to keep up with my blogging friends, I have always been a little bit of an adrenaline junkie - I typically work well under pressure & with lots going on around me. And, yeah, I do have a lot going on in my life, but these days, who doesn't?

So, here I am with a shiny new blog - happy to be here, happy to have an excuse to write on a regular basis and curious as to where it will take me...