About Me

This is where I'm supposed to put something profound about myself without sounding completely pretentious or self-deprecating....

I am many things....Wife. Mother. Nurse. That's only a few, but to tell ya the truth, it serves no purpose to try to explain everything about oneself when it comes to website-type stuff. I just want to paint a little bit of a background "portrait". Without further ado, let me break it down as interestingly as I can:

The Basics:

I am 35. My daughter Colleen is 8 years old. My husband Ed is a childhood friend of mine. I was married once before (there's gonna be a blog about that). I've been a NICU nurse since 2001 & I work in a metro Detroit, Michigan hospital. I grew up in a small town about 1 and 1/2 hours north of Detroit. I am agnostic.

The Random:

Some things I like that may or may not be explained later in blogs: monster trucks & leopard geckos (well, my banner says that), writing (I'll look for any excuse to do it--like filling out credit card apps, even if I never send them in), chocolate, babies (my favorite kind of people), dragons, internet memes, archaeological stuff, cars, ear lobes, lamb's ear plants, World of Warcraft, and changing central line dressings. Never mind....

And More Random, Because It's  Just Fun To Say What Comes to Mind:

My parents call me "Smangie" (hence the blog title). My maternal grandmother calls me her "Golden Zebra" (I can make a noise just like a panicked zebra). My hubby is 6 years younger than me (yup, I'm slightly cougar, rawwrr!). I am actually quite shy. I have tattoos and a navel piercing (which I didn't take out till it nearly popped out in my 8th month of pregnancy). I'm a sucker for cheesy shows like "Dawson's Creek" for reasons I don't fully understand, and my husband teases me about it (even though he'll sit down and watch several episodes in a row with me on Netflix).

And so now you know a small fraction of who I am. To learn a little more about my blogging style, click on my post titled "What To Expect From Me".

If you have any questions, just ask! I am pretty open. :-)