I am currently on holiday with
my friends for the week of New Year but have scheduled this post to be my end
of year post. Be warned, it is a very
wordy post, but a very happy one.
One day, when I am old and grey and I look back over the years, one of the most successful and memorable will be 2013. 2013 has been absolutely amazing. I have come so very far in such a relatively short space of time and have accomplished more in that time than I ever thought that I could.
One day, when I am old and grey and I look back over the years, one of the most successful and memorable will be 2013. 2013 has been absolutely amazing. I have come so very far in such a relatively short space of time and have accomplished more in that time than I ever thought that I could.
I started off the year much the same as many years previous. Without direction, unhappy, under confident and searching, but for what I didn’t know. By chance one day I saw a retweet on Twitter linking to a blog and something in the cosmos told me to click on it. It took me to TheRamblings of Mrs Bebe.
My
mind got a little bit blown that day.
My
journey has been well documented on this blog but I wanted to write down some
highlights to remind me of just how fantastic this year has been. I will be adding to this list right up to New Year's Eve, who knows what will happen between now and then?
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I have
embraced colour and pattern into my wardrobe.
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I don’t
walk down the street anymore worrying about what others think I look like.- I have modelled for Plus North (the best moment, ever).
- I have got changed in a room full of people.
- I got over a broken heart I didn’t know I had.
- I have joined a dating site.
- I have worked with numerous brands and been given a lot of opportunities.
- I have a wardrobe full of beautiful clothes.
- I now write a monthly guest post on a fashion site.
- I feel confident in myself.
- I received a thank you email from someone who had read my blog and had started to gain
more confidence as a result.
- I’ve met some incredible people in the blogging community.
- I’m not as shy, I feel much more self assured.
- I’m not afraid to stand up to insult, either to myself or to others.
- I’ve travelled to London on my own for an event. Something I would never have had the
courage to do before. - My blog is going better than I ever thought it could.
- I’ve gained more courage of conviction in the way I speak about things I am passionate about.
When
I read back through all of those incredible things my eyes well up. There are probably more than I haven’t
remembered to put on the list because I have been changing so quickly and so
many wonderful things have happened that time has passed in a blur.
I can honestly say that I am happier now than I can ever remember being. Roll on 2014 and what may happen then.
Happy New Year everyone!