New Beginnings.......

So here I am, finally online after TWO WEEKS (!) of phone calls and yelling at the broadband company for not getting me connected and basically messing up the whole process from beginning to end. I won’t go into the story as it is long and boring and will just make me stressed.

Anyway! Moving on. Hello and welcome to my little blog. A small space of internet just for me to fill with opinions and stories and anything I think worth sharing. I hope you enjoy it.

So I am just coming up to the end of the second month of living in my new flat. This is the first time I have lived completely by myself. No parents, no flat mates, no siblings, not even any pets. Just me.

So far I have been enjoying the complete autonomy that living alone brings. During the first few weeks of moving in I got to choose every single thing that went into my home from colour schemes to soft furnishings, from radio station pre-sets to what is in the fridge. I can choose what I eat, when I eat it, when I go to bed and what I watch on TV without having to consider another individual and their preference/opinion.

This may sound a little selfish, however having come crashing spectacularly out of a long-term relationship about 8 months ago where I was forced to make all the decisions regarding house and home, and then promptly chastised for said decisions, you can see why this has been refreshing.

But, when the hustle and bustle of moving day was over, my new living room looking like a Turkish Bazaar with every single thing I owned in one room, and the front door finally clicked shut behind my (extremely tired) parents, the reality of it all sort of hit home for me.

Sitting on my newly-put-together bed (thanks Dad), and staring at the army of suitcases full of clothes waiting to be unpacked as well as the boxes containing my beloved and ever-growing shoe collection, I suddenly became aware of being absolutely on my own.

Now, do not get me wrong, I am not one of those girls who is defined by having a boyfriend. I have been accused in the past of being “fiercely independent” “impossible” and even “deliberately not-needy” whatever that is supposed to mean. I do actually have a new and extremely lovely boyfriend whom I think appreciates my “not-neediness”. But in that moment I realised that I am now solely responsible for my life and everything that happens in it. I am the Boss of me. I won’t lie to you, I was scared, I even had a little cry.

A week later and although my wobbly feeling hadn't fully subsided I was feeling better about the situation. The boxes were unpacked, my pictures were up and the afore mentioned BF had already started to leave his crap all over my tidy bedroom. Normality is restored. Almost.

It is now eight weeks in and I have so far discovered a leaky kitchen cupboard, a freezer door that falls off, a loud snoring neighbour and a spider who lives in the storage cupboard (also known as The Horrid). Aside from the teething problems, all is well, however I am still by myself. Coming home to an empty flat is strange and at times a little lonely. I have always thought of myself as somebody who is content with my own company, which I am, but now it is forced upon me I find myself craving the company of others. Basically, there is nobody to talk to, and I don’t like it.

So, at this time of new ventures I decided it would be the perfect time to start my blog. I have planned to do this for a long time and never got to it until now.

On unpacking all my worldly possessions I discovered that I have an obscene amount of

a) Shoes

b) Clothes

c) Make-up/beauty products

  

It is entirely possible that I have a small problem with shopping. I love it. Never have I left a Primark empty handed. Topshop has a strange gravitational pull whenever I pass the door, Superdrug calls to me, I can hear it, I can actually hear it.

Therefore here will be not only procrastinating on various topics that interest/influence me, I shall also be sharing my latest fashion and beauty purchases with you all should you be interested.

I love to read other peoples blogs and watch haul videos on YouTube. This is for the simple reason that I am nosey and like looking at what everybody has been buying. If you have found this blog because you do this too, hooray! Let’s be nosey together.

Incidently if you have any opinions on any of the products/thoughts on here then let me know. Comments are actively encouraged, but be nice! If you don’t like my blog that is absolutely okay with me, but let’s not fill the internet with negative energy and unfriendly-ness hey?

Come back and visit soon

For now, I'm out :-)