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Not being afraid to try something new

After years of speculating whether I should start a blog or not - I have decided to take the leap and finally start one. I do realise that I might be a tad late to the "blogging party" but better late than never!

So, the reason why I wanted to start blogging? Well first, let me tell you a little bit about myself.

I am 26, female and British who since final year of Primary School has kept an annual diary. In year 10 of Secondary School I decided that keeping a journal seemed more 'grown up' so since then, I have kept an annual journal.

Anyway, my passion for writing all started when I was given a diary at Christmas and fell in love with seeing my thoughts, hopes and dreams on paper. For some reason, it made everything come to life once I had written it down and because my diaries were, of course, private - it made it more special.

Now I am older, it has turned into something that's very therapeutic for me. I enjoy reading my journal at the end of the year and seeing how I felt at the start of the year. Did I learn anything from particular experiences? Did I achieve the goals I made at the beginning of the year? Have I learnt anything new about myself? What do I still need to work on?

So, back to the question 'why did I want to start blogging?' - the initial reason was through reading my journal last year and I thought to myself - I wonder if anyone else has/is going through this, or thinks/feels this way. I also wanted to share what I have learnt from my experiences and to see if there is anyone else who agrees, or at least understands.

So, that was my short introduction and I hope you understand a little bit more about me. I guess the next thing to do is to start, here we go...
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Location: Bondi Beach, NSW, Australia

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