So, yeah, sorry about the whole dropping off the face of the earth thing.
I needed a break from the internet. It was feeling like a chore, and if there's one thing I don't need more of it's chores.

I spent a lot of time thinking about what I wanted out of my on-line life. I was thinking that I was too busy to blog, but then I decided that I do almost NOTHING for myself, and blogging has helped me meet so many amazing people and given me so much support during tough times, so blogging stays. Also, being able to complain and rant on my blog helps me complain and rant less in "real" life, which is great for my "real" life friends, but sucks for you guys.

Once I decided I wanted to keep blogging I then had to figure out what I wanted to do with my blog. Oh internet, the hours I wasted thinking about this. And then it finally dawned on me- my blog can be whatever the hell I want it to be- isn't that the beauty of blogging? It's like a weight was lifted. I'm really not concerned about how much traffic I get, or "marketing" myself. It's very freeing. I just want to blog to vent, and chronicle my life, and connect with people.
So, some days I might just post a picture, or a sentence. I'm also going to try some new stuff like video blogging and posting recipes.

I'm also going to redesign/relaunch the blog. I'd love some feedback from you guys. Things you like/dislike on blogs, what layouts you like, etc. (For instance- I can't stand when you go to someone's blog and music starts playing. It's fine to give me the option, but don't force it on me.)

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In other news- Willa is talking up a storm. Seriously. The funny thing is, I thought she was a little behind in speech a few months back. I never doubted her intelligence, but I was an early talker and so was my husband so I just assumed Willa would follow suit. She was just saying somewhere between 5-10 words, and then between month 18 and 19 she started saying new words every day. By the end of the month she had over 40 words. And now here we are 11 days before her second birthday and she has started talking in sentences. I can't keep up. The growing up is happening way too quickly. She pretty much has entire conversations with us- like a couple of weeks ago she told us that the snake in the pet store scared her.
It's really unbelievable that my kid can now communicate with me.
This morning she said "Mowy (that's the nickname for our cat Itsy) went upstairs and said bye bye."
And my husband and I just stood there with our mouths hanging open, and I was like "Weren't you just born yesterday??? GET BACK IN MY UTERUS."