It’s been a while, hasn’t it?
I’ve missed writing, I ALWAYS miss writing. Blogging has always been such a key part of my creativity — a way to catch a moment, reflect, share, laugh, cry (sometimes all at once), and somehow breathe a bit easier. But I’ll be honest... I find it hardest to write when things are great but hectic, amazing but also a bit terrifying. When life feels like it’s charging ahead faster than I can process — that's when words seem to just not be there.
But today, I’m making time. Because I miss this, and I miss you. And more than that — I owe it to myself to sit in this moment and say something out loud:
Seriously. I’m proud of myself.
The past six months have been full of change — and I mean FULL. There have been big shifts, exciting opportunities, scary realisations, sad goodbyes, and proud milestones. And I think one of the biggest reasons I’ve started to see such positive momentum in my life is this: I finally feel seen and appreciated. Genuinely. For just being me — my full, true, unapologetic self.
And I can’t tell you how good that feels.
It might sound strange, but for the first time, I feel fully accepted without having to like i should shrink, apologise, or edit myself ( i never done these things, but it was a thought). And I’ve been making even more of an effort to be open — open to change, open to chance, open to letting go of control. What will be, will be... and I’ll roll with it.
Now, because this is me — let’s add a bit of fun chaos to the deep life reflections, shall we? let me show you how balanced my life has been.
Storytime.I woke up the other morning to the news that I am now officially an Operations Manager at WOULDNT YOU LIKE TO KNOW heheeh I'm not posting my work place. Big gal role. I KNOW. I was buzzing! Floating around the house like Beyoncé on a good day.
One hour later… Im in A&E with my bare bum out, showing a male doctor a suspicious bite just below my left glute. Life, in balance.
The Q&A with the doctor was a highlight:“Are you on contraception?” — Me: Nope.“Have you been sexually active in the last six months?” — Cue me laughing a bit too loud and saying 'No... No... No' in the most dry 'it’s been a while' tone.“Are you pregnant?” — Me, still laughing: “Pretty sure you need to be having sex for that to happen…”
We both laughed. He then prescribed me antibiotics and, low-key, I swear he was flirting. Not full-on, but low-key. He even asked to see the bite again ( Thank god I had worked on smashed glutes the day before).He jokingly said it could’ve been a snake bite — I told him I hate snakes. We laughed again. Then I headed home to start my first official day in my new manager role.
See what I mean balance baby!? The contrast. Chaos and clarity. Glamour and grit.
I’ve been on the road for two months now, touring with work, living the dream in many ways. And I am BUZZING. But — and it’s a big but — I also feeling slightly low. There, I said it.
I kept wondering why I felt sad even though life felt so good. But the truth is... why wouldn’t I?
Life is amazing. But it’s also tough. I've had health scares (bite not included), lost family, let go of things I once held close, witnessed heartbreak around the world and within my own world. It’s been a lot.
And I think that’s the balance — joy and grief, excitement and exhaustion, sunshine and shadow. That’s life. And I’m learning that maybe being both happy and sad is not a contradiction — maybe it’s just being human.
So I’m no longer going to fight it or question it. It’s okay to cry. (And yes, I need one — a big, loud, ugly-cry with a side of scream. Soon.)
I don’t cry much these days, and yet I still feel like I’m 100% me — full of joy, full of energy. But there’s a small part of me that’s shifted. I almost said it feels like something inside has died, but that’s not quite right. I think it’s that I’ve grown. That old version of me — she didn’t believe in herself the way I do now.
And I didn’t even realise how badly I needed to.
So here I am — embracing the chaos, trusting the direction, and choosing to keep showing up. Grateful. Still growing. Still giggling.
Thanks for being here. Always.
With nothing but love and honesty,