About Gracie
Why would I want to spoil things by writing about myself? Okay, okay, I’ll say a little something. I’m a social person but only to the point of connecting with the outside world through blogs, which I just barely discovered. I can “virtually” connect with others, and yet I’m home, the shades are drawn (if we had shades), and I’m still in my housecoat. Housecoat? Did I just say that? (It’s not really a “housecoat;” it’s a sundress).
Before I appear totally pathetic, I’ll add that I’m married to a very dynamic, “Renaissance”-kind of guy. I “draft” his enthusiasm, so I do get out in the real world, even though I prefer being home. My job is to keep him grounded, which I do. I do the billing for his day job, and he’s a builder, photographer, and artist the rest of the time. He’s my third (!), and final, husband. We’ve been married 16 years. I’ve never been married to someone that long before.
I was married briefly when I was too young, and have one daughter who’s a hoarder, which breaks my heart. I was married a second time to a very decent guy, who was an alcoholic. I was a drinker when we met/married and didn’t recognize all that I should have. I decided to stop drinking, thinking I’d eat my calories rather than drink them, and that’s when he decided he’d rather not be married to me any longer. [Obviously, there were more issues, but that's it in a nutshell.] That marriage lasted a little over seven years, and after that divorce, I decided I wasn’t marriage material. I felt that everyone was entitled to one marriage failure, but two? No way! I was very ashamed.
I returned to college, got a degree in Social Science (huh?) and became a pharmaceutical sales representative. That was quite a stretch for someone who’d really rather be home. But, I enjoyed the people I interacted with and met my current (and final) husband, indirectly, through various challenges that sprang up because of all the walking I did with that job. We married in 1993.
He basically chased me down and insisted that we marry. I was leary because of my previous failures, but he convinced me, and we’ve done well and seem to complement each other. He had four young children, which was almost a deal breaker until I met them. They have been great from the get-go, are now all grown up, and the oldest and his wife have/are having children. I quit my job in 1997, and have been doing the billing for him ever since.
I love to eat! I found out about these blogs while looking for recipes online. From the cooking blogs, I’d drift into art blogs, or sewing blogs, skin care, face lift, or farm life blogs. They are all so interesting!
What makes me think this blog will be interesting to others? Nothing! But, it gives me a chance to spout off about anything and everything that interests me, and it might be appealing to others and elicit comments. It all makes sense to me.