Behind the Title

I thought it only made sence to start the blog out by telling you where I came up with the title. Why in the middle? Well, when I took a step back and looked at my life as a whole, that seemed to best describe me. I am always in the middle of something, I guess I was born that way.

(You will need to read this next paragraph with a whine everytime you see italics, to fully understand me!)
I'm a middle child, the middle of three girls no less, so you know I fully embraced the middle child syndrome. J was older so she always got to do everything before me, and A was the baby so she always got all the attention, and never got in trouble. (Okay that isn't true, J never got in trouble, A was never was punished.) My mom was the oldest of her family and my dad was the baby, so of course they never understood me. Never fear, I had 2 aunts S & P who loved to call and encourage me through the "hardships" of being a middle child.

Then as I grew up, I was always in the middle of everything. If something was going on, I was there. If something was happening, I needed to be a part of it. I wanted to play every sport, join every club, go on every trip...I thrived off being in the middle of it all.

Now that I'm an adult, I have passed that last characteristic on to my lovely daughter. D and I are the busiest parents I know, and we only have one kid! How is that logical? M plays volleyball, and I'll give you one guess at her position...that's right Middle Hitter/Blocker. That's due in large part to the fact that she reached 5' 10" at the age of 13!! (She's 15 now)

Another reason for the title, one I'm a little less proud of, is that I am often in the middle of a project. This is because I never finish them! I have such great intentions. I mean to finish, but something better (or who am I kidding, sometimes just different) comes up, and I quickly forget just what I was doing in the first place. For example, I bought a chest of drawers at a yard sale 18 months ago for $25! I immediately went out and bought paint & supplies to makover the dresser. (It was important to me that I do it, since my husband is a painter, and I needed to prove I could.) However, 18 months later....well I'm still in the middle of it! :)

Okay, I definitely saved the worst for last. I am also in the middle of a weight loss journey, and by middle I mean, the beginning, but middle sounds better. I mean I started 4 hours ago, so that's the middle, right?!? I have been a roller coaster of weight over the last few years, which is new to me because until I hit my mid twenties I was stick-figure thin. (I know you are silently saying to yourself, serves her right, and it probably does, but show me some sympathy here!) It started slow at first, and I transformed from stick figure to thin, then it went from thin to "normal" and then out of no where "over weight" came flying around the corner and hit me square in the hips, thighs and belly! I never saw the heffer coming!

So stick around...maybe I'll find an end to some of this chaos!