We're baaaaaack!

"A dream is just a dream.

A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline."

I blogged for a while during my child's journey to be her true self. Now I'm going to set a goal of blogging about my life, just in case I might have something interesting to say. My plan is to blog for three hours a week and my deadline is the end of 2015. So we'll see how I do. 

I've also decided to take my blog public. Why? Bruce Jenner. As the parent of a transgender child, I feel an obligation to talk about what trans means, how it looks, what it feels like. My child does NOT want to be the face of trans kids. She just wants to be a kid. Not a trans kid, but simply a kid. So I've changed her name, and, with her permission, I'll share her story. If Bruce can do it, so can we. Together, we'll move toward understanding and normalization from trans people. 

A little about me. I'm a single mom by choice. I have three amazing children adopted from Guatemala. I'm a slave to the corporate world because I like to:  have a place to live, eat, drive a car and take vacations. But I'm hoping that this corporate gig won't be forever, and that someone will see what a great writer I am on this blog and publish my work, which will become a best seller. So even though I have a goal here, I can still dream. Being a single parent comes with its own challenges, some of which I hope to discuss here. 

I live in a suburb of the greatest city in America (Chicago) with my children, three cats and two dogs. I have a nanny who really runs our household. Our life is not perfect, but we're healthy and happy, and we have each other. 

It's my life, and welcome to it!