Blogtember { Day 1 } Where I Come From:

Hello Friends! I am linking up with Jenni from Story of my Life for { Blogtember }Its a daily blog challenge starting Tuesday Sept 3 with weekends off! The full list of topics is below but today we area talking about:

Describe where or what you come from. The people, the places, and/or the factors that make up who you are.

I grew up in Southern Indiana in a big French family. I mostly lived with my grandparents on my fathers side. My mom and dad had divorced when I was still in diapers but they were still a huge part of my life. So it was a bit weird but looking back, I had so many people who loved me. I attended both public and private school raising as much hell as I could. I was just not a calm child. I had all kinds of issues in my teen years ( as many of us ) but my family was there every step of the way. I really learned the meaning of family and loyalty in those years. 

My mom was always a huge part of my life. She still is. I had 2 huge families on both my mom and dads side that I love a lot. I divided my time between both. I split up holidays and special occasions which worked out pretty good. 

My moms mom is still here with us and I became super close to her too. As the years have passed I have lost a lot of people on my dads side but I still have all my uncles, cousins and my grandmother on my moms side of the family. I feel blessed to have a family that I love so much. It seems to me that my childhood was more with my dads side and my adult years have been more with my moms side. Its funny how things work out. :) 

All these people are inside of me. They are a part of my soul and no matter if they are still here with me or not, I carry them in my heart every day. I managed to get my shit together and go to college. I got married, divorced and had some beautiful children in the process. I got remarried to the love of my life and we have blended our families together. Everyday I am learning to be a better wife, mother, daughter, and friend. They challenge me in ways I never expected. Life has been a huge learning process for me... I don't think I would trade any of the hard times because they made me who I am. I now have the love and friendship of my husbands family. They have also watched me grow up over the last 10 years and have helped make me who I am today. I am really blessed to have came from a family that I adore and I keep moving forward to the next day. All the history of my life moves with me. All those lessons are forever stored in my soul. I am blessed in every way because of where I came from. 

xoxo

K Jaggers

♥

 Tuesday, Sept. 3: Describe where or what you come from. The people, the places, and/or the factors that make up who you are.

Wednesday, September 4: If you could take three months off from your current life and do anything in the world, what would you do? (bonus points for fun photos from Pinterest, but don't forget to cite the source!)

Thursday, September 5: Pass on some useful advice or information you learned and always remembered. 

Friday, September 6: A story about a time you were very afraid.

Monday, September 9: Take this short personality test and respond to your results. (at the end, find the detailed profile of your personality account - click "click to view" under "You" and "self awareness and personal growth." You can even google your type and find more info on it!)

Tuesday, September 10: Describe a distinct moment when your life took a turn.

Wednesday, September 11: Share links to your favorite online shops, preferably with a few photos of your favorite items in each shop.

Thursday, September 12: Discuss ways that blogging or social media has changed you.

Friday, September 13: A self portrait

Monday, September 16: Write a public love letter to someone in your life. (It doesn't necessarily need to be romantic.)

Tuesday, September 17: A memory you would love to relive.

Wednesday, September 18: Only photos

Thursday, September 19: Creative writing day: write a (very short) fictional story that starts with this sentence: "To say I was dreading the dinner party would be the understatement of the century."

The story does not necessarily need to have a conclusion - you can leave your readers wishing for more!

Friday, September 20: React to this term: comfort. 

Monday, September 23: A "life lately" post. What you're up to, how you're feeling, how you're doing on your goals, etc. Bonus points for great photos!

Tuesday, September 24: Review a book, place, or product.

Wednesday, September 25: Write about a time you screwed up - a mistake you made. 

Thursday, September 26: Go to a coffee shop. Order a favorite drink. Write about what makes you happy and what makes you sad. Or write about anything you'd like! Bonus points for including a photo from the coffee shop. (I recommend downloadingOmmwriter and bringing headphones along!) *if you can't make it to a coffee shop, at least leave your usual space and write someplace new.

Friday, September 27: An anonymous letter to your Facebook friends. Be as snarky as you'd like. (but don't include people's real names.) 

Monday, September 30: Share a photo of something old. Maybe something that has personal history for you, that was passed down to you, and that has special meaning to you. Tell us about it and why it's special.