The Saga Begins…

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It’s now been ten months since I first planned this blog, and over the last six, I haven’t been at all sure it would ever happen. Luckily, fate, in the form of Professor Gilbert Wilkes, has intervened and I have finally begun. Whether I would have done so if this were not an integral part of my course grade is a question I cannot answer.
I suppose I should begin by introducing myself. I am Jenn Wagner, age 43, mother of two, currently divorcing, and avid LEGO fan who drives a lime green VW Beetle decorated like the one pictured above. Oh, and I am also a newly minted University student.
One of the reasons I have taken so long to start this blog is that I have no idea what to write about (Did you notice that statement is in the present tense? I still do not know). To write on what I am passionate about is a challenge because there are already so many LEGO-centric bloggers on the web, and I cannot think that anything I have to say on the subject is worthy of being read.
I have had the incredible fortune to be included in some intriguing LEGO projects in amazing locations over the years, so I could write about those…but that seems so self congratulatory that I balk at doing so. I don’t engage with the LEGO community or the company in order to blabber on to anyone who will listen about how lucky I have been, so that is definitely not the right fit.
And yet I am instructed to write a blog…and am graded on its success in gathering an audience…*sigh*
Okay, I think I will do this. I am going to ignore you (my readers –if any), and proceed with a blog that is more a diary than anything else. The changes and upheavals in my life have left me with more than enough material to spill out here, and this way I can share what is important to me at the moment, without too much stress given to what my subject is.
I will try to share pictures, and give you an idea of where I am with my hobby as I struggle through figuring out my future. Like many others, I am in transition and integrating my hobby into what I want my life to be is always a challenge.
I will show you my life as it is now, as best as I can. If you choose to read on –you are very welcome!

  • jtk

    I would love to see whatever you post….but perhaps being the “brick chick” you are posed to write a good review of Lego Friends stuff!

    • admin

      I love LEGO Friends! Okay, not so much of a fan of the figures…but the new colours rock! I have one of each set currently and am excited to build with them sometime in the next millenium, once I find time. :-)

  • Mike

    Hey Jen … the first step is done … show us the next move!

    cheers
    Mike

  • admin

    You bet! I will get my next post up soon. :-) I think I will share my LEGO room with you. :-)

  • Steven C

    Hey Jenn,
    Good start. I am sure you can find new ways to talk about LEGO activities!

    • admin

      Hey wait a second…are you telling me what to do?!! haha. I will likely weave some LEGO activities into this blog. You have no idea how many people want to know what I have been up to these last many months. I still think I will make it more about my experiences balancing life and the hobby than anything else. Dunno. Keep reading I guess and find out along with me what this turns into.

  • http://foundfibers.com Kim Davison

    Hey, I’d follow you, but I don’t see a way to do it.

    • admin

      Good point! I have added a subscribe widget to my page. Please give it a try and let me know if it doesn’t work properly. Thanks!

  • Karen Lett

    Hello Jenn,
    I recently got back into my Lego craze and noticed you closed your Bricklink store a year ago. That makes me sad because I remember you as a pretty big presence. After Googling “Brick Chick” I found this site. Coincidence that it was on the day you made your first real post. I am a 46 y/o female who also attended university as a non-traditional (read: old) student. I have earned my BBA.
    I wish you all the very best with your new endeavors and I will be checking in often to see how it goes.
    Fellow AFOL,
    Karen

    • Jenn

      Thanks Karen! As I say, I don’t know exactly what I will spew out here…but I know more than a few of my LEGO contemporaries going through transitions like mine. I do hope you will check back and keep commenting! I could use your persepective on things. :-)

  • http://youtube.com/bazmarc baz

    Cool, i’m following you!!

    Follow your bliss Jenn
    All the best to you.

    • Jenn

      You know I am Baz! Thanks for the follow. I hope to warm up to this thing and have some fun with it. Enjoy. :-)

  • Coda

    Does the restraining order apply to your blog too??

    • Jenn

      If this is who I think it is then…YES. LOL
      You are welcome here my friend. :-)

  • http://twitter.com/Brickathon Brickathon Lego

    Reading backwards, and quite enjoying these short entries!

    • http://www.thebrickchick.com/ Jenn Wagner

      Thanks :-) Good to see you here!!

  • David Pickett

    I’ve enjoyed your posts so far and have subscribed to help your grade :) Hope you continue posting even after the class is over! If you’re looking for topics, I’d be interested in your take on LEGO Friends

    • http://www.thebrickchick.com/ Jenn Wagner

      Thanks David! By popular demand I will be doing that post shortly. I just need to get some more of my LEGO Friends sets built first. Stay tuned! :-)