Hello! My name is Melissa, yes my page says Starburst, but mainly Melissa, I will explain the name a little later but first a little about myself. I am an Administrative Coordinator for an insurance company in Cedar Falls. (sounds fancy huh?) it's really not but I do enjoy it. I have 2 older sisters and my handsome dog Buckley. I had actually started a blog last year at the beginning of an uphill journey and just never stuck to it so I decided to try again. I've had so much going on in my life that I feel the need to share. Most current is that I am going through a divorce, not an awful one mind you, but a divorce is terrible none the less, so I'm trying to find my way back to me and wanted to include you in on my ride. You can choose to chime in and read my blogs or tune me out. The choice is yours, but just so you know I'm kind of a "go with the flow" kind of girl so I'll like you either way. ;)
In all seriousness I started this blog because of my dear friend Katie. She always has the best stories and it's a piece of her that I get to see outside of every day life. Thanks Katie for being an inspiration!!! You can check out her blog here: http://asliceofkate.weebly.com/index.html Ironically her blog was about 2012 being her year of changes and it just so happens that 2013 has developed into my year as well. It's uncertain what this year will hold for me. The only thing I am certain about other than becoming divorced is that I am doing the Tough Mudder event in Chicago in May!!! Talk about a hurdle...we'll come back to that at a different time....but besides that the world is my oyster. That's the saying right? Ya know? The sky is the limit and I can accomplish whatever I want!! Well, that's the attitude I'm going into this year having or at least attempting to have.
Ok, I told you I'd come back to the Starburst portion of my page. If I didn't mention I work out at Farrell's before, well I do, and I'm sure you'll hear all sorts of stories as time allows. After being there almost a year I've met quite a few people and some have become fantabulous friends of mine. Yes I said fantabulous. Among these friends is my dear pal Mark. Oh yes, Mark aka "Funky Bunch" which in turn comes another dear friend Patrick aka "Caramel Bear", then there's Chas aka "Chos" and of course Katie aka "Kottie" or "Katie Bug" or Robin aka "Ro, Ro" or "Queen B"...see lots of nicknames!!!! While last year in Wisconsin when I went along to watch Team Extreme dominate Tough Mudder, Funky Bunch decided I needed a nickname while we were anxiously awaiting the arrival of our team at the next obstacle. He wanted something bright and fun that matched my personality and so there you have it. In light of all of that I have taken on the nickname of Starburst or "SB" at the gym and it has stuck. I kind of like it. Don't you?
So there you have it....a blog titled "A taste of Starburst" because that's what I hope you gain from it. Not just a taste of who I am but I hope that I can offer some sort of strength, encouragement, support to someone else that needs it just as much as I do.
In all seriousness I started this blog because of my dear friend Katie. She always has the best stories and it's a piece of her that I get to see outside of every day life. Thanks Katie for being an inspiration!!! You can check out her blog here: http://asliceofkate.weebly.com/index.html Ironically her blog was about 2012 being her year of changes and it just so happens that 2013 has developed into my year as well. It's uncertain what this year will hold for me. The only thing I am certain about other than becoming divorced is that I am doing the Tough Mudder event in Chicago in May!!! Talk about a hurdle...we'll come back to that at a different time....but besides that the world is my oyster. That's the saying right? Ya know? The sky is the limit and I can accomplish whatever I want!! Well, that's the attitude I'm going into this year having or at least attempting to have.
Ok, I told you I'd come back to the Starburst portion of my page. If I didn't mention I work out at Farrell's before, well I do, and I'm sure you'll hear all sorts of stories as time allows. After being there almost a year I've met quite a few people and some have become fantabulous friends of mine. Yes I said fantabulous. Among these friends is my dear pal Mark. Oh yes, Mark aka "Funky Bunch" which in turn comes another dear friend Patrick aka "Caramel Bear", then there's Chas aka "Chos" and of course Katie aka "Kottie" or "Katie Bug" or Robin aka "Ro, Ro" or "Queen B"...see lots of nicknames!!!! While last year in Wisconsin when I went along to watch Team Extreme dominate Tough Mudder, Funky Bunch decided I needed a nickname while we were anxiously awaiting the arrival of our team at the next obstacle. He wanted something bright and fun that matched my personality and so there you have it. In light of all of that I have taken on the nickname of Starburst or "SB" at the gym and it has stuck. I kind of like it. Don't you?
So there you have it....a blog titled "A taste of Starburst" because that's what I hope you gain from it. Not just a taste of who I am but I hope that I can offer some sort of strength, encouragement, support to someone else that needs it just as much as I do.