It’s me, Emma. The administrator and owner of Dreaming Between the Daisies. The one who is supposed to run and maintain this blog with frequent updates.
Yea. Sorry.
Things have been somewhat hectic since the last post in November (November, oh my god…). When you’re 24 you expect life to fluctuate a lot, but I never envisaged this amount of change in such a small space of time.
To give you the shortest of short stories: J and I are relocating from Bristol to Nottingham. Ah’m movin’ oop Nawth! This, as you can imagine, is terrifying for someone who, up until now, has lived solely in the South West and never once dreamt that anything other would be on the cards. How wrong I was. There’s been a ridiculous amount to sort out in the last two months, all on top of Christmas. Didn’t even get to write pretty festive posts or inspirational New Year ones, which was gutting! It’s been stupidly crazy, and this little corner of internet space has subsequently been neglected.
Again: sorry.
As we’ll be moving up to Notts at the end of February, and with everything mostly sorted and less mental as they’ve been since late last year, I thought now would be a good time to kickstart the blog with a life update and a bit of a general reboot.
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Although I’m lucky enough to have been able to keep my current job and will be working from home for the most part, I also want to be able to spend more of my free time concentrating on writing.
Do you believe in signs? Am not entirely sure I do – I hesitate to use the word ‘omens’, and am aware of the notion of a bias wherein you form an idea and then there seem to be lots of things relating to that idea everywhere you go; but, lately, there are a hell of a lot of things tapping into my passion for writing and seeming to point down that route. The last three books I’ve read – all by different authors – have featured journalism or writing in some form as a career. One girl was on the radio earlier this week discussing her job as a trainee journalist. All this, honestly, is pranging me out somewhat. The best and most enjoyable element of my current job is the creative side: having the opportunity to write articles which are publishing on the company website. Having the freedom to be really challenged and stimulate my mind after a considerable time is so refreshing, and it’s helped me understand that this is actually what I want to be doing with my life. Stories have been such a massive and important part of my being since I was old enough to hold a book that it now seems almost imperative that that’s what I focus my career around: relating information (fictional or otherwise) to others.
That’s the main reason this blog was started in the first place: to engage with an audience through a creative means. So we’re going to bring it back in style and take it right back to its roots (even though, granted, it’s still young enough to have barely really blossomed yet; the roots are practically still visible!). For the present time I might use it in the form of a diary, supplying it with life updates and the little snippets of newness every day will bring in the run up to and immediately following The Move. There will still be practical posts, as I really enjoy the kind of show-and-tell pieces –there are going to a lot of things we need to get for the new place, so expect a few house-related hauls! – and am going to try a new cupcake recipe for next week’s leaving-the-office cake fest, so, if all goes well, I’ll pen a little piece to share with you.
I’m genuinely sorry for letting this slip lately; even if it’s only small, it’s important to me. Am annoyed that everything got too much to be able to fully contribute and focus on it of late. This is my sincere and determined promise to really make a go of this blog from hereon in; no matter how complicated and stressful life gets, it’ll be good to know that there’s a little sanctuary of calm just waiting here.
In the meantime, I’d love to hear any ideas for things people want to see here. Does the format of a diary work for you, or do you prefer the structured, non-rambling posts? Any pro tips on moving house (or, indeed, what Nottingham is like to live in!) would also be extremely appreciated.
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