A Little About Me

I have been here for almost a week and this is not my first post, but everyone is making a huge deal about introduction posts, so I figured I should get one up here. I do hate talking about myself and when asked to do it, I'm always reminded of my mother anytime she heard me say a name she wasn't familiar with. I would say "Suzie was talking to Fred today and he says the world will be ending in 2 hours" and she would respond with "Who's Fred?" then I would say "Fred is who he sounds like...he's Fred...the guy that says the world is ending. I don't understand what you want from me." I'm sure you've gathered this introduction could be painful for both of us.

So, I am Mel. My birth name is Melissa, but I'm lazy and my full name makes me think I'm in trouble, so I go by Mel. Not Missy, not Melanie and certainly not Martha. Yes, I have somehow been called Martha by more than one person. When not face to face or over the phone, almost all people assume I'm a guy, but I'm good with it because they still call me Mel instead of Melanie or Missy.

I currently live in NL, have an 18 year old daughter (@electa, who is also in the progress of getting started with Steemit), an English Bulldog and am owned by 2 cats. I joined Steemit about a week ago and I'm finding I enjoy it more than I expected. I expected it to be something like Facebook, but with longer posts, but I'm pleasantly surprised by the amount of intelligent people there are here. From baking, to inside glimpses of how other countries live, to research and information articles, to personal opinions...it's great. It seems like a genuine community and I don't even have anyone telling me I'm heartless if I don't type amen and share lol!

Anyhow, I don't want to make this too long, but it's great to be here and I think I'll end up hooked in no time.