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Finding My Voice

Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Lolli 3 Comments

I was terribly quiet as a child.

I determined early in my teen years (when I was able to analyze myself a little) that my odd combination of self confidence and shyness did not give most people a good impression of me. I’ve always been quiet, but not in a timid, self-conscious way. I just prefer to sit back and quietly observe.

My mind, unfortunately, works quite a bit faster than my tongue, and I consistently find myself coming up with the ideal response or the perfect comeback long after a conversation is over. So I chose to be quiet.

Because I often had a hard time expressing myself with my voice, I had to find another way to get all of my ideas, emotions, and opinions OUT. I might have been quiet, but I always had so much to share, and it drove me crazy when I couldn’t adequately express what I was thinking and feeling.

I started keeping a journal when I was 8, and continued journaling regularly until after I had kids. I began writing stories and poems a short time later. I found my voice through the written word.

When I liked a boy at school, I wrote him a note.

When my best friend and I had an argument, I wrote her a letter with my grievances.

I was an avid pen pal, developing long-distance relationships with other kids that I had only met once.

When I became a mom, I started scrapbooking and kept a picture-and-story history of each of my children as I watched them grow from baby to big kid.

I wouldn’t have known it back then, but I was preparing all my life to be a blogger. This is what I do. I write. I express. I share.

I found my voice many years ago through the written word, but it wasn’t until I began blogging that my voice could be heard by others.

And I love that.

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About Lolli

Lolli has written 3741 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. Susie's Homemade says

    Friday, September 9, 2011 at 9:43 am

    I am so glad that you found your voice because I love reading your blog!!!

  2. Lolli says

    Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    I am so happy to see you (at least the blogging type of “see”). It’s fun that we have so much in common – I felt that from the beginning. Did you see my post yesterday about being a cub scout den leader? Have you done that, too? ;)

  3. Lara says

    Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 10:15 am

    It’s been a while since I’ve left a comment here, but it’s posts like this one that remind me that you and I have a lot in common. Besides being another LDS mom of 5 living in the DC area, I too have always kept a journal, had several penpals, and in general expressed myself in writing better than I ever could vocally. I haven’t taken blogging as far as you have, but even still I can’t imagine my life without having my blogs as outlets.

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