A Little About Me...

While this isn't a "100 Things about Me" list, it is a tidy description of "what I love"

I'm in love with...
my husband of 18 years; my 3 kids (big sis-13; big brother-10; bonus baby-3)

I love to wear & carry...
anything madras; Lilly Pulitzer; Vera Bradley; my Nike running shoes; Crocs; David Yurman; Angela Moore; J. Crew; Spring Flowers by Creed; Coach; monogrammed everything; Vineyard Vines;

I love to play...
tennis; Harry Connick Jr.; hide and seek with bonus baby; Motown music; in the garden; on the beach; my iPod

I love to spend time...
reading historical fiction; writing letters; perusing Marshall's & TJ Maxx; shopping on eBay; collecting quotes; hunting for antiques; learning Photoshop; skimming US & People; volunteering at school

I love to visit...
Kiawah; Disneyworld; the Greenbrier; historical sites; old cemeteries; Barnes & Noble; fun blogs; my son at lunch; friends; outlet malls; NYC; Tuesday Morning

I love to dream about...
completing a marathon; writing a book; redecorating my house; my children's' futures; starting a business; moving to a quaint New England town

Just for the record, here are few things that I despise...
laundry; liars; being late; traffic; hypocrites; pushy parents; winning at all costs; rudeness; bad grammar; over-scheduling; humidity

That about sums it up...

I love a good word. When I find one that so perfectly describes something that I'm trying to communicate, I can't help but smile. While writing the little tagline for this blog, I found one of those perfect words -- it seems to sum up much of what I do and who I am -- "meander" (I even like the way it sounds). When I looked up its definition, here's what I found:

meander (noun) - a winding path or course -What could better describe the life of a mother of three? Not to mention this is the perfect analogy for my ADD brain (which I love, by the way:)

meander (verb) - to move in a leisurely way, especially for pleasure. There is no better way to witness this word in action than to watch me shop at TJ MAXX or Marshalls (without kids). It's where I do my best meandering. I can also be found meandering in -- Barnes & Noble; antique stores; flea markets; my chintz-covered chaise where my daydreams are filled with meandering thoughts. Now, my goal is to incorporate meandering into all those crazy, harried daily aspects of my life so that I truly don't forget to "stop and smell the roses..."

I'll warn you now this blog will meander a lot as it follows the winding path of the life of a 40-something stay-at-home mom with many wandering thoughts and ideas. I'm sure I'll be sharing about my latest bargain finds to my training for a half-marathon to who knows what. I do hope that if you read my blog, you'll meander through it -- moving in a leisurely way, especially for pleasure!

Let's Give It A Try...

Hi and welcome to my blog. I'm not sure if anyone will ever read this or find anything of interest, but on a "dare" I decided to try. Since discovering this amazing blogging world several months ago, I am continually in awe of how much I have in common with people I have never met or talked to in person. I find myself nodding in agreement and wanting to shout, "me, too!!" Or, heading straight to Amazon.com to order a book someone has recommended or buying something so totally adorable from a fun website that a favorite blogger led me to. So, when a friend dared me to write my own blog, I thought, "Well, what the heck.. Maybe, I could share a little about my life and make some new friends along the way."

So here goes.........