What's it all about....?

I am going to jump right in and make this work.  However, I need to establish "why" so I can stay on target and accomplish the goals that led to this in the first place.   

So let's start with my goals:

• I hope to put my thoughts and ideas onto something permanent and be able to refer back to them as inspiration and reflection
• I hope to make my scrapbooking better by recording the stories of my photos while they are still fresh in my memory and meaningful to me.
• I hope to make new friends and discover a world outside my own box
• I hope to learn to use technology as a tool to enhance my life and to not be afraid of it
• I hope to look forward and see new opportunities for taking pictures and documenting even the little things in life
• I hope to use this as a tool to keep my family and friends closer to me and my family

Some of you might think that I made up the title of my blog...Melanizing....  I did not.  It is a real word and I have latched onto it because it means two things to me:
It is a play on my name - which by the way, I really love...   And it literally means creating or turning things into black.  My twist on this is that I want to turn my thoughts into a permanent record - whether just for me or for others to visit and hopefully gain something from too...

I am going to try to stay fairly regular with my postings...  After all - I do have thoughts and ideas every day.  It makes me sad to think of all the "great" ideas I've had over my life, but I just can't remember them...  I'm sure one of them was the key to my future fortune.. lol!

I am just learning and I am taking a class (Blogging for Scrapbookers)  so if anyone can jump in and help  - I am so grateful...

I am now off to figure out how to add photos and links...  Add some spice to this venture!