From the beginning..

My name is Noelle and I am 23 years old as of this current post. I write this first blog with a pang of sadness because it feels very much like writing in a diary. Through out my life I have always tried to keep a diary, emphasis on tried. I was much better at jotting down my day to day trifles and troubles, woes and wonders, between the ages of about 8 and 16. Perhaps gaining access to a car curbed my need to write, but not the desire. Diaries for as long as I can remember, resembled the essence of a quiet, understanding friend, that would never pass judgment on me nor give me false advice. Many times I would find myself apologizing for neglecting my dear sweet friend to which I would spend pages trying to catch her up on my life. Which brings me back to my original point and the sadness I feel with starting this blog… at 23 I have lived a lot and seen a lot, to which catching up my new friend on my life would just be far too time consuming, which as a senior in college, time is the enemy. So for now, bringing the bloggers up to speed will just have to happen in due time and as I see fit… also side note, I think a blog is like a guy friend. Diary just sounds like a girl and blog… he sounds like a boy… that is all.

To understand me as I am, there are a few key faucets and need-to-knows. I am opinionated. There are few things in this world that I am indifferent on. Sometimes my opinions cause me to judge other people, although in the long run I do my best to open my heart to all walks of life. I understand that I do have a bias against stupid people and lazy people. I care about people and have made it my life’s goal to help any who are willing in any way that I can (this might be where the bias comes from). I am a passionate person. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I am logical and rational about 80% of the time give or take, the rest of the time is a real doozy. I am a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I am honest. I don’t have many secrets. I am prideful and have a hard time showing what I deem as weakness in front of people. I am a communicator. I will text, talk, call, instant message, email, whatever the medium, I enjoy talking and listening. I think deeper then that I enjoy connecting with people. People intrigue me and fascinate me. I want to know each persons story. I like to think of myself as laid back, because I am low maintenance and I enjoy kicking back, but I know better. I am too passionate and high strung to ever really be as mellow as I wish I was. I am an old soul, which always made me seem more mature than I really am. I am fun oriented and ambitious, sometimes I take on more than I can handle and often I put off projects so I can spend time with friends.  I would do anything for my friends, even if it meant putting their needs before mine and causing myself harm, I would gladly do it. I am analytical and I have tenancies to over think nearly every situation. I love love. I love the idea of being in love, I love the idea of people loving one another and getting along. I love idealism and curse it in the same instant. I am a self proclaimed writer, even though my only works that have been published are articles I used to write for the paper while I was still in high school. I have many philosophies about life at this ripe young age of 23. I’m sure through out my writing these philosophies will make themselves very evident. I believe as I continue to grow and learn, these ideals about life may change… but then again, maybe they will stay the same. For this first entry I will leave you with this little gem I picked up from a billboard while on my way to work.

“Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.”