The beginning of an era...

Hello, and welcome to my blog and my First Ever Blog Post! (Warning: it's gonna be a bit of a long 'un...)

Never one to turn down a good selfie op

This is ever-so-slightly daunting, if I'm being honest. Far too much time has been spent pondering what to write for this maiden post, and even more time has been passed consumed with worry and concern that no-one will care about my little corner of internet space, and it will tarnish and fade into oblivion with barely any 
time to have gotten itself remembered at all.

And then I thought, 'Emma...Instead of nearly having an emotional breakdown about what could potentially happen (or, as the case may be, not happen), why don't you pipe down and just do it?'.

So here I am, just doing it!

Right, here we go. My name, as the more astute amongst you have no doubt noticed, is Emma. I am currently twenty-three years old, and live in Bristol in the UK but originally hail from Cornwall (which in my obviously completely unbiased opinion is the most stunning and wonderful place ever in the history of places).
Now, honestly, as a result of living a relatively sheltered existence in Cornwall up until January 2014, city living is utterly terrifying to me. I've nothing against cities as places to visit and see the sights of, but living in one is a different kettle of fish altogether. It's busy, scary, dirty, claustrophobic, and all just a little bit too much to a country bumpkin such as myself - someone who is very used to looking out the window and seeing rolling green fields, and never being more than a few miles from the seaside, and peace and birdsong instead of sirens and drunk people rolling out of the bar downstairs at two in the morning.

So for a while I've been wanting, craving, an outlet. Somewhere I can unleash all my thoughts and feelings, somewhere I can be comfortable and safe when writing down everything in my head. Somewhere for reviews, opinions, recipes, stories, photos, adventures and ideas.
And, after a fair amount of umming and ahhing, Dream Between the Daisies was born! I'm so excited to start this little endeavour - to go on a adventure, and maybe even learn a few things along the way.

Now, enough of my background for the time being. I'm sure more personal bits and pieces will come to light as things go on. Let's get on to what you can expect from this blog:

• Books I am a huge bookworm, and immensely proud of it! At university I studied English Literature, and fulfilled a lifelong dream in doing so. Books are my world, and my literary collection is my most prized possession. As part of this project I want to include reviews of some of my all-time faves and brand spanking new discoveries after a good Waterstones browse.
• Recipes Under no circumstances am I the new Nigella or Delia, but cooking and baking are quite important elements of my life as a developing adult. Spending hours on Pinterest finding new things to try is a boring interest of mine, and anything food-related which turns out especially well might just being shared with you lovely lot.
• Favourites A bit of a guilty pleasure of mine is spending an inordinate amount of time poring over bloggers and their 'monthly favourites': a sample of particular things a person has been really into that month. I'd love to try something like that on here, a list of bits and bobs that have floated my boat of late.
• Hair and beauty Not the girliest girl by any means, but there's something about pretty eye palettes, summery plaits, and nail polish designs which I enjoy on a very simple level. Here I might write a few tips and tricks, and take a few photos of things that turn out especially nicely. 
• Cats I love cats. Well, all animals really, but I'm very much a cat person at heart. Cats.
• Life bits and tips Sometimes I want to be able to share opinions or life hacks, or just give you a little insight into what's going on on Planet Emma. This next year is looking set to be a pretty exciting one already (#nospoiler), and if this blog is going to develop, I want it to be like going on a journey - a journey I'd love for you to come along on! 

Phew. That's a lot of writing up there, isn't it. Let's bring this First Blog Post to an end for now.

Thank you very much for checking out my internet corner - I'm aiming to be writing a couple of posts a week for now, so will be back very soon!
In the meantime, have a peep at my other internet abodes: Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Love, me x