21/12/2023
When I retired this page in early 2020, I honestly never thought I'd be back. We found ourselves facing a world filled with so much fear and loss and heartache, and creating content in any form felt impossible. I have since learned that none of us are creative when we are stuck in survival mode. The words don't flow; the ideas remain in a constant state of pause and until our worlds start to right themselves, we simply can't create.
In the last three years, I have lost myself. To motherhood, burnout and a world that I feel very out of place in. There have been changes, big ones and small ones, and I have felt mostly like a spectator in my life. I don't know if this is relatable at all; I hope it is.
Last year, I sat down and wrote a romance novel. It was weird. It wasn't the book I wanted to write, but as the words flowed out of me and the story grew, I realised I had accessed a part of my heart I thought I'd lost forever. The creative part. I wrote two more novels this year.
And then I faced more change. Once again, some of good, some of it not so good. The good is that we're moving to a new home in the countryside and I am quite literally counting down the seconds.
In this moment, I find myself once again hungry to create. So I have dusted off this old page. All of you are here for mom content or budget finds or plus size fashion inspiration. I don't know if I will still serve those needs. I would like to talk about slow living, and conscious consumption for normal people. I think we are entering the crest of a hyper-consumption wave and there are many voices that can share products and things. You don't need mine to add to it.
But maybe I can add some balance? Maybe this page can remind you that you are also able to create. I hope you stick around. I will be posting regularly from January, but for now I will leave you with this quote and wishes for a truly wonderful festive season and a blessed new year.
