It’s been far too long since I’ve written a blog post. I’ve started and stopped writing a new post multiple times in the past 3 years, and it’s partly because I was embarrassed about the noticeable gap in posts, and partly because I wasn’t sure how to jump back in. But like anything that is worth doing, sometimes you just need to start small. So this is me taking a small step to get back into writing blog posts.

There are a lot of changes that have happened in my life since I last hit “publish.” I went through a divorce and learned how to navigate the single mom life, worked at my local yarn shop for a few months, moved into a new house, went back to school and got certified as a speech therapy assistant, and started a new career working in education providing speech therapy. During this time it was necessary for me to take a step back from designing and public posting on social media, and yet I did still manage to get a design published in a book (Berry Patch Square in 60 Quick Granny Squares *Amazon affiliate link). It’s been a whirlwind to say the least, but I have missed designing patterns, and I want to get back into designing and writing again. I have also still been journaling and reading lots of books, so I would like to add some of that content onto the blog as well. I used to do reviews and journaling videos, so maybe that will come back as I ease back into a more public persona of my creative endeavors. I have managed to publish a few new designs each year, which you can check out on my Patterns page on the website or find on Ravelry.

I mostly needed time to let my crafting be a source of happiness and comfort, rather than deadlines and expectations, self-imposed or otherwise. But now I feel ready to revive some things I once loved doing as I move forward into another chapter of my life. I’ve got a milestone birthday coming up in March, and I want to start a new decade of my life returning to things I once loved doing as a way to reclaim what I abandoned or let grow stagnant. In other words, I don’t want to just survive my life anymore, I want to make intentional choices to thrive and enjoy creativity once again.

So this is me writing to say that I am still here. Still crafting and creating. Ready to write again.