Definitions:

1. iMommy (n., v., adj.): Defined
   (in this blog) as the delicate balancing act between parenting and
   living as a member of the iGeneration while simultaneously dealing with
   a world that is torn between the iGeneration and "the old ways."
2. iGeneration (n.): Also
   known as the Internet Generation, or Generation Now. Encompasses
   individuals for whom computer technology is "a given." Technological
   knowledge usually comes more easily to this generation than our parents
   and grandparents, creating one of the largest generation gaps since
   Rock & Roll.

Purpose:

During
the course of this blogging adventure, I hope to re-discover my passion
for writing. As a child and teen, I wrote short stories, books, poetry,
blogs. It has faded as life
intruded, and I hope to re-ignite that fire. Writing gives me a sense
of peace. Blogging gives me a sense of community and belonging. I will
always blog for you as much as I blog for me, because I want to provide you the opportunity to have a community as much as I would like it for myself.

I
am blogging because I feel that I have something to say to the world,
on my own terms, in my own time, with my own style. I will blog to
chronicle the precious early years of my daughter (2 already) and my
NewBaby (due November). I am blogging because I can. I am blogging
because it feels like an iMommy / iGeneration right of passage. I am
blogging because I need something to help me gain perspective on my
life. I am blogging because (hopefully) you are reading, commenting,
thinking, and enjoying my blog.

Contact:

I
absolutely love to read your comments, and receive your email. In fact,
if you leave me a comment, I get it emailed to me! If you'd like to
drop me a line, feel free to email me.

Personal:
As part of the iGeneration, I'm considered "young" by many mothers out there -- especially with more women becoming mothers later in life -- I'll
be nearly 24 years old when my second child (convinced it's a girl!) is
born. My husband and I married soon after I turned 20, and I had my
daughter at 21.

It's been a wild ride, to say the least.

I
come from a "broken" family - that is, my parents separated and then
divorced when I was 4. I am very close to my mother (a blessing and
a curse!) though events in the past 5 years have put some distance
between us, and more distance between my brother and my sister and I.
My mother is also disabled with severe Fibromyalgia.
I'm still understanding how it has affected me personally - I know that
I cannot ever fully understand the impact that it has had on her life.

My
husband is originally from Florida, and we now live in Massachusetts.
We desperately want to get out! We're thinking Texas, maybe. Or North
Carolina. (Any suggestions? He's in IT and I could do my job anywhere.)
We won't be able to move for at least a year though, so for now we're
renting an apartment (after a few busts, we lucked out on a really
beautiful place). That means I can spend my Saturday mornings blogging
instead of mowing the lawn!

I went to college for Music
Education, but have since changed to simply Education, in order to
complete my degree online and be able to work full time. (Babies are
expensive!)