Not a Momma

I want to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to read my story over at Violence UnSilenced. Your support is amazing; not only for me, but for any woman who reads that site. I’m so glad I was able to lend my voice to this wonderful group of people. We are all survivors.

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Matt and I have some great things happening right now. I’ll post more about it as soon as we know all of the details. I am so excited for the changes that may be on the horizon. 2009 has been a stressful year, and I feel hopeful going into 2010 that things are taking a turn for the better. I’ll update with the details as soon as we work them out!

Violence UnSilenced was created by Maggie in February of 2009 with the sole intention of shedding light on the epidemics of domestic violence and sexual assault by giving survivors a voice.

It’s my turn to share my story…

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Birthdays have never been exciting for me. I don’t know if it’s because I’m born right after Christmas, or some other cosmic reason. I turned 29 this year. It makes me feel… bad. When I think of the life plans I had for myself, turning a year older is depressing, because I haven’t accomplished most of my life goals. By thirty (next year), I wanted to be married, have a stable career, an established home, and a baby or two. I’m married, but the rest has not happened and won’t be happening in the next year. I’m thankful beyond measure to have Matt in my life, but I’m still sad that the rest hasn’t happened.

This year for my birthday, I sat at home with Matt, ordered a pizza, and watched TV. Sounds nice and relaxing, but honestly, it’s no different from the rest of my days. There was no celebration; there was no cake or ice cream. Matt’s family didn’t even tell me happy birthday. It was hurtful, but honestly, I didn’t expect them to, since they so rarely speak to me. So, in all, my birthday was just another day around here. I did get tons of Facebook birthday wishes, so that was awesome. I love my friends.

I’m praying for a brighter, happier, and more peaceful 2010!

Merry Christmas! May your days be merry and bright! Wishing you blessings today and through the coming year.

Love,
Mary Jo & Matt

It is officially Christmas Eve here in the midwest. I cannot wait for this holiday to be over! I’m not a huge Christmas person, and this year has been even more “eh”. I was excited about Christmas for about a week, and then it went away. So now I’m back to playing Scrooge.

I wonder what other horrific event is happening soon… oh yeah, my birthday. BAH! I am turning 29 on December 26th, and with each passing year, I hate my birthday more and more. Pretty soon, I’ll be 30, and that is OLD! Okay, so it’s not really old, but at 30 I thought my life would be in a completely different place. I’m SO not ready to be 30, yet. I have too many things planned that haven’t happened yet.

I think I need a drink. Or three.

Hi.

I started blogging almost 6 years ago, in 2004. When I started my blog, I had huge aspirations of becoming popular and well read. That didn’t really happen. I had a few loyal readers and never much more then that. After a while, I fell out of love with my blog, and we had to break up. Since then, my writing has changed, and I’ve changed, so I’ve decided to start fresh.

I consider myself to be a mommy blogger who doesn’t have kids. I seem to just feel like I can relate with the mommy bloggers. Besides, I might have a kid, too, one day! I’m sure the mommy bloggers will read this and roll their eyes. How could I possibly relate to them, I’m not up all night with crying babies; I don’t have to change anyone’s diaper. All I can say to that is, THANK GOD!!

So, maybe this time I’ll become popular and well read. Maybe my cult following will finally find me. Until then, I’m going to write for myself.

Someone has to entertain me!