Baby Steps

I have no idea what this blog is about. I just know that I want to create a blog - mostly for my own selfish reasons. After four years at a job where I have learned to second guess myself as second nature, I had a minor panic attack. I was writing a speech for the CEO (why she can't write it herself remains to be seen) and after two days I came to the dissapointing conclusion that the little five-paragraph speech was kicking my butt. How could a five-paragraph speech even cause me to blink twice, much less kick my butt? In college I wrote A+ speech after A+ speech - many times not even starting the process of writing them until the day they were delivered. And now a five-paragraph congratulatory speech was threatening to send me over the edge. My mini-break-down caused me to realize that, for my own sanity, I need to brush up on my writing skills in an environment where there are no rules - where I don't need to second guess myself. Where could I do this? Then it hit me - 'why the heck do I not write a blog?' So, ladies and gentlemen - here it is. In all its glory. My blog. I know you are thrilled.

So I don't even yet know exactly what this blog is about or what I want to write about each day. But it is here and that is the first of many baby steps in my journey to take back what anal office world has claimed - my soul. Oh no - wait - what I meant to say was 'take back what anal office world has claimed - my creativity and confidence'. So call it a personal quest, a new hobby, or a riteous vendetta against office oppresion. Whatever you call it - I call it Zipperific!





A quick explaination of the name. Well, if I must be completely honest, the first motivation for the name Zipperific is that its my dog's nickname and I couldn't really think of anything else on short notice (and am to0 impatient to wait until I have thought of someting better). But after further reflection I realized that the name Zipperific has inspiration. The best way to describe my puppy, Zipper (pictured on the left), is that she does everything with gusto. She is only five pounds right now and twice as long as she is tall, but when she wants to jump off of the couch she doesn't do it the timid, sissy way of stretching toward the ground and slowly inching her way down. No, no - she jumps with all four feet in front of her as if to soar to the ground - tail up and ears flopping. And this is just one example of how Zipper does everything with gusto - if she is going to do it, she wants to do it right and enjoy it. And that is how I want to live my life - starting with this blog. So maybe I am overanalyzing but oh well. It is my blog and I can do that if I want!

Thanks for reading my first post. I make no guarantees about how good the writing will be - only that it will be written with gusto. Stay tuned for further development in my hobby/personal quest/vendetta!