As a general rule, I have learned to not give advice to others as much as possible for several reasons but, the main one being: I don’t live other people’s consequences. That was a hard-learned lesson. Besides, no one ever really takes anyone’s advice anyway, do they? Most people don’t even take their own (myself not excluded). That being said, here I find myself compelled to finally start my blog and what is the only thing pulling at me? An advice column. Ayyeee Make it make sense?!?! lol JK because, I actually could quite easily make it make sense. But, then this would turn into a novel rather than a blog like I’m intended and no one would want to stick around for that mess. I mean, the story is entertaining – to be sure – but what a novel would read like if I wrote it…? hahahaha I realize that’s only funny to me at the moment but… Well,.. anyways… Where was I? Oh yes – advice column and its hilarious (or tragic??) irony if you know my story. Such seems to be a consistent theme in my life, though, so it feels very apropos and I’m running with it.

My first bit of advice..? Trust intuition. (look at me taking my own advice! lol) Kidding! Kidding! I mean – not about that. Trust your intuition for sure. That’s a skill, especially for us women, definitely hone it. You’ll thank yourself later. ..But – that isn’t how this advice column is going to pen-out. At least, not in my mind, despite having only thought about this for, literally, probably an hour before executing this plan. wah wahh Impulsivity leads to an impeccable ability to both accept and come back from failure, I find. (That’t not advice, by the way… unless you want it to be… it did work well for me is all I’m saying) But, anyhow – I digress.

I don’t know if anyone out there reading this happens to be local and of my age range and remembers Dear Abby from the Sunday Newspaper? That would be wildly coincidental but entertaining to hear if you do. Feel free to comment and share. ..which I think… hope.. is an option for readers…? If not, I’ll figure it out soon enough, I promise. Listen.. I did say newspaper. ok? I’m not ancient, by any means but my tech skills would beg to argue. Anyway.. back to my original point which was what I hope this blog to be for readers and for myself and that is mostly community, as lame as that may sound.

Yes – I have knowledge I want to share. Yes – I want to ultimately help people, if I can (caveats to this!). Yes – I just am a nerd who likes to read and write. lol BUT!.. I don’t want this blog to be all about me. It can’t work that way and, honestly, I wouldn’t want it to. I’m not a preacher or a priest. I could – almost – be a real therapist with my education and history. lol But, I am not one and am not intending to be perceived in that way, just to be clear. (I felt the need for an ethical disclaimer there..) At the end of the day:

I think too much.

I talk too much.

I research for fun so I know a lot of sh*t.

etc. etc. etc.

And, …. I want to blog so that’s that and here we are. (I’m quitting while I’m ahead ayyee I think lol)

I guess, the last thing I want to inarticulately overexplain (:/ lolol) before I end my first entry is … jk that was it. This is the end. Thanks for reading and please come back to either watch me fail hard or .. the opposite of that. Whatever that ends up to be. lol

PS

Please forgive wonky website errors/issues (like the weird clip below that was just there when I started and cannot currently figure out how to delete so I’m just gonna .. not. wah wahh). Everything takes a learning curve. I’ll get there.

— Mary Moralis.