I’m still here, 2024
My last actual update on Tumblr was for Ozz’s birthday in 2022. About two months later, my dad died, and I’ve spent a lot of the intervening time grieving, sorting out his estate with my brother, and working to improve my mental health. While baking has always been a go-to stress-reliever for me, a tactile hobby that can take my brain off of things, finding the time and energy has been somewhat challenging.
I haven’t stopped baking. Not by any means. I’ve just returned to many old standards and comfort bakes, and I’ve found it easier to remember to post on Instagram (same handle), where I’m a more regular user. At some point, the idea of having to sift through phones and hand drives to dig up photos for this archive became overwhelming, and then the (self-inflicted) shame of not having posted in 2+ years became its own hurdle.
So this post is here as a permission slip of sorts. It’s me acknowledging that I’ve made it through some difficult times, that I do not owe it to anyone to make this silly side project a complete archive of every bake ever to come out of my kitchen. It’s a new leaf, a clean slate, a pick-your-metaphor for the start of the next chapter. Things may look different moving forward, or move at a different pace, but that’s perfectly ok.
It’s just where I am.
