Alix in her garden on our farm. She loves to plant and grow edible flowers.

Before you start to type in a post on WordPress, there is a blinking “What is on your mind?”

What a question.

It’s been almost 4 months without a word here, though that is certainly not a reflection of how busy our lives have become, especially with Roux in tow. Juggling multiple jobs, multiple volunteer activities, nursing a bad back with rotating acupuncture and chiro appointments, and multiple events on Roux’s schedule – when is there time to write, let alone breathe?

For the last few years Scott and I have missed this place. This blog housed the building blocks of our relationship, and everything we did was published for both the world to see as well as our own future nostalgia. But even more than that, I found my voice blogging anonymously back in 2009, and to say that returning to a screen to pen my thoughts feels retro, it’s not an exaggeration. Much of my life has been defined by my keystrokes, and I guess I miss that part of me that allowed the catharsis of the written word to heal. And let’s be honest, a lot of healing needs to happen in the world these days.

I don’t know that this place, this blog is the exact fit anymore. I don’t know if I am still DC Minute, if we are, but I think the idea remains the same. Living every minute of our life to the fullest, wherever we are, whatever we are doing. I’m not sure I will stay writing here, but for now, it feels like my soul needs a bit of typing to push through some of the toughest stuff, and if it worked once long ago, here’s hoping it works again.

Wishing you happiness and health wherever you are, friends.

-Al