So I Did a Thing…

Over a decade ago, I was absolutely obsessed with World of Warcraft. I know, I know — don’t judge me. Or do. I can take it.

But somewhere along the way, I convinced myself that “real adults” weren’t supposed to spend their evenings running around a digital world collecting frogs, yelling at raid bosses, and arguing about which faction had the better fashion sense. So I tucked that part of myself away and moved on.

Fast‑forward to a couple weeks ago: I’m sitting at my computer, minding my business, working on something for the blog, when I casually mention how much I used to love WoW. And my husband — that sweet, supportive, chaos‑enabling man — looks at me and says, “Let’s get it. I’ll play with you.”

And then?

Chaos. Pure, unfiltered chaos.

Suddenly we’re staying up way too late, laughing about Alliance vs. Horde nonsense, tag‑teaming quests, and bonding in this weird, unexpected way that made me fall even harder for the man I’ve already loved for three years. And somewhere between the dungeon wipes and the “wait, where are you??” moments… I realized something.

I’m hooked again. Fully. Happily. No shame.

But the best part?
My creative brain woke up like it had been napping for a decade and someone finally shook it by the shoulders. Every character I make sparks a new storyline. Every quest becomes a scene. Every ridiculous moment becomes something I want to write about.

So I thought… why not bring that energy here? Why not let my blog be a home for the stories I’m building in Azeroth?

And of course, if I’m going to start anywhere, it has to be with the very first character I created on this return journey.

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Meet Meowkward

Meowkward is my tiny winter‑themed agent of chaos — a gnome Beast Mastery hunter who looks like she should be decorating gingerbread houses but is actually out here commanding an entire frostbitten posse of creatures who could absolutely ruin someone’s day.

She’s small, she’s sparkly, she’s armed, and she travels with a personal blizzard of pets who all look like they crawled out of a holiday special that got rejected for being “too intense.” Think peppermint‑scented mayhem. Think snowstorm gremlin energy. Think “cute but will absolutely shoot you in the kneecaps.”

She wasn’t supposed to be my main anything. She was just a fun idea — a little gnome with big winter vibes. But the moment she tamed her first icy companion, she became a whole personality. Suddenly she had lore. She had a theme. She had a posse. And honestly? She had me.

Meowkward is the embodiment of cozy chaos: warm mittens, cold arrows, and a heart full of “I can fix this” energy even when she absolutely cannot. She’s the perfect character to kick off this new blog series because she represents exactly what brought me back to WoW in the first place — joy, creativity, and a little bit of unhinged sparkle.

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And That’s Where This New Adventure Begins

So here we are. I came back to World of Warcraft thinking I’d just poke around for nostalgia’s sake, maybe run a few quests, maybe remember how to not fall off cliffs. Instead, I ended up with a winter‑themed gnome hunter, a husband who now debates faction politics with me at midnight, and a brain full of story ideas that refuse to stay quiet.

This little corner of my blog is officially becoming a home for all of it — the characters, the chaos, the unexpected joy of rediscovering something I loved, and the way it’s stitching itself into my real life in the sweetest, weirdest ways.

Meowkward is just the beginning.
There are more characters to meet, more storylines to explore, more frogs to collect (obviously), and more moments where I stop and think, “Okay… this absolutely needs to go on the blog.”

If you’re here for the cozy chaos, the gaming nostalgia, or just the storytelling, welcome.
If you’re here because you also secretly love WoW and needed someone else to say it out loud first, welcome.
And if you’re here because you love me and my nonsense — well, buckle up. It’s about to get fun.

Stay tuned for the next chapter in this little Azerothian adventure.
Meowkward and her frosty chaos posse have a lot more to say.