Hello my wonderful readers and welcome back to my blog! It’s been a very long time since I’ve logged into my little space of happiness on the internet, and for that, I feel quite sad. Come and get cosy with your favourite drink and a snack, and let’s have a long-awaited catch up.
Just recently I have been in a reflective mood. The kind of reflective mood that stops you sleeping and has your brain running at 100mph all day long. This happens to me at the start of each new season, perhaps you can relate. As soon as the summer air begins to have that slight twitch of autumn in its gentle breeze, I feel the stir in my stomach and the butterflies in my chest as I feel the air of change around me: like a silent and gentle tornado prompting me to take action. It’s that gentle stir that brought me to my desk at 01:25am this morning: an unrelenting nag to sit down and write. So, here I sit, with a steaming mug of coffee beside me (well…I’m up anyway so why not), my candles lit, and a re-run of Desperate Housewives playing on my iPad beside me (who else finds it comforting to watch old shows?) to keep me company as I ponder what exactly to say.
The longer you are absent, it would seem the harder it is to return. And with the eventful months that have passed since October 2022 when I last wrote here, it’s difficult to know just where to start. Because of that, I won’t dredge into the details, but I will say that the past 22 months have been filled with ups and downs. The worst of which was losing my wonderful little Chihuahua, Lily: a beautiful soul you will only know too well if you are a longterm reader of my blog. It’s been almost a year now since Lily passed away, and not a day goes by where my heart doesn’t ache for her. The only comfort I have from her passing is knowing that she crossed over rainbow bridge whilst being wrapped up in our arms in the comfort of her own home, with Alfie, my other Chihuahua who you may well know, by her side. She passed so peacefully and was surrounded with the overwhelming amount of love we all shared for her.
The other 21 months have been a busy blur that seem to blend into one another: a haze of work and play, differentiated only by the label on my iPhotos album that remind me of each date as I scroll along and think, “how on earth has this much time passed?” That’s the trouble with time though, isn’t it? It passes by so very fast and we can’t get a single minute of it back. We spend so long thinking “I’ll do that tomorrow.” But sometimes, tomorrow doesn’t come.
This very blog has been in my possession since 2012, and thanks to this very space, I created a successful business, secured global recognition for my makeup artistry work, and made solid industry contacts. But the one thing I never expected to make was incredible friends: a wonderful community of likeminded people who enjoyed makeup and beauty just as much as me. And, in the time I’ve been away, although my life has been very busy, I have never forgotten those names, the kind comments, and the unwavering support.
So now, as those winds of change gently blow around me again, I feel that now is the perfect time to return back to this space. And I truly hope that you, my wonderful readers, will join me once again.
