So, you may have noticed that I’ve been a little absent around these parts. My small (but fabulous) corner of the Interweb has been taken over by tumbleweeds, as my updates have been infrequent, to say the least.

It’s not that I don’t enjoy blogging—I do. Writing is my passion, and while I’ve been a bit distracted (more on that later) the bigger issue is that it’s been a confusing process for me. I have plenty of stories that I share with friends and family in social settings, and they always say, “You should put that on your blog.” But it never occurred to me that anyone would really care about my random tales… until I found out that people were actually reading. And not only that, they liked what I was writing. Believe me, it’s not false modesty when I say that I was extremely surprised. After all, my number one hangup with blogging, which has been the source of many false starts in the past, has always been the idea that no one would really want to read about my life. Because really, it’s not that glamorous. Or maybe I’m clinging to threads of my former life when I was painfully shy. Either way, there was something stopping me from hanging around these parts more often.

But you know what? The times they are a-changin’.

Things have really been falling into place for me lately, work-wise. I scored a great interview with David Rocco for Canadian Family and even have a cover story for the May/June issue of Elevate. And with my intern days now officially behind me, I’m ready to dive into this crazy freelancing world and see what I can do.

With all of this awesome stuff going on, I’ve found that my confidence has gotten a major boost, too. I’ve realized that it’s okay to be 26 and not have every part of my life totally figured out. I’m stressing less, which is good news for my creative soul. I’m feeling the urge to blog again, and I’m finally comfortable with the idea that I don’t have to stick to just one thing. After all, it is my little corner—a place to dump the contents of my dizzy head and share my adventures with you, my friends (and lovely strangers—I know you’re out there, too! Thank you!).

So, I guess you can expect to see a lot more of me in the coming days, weeks and months. I have a lot to catch you up on (like that whole wedding thing, for starters) and honestly? I’m feeling good.

Bring on the weekend!