Now back to our regularly scheduled program, already in progress

After a long, long, long hiatus (courtesy of Google), I'm back. While it seemed like a good idea at the time, enabling two-step verification turned out to be a colossal waste of time.

(I'm being a little melodramatic here. To be fair, if I'd actually written down, saved or printed my verification code, or if I hadn't deleted the Google Authenticator app from my phone, none of this would have happened.)

So here I am, jumping back into this after 16 months. In that time, I've tackled a few projects (but not as many as I'd planned to), been the best dad and husband I can be, and I've plugged away at my day job as a self-employed writer, and marketing/social media consultant. If you've never tried it, self-employment can be excruciating.

I'm hoping to provide updates on those aforementioned projects, as well as those I plan to tackle in the very near future. Stay tuned.

In the meantime, it's great to be back. Oh, and I'm also getting back into the Twitter game with my handyman identity. If you don't already, follow @DIYDerek.

I look forward to our conversations about all things DIY.