The Beginning
It's kind of weird starting a blog. I never thought that I would do something like this, but oh how life turns in directions other than planned. It almost feels as though I'm introducing myself to someone new...meeting them for the first time. You know. That awkward, "Hi. My name is Melissa. What's yours?" feeling. I suppose I may be meeting someone new, but that's not how I'm going to treat you blog. Blog, I'm going to treat you like you're my best friend. I'm going to treat you like you've known me for years. Why? Because I think that this world needs a little authenticity and let's just face it...change starts with me first. I can't expect someone else to be authentic with me if I'm not authentic with them. So, here's my attempt at authenticity. Hopefully, I won't use this thing as a scapegoat to avoid real authenticity with real people. If I do, I give any and everyone permission to call me out on that. So, why the t