{kick-start}

 Wow. I don't even know where to begin. Almost two years ago, when I quit blogging in the middle of my home tour, I didn't even realize I was quitting. Somehow I just never got back on here and kept up. At the time I was caring for two toddlers and felt that it was too much work to get on blogger and come up with posts. 

Well, those two aren't really toddlers anymore. Evelyn is a little ditzy like her mama, but past toddling. And Reuben has reached full-fledged boyhood and sometimes I don't recognize my first "babe". Definitely not a toddler anymore.

And, to add to this, we became an odd-numbered family again. We welcomed another son into our family this summer, Clint. He turned four months old on Christmas day, and his pudgy little self has made our lives that much fuller. 

These three keep me busy but I've been enjoying becoming a mom of three. Most days. Anyway, saying that probably makes you wonder why on earth I would take the time now to kick-start the ole blog again. 

Last week, after Instagram updated their terms and conditions, I left the app (I guess I haven't officially left yet, I'm waiting for a backup email from them before I officially delete my account). Long story short, I wasn't comfortable with the invasion of privacy. I know that my smart phone tracks me to some degree but I didn't like things that Instagram is going to be doing, like tracking what I do on my phone besides Insta (including messages and photos), watch me with my camera to suggest that I wear a mask if it sees me without one, and know where I am at. all. times. No thanks. 

It was a little bit of a struggle for me. First, I keep up with a lot of the people I've met through the years that way. And then I wondered if I was just acting in the heat of the moment because others were deleting their accounts too. 

But the more I thought about it, the more okay I became with it. I don't need social media. I'll miss the connections but I won't miss the wasted time and the thoughts of "I should post this on Instagram" instead of just enjoying the moment. And I thought, with all the time I save from not being on Instagram 30 or so minutes a day, why not start up the blog again? 

So here I am again, just popping on to talk about projects or thoughts or just updates on my life. And if you decided to come from my Instagram to follow me here, thank you! I'm excited to see where this goes.