One year later…

Hey….

It’s been a minute. More than a minute, I know I know.

Life gets in the way but I’m still here, cooking, baking and not slowing down.

Unfortunately, sometimes certain things fall onto the back burner. Well, that’s not exactly true. The website hasn’t fallen onto the back burner in terms of desire to be here, to create and to bring you the joy that food brings me. But let’s take a second and drop a little truth bomb.

The World Wide Web can be a discouraging place.

I’ve been turned down for certain things that help websites run. I’ve been told I need more traffic, but how does one get traffic when you’re alllll the way down the search engine and when your content, no matter how good it is, isn’t being seen by people?

It’s been a slow uphill climb, and combined with the hectic life of a full time working mom of three, it’s also proven to be a tricky juggling act.

I almost decided to close up shop and close down the website and “wait for a better time”. I had some hard conversations with myself and have listened to how much the people around me truly back me, but I really did have to buy into it, believe it for myself if you will. But I’ve snapped out of it, made some investments into me, and into this, and I’m ready to start again.

I have so much content for you. So many recipes, and so many great inspirational dishes that I truly believe you will enjoy. I have been spending a lot of time organizing and figuring out the best approach to this. A way to showcase my creativity both as an artist and a foodie. I hope that it all shines through and you can feel the love that I have for this.

Bottom line: I just need to show up, be here and keep creating.

Thank you for being here. Big changes are coming.

Mel