WHERE HAVE I BEEN?

It's a weird feeling sitting at this laptop and typing out another post. I've not been online for a while (almost five months) and there's a very good reason for that - my life has been going through some major changes. I thought I'd write about them so that I wasn't randomly re-appearing without explaining myself as these changes will appear in my upcoming posts.

I've been making a lot of changes lately and pretty much every single decision has been the hardest I've ever had to make. In December I became single after five years in a relationship, which has been a massive adjustment that's not been easy. Then in March I decided being single and owning a dog wasn't working with a full time job so sadly I had to give him away. Then lastly my family moving down under. For anyone who doesn't know, my dad has been living in New Zealand (and now Australia) for the past seven years and has never shown any signs of moving back to the UK again. I gave up a long time ago dreaming that he would finally come back to Scotland, but now unfortunately I also have to accept my mum heading in that direction as well this summer.

It's strange to become so alone in the space of six months. Of course I know I'm not completely alone; I'll always have my family through the magic of technology and some amazing friends to keep me standing. There's something about not being able to just meet up with someone whenever you want though that just makes it feel lonely. Which led me on to my fourth and biggest change for this year. I've decided to head over to the other side of the world as well. I'm a big fan of the idea of going to Australia for a while to get some sunshine and travel around somewhere new. I've only been to the Gold Coast once when I was younger so visiting again and getting to do something different will be a breath of fresh air after seven years in Edinburgh.
Now don't get me wrong, I love Edinburgh and maybe one day it will become my forever home - but I feel like I have to see what else is out in the world before I get committed to a job or a place that sticks me down.

With that all said, now you know why I haven't been able to keep up with writing this year. Adjusting to a completely new lifestyle made me have to focus on things other than my keyboard but now I'm back. I write for the love of writing, I always have and always will! Since I was in Primary One of school, I started writing the longest stories of anyone in my class because I have such a fascination with words. I carried on writing plays and films whilst at University and now I have to be an adult with a full time job, so this blog was the best way to keep my love of writing alive. What I write might not always be the most interesting but I do it because it's a way for me to de-stress my life and take time out from the day. With that said I have many posts planned for the coming future. Not all are going to be sunshine in Australia sadly, but I hope that by sharing my struggles of this year maybe someone out there can identify and know that they're not alone.