April 14, 2010 Let me start by saying I think this bloggin business has possibilities! I'm beginning to see that already. You see, I got my first Journal when I was 13 so I have always been a Journaler, it's natural to me, I love it. Journaling was going great until I had 3 children and my life got really (wonderfully!) busy then I just started keeping up with their baby books instead. Their lives, our lives, are very well documented, it is ALL written down--the good, the bad and the ugly. Now I see I can pick up Journaling again only much more technical this time (sure beats the heck out of hand writing it!!!). I am a Documenter; Kym the Documenter. Kym the camera mom. Kym the pest who everybody wants to go away. On my headstone it will say, "Ha, so you think the angels in heaven are writing it down? WRONG, Kym is!!!" That's me......
Ok enough about all that. I will tell you a secret. I always wanted to write a book; I've turned this thought over and over in my head since I was little, I've never NOT known not thinking about the book I'm going to write some day. I will. Anyways, my point is this: when I write my book it is going to be great; it just is, I know it is (and my Mama said so)!!! I've heard horror stories about average people like me getting famous all the sudden and they don’t like it because their life isn’t private anymore. Really, I figured this out even before I was a teen so on top of being a documenter, I am also a problem solver. Give me any situation and I will give you a minimum of 3 options to solve it for you. That’s just who I am. So I could see this possible train wreck in the future of average vs. world-famous so I decided that I would simply have a "secret" name. I know that’s not a new idea but at that point in my young life I thought I had come up with the greatest idea e-ver! oh well. My great idea was to publish under one name but really be ME so I could go to Wal-Mart’s and still be a regular person. Of course it had occurred to me it would take the joy out of seeing my name on the front of a book but that was ok to me, I would know the real truth! So I came up with a name; again, I can’t remember NOT wanting this to be my secret name, I've always wanted it. It is..........are you ready for this.......are you sure? It's Jill Upperhill. Yep, that's my name (don't wear it out!). I figured it was kind of sing-songy and one you're not likely to forget but instead of spelling it J-i-l-l I want to spell J-e-h-l. Jehl Upperhill. Bam! Sweet, huh? That’s my secret, something not too many people know about me. Jehl Upperhill bwahahaha, it’s true!
