My First Time

I was looking to name my blog…I wanted something clever, but not cutesy. I wanted something that said who I was, but didn’t limit me with a title. I wanted something that could keep up with anything going on in my life, but that represented exactly where I am, right at this moment, when I decided to start a blog.

So, in truly original fashion, I used my first name and a shortened version of my last name. Clever. But wait… Don’t judge yet: I was lucky enough to marry a guy whose name can be shortened to mean “Right this minute!” What better way to describe the state I’m currently in than: Now?

And, thank goodness for this blog-naming serendipity or my other experiences with the changed name might leave me thinking giving up my name for an engraved set of wine glasses just wasn’t a good trade off.  Instead, I’m thrilled that I get to be, JillNow! instead of JillMan…See? It just doesn’t work quite right, does it?