Me? A blog?

Okay, the the fact that I'm doing this is a REALLY big deal for me. I normally wouldn't consider myself someone who would take the plunge and actually put myself out "there" like this, but I woke up this morning on my day off and couldn't get the idea of having my own blog out of my head. I should also thank Leah Jones, friend and fellow-blogger for the inspiration and motivation to do so.

I suppose it is really about wanting to connect with my family and closest friends who happen to be scattered all across the United States: Kansas, Alabama, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. I miss everyone so much and I want to share my life with people in a way that doesn't involve long-distance phone calls. I also wanted a place to post photos of my life here in Chicago with Dave, Adat, Allie, Harrison and the fishies, and to share my paintings and drawings.

So, after mulling this blog idea over for the past several months and finally waking up this morning with the urge to really do it, here I am.

I should mention that the title of this blog started out to be "Cara Cares", but was quickly vetoed by my husband who had some strong feelings about it. He came up with the new name, which I actually think is quite appropriate!