Well, hello there! Welcome to the new Running with Spoons.
Er… I guess I have some explaining to do, huh?
I know it’s been almost a year since my last post [cringe], and I’ll admit that after seemingly dropping off the face of the planet without any warning or explanation, randomly popping in like this is a bit… well… strange… but I haven’t been able to come up with a stylish way of saying: “Surprise! I’m back from the dead,” so I’m just going to say that while I did not actually die, I’m really sorry for making it seem like I did.
I definitely should have said something before I left, but between the craziness of moving, not being able to get an Internet connection at my new place for close to a month, not being able to put in the kind of time and effort into blogging that I wanted, and my all-or-nothing mentality, I decided to completely step away from the blog world until things settled down. The problem is that by the time things finally settled down, too much time had passed and I didn’t really know how to come back without it feeling extremely awkward…
… and one year later, I still don’t know…
I do know that I’ve really missed blogging, though. I would have come back a lot sooner, but it took me months to finally work up the nerve to write this post. I was kind of hoping that I could figure out a way to make all of this feel less awkward, but I’ve come to the conclusion that there really is no easy way to do this – I’m going to (and do) feel like a complete goober no matter how I go about it, but the blogging itch is getting harder and harder to ignore, so I’ll suck it up and accept the fact that while I may be a goober for pulling a random vanishing act, I’m a goober that really misses you guys, and a goober that sincerely hopes that you’ll have me back…
Anyways, I’ve already rambled on for longer that I had initially wanted to, and I really need to hit publish before I chicken out and take another two months to contemplate this whole endeavor. That and I should probably finish my iced latte before it gets too late and I’m left bouncing off the walls all night…
I promise to update you guys more soon, but for now I just wanted to get a quick post up and dip my toes in before taking the plunge again. Hope you’re all doing well!
[confession: I kinda, sorta know you are because I’ve been lurking… shhh]
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Say hi? 🙂
Amanda, you have no idea how hard I have been praying that somehow you’d come back into the blogging world and I could thank you! Thank you for helping me through my ED. I sat so many nights with tears in my eyes, after reading one of your posts. You helped me through one of the most difficult times in my life and I couldn’t let you know how much I appreciated it. NOW I CAN!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU AMANDA. THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH.
Heck, I’m looking forward to reading your blog in real-time!
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Thank you once again!
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I still can’t believe you’re back. Gosh 😀
I AM SO EXCITED YOU’RE BACK! Year-long absence or not, I’m stoked to read your blog again, because you are one of my favorite bloggers! P.S. I’m glad you’re okay, because I was worried about you!
O.M.G… and I don’t even say that! Haha! I am so glad to see you back! I checked your blog for months after your last post and actually did wonder if something bad did happen to you 🙁 You were in my thoughts for sure. Can’t wait to start reading your posts again. You were missed!
And you are one WELL LOVED goober! I’m SO glad you finally took the plunge…even if you DID forget to mention it! I just can’t help the huge smile on my face right now after scrolling through all your welcome back comments! We all love you and have missed you SO much! xoxoxo
I AM SO GLAD YOU’RE BACK!!!!! I’ve missed you so much! 🙂
Hi Amanda! I am so happy you are back! I couldn’t believe it when I saw “Running with Spoons” on the little WIAW thumbnail this week and was so excited to click over here. I used to read your blog faithfully every day and will definitely continue to do so now that you are back in the blog world. Welcome back 🙂
So happy you are back! I checked on your blog from time to time and wondered – but I know how life goes sometimes and it’s great that your passion for blogging brought you back finally 😉
Oh.My.Gosh. Welcome back!
YEYEYEYEYEY I’m so happy to have you back, Amanda! 😀
So glad you’re back sweetie! I missed yooou x
Welcome back! 🙂
welcome back! i wondered where you went!
Great to see you back! Hope that everything has settled down for you and you can return to blogging more often 🙂
HELLO 🙂 So glad you’re back
So glad you’re back!!
LOVE OF MY LIFE!!
So glad you are back 🙂 Love the new place, it looks amazing girl! You should be extremely proud. Now Im off to go email you!!
So glad you’re back!! xoxo
OMG I MISSED YOU!!! So much has changed since you’ve been gone (for the way better for me, hopefully better for you as well!) keep in touch girlie!!! <3333
Glad you are back beautiful friend! I bet it feels great to be back to! We all missed you around here 😉