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A slight change in * programming *

I told you I would stop saying “sorry for my inconsistency” but here I am .. again.. saying sorry for not posting. To be fair, I have not been home for a while and, in the time I’ve been traveling, I have not had toooo much free time to think for myself, write, or even eat (most days).

With all that being said, I have been thinking about how I’ve been utilizing this as a platform and how it has evolved in the last two years. When I first started this newsletter, it was a place for me to work through my thoughts and was a cathartic process to debrief my insane dating life and all the emotions I could no longer bottle up inside. It was a way for me to tell stories, and divulge the tiny details of my life to friends near and far. It evolved from there and began acting as a way for me to share my insecurities and coping mechanisms as I worked through the awkwardness that is your mid-20s. It was a fun little time to be alive and is quite literally evidence of the personal growth I’ve experienced since the time of its “birth.” A lot has changed since then; I’ve arguably become more stable, I famously have a boyfriend, I started and stopped therapy (s/o to my ex-therapist I still love you), I traveled, I ate great food, I made friends and lost some, the list goes on and on.

It was, and has been, a place for me to grow. A place for me to be vulnerable. A place for me to process my emotions. A place for me to visit the dark places but bring light to them, allowing others to help or at least be there to support me along the way. A place that made the ice INSTANTLY broken regardless of when or where or how I met a person.

I am so incredibly grateful for the community I’ve built here and am a little less embarrassed that I have a substack since I *technically* had one before it was trendy. I sometimes think back on all the funny ways this newsletter has impacted my day-to-day life, the most significant likely being meeting strangers who somehow know so many details of my inner self (it has yet to come up in a corporate setting but I’m expecting that to happen shortly). But, there is also something very comforting about my transparency on the internet (at least for me). I found my little corner of the World Wide Web and it’s pretty comfy over here.

Sorry to alarm you because this sounds like a big ‘ol goodbye letter BUT I’m assuring you, it is not !! We are just restructuring the way I do things (a little). As many people know, or maybe you don’t, I LOVE to cook and bake (and obviously write), and what better platform to do all of the above than the one I’ve already built?!

SO, you’ll not only be hearing from me more (yay!), but I’ll also now be sharing special recipes I make (and maybe an occasional video - shot and edited on my iPad - DUH). You’ll still hear all my trials and tribulations, but now it comes with FOOD! That is truly a tasty morsel (;

My first little “test” will be for my upcoming birthday picnic and I’m hoping that all the recipes work fabulously and, I will, of course, include pictures, recipes, and candid thoughts on all of the above (maybe I’ll toss you a bone and add in some *gossip* if anything particularly dramatic happens). BUT, all of this is to say I’m very excited and eager to take this little pivot because it’s making this newsletter something that fulfills me again and will continue to push and inspire me to *do* and that’s where the best “me” comes out.

LOVE YOU!!! (hope you) HAGS! xoxo, Delaney