Yes, I’m back! My life has been shifting in small but significant ways lately and while it’s all for the good, this blog has been less of a priority. But I don’t intend to abandon this venture, and if I were the sort to make New Year’s resolutions then I suppose I would resolve to post more often this year. But I don’t need an arbitrary calendar date to dictate my priorities and there are always a number of ongoing goals that require my attention. Such is life!

I do lament the lack of photographs lately, and that is largely due to my recent workplace changes, specifically the fact that I am no longer able to walk to work every day. I miss my daily walk dearly, and I really hadn’t appreciated how much I relied on that routine for photographic inspiration and opportunities. I hope to start biking to work this spring, so maybe that will be a good compromise. Really, though, there’s nothing like a nice stroll when it comes to observing the tiny but remarkable details of the world around us.

Due to this change, I am considering reviving my digital camera. It’s simply more convenient and what I’ve really been neglecting since my switch to film is family snapshots. I need to lighten up and shoot more freely, and digital is certainly the easiest way to do just that.

Family life has been better than ever and for that I am incredibly grateful. Rio has been doing exceptionally well at school this year and has just been accepted into the Gifted Learning Program! I’m wicked proud of him:)

As for roller derby, I never did get to bout during the last season due to my persistent hematoma. But I’ve been training and skating consistently and I intend to be ready to kick ass in the upcoming season. Practices start up on January 16th and I can’t wait!

I just visited my doctor, again, about that stupid hematoma and now she’s calling it a lipoma - a fatty tumor which is totally benign and in my case, unusually large. I’ll be seeing a surgeon in a couple of weeks to have it excised and I will be thrilled to be rid of the cursed thing once and for all.

So that’s the latest in a nutshell. I’m not big on holidays, but I do wish my readers all the best:) I have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months and I hope you are as blessed as I am. I am a very lucky girl.