As I sit at my desk, meditating on the year that has passed, I am almost relieved that 2022 is in the rear view mirror. A rollercoaster year that went way too fast for my liking. While it brought some great moments, it also brought difficult and challenging times for many around me.
It was a year that found us picking ourselves up and making a way back to some kind of normal. I think it caught many off guard, that the previous couple of years had impacted us all in ways we never truly understood.
Personally, it was a time of very deep reflection and many light bulb moments. Not always a pleasant journey, but one that is necessary to grow and move forward.

The year ended in a much better place for me and 2023 is shaping up to be a huge year in many avenues of my life.
Not one, but two picture books will be published this year and I am pretty excited. One in particular signifies the very beginning of my journey through the picture book world and its many twists and turns. I would not change a thing, I just wish I had been ready for this sooner and I hope to continue learning.
This year may be the time for me to step into the world of presenting workshops and bookstore visits, but for now I am studying in preparation to do the best I can.

The year is young, the weather so changeable, but I have hopes that bright and fun days are ahead. There will be rollercoasters no doubt, but I am in a good place to just hang on for the ride.