2007 History - Weight Issues and Pain….

In the months following the demise of the Beer and Wine Store Girl, I became a victim. "He was overfeeding me," and "I can't…" and I struggled with my weight gain.

I blame part of the weight gain on the sudden shift from party girl to home body. For 2 years I had subsisted on caesars, beer, cider, V8 and dancing. I think V8 was one of the only things keeping me going, other than the constant sugar rush of barley and hops trying to turn into something that could sustain my body. Pairing that with the decline in work related weight lifting and in dancing I was no longer burning the calories that I was taking in. And boy was I taking them in.

I could blame some of my weight gain on my new relationship, I wouldn't have served myself those humongous portions, but I also didn't have to eat everything that was on my plate. My boyfriend, having a giving personality, would heap portions that were at least double what a normal girl my size would serve herself. I called them man portions. Being in the new relationship I didn't want to offend so I would eat everything that he would serve me. Big mistake (in more ways than one).

Trying to find my Niche…. a beginning that ends with the Beer and Wine Store Girl

I've been surfing the web for years and have come across many blogs that covered many subjects, and have been mulling over the idea of starting my own blog.  But, the big question has always been, what do I want to write about.

I've spent the day researching blogs, what they are; why they are; and what is the best way to get your blog noticed.  During my web crawl I came across the words "niche blogging" more than once.

"Niche blogging is the act of creating a blog with the intent of using it to market to a particular niche market. While it could be argued that every blog is, in some form, a niche blog, the term as it applies to marketing refers to a particular kind of blog." (Per the dictionary app on my mac.)

There are more than a few blogs on how to get started.  I won't regurgitate those here.  But the concept of "niche blogging" got me thinking.  What have I been researching all of these years?  What am I passionate about?  How will my blog contribute to the blogging community?  Is my voice worth hearing?