I realize that I have become woefully negligent about this blog.

I still love it ~ don’t get me wrong.  But since my life got busy (what feels like) eons ago (but in reality was late July of last year when the ownership of the company I work for changed and my job got … well, a lot bigger) it’s been very hard to find time to try new recipes regularly, and sit down to blog about life.  In addition, I had that moment a few weeks ago when I stopped to take stock of why I do this.

This is going to sound cheesy ~ but there is something really interesting in going back and rediscovering yourself a year earlier ~ reading my thoughts, and how I phrased things ~ figuring out what has changed in me.  It’s at once grounding, as well as refreshing ~ sometimes this blog reminds me of who I am, when I am feeling a little lost, and a little far away from things.  Sometimes it sparks a curiosity I forgot I had … other times it makes me smile to have a documentation of the last year & a bit of my life.  A way to remember small things that would otherwise be forgotten.

Also, even though I am pretty sure I will never have a little person of my own, I do think about what a gift something like this would be to a daughter (or a son).  My mother writes ~ I’ve read multiple pieces of her fiction, as well as articles she’s written for magazines.  It amazes me how reading someone’s words give you a new perspective as to who that person is ~ my mother became more than my mother to me.  She became a person, full of imagination and life and thoughts and dreams and passions and intellect that had absolutely nothing to do with her being a parent.  Very powerful ~ a precious gift I would like to give any daughter of mine (real, or in my case, imaginary!).

I’ve been so tired lately ~ so many things going on and never enough time in the day.  It’s definitely true that the older you get, the faster time slips by.  Today, while waiting for my daily Soy Chai (I have tried, in vain, to give these up ~ I swear, they are more addictive than nicotine), the lovely barista asked if I’d finished school yet.  When I said yes, he said, “No, I don’t mean high school.  I mean college.”  Ha!  What a sweetie!  When I told him that it had been nearly 10 years since I’d received my degree, he actually looked shocked.  It definitely made my day.  Anyone would love to be mistaken for being over ten years younger than they actually are ~ when a person is tired and feeling as bleh as I was feeling this morning ~ it was one of the best compliments in the world.

To add to my very sweet Wednesday, I made myself Trader Joe’s Butternut Squash Triangolini for lunch and am very excited to dive in.  I have to say, it’s pretty amazing stuff.  Last year I mixed it with chunks of roasted squash but this year, I’m going to just enjoy it solo.  It’s pretty sweet, so it almost feels like dessert.  I knew I had to make it soon, before it reached it’s expiration date ~ and I am going to take the plunge and try to give up gluten for real, so I knew it had to be eaten up, or forfeited completely!

Wishing you a happy Wednesday with lovely surprises and yummy treats, as well!