So, it’s been a while. It’s been a wild few months and I was never able to achieve that much coveted balance between work / home / family / blog that I so wanted. For a while there I thought (again) that maybe it was time to close up shop here for good. But even as I entertained that thought for a moment, I knew I couldn’t possibly say goodbye to this little place that has been my home for so many years. At least not yet. I have now been finished work for three weeks, and I am only now just beginning to feel like my old self again.…