tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188558542012-02-16T07:37:10.589-05:00My drop-in-the-bucket contribution to the world of food blogs.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687157526586060299noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18855854.post-5782618934162516782009-10-07T11:24:00.013-04:002009-12-12T10:22:24.992-05:00Hello everyone who might possibly still be visiting this blog after my long, long break from blogging.&nbsp; Not only have I resumed, but I've moved over to <a href="http://champagneminimalist.wordpress.com/">WordPress</a>. <br /><br />I don't have any great reasons for being away, but I'll blame a few factors. Blaming is a fun activity that I like to indulge in on occasion.<br /><ol><li><b>Facebook.</b> It was so much easier and faster to come up with quippy status updates than to bother writing a whole blog post that yes, I fell into that deep abyss. Ultimately, however, it's no replacement for writing. I still use it as a great way to stay in touch - email with enhancements.</li><li><b>We bought a house</b>. I've taken lots of photos of all the different things we're doing to put our stamp on the place. I love it so much here, and there are lots of little and big things to do, all the time.&nbsp; I've added some new labels to denote that stuff - 'At Home' and 'DIY'.&nbsp; I'll try to keep the focus on food, but I'm a little obsessed with this house stuff. Consider yourself warned.</li><li><b>I got a little freaked out by the label "Foodie"</b>. Originally I called myself one, tongue firmly planted in cheek, but the more I read other food blogs, magazines and newspaper sections, I realized how much I don't know, need to learn, haven't tasted, heard of, etc. I ultimately had to come back to a place where I know what I know, will learn what I will learn, and still like focusing on simple dishes with short lists of ingredients, and leaving the complex stuff to professionals.&nbsp; So, I'm not really a "foodie" so much as someone who likes to write about what I've cooked and/or eaten.&nbsp; </li><li><b>School</b>. I've just finished my Editing Certificate from George Brown College. Great program, highly recommend it. I'm taking a semester off for the first time in three years - I even went in the summers. Part of taking this semester off is to give myself a chance to get back to writing and in the kitchen without the dread of homework hanging over me.&nbsp;</li><li><b>Publishing elsewhere. </b>What, you think I haven't written at all in the past couple of years? Check out my <a href="http://heatherhewer.com/">website</a> - I keep all my published clips there. <br /></li></ol>Come along for the ride if you like, as I putter around my kitchen and home.<br /><br />And, directly related to excuse #3, I've taken the moniker "Foodie" off my blog name.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18855854-578261893416251678?l=champagneminimalist.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687157526586060299noreply@blogger.com0