I've had a desire to write for as long as I can remember. I've started numerous blogs, numerous word docs saved in obscure places never to be found again, not to mention the possible thousand notebooks I've bought over the years.
One things for certain, I'm a typist, not one of those writers who prefers good old fashioned pen and paper. Lucky for me, I learnt to type while young (on a typewriter too!) and over the years became very efficient at it. My great friend Chat GPT - who won't be used to write any of my posts, told me that a blog is what would suit my desire to get things out of my head with the goal of stress relief primarily - and maybe one day someone, or many people, will read it. Who knows, it may turn into entertainment.
I stumbled across Webador when setting up a new Asus Chromebook that I bought for $279! I needed something I could write on, connect to the internet, without any other fuss. Who knew you could get a laptop so cheap these days. I love it. Anyways turns out Chromebooks are like Windows, but based on Google Chrome...I think. So it's a different operating system, but if you have a Google account and are happy enough using web based everything, you can't go wrong. I also love that everything is backed up on my Google account so I don't need to worry about hard drives and storage etc. Plus if this cheap laptop shits itself, I know I'm ok.
Anyway, I'm here. It's New Years Eve, 31st December 2025. I doubt I'll see in the new year. Elsie has been sleeping like a posessed demon spawn and I have been having little sleep. And she's 5 for those who don't know! So if I make it to midnight it will be an absolute miracle.
My goal for 2026 is to be a better mum, drink less, move more, hit my goal weight of 75kg (it wouldn't be a new years resolution without a weight loss goal eh? And I only have 5 kg to go!), be a productive worker, get a promotion or at least a decent pay raise, and do this blog.
If you are reading this, welcome! If you know me, I probably sent you here in a Facebook post. If you don't know me and you've stumbled across this, that's awesome and I hope you get some enjoyment from what I write.
Frankly, Michelle.
P.S. I called this blog Frankly, Michelle as all the other cool names were taken and this is going to be a no holds barred (is that how you say it? Told you I won't use AI for this), swear words here and there, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and my opinions on all things life, love and work. And everything in between.
To see or not to see...
That, is the question!
Baby Brain?
Mums always talk about "Baby Brain". Usually as an excuse for doing something dumb. But how long can you get away with that excuse? Asking for a friend....
FOCA
Well, I came here thinking I needed to vent about how I've been a gym member for about a week and haven't yet gone. Turns out, I did my last post on joining the gym only 3 days ago so now I don't feel so bad. I've been in and collected my all access 24/7 tag, but as for actually exercising, NOPE! And will I? Likely, NOPE!
Confession
This is a long story. The short version is:
Grounding
I think it was my Aunty Carol who first told me about "grounding". It's where you go bare feet on the lawn or in nature and get back in touch with the Earth. Or something like that. I think it's also called "earthing" actually.
Shower in the dark!
Sometimes, let's face it most of the time, I'm burnt out. I work full time. I mum part time physically, full time mentally. At the moment, the mumming is full time everything as Elsie is home getting ready for prep. I really should have booked her in for vacation care, but nope, I can do it! I had thought.
Frankly
Why Frankly?
Family
I'm depressed. I've just said goodbye to my Sister and her kids after a wonderful Christmas and New Year together. They live about a 14 hour drive away, or a 2 hour flight, if you can be stuffed doing the 2 hour drive to Brisbane and then fluffing about at the airport with small kids. Anyways, we catch up when we can, and it's great. And then it's sad.
Disclaimer about AI
Don't you just hate it how now when you see a video, you think, oh hang on, is this real or is it AI? Anyways, I said I won't be using AI to write any of my posts, and that's the absolute truth. I will, however, use AI to help me with this website and the general setup of things. For example, AI has helped me write my 'about' page, 'contact me' page etc. and I might use it to help with that sort of thing. As for the posts in the blog, they are all me, 100% of the time. Like I said earlier, I'm a pretty good typist, and have been tested at 99% accuracy at 80wpm speeds. I will try to include a few errors now and then so you know there's no AI here. Although spell/grammar check these days is pretty darn good!
Kicking things off
I've had a desire to write for as long as I can remember. I've started numerous blogs, numerous word docs saved in obscure places never to be found again, not to mention the possible thousand notebooks I've bought over the years.
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