FIRST POST! YAY!

Okay, here is my first post... I'm not good at customizing my blog so if any of you computer savvy people want to help me out, have at it! I would love to make this blog so freakin' awesome that it blows all the other blogs out the water, BUT this will have to do for now... maybe by my next post, I'll have more figured out.

So, here it goes. My name, you all know, is Wendy. Wendy Wells. I am on the road to recovery. Recovery, you ask? Recovery from bad eating habits and no exercising and making excuses and the honest to goodness truth. The cold HARD truth about me. About my food addiction. About how the heck I got to where I am as far as my weight or my size or my unhappiness with myself. Some of these posts won't be pretty and I will probably cuss... A LOT... and I am not going to worry about grammar or improper use of the "dot dot dot" (...) which is my favorite thing to do! LOL! This is mostly just a way for me to deal with the difficulties I will face. Some of these posts will be hard for me to get out. Some will be me complaining. Some will be me bragging because I have EARNED bragging rights! :) You don't have to follow me, you don't have to read this... but if you do, if you are one of my supporters, I just want you to know how much I appreciate you. How much I can't thank you enough for your encouraging words or helpful advise or even your "get your butt up and stop being so lazy, Wendy Wells!!!" :)

Here are a few things about me in general in case you don't know who I am... and maybe even a few things you just might not know if you DO know who I am...

1. I am the mother of 4 beautiful children who are my world. Triston, Nadia, Trevor and Aubrey. I am on this journey because of them. To be better FOR them.
2. I have an awesome boyfriend. He is my rock. He supports me and appreciates me and tells me I'm beautiful every single day. I adore him and he adores me AND my babies. <3 sigh... ;)
3. In 2001 I married my high school sweetheart. We were married for 11 years and in those 11 years a LOT of beautiful things were made (4 of my favorite are listed above) and a LOT of awful words were said and MY confidence was literally crushed. We decided we were better off apart and since then we have both grown to realize that we are much better parents, friends... PEOPLE apart. True story. Everything happens for a reason and I strongly believe good things fall apart so even better things can fall together.
4. I don't regret anything I've ever done. Let me say that again, I DON'T REGRET ANYTHING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY WHOLE LIFE. Nothing. Everything I've done has made me who I am and gotten me here with the people I have around me.
5. I love my life. I really do. I'm blessed with an awesome family, amazing friends and I'm working hard on my dreams.
6. I am a photographer. I capture memories and freeze moments. I am not the best, I don't strive to be, but I. LOVE. MY. JOB. and I. LOVE. MY. CLIENTS. and if you are one of my clients reading this, please know I appreciate you so very much. Letting me create art through you and your families and your memories is something I hold near and dear to my heart.
7.I am not perfect. I make mistakes and I own up to them. Even if it takes me a little bit. I have learned that along the way and I'm pretty honest about it. I right my wrongs and I work hard to be a good person. 
8. I love people. I love associating with people, meeting new people, being around people and people watching. I love socializing (maybe a little too much sometimes lol) and I love hearing about whats going on in the lives of those I know and love. I enjoy rejoicing in the good times with people and praying and helping through the bad times...
9. I. HAVE. THE. WORST. MEMORY. EVER. ask anyone close to me... example: when I leave my house, as I'm getting in the car, *HANDS DOWN* I have to go back into the house a minimum of 3 times for something I've forgotten. Every time. I forget to call people back, I forget appointments, I have 3 calendars. I am SUPER FORGETFUL. and I apologize for that. I don't know if its because I have so much going on or what but I try to get better. My mind is always racing and I feel like I'm forgetting something all the time... and usually, I am.

I don't really know what else to say... so, I guess the rest you will figure out along the way. :)

below (or wherever blogger decides to put it) is a picture of me. Taken just a few weeks ago... no makeup, broke out skin (ugh I HATE that) getting ready to photograph a wedding... I will have actual before pictures later but for now, this is the beginning. This is me. <3