Who I Am

Who I Am

            I always tell people that if they want to get to know me, read my blogs. My blogs are where I’m a little more open about the way I feel and see certain things. Every blog I write is an opinion, my opinion.

            Coming off a crazy July and only getting a couple of blogs written during that time, I’ve had a little bit of a hard time deciding what the theme would be for the August blogs. It was suggested that I use August to talk about the “two lives” I lead. So, with that in mind, here I go…

            My passion is writing. I think I have made that very clear in my blogs and conversations with people. But just in case I didn’t…my passion is writing!

            Notice the key word in that sentence. Do you see it? It’s “passion”. Now, let me explain what I mean.

            I currently work a regular day to day job to earn a living. I need that money to pay bills and to contribute to my author life. Unfortunately, I’m not selling enough copies of my books yet to quit and write full time. So, for me, writing is still a passion…not a hobby…let’s make that perfectly clear! NOT A HOBBY! I cannot stand that word!!!!!!!

            Anyway, back to what I was saying.

            My true passion is writing. I feel most like myself when I write or when I’m surrounded by other authors. I know it’s what I was created to do, but it’s not something many people make a living doing. Although, I intend to somehow, someday, in some way.

            So, for now, I work in retail. I am simple shoe girl in a unique shoe store environment.

            I don’t work for a major chain. I work for a sole proprietorship. In our store, you get one on one customer service. The interaction with people is great and has helped me come out of my introverted shell a little more. I also work with great people and that makes a huge difference in any job. They all have been with me as I began my author journey and each one, I believe, supports me in my writing.

            Truth be told, if the writing bug wasn’t so engrained in me, I would probably be quite content selling shoes the way I do. It’s nice knowing people hope you’re the one that waits on them and having people walk and say, “I was told to ask for K.” But, as I said before, my passion is writing. Have a conversation with me sometime and bring up shoes and writing. I’ll inform you about proper footwear and why it’s important, but I’ll pull you into the nerd world with me once I start chasing the writing rabbit!

            Now, I must say before I end this, that I don’t intend to quit my day job anytime soon. My boss is a smart woman and she knows what I want! She also reads my blogs, so just making sure she understands she won’t be rid of me anytime soon!