My First Blog Post

Is it possible to be an introvert and an extrovert at the same time? Well, if it's possible, let me introduce my introverted-extrovert self :-)

My name is BriAnna and I am... A wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a granddaughter, a niece, a cousin, a friend, a best friend, a believer, a new business owner, an imperfect perfectionist (which also means I'm a procrastinator lol), a food lover, a chef for little people, a guardian, a keeper of secrets, a reader, a human being, and right now - a blogger.

I anticipate breaking all of the unofficial rules of blogging and when/ if I do break them, please laugh at me but don't judge me too bad. Did I mention I'm a little sensitive?

Moving along... I want to thank YOU so much for taking the time to give my website a look-over and even if you don't get too far in this particular read; thanks for being here. No really, thank you very much!

Did you know that your presence matters to me? So, I have a Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration with a Bio-Medical Clinical Emphasis and a Master's in Healthcare Administration, (Cum Laude).  But also, I have been a SAHM (Stay-At-Home-Mom) for the better portion of the last four years now and I have to say, having someone else to talk to other than toddlers, refreshing. I have memorized all of the colorful cartoons that come on KPBS, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and YouTube and really, truly, I don't know how many more repeats I can handle of Baby Shark before my ears melt.

I have always enjoyed being able to work non-stop and receive immediate appreciation for my efforts. Knowing that my contributions are making a difference helped me feel that I was making a significant difference also. I think I put so much weight into earning appreciation that when I started having children back-to-back, the loss of earned appreciation affected me deeper than a paycheck.

That's always been a funny thought too, right? Nobody is going to pay you to watch your own children lol. You are expected to learn/ figure it out and do the best you can every day. It's also said that being a parent, particularly a mother, is one of the most thankless jobs; I tend to agree with this also. Unless I take the time to teach my children the areas where 'thank you' is warranted, I don't believe they will practice saying thank you as a life habit.

So that I don't wear you out with too many of my inside thoughts, I want to repeat something I said earlier. Thank YOU so much for taking the time to view my website, I hope you come back to visit soon. Please feel free to communicate with me as well so I can get to know you ^_^ I'm pretty sure you can relate to at least one of my experiences. If not, please let me know that as well, I'd love to chat about that too ;-)

One last thing, if there is a topic you would like me to talk about, mention it below as well or send a personal message through the site.

Until next time - Hello, and Goodbye for now :-)

Quote of the Evening (QOE):

Proverbs 27:17 HCSB
"Iron sharpens iron. In the same way one man sharpens another."