October 20, 2015 by Amy

Moving Day

Well, friends, it’s moving day. The boxes are packed, the truck is loaded, the new place is spit-shined and polished up, waiting for me to deposit all my crap.

After nearly ten years here at blogger, I have secured my own URL. There are tons of reasons for this and I won’t bore you, but I do hope you like it. I’m not entirely set on the design yet, but since I’m a cheapskate skinflint and I’m not a web developer, I’m a little stuck with my options right now. Eh, it’ll do the trick for awhile and I can always update later. The main thing is that I did it, I pulled the trigger and I jumped in and I threw something at the wall to see if it will stick. How’s that for mixing metaphors?

I am definitely nervous about this, because it’s incredibly personal. I mean more personal than all the usual stuff I share here with you in that it’s my name. It is 100% attached to me, not just some random Amy in St. Louis. If someone googles my name, that site will come up. Eventually, you know, when google figures out that I’m out here. While I realize that yes, this is a good thing and that I do need to self promote for my writing and that millions of people do this all the time, my heart is wary. What if I put myself out there for everyone to see, and… (fill in the blank with any number of personal disasters)? That’s it, really. That’s the crux. You don’t even need to fill in the blank. What if I put myself out there?

Ohmygosh I put myself out there.

Part of me wants to celebrate. The other part of me wants to vomit. That’s pretty normal, right?

There’s not much there yet. I still have to unpack. Come visit, won’t you? (My new address is my first and last name, for those of you who know me know me. The rest of you…well, just leave a comment and I might forward you on.)