Thursday, August 30, 2012

Why I am trying out this blog thing again

Here I go, again. I tried blogging back in the Pre-Facebook (PF) days. Truthfully, I'm starting to have serious PF nostalgia. I miss being able to write more than a few sentences about "What's on my mind?" without being skipped over or hidden on a regular basis. I also miss my little Xanga community--you know who you are--where we read each others blogs and felt more connected to each other. I love how Facebook lets you plan events, share pictures with family, and spy on, I mean...er...catch up with your old high school classmates, but I find it hard to express my lengthy thoughts.

But, I digress.

As the blog title states, I am an overthinker.  This may not be an actual personality trait (or word), but it's what I do; I have a continuous and exhausting inner monologue, in which I tend to over-analyze events and actions. Yes, I know a lot of women are like this, but I find it exhausting at times.  I'm extremely inquisitive and am not sure how I survived before the happy marriage of my smart phone and Wikipedia. I'm also very introspective, causing me to spend way too much time thinking about my past.

I find myself ruminating on topics and memories. My plan is to put those ideas into writing, freeing up valuable brain space for...um...something else.  I'll probably also write about the latest shenanigans of my family, which expanded earlier this year to include twin boys.

**NOTE** The things I get stuck on are not necessarily deep philosophical ideas. Please don't be alarmed if I have a whole post on my life-long love of macaroni & cheese.