Life...

Life has a funny habit of getting in the way.

As January 1 rolled around, I promised myself that I'd get back to writing on a more regular basis here. After all, I'm coming up on my ten year blogiversary which means this whole "write about my life" thing is a habit and something I miss when I don't do it.

It's not that I don't have things to document, to share, to whisper in your ears. In fact, it could be said that my life with the gingers is busier and fuller than ever. We've gone on a trip to San Francisco where we ate too much, walked too far, and ran through flowered pathways and crowded streets. We've gone to Disneyland where time stood still for 24 hours and we all flew through the park with Tinkerbell wings. There have been birthday parties, supper clubs, movie dates, hikes through our still dry trails, overnight visits to beach houses, Doctor Who marathons, classic movie introductions, and so many other things.

We've planted our winter garden, upgraded our chicken coop, and bought a laptop. Life, it seems, is tumbling ahead of me, rolling down the hill in an avalanche of stone and pebbles while I skid behind yelling for it to wait up, to just hold on a sec because I want to write down every moment, every adventure. For the first time, in a very, very long time, I feel, well, good.

Yes, of course I have bad days.

Yes, of course there are frustrations.

Yes, of course I still wake in the middle of the night, the dark pressing close, shortening my breath.

But...

I feel, good. My new normal is no longer new and just...normal.

I have exciting adventures and plans still to come this year. I'm working with Bannerwing Books to release a full length novel at some point in 2014. This novel, a paranormal romance of silly and fun proportions, keeps me at my keyboard drafting its sequel when I should be doing other things...

Like blogging.

And editing.

I'm still around, juggling life, remembering to blog at least once a week for the few readers I have left, and sometimes, lounging in a hammock and staring up at a clear blue sky while doves coo and children race.