It's been a long time, friend.

My last post was 10 months ago. Sorry about that! I think I got really caught up in, "It has to be perfect and worthwhile to post," and then when it wasn't, I didn't really want to post anymore. Plus some stuff has happened in my personal life that threw my off-course. But I'm back! Hello!

If it's okay, I'd like to tell you a story. I'll make it quick. It's about the first book I ever read myself.

My mom did an amazing job of making sure we read together every night, but I still didn't know how to read going into kindergarten (something my siblings could both do at that age.)

But my mom wasn't worried. We just kept reading together. A few pages a night of countless books. I don't know how she found it, but one day, she brought back a book by Cornelia Funke called Dragon Rider. At the time, when we went to almost every Lord of the Rings premiere, and the midnight releases of the newest Harry Potter books, my family really got into fantasy. I even had a fairy who lived in the backyard write me letters and left them on the windowsill.

I loved the book. I loved the story. I loved the idea of seeking out this dragon (truly, it's a wonderful book and everything I've read from Funke is golden. I think I'll just turn this blog into a Cornelia Funke fan blog.) I couldn't wait to read it, and one night, I think I just took it to bed with me. To my surprise, I could read the words. At least, that's how I remember it. I finished the book either that night or the next, the first book in a string over two decades of devouring every book I can get my hands on.

How old were you when you realized what you wanted to spend your life doing? I was five. It's a blessing, for sure, and the last ten months have reminded me how often I come back to writing. Almost all of it has been offline, some of it for work, a lot has been for big projects, but most of it has been for myself. I hope you remember how to find your way back to yourself, especially after something difficult. The last ten months have been exactly that for me, and that's not even talking about

the difficulties outside of my bubble like, you know, the whole world.

Well, I have to get back to it, it being something fun that I hope to share with you soon. I'm going to try to get something up every week from here on, but I want it to be good content, not just consistent content.

Okay, friend. Until next time!

x Bea