Back when I first created this blog, I didn't put much thought into a name for it. I mean, my domain name is pretty obvious, and I never considered needing an actual name for my journal. When asked for the title of the page I was creating, I randomly typed in "News You Can Use", because I wasn't feeling very creative that day.

Later on, when registering my site with different portal sites (like Austin Stories), I realized the importance of a name. The registration went something like this:

Domain name: www.lucyransdell.com (for obvious reasons)
Your name: Lucy Ransdell (That's me!)
Email: lucy@lucyransdell.com (Okay, see how my name starts getting old really quickly?)
Journal name: Ummm...

I finally typed News You Can Use, the page title, otherwise known as the lamest journal name ever. It's been bugging me lately, though. The other day, a title came to me out thin air, as my titles often do.

Without further ado, it's time to officially introduce the new name for this journal. Drumroll, please...

My Actual Life.

By me, Lucy Ransdell.

Probably seems simple, but I love it.

My BFF Tara may remember a book I loved back when we worked at Barnes & Noble. (One great thing about working for B&N is that they let you check out hardcover books, like the library. I read about a million when I worked there.) One my favorite books (did you read it too, Tara? I can't remember.) was An Actual Life by Abigail Thomas. I love, love, love anything that Abigail Thomas writes, but especially this book. I was 19 at the time, and I remember referring many times to "my actual life", i.e. the life I would have when I finally became a grown up and in charge of my own destiny. (A zookeeper mother of three, perhaps?)

On a related note, a minute ago I googled my name. (I know you've done it, it's not that weird.) The third item on the list is a general link to my site, and the description is "These are the days of Lucy Ransdell's life." How funny is that? I submitted my site to Google back in December, they finally get around to reviewing it, and whoever had the luck of summing up my site chose that soap opera description. Hmmm.

There you have it. My Actual Life. Ta da!

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