The beginning...

Hello friends Old and New! 

With my time in Spain coming to an end I think it is time for me to embark on a new blogging journey.  This is something I have thought about doing for quite a long time but as I am a huge procrastinator I never actually got around to starting.  So this is my attempt at a beginning.

I am looking to use this new space for my own personal life journey.  I want to write about my thoughts, feelings, lessons learned, opinions and of course any new adventures that come my way.  So basically I just want to write about my life.

To those of you who may have found this through my European travel blog and to the friends and family who enjoy reading about my life I hope that you will continue to enjoy my words and learning about what is happening in my world.  I expect it will not be very structured as my brain is fairly scattered and I just want to write about whatever I want to write about each day.

Perhaps as time goes on I will have different categories and pages but right now I have to be honest with you and with myself and say that I really have no idea what I am going to say but I want to say something!  I have many grand plans and lists of things I want to talk about so hopefully I can turn this into something interesting. 

I make no promises about the frequency of posts or that this blog will be as family friendly as my last.  I do not want to feel as censored as I feel when writing about travel.  This is intended to be honest and real.  If you know me then my language and ideas will likely not come as a surprise, or maybe you will see me in a new light.  If you do not know me, or feel you want to know me better, please allow me to introduce myself…

I am Melissa. 

I am a nature worshiping, kitchen witching pagan.

 

I am vegan for the animals, for the planet, for health and for life.  Cooking is always huge part of my day.

I am working on my yoga and meditation although I tend to be too high strung for the latter.  I used to jog however a knee injury is keeping me from that and its depressing. 

Tea, Lemon cookies, and a Canadian living magazine on the porch are a great way to spend an afternoon.

I love anything horror – music, movies, television, books, toys, abandoned buildings etc.

I loved autumn and pumpkin spice before it was cool.

Halloween can be every day if you try hard enough.

No day should be had without music and I will listen to basically anything depending on my mood.

Reading has entertained me more in this life than anything else.  Stephen King is my idol.

If I could I would travel every day.  There is far too much to see and do in this world to stay in one place for too long.  However, of all the places I have been Canada will always be the best.  Its so fucking pretty.

Nothing scares me more than stagnation…Except spiders.

I am anxious, paranoid, obsessive, overly analytical, panicky and often times teetering on the edge of a breakdown but I do my best to smile though it and learn from every experience.

My life goal for the year: Be more Zen.

My mantra: Let Go. Breathe.

…Seriously breathe Melissa.

The sound of rain on a rooftop or against my window soothes me.  There is nothing better than a summer storm. 

Tattoos and high heel shoes.

Shopping rule: If its not black put it back.

I love to dress up and be girly but I am no stranger to flannel shirts and hiking boots.

Road trips and Camping are a perfect way to spend the time.  Whether it is for a week or one night it is always worth the effort.

I love my family and my friends.  I am incredibly lucky to have such wonderful people in my world.

Ross is my best friend, my counter part, everything I could ever desire.  I will be forever grateful that we found each other.  He makes me laugh every day and still gives me butterflies.

I try my best to be open, understanding and not to judge.  We have all been in bad places, said things we did not mean and done things we wish we could take back.  We all have opinions and biases but we must try to remember that we can never fully understand someone elses journey.  So be kind.  

We do not have to be best friends but we do not need to treat each other badly either.

Do no harm but take no shit.

Well this is me in a nutshell. I hope you decide to follow along with me on my journey.

Yours Cruelly…

Melissa (Spoken in Stardust)