Let me introduce myself...

Since I am fairly new to the "Blogging World" on the "internet", I have some vague feeling of obligation to introduce myself to any would-be readers who may, for some reason or other, stumble upon my little electronic diary. Should no one ever happen to read what I write here, I will enjoy reading about myself time and again, because I think I'm cool. If I do happen to make a go of it, I figure this brief yet heartfelt introduction will help people feel a deep and complex connection to me, hence helping lauch my blog into a new career and moneymaking factory.

So, here we go.

My name is Susan. I was born in Newfoundland and through a course of decisions, indecision, hard work, and luck, ended up married and living in Alberta. I have two children, a boy and a girl, and I'm married to my best friend who I met in University on the very first day of Frosh Week in our co-ed Residence. He is now, you guessed it, a physician. I graduated University as an Industrial Engineer. Shortly after graduation I realized two things. #1. Hardly anyone on the face of the earth knows what an Industrial Engineer is (except for other Industrial Engineers), and #2. I don't actually enjoy doing the work of an Engineer. Unfortunate, but true, I do believe I took the wrong road in University. But, as my grandfather was famous for saying, everything happens for a reason. And, as I'm famous for saying, education is never a waste. I truly believe that my Engineering degree will serve me to help me become the person I was meant to be. I also believe I'm not that person - yet.

I chose to name my blog "The Doctor's Wife" for a few reasons. First, I had NO IDEA what to name it, and at nearly midnight with half a can of warm Bud Lite for inspiration, it was the neatest name I could conjure at the time. I may change it, but I believe it has a certain zing to it, don't you? Say it softly to yourself in the mirror whilst combing your hair or applying lipstick. You'll see.

Second, I'm a big believer in taking credit where credit is due. When I met my husband, he and I were both lowly High School graduates. Our heads were full of ambitions and our hearts full of dreams. I achieved my goal of becoming an Engineer, and also snagging my best friend as a husband. 13 long years later, my husband finished his Bachelor of Science (Honors, showoff), Medical School and Residency (during which time we married, move across country, bought a house, and I conceived and birthed his two children, but to say that I suppose that would be bragging) and he, as he himself has told me, couldn't have done it without me. So, until I can get the College of Physicians and Surgeons to add an asterix to his diplomas with an explanation that some credit be given moi, perhaps naming my blog as I did will suffice.

Lastly, I think many people have a grossly skewed image of what a doctor's wife is like. Don't get me wrong, the typical image of a doctor's wife sounds AMAZING to me - arranging dinners for "my husbands colleagues and their wives (because, you know, all doctors are male AND married), getting up in the morning and dressing in my skirt suit and pearls to direct the estate help, volunteering at a museum three days a week. That more or less sum it up? No wait! Plastic surgery galore and Channel purses, the kid that hang from chains not straps. Well, believe me, if I had that kind of life I sure as heck wouldn't waste my time blogging to the likes of you (no offense). I want to shake society's image of doctor's wives by laying out quite plainly who I am, and perhaps a new stereotype can be born. Perhaps in my lifetime people will ask, "What's it like to be married to an Engineer?" Ahh... yes...

Well I hope this gives you a taste of what my blog will look and read like. I won't pretend to be anyone other than who I am. I will do my best to punctuate properly and keep the cussing to a minimum (in case Mom reads this). I'm opinionated, strongly, in many areas. Enjoy that. I over- and improperly-use the exclamation mark and parenthesis. You'll adjust. I'll do my best not to offend but I'm not going to sensor myself. I'll write when I can, or when I MUST BLOG, but between caring for two babies, a home and a husband, I can't promise to be consistent. Except consistently entertaining.

-TDW