When I started this blog, I knew my number one issue was going to be consistently updating it. I didn't think I'd take a 4 year hiatus, yet here we are... I stumbled into a friend's post, which motivated me to get back into the writing vs just scrolling--i.e. Facebook and Insta etc. I make no promises to be timely with posts, but I'm hoping with Booker in preschool in the mornings (and school full time in the Fall-gulp) I may be able to make a better go of it. After a lot of deliberation with Erich, I decided to leave my job after 14 years. It was a tough decision, because I really enjoyed the people, but the work itself had dwindled due to other circumstances, and I was bored. So bored. And the more I sat in front of the screen, the more I grew to hate the job. So it was time for something new. I had always wanted to be a stay at home mom with Harper, but financially it just didn't work. Fast forward 6 years and we found we could still be comfortable, wi