Bethany's Blog

       When I heard that the micro theme was only going to be one page, I thought to myself this should be a fairly easy quick little paper. It definitely didn't end up being as easy as I thought it was going to be.      The first hurdle to my writing, actually starting the paper. I'm probably not alone with this but getting started is always a tough thing for me. I have an idea of what I want to write but  transferring it from thoughts in my head to actual words is a struggle. Even if I'm able to get something started I do a quick reread and the perfectionist in me don't think its good enough and I got right back to square one.      Another hurdle I was struggling with was keeping my writing to the perimeters of what was required. In grade school I became the expert at including sentences that made my writing appear better or at a higher level when they didn't have a true purpose. I can't include those...

     Where do I begin. I always find it difficult to know what to start with or what to say when someone asks me about myself or to write about myself. I guess to start with the basics I'm Bethany, I'm from Iowa, I love dogs and have three, have two orders brothers, and love to try new things. I also have a passion for sports and just going out and exploring as much as I can.     One of the biggest parts of my life is sports. For as long as I can remember I've always done at least one sport. I started out like a lot of other little girls doing gymnastics when I was a toddler until I was in second grade. After that I got into swimming and joined a club team and was on that team until my junior year of high school when I decided to go a different route but still finished out my senior year swim season. I did three triathlons throughout elementary school and into middle school triathlons became a big part of my summers and I joined a high performance...