The First Entry

I wish that I could say everything I want to in this first entry, but I know that if I try, I’ll quit before I’ve even started, and I have to start somewhere. So, I’ll simply say, 

Hello Strangers, I want you to know that you’re my favorite. For the purposes of this blog, my name is Mabel, and that may change. Before you go further, I want to manage expectations. 

I love Cottagecore. I’m a good cook and baker, and I love to sing, dance, paint, and write. I  believe that one day I will own some land in an isolated place, with a small house and a garden, as well as (hopefully,) a husband and our adopted children. I’ll be an author. I’ll have a dog.

Here’s the thing. 

I also have an interest in street magic, fire breathing, knife throwing, mixed martial arts, metal smithing, mixology, the United States prison system, cryptid mythology, and inventions. I have talents in none of those things. I’m not even a good researcher. I kill potted plants. I genuinely considered going to clown college, and I am a dedicated Christian, and that last one is the most important thing about me; it shows up in mysterious ways. 

I say all of this to tell you that I can’t tell you what to expect. I live my life like a range of cartoon characters, each with progressively stranger backgrounds. 

I wish I could give you a theme for this site, but the only thing I can promise to provide is the authentic desire to love people, to build a community, and to learn every single hobby I mentioned, as well as some of yours. I hope a sense of family comes from this place, and I hope that it becomes a light in the window. 

If you see the lights on, come inside. 

-Mabel