Aloha!
Welcome to the first installment of what I hope to be a long and witty rendition of my life experiences. First of all, introductions need to be made. My name is Diane though at lot of my online friends refer to me as DieDie. Cute nickname picked up 11 or so years ago. Hence, the name of this blog. So, sorry to burst the bubble of those looking to find a blog about killing people. I know I know, the title is misleading. Stick around though, you might find something interesting enough to keep you here.
I’ve recently given birth to a beautiful baby girl named Amelia and I live with her and my future husband Dustin. It’s so strange to me that I’ve become a mother. In all my whimsical dreams I’d never really thought I’d be a Mom. Oh, I had tried with an ex boyfriend before to no avail and had since given up the idea. But, then the Powers That Be decided to spring me with… well an off-spring.
Dustin and I weren’t exactly dating then. The feelings were beginning to develop and after hanging out for months as friends had turned into something more substantial. Who would have thought that a failed condom on my birthday would result in such a wonderful outcome. Granted I was completely scared out of my wits at first, as was he. But having talked it out and come to the conclusion that we did indeed like each other more than friends, we decided to give parenting a go. I can honestly say that to this day I have no regrets. Not your traditional love story no, but who wants a standard story when happenstance is so much more entertaining? I can just see the look on my daughter’s face when I tell her, “No we didn’t meet on some romantic European cruise, your Father and I were just fooling around like two promiscuous bunnies. You’re living proof that condoms aren’t 100% foolproof. Maybe we should have double wrapped.” … yeah that’d go over well. I think I need to start working on my romantic cruise story before it’s too late. That at least is a mini version of my journey into parenthood. We’ll be visiting this topic repeatedly in future posts I’m sure.
Work-wise I’m all over the place. I started off busting tables at George Webbs when I was 16 and I’ve since found myself as a roofer, a pantry cook, a customer service representative, a sales lead, a provisioning and completion representative, and now as a graphic artist for Lithia Motors Inc. Basically, I’m a Jack of all trades.
I’m a quick learner, yet scared that I’m a complete failure. A lack of self confidence can be a wicked downer believe me. It’s stopped me from giving writing a serious go. I believe I have some talent. I’ve been participating on a vampire writing board for some time now, well over 11 years. I’ve been told I write the best villain characters there and that is a big ego booster. It’s produced a deep desire in me to write a book with some of those characters yet I always end up chickening out. So here I am with my first baby steps. If I can keep up a blog then I’ll be in the correct mental state to write seriously. I figure a regiment of posting will allow me to get into a habit which can eventually transition into a work schedule. We’ll see how this goes.
So be prepared to delve into my strange psyche. I’ll likely have random topics involving friends, family, video games, parenting, relationships, cooking, news articles, and anything else that piques my fancy.
This is DieDie and welcome to my blog.
Oh and PS. Only Muppets Will Judge Me.
