It's appalling how much time has passed since I last wrote... In my defence –– as I too often iterate at the beginning of these posts due to my guilt and the seeming accountability blogging creates –– it was the Jewish High Holy Days last month, so I was a tad bit busy. Tonight being the first free evening I had in too long, I felt the need, the longing, the itch to write. Something. Anything. Over the holidays, I tried my best to relax, breathe, have little to no commitments, and ...