Hello Lovelies!

The last few years have been pretty tough in my little household. All inspiration and creativity have completely left me. I’ve tried on several occasions to make something, learn something, do anything. The worst part is that I’ve not even cared over the last couple of years. I’m feeling the need to get back to being a creative person again but it’s tough. Having the time and the energy these days is rare but the the impulse has returned.

I’ve shifted my perspective a lot recently. I’m trying to stop resenting the long hours at my job and start relishing the advantages of a steady wage. I’m no longer interested in a big, ambitious side hustle (famous last words!) I just need to make stuff when I can. I started journaling and sketching again. What got me most excited though was the thought of blogging again. I didn’t think that would ever happen.

Recently I’ve started to think there might be something to the “dead internet” theory. The one where most of the internet is not created by real people anymore. It’s all bots talking to each other. Every time I search for something the main results are for shopping, it takes ages to find anything resembling a real life. I miss the internet from fifteen years ago. The jumbled up, over crowded pages that chronicled real lives. Full of spelling mistakes and random not so pretty pictures. Where the comments were all “me too!” and “how did it go?” and “ooh please share that recipe/book title/where you got that!”

There are still pockets of real life and those great bloggers, although most of my favourites are gone. Indeed searching for stuff this weekend bought up many blogs that looked awesome but have been inactive for years. But I found some. I intend to find more and maybe find old connections I have lost along the way. It made me feel like blogging again. So here we are.

I’m getting used to the fact that I’ll always have to work, I’m very unlikely to be able to retire so why not have a little fun in my downtime. We’ll see how it goes.

I’ve thought over what I’d like to do with this blog and created a modest list of challenges to try and jumpstart my creativity. You can find that list on the “2025” page if you’re so inclined.

Thanks for reading!