AN: Okay wow, so it's been forever guys. Feels weird being back on here after being inactive for so long (yikes!)

I know a lot of people have a lot of questions about where I've been, what I've been doing, etc. So I felt it was time to give you all an update on where I've been and what's been going on.

So first of all, I just want to give a huge apology to all my readers out there. I left you all in the dark for much longer than I ever intended and I am so so sorry. Life just got really hectic and this fanfiction just stopped being a major priority for me. By the time I was ready to return, I had actually forgotten my password and account (i used a separate email for my writing). I tried a bunch of times to log in without success and eventually I gave up on trying. So fast forward another 2-3 years and I'm packing things up because I'm moving for school.

And what do I find in between all my old school supplies? My old notebook with my email and password written inside.

Honestly, I wasn't positive it would even work, and I'm still mildly shocked that I can log back in. So with that being said, let's answer some questions I know you all have.

1. Where have you been?

Life honestly just got really busy and I had a lot of stuff I wanted to do and enjoy outside of this website. School, family, work, and friends took up most, if not all my time.

2. Are you ever going to finish New Beginnings?

So this is a tough question to answer. When I first wrote that story I was maybe 12 or 13. A lot of time has passed since then, and I'm no longer reading that series. I enjoyed those books when I was younger, but now I've moved onto much different literature, and I'm just not an active reader of Dork Diaries anymore.

That being said, I did give my word to finish that story. And for me personally, I do feel it's very important to keep my word. So yes, I will be finishing this story (no matter how long it takes).

3. What is going to happen with New Beginnings?

Originally, I had a notebook where I had written out character descriptions, arcs in the story, as well as the overall plot and ending. I unfortunately don't have that notebook anymore, and I really can't remember where I was going with my plot, my characters, etc.

Therefore, I believe my best course of action is to just redo my story. My writing has also significantly changed since then, so my plan is to just have all the chapters rewritten (hopefully by the end of August!)

4. You don't mention -insert character- in this story! Why?

I want to remind everyone that when I was writing this story, there were only 3-4 books. Today I hear there's a little over 12 books. Obviously there are new characters since then that just didn't exist back when I was writing my story. Since I'm still trying to figure out a plot for this story, I can't promise I'll be including them (I really do want to stick only to the books I did read otherwise it's just going to be a major hassle to learn all these new characters and force them into a plot where I never planned for them to exist).

5. Why didn't you just make a new account to continue your story?

So there's a couple of reasons as to why I didn't do this. First reason being, I was just very scared to how people would react. I was afraid people wouldn't believe me and I would get harassed for plagiarizing someones story, or they would believe me, and harass me for breaking my promise of trying to be more active on here, etc. Either way, I was just nervous of the reactions I would get. Another reason I didn't make another account was because I did secretly hope to find my email to log in again. This was my first ever account and it holds many dear memories to me, and I just didn't want to replace it.

AN: So here are just some questions I know some people have for me. If you have any questions or comments let me know and I'll get back to you as soon as possible! Again I do really want to apologize for leaving everyone here for so long, and just give a big shout out to all the kind reviews and messages I have received over the years due to this story.

You are all so incredibly sweet and the next time I update we'll have ourselves some new chapters :)