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<h4><span style="color: #003300;">Who is this Late Bloomer chick, anyway?</span></h4>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://www.yourdictionary.com/late-bloomer" target="_blank"><strong>Late Bloomer</strong>:</a>  a person who matures, achieves proficiency in some field or skill, etc. later than such a person is normally expected to </p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://diaryofalatebloomer.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Late Bloomer Blogger:</strong></a>  1:   woman in the throes of an existential crisis (more commonly referred to as mid-life crisis) who aspires to fulfill lifelong dreams while growing, thriving, and (hopefully) inspiring others along the way.  2:  She's creating her own damn fairy tale.  Fellow late bloomers and late bloomer wannabees are encouraged to join her crusade. </p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://diaryofalatebloomer.com/365-or-bust/" target="_blank"><strong>The Year of Living Curiously (aka 365 or Bust):</strong>  </a>1.  replaces Xanax in the event of an existential/mid-life crisis  2.  an insane 365 day project where our fearless and frazzled heroine embarks on a mission to break free of a gargantuan rut by trying one new/inspiring/uplifting/provocative/soul-stirring thing each day</p>
 

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Hi.  I'm Michelle.  Welcome to my blog.  It's a pleasure to meet you.  I hope that you sit and stay awhile.   If we were meeting in real life, I would serve you one of my famous almond milk lattes made with 2 shots of Illy espresso and a hint of agave syrup.  (I promise you that it's delicious.  I've converted many of my Starbucksaholics friends.) 

Yet you are at your computer, and I'm probably at mine, so that leaves us to a virtual getting-to-know-you.  Please reach out to me through comments on my posts, <a href="http://diaryofalatebloomer.com/talk-to-me/" target="_blank">Talk to Me,</a> or if you're feeling super fiesty or creative, <a href="http://diaryofalatebloomer.com/submit-a-365-idea/" target="_blank">submit an idea for my 365 project</a>.  I have 365 slots to fill, and I only have 175 ideas at the moment.  Bring it on!
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<h3>Quirky Facts...</h3>
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