About the name of my blog

Hmmmm . . . the people who know me might be wondering why I have named my blog "Fungirl-bookwoman."

I think the first part of the name is something I'm trying to live into. When my nephew Caleb was about 4 or 5, I took him to Chuck E. Cheese Pizza place while he was visiting. He went around telling everyone that Aunt Robin was the "Fungirl." That both surprised and pleased me, and folks in the family still talk about that.

Now my nephew is 20 or so, and somewhere in those years I seemed to have gotten pretty serious about life and my work and family. I guess it's just part of my nature.

A couple of years ago I went on a trip to St. Augustine with two of my buddies whom I'll call Lovey and Wanderer. We went kayaking one beautiful morning in the bay, where we actually saw dolphins jumping out of the water 20 or 30 feet from our kayaks. I remember having the thought, "I forgot how much fun having fun was!"

I think since that time I've tried to make more time for fun--with family, friends, or by myself. Life is short. It goes by so fast. I really want to enjoy it.

It has been kind of funny that almost every weekend this year (of 2008), I've had some social engagement of some kind: several birthday parties, a Cocktails & Cupcakes party, a trip to Chattanooga. It's been really fun and like a breath of fresh air to me.

So, fungirl--now's my chance to really make that name stick!

(More about the second part of my name later--as if that needs any explanation at all.)