Why am I starting a blog??

Welcome to my very first blog post, folks! I’m nervous, excited, and……mostly nervous actually. I hope you enjoy reading about my decision to start this entire thing. Please give me feedback on what you’ve seen so far!

The first thing I should probably do is introduce myself. My name is Lindsey, and I am a recent graduate from Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a degree in Psychology. Upon getting this degree, I was totally ready to get some super awesome job that I would absolutely love. I know it’s ridiculous, but I worked hard for that degree and wanted to put it to use. Then came COVID……well, actually, COVID popped up in the middle of my final semester. Anyway, this whole pandemic situation meant I had unexpected limitations in putting my degree to good use. We can talk about that another time. Everyone is so over talking about COVID.

Why a blog, you ask?

• Well, I love to write. I always have and probably always will. I also love to talk. That’s one of the things that led me to this decision. My family and I have long conversations almost every time we talk on the phone. Since my teens, I’ve gotten the chance to help mellow out several family arguments and talk many of these crazy people (I love them, but we’re all crazy with a capital “C”) out of doing something stupid.
• This leads me to my next point. STORY TIME!! My cousin and I were in college at the same time for two years. She’s currently finishing her senior year. Even before I restarted college (story for another time, guys), I became one of her go-to people. I’m happy to say that she and I have forged a wonderful bond over the last three years. Anyway, she told me one day that I should become a therapist for people going into college and going through college. She told me I would be really good at that sort of thing. Here’s the problem: I am WAY better at expressing things in writing. I marinated in her compliment for about a year before seriously deciding to start this silly new blog.

I hope to help many people find their place, even if it’s for a few minutes. My wish for all of you is that you find something to be grateful for every single day, even if it’s just the fact that you woke up this morning. Throughout my childhood, I dealt with several traumas and mature situations. Despite all of that, I’ve always been known as the goofball or silly goose (see what I did there? hehe). That’s why I’ve decided to go that route with the name of my new adventure. Some days I feel as though I’ve lost my silly goose in all of my grownup problems. I want this blog to remind me, and everyone who reads it, that every day contains something positive or worth your gratefulness. Take a moment each day to just be. Trust me, everything will still be there after you take that breath of fresh air or warm bath.

Please check out the homepage to view my mission and what YOU can get out of reading My Silly Goose.

STAY SILLY, MY FLOCK OF BEAUTIFUL GEESE!