Music has played a significant part in my life from a young age. 90s and early 00s music brings back memories of childhood, growing up and my sisters. But it's only in the past couple of years that I've started listening to albums from beginning to end. Nothing compares to falling in love with an … Continue reading From beginning to end (plus my favourite albums)
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Always a dreamer
I think I've always been a bit of a daydreamer but also someone who can spend long amounts of time in their own thoughts and their own company. I did that so freely as a child and it's only really as I got older that it felt like it became an issue. I fell into … Continue reading Always a dreamer
Fear of the new
Just stick with what you know and don’t explore anything new. That is the voice of my anxious self which sometimes dominates as my inner monologue. I’ve learnt to not listen to that terrible advice anymore because when I did, I was miserable. It’s quite fascinating when the thing that you feel you need to … Continue reading Fear of the new
Monday night was special
There I stood on a Monday night in a room full of strangers, in a city that was slowly becoming more and more familiar. I was there to do something I never thought I'd get to do. I never thought there was a chance that my favourite singer from New Zealand who now lives in … Continue reading Monday night was special
45 Minute friendship
So there we were 2 strangers on the train sitting in first class. The train had come to a standstill as there were some issues at the train ahead. We heard a voice over the loudspeaker suggesting that depending on our destination we should either get off the current train and travel via a different … Continue reading 45 Minute friendship
The grand plan
Sunday morning is the perfect time to make plans and daydream. Take some time and think about an idea or a project that you’ve been working on and write down a grand plan for it. Make it meaningful, more than just I want to make lots of money. Get right down to the core of … Continue reading The grand plan
Thank you for trying
What do you say when someone totally surprises you with their words and actions? When they are generous and kind in ways that they don't need to be, when they go above and beyond what they're required to do. I almost overlooked that it would have taken this person effort and care to handle the … Continue reading Thank you for trying
Back to the good stuff
I’d like to be writing something more inspiring, uplifting or thought prompting. But instead here I am writing tales of things that greatly frustrate me, of situations that turned out not quite as I’d have planned. But that’s the things with words, sometimes its necessary to just let them pour out instead of trying to … Continue reading Back to the good stuff
Everything, apart from stuff
In the 7 years that I've been blogging, I've had multiple sites but never ran more than one at a time. I was always starting over every 18 months or so with this idea of how the new blog would be 'so much better' than it's predecessor. I found myself struggling with wanting to express … Continue reading Everything, apart from stuff
The Daily Gemm 