Hello friends! I need a creative outlet. I need this outlet because I feel like I've turned down the volume on who I am lately and I'd like this to help me come back to myself. On the subject of turning down my own volume, I've also, unfortunately, lost touch with my calmer, more creative self. Adulting, though. It's a bitch. 2016 was one of the best and busiest years of my life. I traveled, worked two jobs and married the love of my life in March. In the midst of such a beautiful, new and busy year, I look back and know that writing might have helped me process and reflect on my sweet transitions. So, you could say, I need this blog more than ever. I've always loved to write and tell stories, but I didn't know how or what kind to tell here. I struggled, at first, with what to bring to this blog; how to structure it and get it started. I want to be honest with you and try not to chain myself to any one subject. I'm only human, eh? So, this blog is part memoir, part meditation. It is my excuse to play and splash in words. It's a little church where I can lean in close to commune with myself. It's a giant letter to my past and future selves. It's my recipe box, my photo album, my folder of newspaper clippings and collected leaves.

Have a lovely (albeit balmy) August afternoon.