Under Construction

When my son was in the first grade, he tried to be sneaky. When I caught him, I told him there was nothing he could do that I wouldn’t know about because I used to work for the CIA.


Giving me one of his quizzical looks, he told me, “Mom, there’s no way you could have worked for the CIA. They would never hire someone who doesn’t know how to operate their cell phone or computer.”


Yes, it’s true. I am terribly inept when it comes to technology. At work, I can use QuarkXPress and Adobe Photoshop to design the newspaper and I can use my cell phone to make phone calls and send a text message, although I am incredibly slow. My kids – on the other hand – have no problem using technology.


I hesitated starting my blog because – well, I wanted it to be perfect.

I have visions of the masthead I want to create; plans to include a countdown calendar like the one Julie Powell had on her blog “Julie/Julia Project;” and I want to include pictures. Right now, my blog is boring to look at.

What I realized is if I had waited until I had tackled my list of all the things I want to do to make my blog visually attractive and practically perfect, I would have never started it.

It would just have been another one of my ideas that never got off the ground.

Sometimes in life, you just have to say “the hell with perfection and just get it done.”


I have a great deal to learn about writing, designing and managing a blog. I know I will make a thousand mistakes in the learning process but I am OK with that because I am excited to learn something new while having some fun.


Here’s hoping you toss out the notion of perfection and tackle the projects in your life. One of my favorite quotes: “It is better to try and fail than to fail to try.” Have a great day.

Exercise Update:

Today, I went to Graham Oaks Nature Park in Wilsonville to walk/jog. Five minutes of jogging, five minutes of walking for 40 minutes. An incredibly beautiful park with a view of Mount Hood, a majestic oak tree standing alone in a field, birds singing ... A peaceful place that allowed me to think and get some exercise. Where’s your favorite place to go for a walk/jog/run?