Hi guys, It has been a while, and it's about time I returned! I took some time away from the blog, first out of choice.. and then slowly it became a bad habit, I just couldn't write anything, I couldn't find words to post. I have a stream of drafts in my posts section with the same lines "I've been in a slump.." I have learned quite a lot this year: how to be a better person, how to withstand difficult situations, how to maintain a positive attitude even when you feel like smashing up the room around you.. But most of all, I've learned that those inspirational quotes are true, despite being cliche. Things do work out, problems get resolved, hearts mend, wounds heal, trees grow back. A few years ago, I recall reporting seeing the trees on my journey home being cut down, removed without being replanted. And years went by, and still they weren't replanted. Instead, they were left, cut down, stacked on top of each other. Rotting. I remember being