so today, i decided that starting a blog would be a good idea (read: huge deterrent from being an adult). with that being said, i guess i should start off by saying why i started this blog. i work for Mississippi Wood Trader, a specialty lumber company in atlanta, and not only do i believe in the product we produce, but i also find some of the happenings around here to be absolutely hysterical: i.e. forklifts falling in sinkholes...
now this lumber company. we do specialty wood...ha...but seriously we take trees that have been felled from atlanta and some of it's surrounding areas and turn it into functionally useable lumber (floors, moulding, you get the idea. and if not, then woah...). it's a cool concept, saves the environment, and ya know, gives ya a huge chip on your shoulder of accomplishment. pretty awesome right? what 24 year old girl wouldn't want to come home everyday smelling like wood...er, lumber? but honestly, i grew up in this environment and i wouldn't have it any other way. i am a tomboy who occasionally, very occasionally, like to get pretty and dress up. (always makes for a fun ridicule filled day at work).
so the name: blueprints and power tools. blueprints, because i have to look at them a lot, in various and sundry forms. if you aren't careful they will make your eyes cross, and you also may need a neuroscience degree to translate them...furthermore, blueprints because we are a small company and we are pretty much flying solo and learning from our mistakes. which is harder at some times than others, but also gives us freedom to grow and become what we truly want to be. which is glorified hippies, with power tools, who like to drink copious amounts of beer and or vodka, and make beautiful one of a kind products that you will talk about for years to come. now the fun part: POWER TOOLS...(i don't use caps, but when i do, you can guarantee it's because of something that makes me very happy). i digress, power tools: one of the most fun things in the entire world. they are loud, they are dangerous, and they shoot things (most of them at least). i grew up with power tools, i've been around them my whole life, i get to use them at work. what more could a girl ask for? i mean come on i get to play with glorified weapons all day...
i can't promise a post a day, but i can promise an honest blog about honest people. follow along and see where this journey takes us...
