Beginning March 2016 I decided I’d had enough mystery in my life and set out to learn more about my roots. Now I’m not talking the grey that, up ’till March, permeated my long believed (and only tangible) concept of ‘my roots’.

I’m talking about “Where the hell did I come from!?”

I don’t know anything past my Dad when it comes to my heritage and that lack of a sense of belonging has always stuck in my craw. OK, I really don’t know what the hell a craw is, if I have one, or where it lives, but I do know this. Maslow would have a heydey with me and my obsession about being a part of something.

Not having a sense of being part of….a clan?? Not feeling like I belong to a particular group, setting, establishment….whatever the word is that I’m looking for, I’m not part of it. And that’s weird. Kind of. I mean I’ve never had it, so I never knew I missed it until now.

Here’s a bit of clarity on my disconnect:

I don’t associate with any cousins. Not first, certainly not second, and don’t even ask me what a ‘once removed’ cousin is ’cause I think all of mine are removed! ha ha ha! I never felt any warm fuzzies from anyone on my Mom’s side of my family so I never pursued any relationships with those young cousins. They’re great and all, they just don’t know me. On my Dad’s side, well…none of us REALLY hangout with one another. Ha Ha! That’s kind of funny…maybe THEY hang out with one another, but I don’t hang out with any of them. (warning: The Happy Canuck is super egocentric)

I never went to one school growing up. Heck I didn’t even go to the same district from k-12! I went to school in 4 different school districts, but by the time I settled in my current home I’d moved 30 times. I was 31. I always tell people my Dad had itchy feet. I guess I do too because after having lived in my home here in Central Alberta for 13 years now (all-time record for me!!), I’m really eager to see what’s next.

So to make a long post even longer…

I’m off to Ireland in July to find my roots! I know my ancestors were from Mayo County so after checking out Dublin for a few days, I’m renting a motorbike and heading north west to see what I can learn!

You can follow my goofiness on YouTube! It would be super awesome if you would subscribe to my videos ’cause then I’ll feel like I have fans. Plus also, you’ll make me feel so gosh darned loved and support my feeling of belonging <insert my cheesy grin here>.