The Things We Think and Do not Say: My Blogging Mission Statement

Ok so here goes nothing: I have decided to write my first ever blog post for a number of reasons:
1. We are SLOOOWWW at work.
2. I need a Hobby
3. I want to use this as a launching pad for self-discovery, developing my creativity and my humor, sharing my life with the people that I love but can't see on a daily basis, and last but not least, (drumroll please) becoming the next big thing in female stand-up comedy.
(ok so I know the last one is sorta far-fetched but I'm sorta funny and hey, Tucker Max did it so why can't I??)

I am making no promises about how hilarious, insightful or interesting this blog will be but I do know that I have meaningful thoughts to share and currently, not a whole lot of anyone to share them with. (for me, this is one of the absolute hardest parts about being single in a "new" town-- you'll find this is one of my big issues in more ways than one. Stay tuned if you dare. lol)

Now in case any of you have been living under a rock for the majority of your life, don't do movie references, or are just plain slow enough not to get the name of my blog (I have to admit, it took my mom a hot second to pick up on it- sorry to call you out Laura) it is indeed a play on a line from Jerry Maguire. Now if you haven't heard of that, I can't help you and you might want to surf right on over to a little site called IMDB.com and catch up on the last 15 years in movies- that will be far more helpful to you than anything that I have to write.
In the movie, Jerry writes a "mission statement" entitled "The Things We Think and Do Not Say". Seriously, I can't tell you how often I have thoughts or moments where i have to pause for a second and think "I CANNOT be the only person in the world to have ever felt like this"...
I've searched high and low for books, articles, websites, you name it on the fears and challenges of being a young college grad and I've yet to find anything that comes even close to paraphrasing what it's actually like. I'm pretty sure I speak for a lot of people when I say that the ages of 22-26 are SCARY. Terrifying. Nervous. Drunk. and most of all, LIFE DEFINING. Like if you make one wrong move, your life won't be the life you've always imagined having or if you play it safe and don't make a move at all, you've let the opportunity of a lifetime pass you by. Nevermind that these challenges are magnified x10 if you're going them alone. So again, I refuse to believe that I am the only one who's ever felt like this. I am making it my mission to literally write " The Things That We Think and Do Not Say".
Hopefully, my writings and thoughts will be relatable and helpful to anyone who has ever had the same revelation...

So here I am. Scared, nervous, and sometimes drunk on merlot (obvi not right now since it's the middle of the day. That would have been the "junior year in college" me.) I welcome you to share, grow and laugh with me on my rise to fame(jk jk), journey of self-discovery and hopefully, my own stand-up special on Comedy Central. ( I could have gone with HBO, but I figured that would be way too pretentious.)