Who is this?
You have just stumbled upon the blog of a 30-ish woman, living in a big city, who has been through more life changes in the past two+ years than Madonna has in her entire life. Here’s a brief recap:
- I am planning really want to run a marathon. This blog was started with the intention of Maui, 2007 in mind, but due to some financial circumstances beyond my control… it looks like Maui, 2008 who knows when will be more like it.
- I graduated college in 2006, a full 10 years after I should have graduated high school (I opted out early and went the GED route). I have a degree in a field I loooove – Interior Design.
- I lost my first job out of school in April 2007. The company I was working for, which was a dream first job out of school, went financially belly-up – which is funny, because *I’m* financially belly-up myself.
- In December of 2007 I started an even better job, with a monster of a commute! Luckily I have Ride-Share-Guy(s) to make the commute easier. You’ll see me mention them on occasion as RSG1 or RSG2.
- I have been in the dating scene for about 2+ years now, and it’s been… interesting. Occasionally I’ll babble about a great date, and then 2 dates later I find out I went out with a serial killer. (Ok, so I haven’t dated a serial killer, and let’s knock on wood that I don’t *knock-knock*)
- I have 3 cats and I knit. I’ll allow you to call me a cat lady, but only my friends can call me crazy.
- I’m known to strong ’bouts of panic. Lately I’ve discovered that being on trains can trigger an attack on me like nobody’s business. I blame part of this on being in London when the bombings happened, but mostly I think I’m just edgy.
In general, this blog is pretty PG-13, as my parents have the address to this thing. If they actually read it or not is a different story, but I won’t take chances.
You can see how this blog began by going back to my very first post.
I welcome any and all comments, especially those of the constructive and inspirational kind.
Susan Johnston said
Happily Ever After: Without the Prince?
New Release, Princess Bubble, Strikes Chord with America’s 51% SINGLE WOMEN WHO, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN U.S. HISTORY, OUTNUMBER MARRIED WOMEN
ATLANTA, April 26, 2007—This spring, as single women scramble to catch bridal bouquets, toss their mortar boards, and contemplate “what’s next,” two successful single gals are throwing out an unstereotypical option, a redefined fairy-tale ending, “happily ever after”—even without the prince.
With wisdom gleaned from their careers as single, globe-trotting flight attendants, first-time authors Susan Johnston and Kimberly Webb have crafted a modern-day book that celebrates singleness. A contemporary fairy tale for all ages, Princess Bubble was written to reduce the overwhelming sense of failure, self-doubt, and despair that some single women face.
“Knowing how low self-esteem and depression plague many single females, we wanted to spread the message that ‘happily ever after’ can occur even before Prince Charming arrives. . . or even if he never does,” said Webb.
“We’re definitely not anti-Prince,” said Johnston (whose college nickname was “Bubbles”). “We’re not anti-family or anti-marriage, if anything we’re anti-‘Damsel in Distress.’ Our message—the single life can also be a fairy tale. The End!”
Princess Bubble stars a princess who is confused by the traditional fairy tale messages that say she must find her “prince” before she can live “happily ever after.” Princess Bubble dons her “thinking crown” to research traditional fairy tales, interviews married girlfriends, and even takes counsel from her mother, who advises her to sign up at FindYourPrince.com. With a little help from her fairy godmother (this is still a fairy tale after all), Ms. Bubble discovers that “living happily ever after” is not about finding a prince. “True happiness,” the book reveals, “is found by loving God, being kind to others, and being comfortable with who you are already!”
“We’ve had countless women all over the nation tell us they wish there had been a book like this when they were young,” said Johnston. “This is a story women can truly believe in and feel comfortable sharing with their children.”
ABOUT PRINCESS BUBBLE and BUBBLE GUM PRESS: Self-published in 2006, Princess Bubble is now available through most online retailers and in over 70 retail outlets. The Princess Bubble message, cleverly articulated by former Delta flight attendants Susan Johnston and Kimberly Webb, seeks to find an alternate ending to “happily ever after” and change the notion that life begins and ends with finding your Prince Charming. Looking to bolster the poor self-esteem of female youth and the stigma that many single adult women carry, Johnston and Webb believe “this is a book for women of all ages, a story they can believe in and share with their children.” In upcoming adventures, Princess Bubble will travel to distant lands where the knowledge of every new culture will enrich her flourishing life.
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