A new blog… just what the world needs is another blog to read, right?  I know, I know…  it’s just words on the monitor and possibly not of any interest to anyone other than me, but that’s just it… it is a way to express myself.  I wanted to start a personal blog and found the “Blogging 101” class offering by WordPress.com.  I took a minute and thought… hmm… well that could help me get started.  So here I am!

Today’s (well really it was yesterday’s, I’m already behind) assignment is to share a bit about who I am and why I am doing this .. and there were some questions , so here goes!

So… who am I?

My name is Laurie, and I currently reside in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US.  By day, I am a senior strategic project manager within a banking operation.  By night, I am a …hmm… what am I?  I play virtual games, go to online university, and generally just live quietly.  I travel, I visit family, I read, and I do my best to smile every day!

So let’s look at a few of the suggested questions:

Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?

Well, that’s a good question…!   I decided that I’d try this because I enjoy writing and why not share my thoughts, views, interests, words, etc with others?  It isn’t like I’m FORCING anyone to read… just putting it out there in case someone finds these things interesting!

What topics do you think you’ll write about?

I think I will write about anything that might come to mind.  The name of my blog is “Eclectic Elucidation”.  This means that I didn’t want to ‘pigeon hole’ myself in one specific subject or genre.  Well that’s what the “Eclectic” part means anyway…  You might find digital imagery, prose, quotes, poems, etc… not always original, but always credited.

Who would you love to connect with via your blog?

Anyone (and everyone, but that’s a lofty goal) that might find something that I share funny, heartwarming, interesting, educational (highly unlikely), etc.  I just hope to reach people through words, thoughts, images and plans.

So… that’s where we are…  my first post on “Electic Elucidation”.

Won’t you walk through the gate with me?