I’ve
had a blog from early 2009, sometimes I updated regularly, sometimes I left it
for months on end, but I loved it all the same.
After we got married my blog was filled with hopes for the future (loads
of babies) and things I loved (playing house).
It was a bit Marie Antoinette and zeitgeisty, and the community was very
enthusiastic and friendly. I loved it
but over time I felt like I was changing and I didn’t know if I should change
the content of the blog, it’s a bit abandoned now but it’s mine and I love to
read my old posts and remember what excited my 23 year old newlywed self.
When
we shipped out to Singapore Mark set up a blog which I tagged along with and
ended up mostly filling with our adventures.
I couldn’t bring myself to write about the heart-breaking stuff and we
unfortunately had a spell of family tragedies and illness, as well as some
shockingly bad visitors which knocked the wind out of our sails a bit. However, it was difficult to write when every
spare minute was taken up by wonderful friends, new places to visit, and events
or clubs to volunteer for.
Now
we’ve settled into Devon a little bit more, bought our own house and think of
this place as home in a sense. I kept
meaning to (and attempting to) update my old blogs but I just couldn’t do it,
so here I am, back at the starting line.
I
blog because I ‘always’ have and I love it, I can’t keep a diary for longer
than a month, but I can keep memories here and share the stuff I love. Part of the stuff that I love is writing and
when I got into the swing of it I had the confidence to write as a side hustle
which I felt both blessed and humbled to do.
So,
here’s my ‘here goes nothing’, my corner of the internet and place where I can
store memories and thoughts.
