Awkward Firsts

Here's the deal: I'm (re)starting a blog. This is the very first post (hi! welcome!). It will be awkward, because that's just how firsts are. First dates? First kisses? First impressions? You are either a filthy liar or a flawless human if you tell me that you've never experienced a painfully, laugh-about-it-later-but-in-the-moment-you-want-to-die awkward first.

Quite unsure how to kick off my blogging reattempt, I fumbled through dozens of topic ideas. This is okay; that could work; this is better, but not perfect. I told myself I would finally publish something but then I didn't and I didn't again. I wasn't sure if I should just jump right into a real blog post of actual value without any sort of ... introduction. But intros are awkward and boring and bla bla bla, said my annoying self-conscious brain, preventing me from actually just DOING it. 

So here we are. I said "Fuck you very much!" to my doubts and embraced the inevitable awkwardness of my first blog post, if for nothing more than to just get something out there and become motivated to continue blogging. Rest assured, subsequent blog posts will center around marketing, startups, music, art, creativity and general daily musings. But for now I present to you: Kelly at her most awkward.

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Top awkward facts about me:

• I'm 2% deaf in my left ear.
  
• I sing on the toilet.
  
• I find it terrifying to go down stairs if can't see every single step- I panic and feel as though I'll fall.
  
• Mad Libs make me laugh harder than most things in life.
  
• I dislike apples and bananas.
  
• When I'd go shopping with my mom as a youngin',  I enjoyed sneaking into the middle of clothing racks and pulling my pants down. 
  

My teeny nugget of wisdom from this awkward post: if you’re thinking of starting your own personal blog, stop. Stop thinking about it. Just effing DO it. It'll be awkward, but it will BE. And that's all you need to get things rolling.