Welcome to my first official blog. I thought I’d start with a little background information into me. As a child, I wrote stories all of the time. I was an only child with a passion for Enid Blyton, so most of those stories were boarding school related. All of them were about friendship and adventures.
As I got to my teen years, the only things I wrote were angsty-type poems: the kind a lot of teenagers wrote and still write today. I then got a BA Hons degree in Literary Studies, graduating age 21. Somehow, I then worked in the insurance industry for the next thirteen years (I know. I can only apologise. Please don’t judge me on that!).
When my Mum became completely bed-bound in 2010, I gave up work to become her sole carer. I spent her last precious two and a half years looking after her and learning that she was the strongest person I ever knew, or am ever likely to. I miss her every day, and her death influenced my writing greatly.
Which leads me to this blog. I’ve spent the last two years writing, partly as a means of coping with life (I have PTSD and a few skeletons in my closet that I’ll come to at later dates). But in writing to cope, I have found the thing I was born to do. That’s a bold statement, I know. But it’s true. Days that I don’t write, I feel twitchy and unsettled. Writing is a drug. Only, not a dangerous one. It’s my lifeblood. And so, I want to share it with you.
I hope you like it.
Welcome to blogging. It takes a strong person to write of their traumas and an even braver person to share them for the world to see. Your raw honesty is beautiful. Good luck in your endeavors
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Thanks, Kayla. I plan to get more active with my blog in the next month or so. In the mean time, I’m writing a poem for your contest.
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Really? That’s great! I look forward to reading it!
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Welcome to the blogosphere! I saw your link on Danny’s meet and greet, so I thought I’d pop by and say hi.😊
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Hi Terri! It’s great to meet you. It’s wonderful to be able to connect with so many people, from all over the world.
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I agree! I love that I get to “meet” people I would never have had the opportunity to meet. Thanks for following – I look forward to getting to know you!
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It was really nice going through your write-up and sharing your thoughts. One who shares his/her thoughts is an honest and courageous person. I shall go through more of your experiences. Regards
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Thanks, Harbans. I’ve wanted to start writing a blog for a while, but I’ve always been too nervous about sharing my writing. I’m glad I finally bit the bullet and started this one, though.
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When we start writing sincerely, it means we have enough experience gained over a period of time. You have now started writing, then, sure enough, everything would be successful.
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Thank you for sharing your story with the world. I look forward to seeing more on your blog.
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Thank you.
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This is the best step to take to help yourself. Writing it all out. Welcome to blogging & I’ll be looking forward to getting to know you through the stories you share 🙂
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Thank you. Writing has definitely helped. I’m enjoying getting to know other bloggers, as well.
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