The First Post

 I'm not good at starting things. You can call it procrastination I suppose. 

Take this blog for example. I can't tell you how long I have had the idea to start a blog rolling around in my brain. I have probably had Blogger open in a tab on my laptop for close to a year just waiting for the "right" moment. 

I get caught up in trying to format my blog's layout to look professional. I get caught up thinking about having perfect, aesthetic photos to post. I make lists of topics and never write a word. Today I found myself convinced that what I needed was a new laptop (Black Friday sales!) because I never really became comfortable with my MacBook, which I bought in 2017, and if I used a Windows system I would feel more confident and that would be the magic spell to create. 

But I realized, it isn't about the laptop I use, nor about the basic layout I choose. I just need to start. I just need to write. It doesn't matter if I don't have something specific to write about or a clever title.  This is a start. It doesn't have to be perfect. It doesn't have to look like a blog that has been around for a decade and probably has someone with coding skills helping to format it. 

This is the first post. But doesn't need to be perfect.  

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