For someone who's had serious writer's block for 25 years, there's nothing quite as terrifying as staring at this blank page and writing this first line.
After years of making excuses - too busy, not interested, unsure what to write about - I'm finally starting this blog. I have no idea if it will take off or even survive beyond this first post. And I feel awfully self-conscious about getting into something that everyone else started doing years ago.
I'm a left field, food-obsessed mama living in the wilds of Belgium. I love books, art, travel, Tai Chi and this fragile blue marble we call Earth. I adore my family who regularly drive me bonkers. As a firm believer in equal opportunities, I drive them nuts too. I live to eat, and I'm a pretty good cook and baker. I loathe housework although I do it well..... when I can arse myself to do it! I truly belong behind the wheel of an Aston Martin, but the reality is I drive a tiny ageing red VW named Miles. I'm passionate about things like laughter, Jin Shin Jyutsu, poetry, pottery, music that makes me want to move (and music that moves me), the health of our planet, living simply, giving back. Spirituality is important to me; religion not at all. I swear far too often. I'm a Leo. I believe that faith, love, a sense of humor, chocolate and the Main Central Vertical Flow will get me through just about anything.
There!
About Me
- Megatonlove
- Originally from the Philippines, I came to Belgium via Dubai at the end of winter 1987 with a suitcase full of summer dresses, a fancy stereo and hundreds of music tapes. It was only for a 3 week project, and I'm still here. I share a crumbling country farmhouse with Skunk, my blues harmonica-playing partner, Noodle, our Lego-mad 11 year old son, and Legs, our 14 year old daughter who loves vampires and wants to swim in the Olympics. We love our Couch Potato-in-Chief, a rescued pit bull mix named Mia, also known as the Cheese Whore. I abandoned an occasionally glamorous, mostly stressful corporate job for the questionable delights of breast-feeding, potty-training and raising two beautiful, smart and occasionally exasperating children. I'm a pretty good cook. I drink my whisky neat and I listen to good music far too loud - it's the only way. I read too many books at the same time. My love for the garden is tempered by an aversion to slugs. I'm more at home with the rogues on Twitter than the saints on Facebook. If my swearing bothers you, read someone else's blog. I enjoy readers' comments, so please don't be shy. I don't bite.
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