So I’ve decided to “do a thing.” I’m finding that my personal page on Facebook is growing a little too big for my comfort. I appreciate that people are interested and supportive, but I don’t know everyone as well as I’d like for some of the opinions and experiences I share there, and it’s making me edit myself.

Over the years, I’ve often been encouraged to share more of my writing, so I started a blog…well, as in, I have a site now. There’s nothing on it except this, but since I’m bad at growing vegetables, maybe I can grow words instead. It is linked to its own page, so I can feel comfortable adding people who want to follow me on social media without feeling that I’m sharing too much with people I don’t know well enough.

As for the name…if you believe I’m arrogant enough to think I’m really the smartest, then you aren’t my people and you should move along. It’s just a nickname, but being “smart” is probably what I’m best known for (or perhaps smart-ass, still). I was trying to think about what I’d write about and share and what’s important to my public persona, and it’s fact, logic, girls supporting girls, fun, sarcasm, education, motherhood, books, justice, cheese, wine…yeah, a little of everything. But at the heart of it all, I believe that ignorance is a poison, and it’s killing us right now. Literally. I cannot. So yeah, I’m going to embrace my smart girl persona. Again, if this somehow offends you, #1 wow, I can’t believe you’ve read this far, but #2 feel free to leave.

Anyway, here I am. Now to actually write something. Or not. Hey, it’s my blog; I can do what I want.

Be well, everyone.