I don't have cancer.

So what am I going to do with this opposite-of-a-death-sentence?

Wait, just so I'm clear, I don't want cancer. I just lived through a couple of weeks when I thought an unusually shaped and sizable lump I found in my breast could be cancer. Five days ago, after a series of exams, a mammogram an ultrasound and biopsy, I got the great news; my lump is benign. Did I mention, my birthday is in two days. Yes, a week before my birthday, I was waiting to find out whether I had cancer. Now, I always get all weird and introspective around my birthday anyway, but this year, I had the C word to contend with. I also attended a colleague's mother's funeral today. So my desire to live is more heightened than usual...what better thing to do than start a blog?!

All of a sudden I have Bon Jovi's "It's My Life" playing in my head. Excuse me while I sing it to myself and type it for you:

It's my life

It's now or never

I ain't gonna live forever

I just gotta live while I'm alive...It's my life!

My heart is like an open highway

Like Frankie said I did it my way!

I just gotta live while I'm alive

It's - My - Life!

At least you didn't have to hear me sing it. I wouldn't complain too much if I were you.

So on that note (of course the pun was intended). This will hopefully be a dialogue between me and you -  as we all navigate this wondering, scary, amazing, confusing, exhilarating, depressing, intense, confusing, awe-inspiring...thing called life of which we each only get one! No pressure at all :o)

You can expect me to share about:

• Work:  My attempt to get paid for my passion. I think people should be able to make a successful living out of things they'd do for free anyway.  
  
• Love:  My hope to find and be found by the Mr., and other attempts to understand anyone with a Y chromosome.
  
• Friends and Family
  
• Movies:  I love them, I want to make them. (In other news my sister wants to be in them.)
  
• Health and Fitness:  My married friends are trying to lose their baby weight, I'm trying to get back to my "hey baby" weight!  Kinda Kiddin'.  I am REALLY interested in getting healthier.  A few people I know have recently turned vegetarian, adopted gluten-free diets, organic diets or are pH-balancing their diets.  I tried the veggie thing for a month and didn't like it. But I hear red meat causes cancer and I'll like to drop a few lbs. So we will see what I come up with...
• Travel - I am a restless and adventurous soul. Earlier this year, I went on a road trip from Lagos, Nigeria to London UK across the Sahara Desert making a documentary about desertification. It's the biggest global warming threat to Africa and the neighbouring (English spelling) parts of Europe.
• Relocating - While I'm a restless soul, I have somehow managed to live in the same city for the past 15 years! I know, lame (only because I claim to be restless).
• Anything I want to, that's a part of me living this 'new life' of mine. It's my blog, I can blog whatever I want to!  You would blog too if it happened to you... da da da da da! (I promise much less of this type o' cheesy chatter)

Here's to a great ride!