YAY! This was a fun announcement on a Monday morning!!!
My 2 immediate thoughts about a DW message board are:
1. Perfect! I already think of this site as a community and now we have a space to chat more broadly.
2. There goes my work day!
My INTRODUCTION:
I’m Jess. 35 just like Wendy. I live in Philadelphia with the best boyfriend in the world, Colin, and our 3 “cats” (one of which actually a dog, –a small cat-like dog!). In my real life, I work in immigration/education (student visas, etc). For fun, I’m co-editor to the CityGirlsWorld blog.
I’m a Philly native but lived in Brussels, Belgium for 5 years and speak French semi-crappily. I have traveled to more than 30 countries and would like to see many more. In 2006, I had my “moment that changed everything” when I got a surprise cancer diagnosis (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma). My life burned to the ground –lost my job, income, boyfriend, health, etc. but I got to rebuild from scratch –and got a better, sweeter, happier life in exchange.
I also love riding my bike (when its not winter!). I can’t stop buying swimsuits although I hardly ever swim. I love anything involving chocolate and peanut butter. I watch forensic murder shows obsessively. My favorite time of day is happy hour. I consider myself a “girl’s girl” in the sense that I absolutely love and “get” most women and am lucky to have so many quality friends in my life.