Welcome, and Some Answers to Questions No One Asked

Welcome to The C+ Life! We're all friends here. (Unless you're too pretentious and/or awesome. Then you can leave.)

What is this? 

Great question! This is a blog. More specifically, this is a blog about not being awesome, settling for slightly above average and being totally fine with the idea. This is also a blog about my life, which fits nicely within these parameters.

Where did The C+ Life come from? 

The concept for this blog was hatched in my apartment kitchen in the fall of 2011, with my friends Christy and Mandy. We were discussing life, work, and the sinking feeling that we may never live up to the prevalent and well-meaning "you-can-do-anything-you-put-your-mind-to"-declarations of our childhood. We decided we were done stressing ourselves out, done trying to be awesome at everything. We decided to settle for being C+, at best. We became the founding members of The C+ Club, and they graciously allowed me to use the concept for this blog. 

And you are. . . ?

I'm Megan. I'm a twenty-something living in Central Oregon. I'm a school librarian by day and terribly undisciplined writer by night. (We'll get this out of the way: Yes, I know the Dewey Decimal System. No, I don't own any cats. Yes, I do conduct storytimes. No, I won't loan you any of my shapeless sweaters or calf-grazing skirts). 

I don't own a fancy camera or an iPhone. I live in a 75-year-old apartment without the Internet (or a dishwasher, washing machine, cable TV, or properly weather-sealed windows), and write this blog at my local library, workplace, or some other internet-providing establishment, preferably one where I can get a pint of Nitro Stout or a cafe au lait. 

I don't think my life is terrible, but it certainly won't be showing up on the lifestyle pages anytime soon. I am not the valedictorian or anything "of the year," but I'm fine with it. In fact, it's kind of fun to lower the bar, aim low and be secretly pleased when things don't turn out perfectly. That's The C+ Life, and I hope you come back soon! 

- Megan