Hey Alexa, play “Without Me” by Eminem. Guess who’s back?Back again.Dr. Tanaka’s back.Tell a friend. Yes, my dear readers, after disappearing from these internet streets for what may or may not have felt like forty days and forty nights, the prodigal blogger has finally returned. Before anyone asks where I have been, let me begin by saying that I did not abandon you. I simply entered an extended period of… creative hibernation. That sounds much better than saying life became busy, I became distracted, and my poor blog was left sitting quietly in a forgotten corner of the internet, gathering digital dust and wondering what it had done wrong. But I am back now. And before you say it, yes, I know. It has been a while. A long while. Long enough for life to happen, plans to change, dreams to evolve and, apparently, for me to become an entirely new woman. So, What Happened While I Was Away? Well, the last time I was actively writing here, I was still singing: Alexa, play “Single Ladies” by Beyoncé. But now? Alexa, play “At Last” by Etta James. Your girl got married! Yes, somewhere between writing about women’s health, navigating adulthood and pretending to have everything under control, somebody decided that he wanted to listen to my medical explanations, random theories…
