So, who the hell are you?

Good question ;) 

Well, why don't we start out with the facts, shall we?

My name is Brooklyn (Yes, just like New York. And Yes, I was named this very name nearly 25 years ago, so I've heard every "original" joke there is to go with having such an interesting name). 

I live in Calgary, but haven't always lived here, which I'm sure will be a blog post all on it's own soon here. 

I am a singer, a musician, a photographer, a writer, and anything else that I decide to fill my time with. 

I come from two incredibly talented, creative, loving parents who always taught me that I could be, and do anything with my life.

 I went to University for Theatre Arts, and I haven't actually acted in a show in almost 2 years now. I am 5'3'', married, have three pets, own my home, and love waking up every day to the life that I currently live. 

I have been wanting to start a blog for quite some time now. I had a stint with blogging as a angst filled teenager in high school, but soon deleted it when I went off to University and decided I had better things to do than to reblog pictures of cats, or articles other people had written that I felt I could do just as well. It truly wasn't a blog, it was simply a place for me to spew things that I found interesting, without actually having to do the work for it. I've decided this time, it's going to be different. 

Saying I am a writer could be construed as quite a bold thing to say, as I generally don't have much writing to show the public, but I still stand by the idea that my filled journals, my short stories, and my songs prove to show that no matter if you show someone your inner thoughts or not, you are still a writer.

I am not published. 

I don't have professional training from a post-secondary institution for writing, but I am passionate about it, it is therapeutic and relaxing, and if I can somehow write something that one other person out there can relate to, then I can rest my head at the end of the day, with a smile on my face. 

I plan to blog about anything that happens to me in the day I find interesting, or a learning experience. I will blog about my journey with my weight over the years, where I am at now, and what normal human beings do to deal with weight struggles. I plan to blog about my passions, singing, acting, etc etc... 

I am also a hiker, and you can be sure to find opinions on many different hikes, ranging in difficulty, with hopefully pictures to follow. 

I hope, no matter what I end up writing about, that someone out there may read a post and feel as though they have somewhere they can go to find someone to relate to. My problem with so many blogs is that I don't relate to many of them. That's not to say someone doesn't relate to any of them, but this blog is for me, and for those of you out there that maybe haven't found that one person they can truly understand yet either. 

So, with all of the boring stuff out of the way, I hope to start posting lots soon, and will look forward to building this cyber world of mine with you all, day by day. 

PEACE.