Let the good times roll! Let me start my first post by saying welcome and thank you for spending your time reading my blog. My blog. That still sounds weird. Anyways, my husband and I recently visited Gateway, Colorado (post to follow) for our 5 year wedding anniversary and it was on that trip where I cracked open Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. Let me first say that I’m not a huge reader so it’s really tough to keep my interest in books usually. Funny story – I also hate writing, but whatever. However, there was something about this book – maybe the chapter titled “I’ll Start Tomorrow” about starting with a small goal – that sparked the crazy idea “Hey, why don’t you start a blog?”. I started thinking, “How hard can it be?! There are so many people you know that have a successful blog – it will be WAY easier than a food truck!” (The food truck idea is something I always joke about quitting my job and starting, but that goal is more of a glorified dream.) Having said that, I’m going to be 100% honest, which is also how Rachel’s book reads and supplies inspiration to follow in her footsteps – I have NO idea what I am doing!

If you’re still reading this, bless you. So here are a few ideas of how I envision to use this platform:

1. I want to share snapshots of my life, and things that are important to me, and what I consider myself to be decent at.
2. I am going to share my love of cooking, both kid-friendly and not (because it’s not always about them!), party planning, home decor, juggling mom/wife life, and whatever else may run through my crazy mind.
3. Although having followers would be a huge honor, I am doing this for myself. I know that sounds selfish, but it’s a test to myself to see this through. Like I said, I’ve never done anything like this, nor do I really have any experience with how to do this, but at least I can say I tried. I love being creative and I am excited to have this avenue to share my life with yall.
4. Last thing – the name: Charlotte Cajun Queen. Check out my About CCQ page to read more about me!