My first post

I've decided to start a blog. As a way of doing two things. First, I miss writing. More than quick emails to friends, or an email here and there that I write to someone far away to stay in touch the best I can. Thoughtful writing, and creative writing is something a bit different for me. It's a chance to take a train of thought and to see where it goes. It's an opportunity to be creative, to take some risks, and to share some of the inner workings of my thought process that I don't always share with someone in a conversation on the phone or over coffee.

It's also a way for me to stay in touch with people in my life as I get busier and busier and as base of family and friends seem to become more and more dispersed. I see this as a wonderful thing: I've had the opportunity to develop friendships over time, and others - or I - have moved. I mean this mostly in the physical sense, but sometimes also in a more symbolic sense. To a different avocation or job or focus. But it doesn't mean I've forgotten, or that I don't miss those who I love and who have impacted my life.

Oh - and a third thing? I thought I could share some of the photos I've been taking. I took the above photo when I was wandering around Amsterdam by myself on a cold winter day last December. I saw bikes and movemnt every where I looked.

So....this is an experiment in two things: creative honesty and what it takes to feel connected to the many people I love in my life.

I hope that you'll get something out of what I choose to share and write. I hope that you will let me know your own thoughts and movements....

Tiffany

P.S. It was my friend Valerie's blog that inspired me to actually do something I'd been thinking and brewing about for a long time. She started one as a way of keeping in touch with people while she's in medical school. And - I would guess - also as a way for people to understand just a bit of what her world is like. I thought it was one of the best ideas I'd seen in a long time. Thank you, Valerie!