So now that I’ve put out my first post, I’ve had a bit of writer’s block. It’s so hard to decide how I’ll move forward from here. Do I want to be a snarky mommy blogger or just use this space to post pictures of my cutie for family? Do I want to comment on current events or my opinions about pop culture? Do I want to talk about style (or my lack thereof)? The answer is somewhere in the middle of all of that I suppose. So let’s get started…
I moved to NYC over five years ago for a boy that I had been dating since college (so much for women’s lib). It worked out though, because now we’re married and have an adorable four and a half month old Think I’m just a biased mommy? Check this out:
I’m always amazed how this city can feel like home and a foreign land all at once. I grew up in a small town in North Carolina (hence the blog name…get it? I'm so clever.), and to many people I know Manhattan might as well be Mars. Living in such a big city away from my family wasn’t my first choice, but now that I’ve been here a while, I can’t imagine my life any other way. Okay, that’s a lie. Some days I imagine living back in the South where my monthly rent could buy a four bedroom house with a yard, taking a car to the grocery store instead of walking and shopping my way through Target whenever I want. But what I mean is that I can’t imagine the person I would be if I didn’t have the NYC experience. Living here makes you tougher, blunter and quicker, all of which I needed to be. It has also encouraged me to cling tighter to my roots. At home, I’m just another redneck gal. Here, I’m the short, sassy Southerner. Not too bad really.
