learning how to blog

in case you hadn't guessed, i believe everyone learns something new everyday. and if you don't, i think you should at least try to teach yourself something new everyday. it's probably why i became a teacher, and certainly why i so badly want to go back to grad school. and it's a seriously good indication that i am, in fact, turning into my father. but more on that later.

today, i learned how to make a blog.

i did it for no particular reason, except that i've noticed that i've been spending an increasing amount of time online, and figured that i may as well make it worthwhile (or at least, make it feel worthwhile). i've enjoyed reading others' blogs for some time now, and i've always enjoyed getting my thoughts out of my head somehow. so, instead of talking my poor husband's ear off every night while he tries to study for his SQL certification, i'll make my jumble of thoughts and opinions available to a mass of strangers i've never met. nice to meet you, by the way.

i'm liz. i'm a preschool teacher, i'm married to an incredible man, and we have a deaf dog and a house we're trying to get up to snuff. i also have celiac disease, and have been gluten free for almost a year. i cook a lot more now that i used to before my diagnosis, mostly so that i can prove to my more cynical friends that just because food is gluten free doesn't mean it's gross, but also because it's turned into an incredibly rewarding hobby. i've always been a die-hard foodie; i would pretty much try anything you put in front of me, so when i found out such a large part of my food world had to be tossed out the window, i was a little crestfallen (to put it gently). i was never careful about what i ate- if it looked good i ate it, and if it tasted good, i probably ate it again. and again. not that being raised by a deeply rooted southern mother and grandmother helped my cause. i think these two women have a shared goal of wanting to feed their loved ones until they literally keel over at the dinner table. but with their support and never ending gusto for cooking and feeding and cooking and feeding, my life has not been ruined, as i expected, but changed. improved. renewed. forever. (hallelujah!)

my point?

the things above are what help me to learn something new everyday. dogs, husbands, homeownership, gluten free foods, gluten free recipes, preschoolers... they're all infinite sources of little tidbits of knowledge that i never knew were out there. and i'd like to share them.

learn away.