Forget the Cherries

So most of you have probably heard the phrase "life is just a bowl of cherries," meaning that everything is going well or life is carefree.  Well, as much as I love cherries, I love cheddar cheese more.  I grew up eating Tillamook Medium Cheddar Cheese, and still do today (although now I have to find it in specialty deli sections of the grocery stores here in Massachusetts).  As I've gotten older, my tastes have broadened and my palate has become more refined (probably an arguable point), but cheddar cheese is still a staple - a go-to flavor.  So, for me, the better phrase is "life is just a loaf of cheddar cheese."

Of course that phrase is often used ironically.  Life isn't always a loaf of cheddar cheese.  If you're really living, life includes the good, the bad, and the ugly.  I'm not 100% sure what finally prompted me to start a blog.  It wasn't something I've been longing to do or really had any designs on doing.  I don't think I have anything particularly insightful to share or opinions that just have to come out.  But maybe putting my musings in writing will be a form of self analysis, or maybe something I share will spark a conversation, or will resonate with a reader.  I have many ideas of what I may want to write about in this blog, most of which, I'm sure in the light of day tomorrow, will be discarded.  They say you have to have a focus - a clear topic of interest.  Right now, though, I find myself thinking about various aspects of life like relationships and dating, family, work, new homes and new chapters in life.  So for now, I think I will start with my thoughts on and experiences with some of those - when life is and isn't just a loaf of cheddar cheese.