Well hello, WordPress world! I am writing to you on this beautiful, snowy (wait? Isn’t it supposed to be Spring?) day in the northeast. This is how it looks outside my house right now: 
So, since it has been a minute since I last updated this blog, I wanted to catch up and explain what has been happening in my world.
- My husband and I bought a house! Super exciting, right? We’ve lived in it for just over two months now and we’ve never been happier (well, besides the mortgage and all of the responsibilities that come with homeownership- kidding! It’s all great honestly). Look at our cute picture at the house right after closing!
- The day after we moved into our house, we rescued a pit/lab mix named Oakley! He’s turning 2 in April and he’s just the cutest, happiest little pup of all. He was super skinny when we first got him because he was a stray found on the streets in Virginia, but we’ve given him lots of love and treats and food and exercise and he’s doing so much better now. He likes to stare out windows when his daddy leaves for work. He also loves to cuddle and loves to play with his friends Stella and Odin (our friend’s dogs).
- I’ve recently had this creative urge and it has been making me want to write again. It’s the best feeling and I’ve missed it. I try to embrace it as much as I can as I’ve had an endless bout of writer’s block (I know, you other writers out there are probably shaking your heads right now). Luckily, it has been slowly subsiding. So every day I’m looking up writing prompts on Pinterest or old fanfiction I’ve written for some inspiration. Not to mention I’ve been rereading the Harry Potter series (aka the series that inspired me to write in the first place) since October and I’m finally a third of the way into the Deathly Hallows. I’ve been making notes of the parts that are so interesting to me and how Rowling foreshadows throughout the whole series without us (okay, maybe just me) realizing it.
So with the above being said, I wanted to ask you guys:
- Do you think fanfiction is dumb? Do people even still write fanfiction, let alone about Harry Potter?
- How do you cure your writer’s block? Do you listen to music, travel, read/watch movies? I’m interested to see what helps you!
- To go off my last questions, what type of movies do you watch, books do you read, and music that you listen to? What’s your favorite place you’ve ever traveled, and how did it inspire you?
- Have you rescued any animals? If so, what kind?
- Is it snowing where you are now, or is it warm and sunny?
- How have you guys been? What’s been going on lately?
Short blog today, my friends. But I look forward to hearing your responses and I’ll be back again soon.
Em
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