Well, what can I tell you about myself? My name is Annie! (exclamation point optional, but encouraged). But you already knew that.

I started this blog in 2011. I was twenty years old & my professor said it was a good idea. So I went home & thought about what made me happy & Magical Simplicity was born. A lot has changed since that first post. Namely that I use uppercase letters & write fewer poems. I mean really? Who did I think I was? Answer: e.e. cummings. (Like I said, a lot has changed.) Anyway, forgive me because I have edited a few of those first posts to make me cringe just a little less.

In 2012 I started being a real adult & in 2013 I dropped off the face of the world. My favorite year is 2014. That's when I returned. Inspired by one of my best friends, Magical Simplicity was rebranded into what it was always meant to be: a blog about life. On it's 3rd birthday, we celebrated. I'm a little older now, not much wiser. I still would like to call you darling.

& that's Magical Simplicity! I'm growing up here. & I'm trying to capture the magic in my life while it happens. The magic, I've found, that masquerades every day as simple moments. I'm hoping to not let them pass me unnoticed. & I'm hoping I can inspire you to do the same.

So cheers to you & cheers to me & cheers to this magic little fairy tale we were each blessed to write. Title: Life. Stay in pursuit of magic.