• my sister married her smiling boy on a sparkling winter afternoon;
• I've adjusted to living on my own for the first time ever;
• uni break welcomed me into its lazy open arms;
• my days have been full of friend catch-ups, reading, and busyness;
• I discovered I do like sushi;
• Josh Harris' Dug Down Deep and William Zinsser's On Writing Well have been keeping me company;
• five more grey hairs discovered (but I'm young!);
• I've realised I'm scared to write because I seem to have forgotten what I most cared about saying.

Here's to taking courage, to fresh starts, and to family -- even when they're far away.