Today's epiphany: I think I need to spend more time focusing on the life I'm trying to build for myself, both literally and figuratively. I need to fix up this old house. I need to dedicate more time to the creative endeavors I've been enjoying lately. I need to remember to be as good to myself as I am to the people I love. And it is for these reasons that I've edited my profile to community only. I'm still single; the very idea of online dating scares me. I thought this would be less scary (and, really, it is), but I've also realized that if I'm going to date anyone, I'd like the process to be as organic as possible. I think I'd also like to be friends first. So I guess I'm posting this both as an explanation of the edits I'm making and as a bit of a litmus test. If you're going to read my profile and scroll through my posts, I'll know you've at least invested that much time in getting to know a little bit about me before you send me a message.

If you made it this far, thanks for reading. ?