Justifiably....me?

My amazing, beautiful mother, Darlene, recently challenged me to start my own blog.  She is going through the same process herself and it has already been very therapeutic.  However, The thought of creating a blog filled with my mind's words is scary.  I mean, seriously,  what do I really want to say?  and what do I want to accomplish? Then, my mind led me to that age-old question:

Who am I? 

Upon pondering this very question, my simplistic thought process went as follows: 

I am silly.  I am funny.  I am dorky.  I am weird.  I am quiet.  I am goofy.  I am tall.  I am shy.  I am crazy.  I am boring.  I am strange.  I am interesting.  I am awkward.  I am musical.  I am kind.  I am skeptical.  I am naive.  I am smart.  I am difficult.  I am simple.  I am annoying.  I am generous. I am selfish.  I am scared. I am caring.  I am lonely.  I am happy.  I am emotional.  I am motivated. I am pleasant.  I am lax. I am determined.  I am sensitive.  I am calm.  I am careful. I am forgetful.  I am clumsy.  I am old-fashioned.  I am messy.  I am neat. I am gifted.  I am important. I am loving. I am clever. I am odd. I am witty.  I am fun. I am serious.

You see, admittedly, I am a lot of things - some good, some bad, some even contradictory to others - but after thinking about some of the adjectives that very basically sum up who I am on paper, I realize that, as a woman who is eager to please those around me, I face an inward struggle to be what everyone else wants me to be.  Now, I have the chance to say what I want, with no qualms of judgement; Therefore,  I've decided what I want to accomplish with this blog, and it is this: 

 I'm Just Going To Be Me.  

Justifiably Me.  

Justifiably Julie.

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