Clarity // Project 365 // Day 60

Clarity happens after the chaos. When the calm finally settles in and you see clearly for a change. You discover the important things.

The relationships to nurture, the projects worth your time, the chances you should take.

When the waters are murky and turbulent it’s hard to despiser what is what. You can drown in the mess of it or weather the storm and hope that clarity will find you soon.

Or you will find it.

Then you’ll find yourself.

xoxo

Magnifying Glass // Project 365 // Day 46

Lies are ants

The truth is the sun 

And questions are a magnifying glass

waiting to be picked up by the curious 

- Craig Stone -

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There’s Good in the Bad // Project 365 // Day 24

I’ve done a fifteen hour shift. I bumped into someone who stopped talking to me last year and had a wee cry. I am so tired that my eyes sting. I feel maxed out. 

I often focus so hard on the days negatives that’s it neglects me from seeing any good that may have happened. 

So here are the good things about my day. 

1. I treated myself to a costa because I was working a fifteen hour day and if that’s not enough of a reason then you have issues. 
2. I have done 17,009 steps which according to my phone is the most steps I’ve done in a day so far this year
3. I have an amazing friend who phoned me the minute I texted her in a crisis near break down. We had a vent, joked about the situation confirmed that I’m not crazy or that we both are. 
4. I’m a little tired and should have maybe note taken during the day. But folk have been good. I have mini eggs and a face mask and then I’m calling it a day 
5. I’m off tomorrow. So I don’t have to set an alarm and that excites me more than it should. 

xoxo

Life's a Carousel Ride // Project 365 // Day 17

When I go to theme parks I really love heading for the big roller coasters, I love one that turns upside down. I love the thrill of it. The ups and downs, loops, twists and turns. But no matter how much I love a good roller coaster I still have a lot of love for a good old Carousel Ride.

It's not a wild ride, but there's music and laughter and it's dependable.  No matter where you are you know what you're getting with it.

 Life's a lot like a carousel, there's ups and downs and you just keep on going round.  So pick a horse and hold on tight.

xoxo

Underneath the Lovely London Sky // 365 Project // Day 13

Im in the midst of finishing up booking my next trip to London Town. I love this City it's becoming a home away from home. The streets are so familiar now,  I know my way about.

I've been down at least once a year since about 2013 and I started venturing down in 2008. I love the skyline, the magnitude, the underground, the West End.

It's a couple of days in familiar territory living the existence I wish I could afford everyday, meandering around shops, hunting down records at the Camden Markets, getting dinner then seeing a show. It's true bliss, it's me living my best life.

The last few times I've been down, I've uttered that's it. No more. The expense for a few days in this town could get me a whole week elsewhere. But yet it calls me, I end back up on its streets. Under its sky.

Who could say no to that skyline.

51 days...

xoxo

Can You Imagine That? // 365 Project // Day 8

"When you change the view from where you stood

The things you view will change for good"

I took a long weekend, some time away from work at the start of the year to freshen up. The festive season left me shattered today I ventured into town after a couple of nothingness days to see Mary Poppins Returns and to get a couple of shots so that I had a couple of days worth of photos so that I can keep up with my challenge when I return to the hustle and bustle. 

Mary Poppins returns is practically perfect. It has nods to the first film, whilst holding its own identity, I've seen complaints about the music not being as catchy, but Can You Imagine That? has been stuck in my head since I left the cinema. So has The Place Where Lost Things Go.

The whole movie was filled with whimsy and wonder. I love that they used traditional hand drawn animation in the cartoon sequences. It's honestly just a feel good movie, that will make you laugh and cry. 

Go see it on the big screen if you have the chance. 

xoxo

One Week Down // 365 Project // Day 7

Day 7 means that there are now just 358 to keep up with. I knew this would be a challenge stepping in to it. Keeping up with a photo a day. Initially when I thought about this challenge one of the "rules" was going to be that I had to take the photo on the day.

Thats quite unrealistic for me. My life just doesn't account for that. Instead I edit and upload the photo's on the day I post. Some of the photos have been taken on the day that I posted them and there will probably be many more in the future that are taken, edited and uploaded all within a day.

But for now I am no pressuring myself I have no rules, other than I have to had taken the picture in the first place. This is another one from the weekend and a I have a few more that I want to upload from then.

xoxo

Miles out my Comfort Zone // 365 Project // Day 5

I took time of work, I set my alarm for 8... I woke up at 9 because mornings aren’t my thing, I missed the train, drove to the next station and travelled to the Capital on a Saturday. 

I’ve had nights out recently that have filled me with dread. That the thought of has left me panicked. The reality is they’re not that bad. 

I build it up in my head. 

So today I’m going miles out of my comfort zone attending a birthday day out of a friend who is the only person I know in a group of twenty... well I know her boyfriend but we’ve only met a couple of times. 

This is normally something I’d say no to, and arrange to meet at another time. But life doesn’t happen in your comfort zone. And the little things you do to break away from those same old habits will spiral into bigger accomplishments. 

So today I’m miles outside of my comfort zone, and that’s ok. Cause it’s day 5 of a New Year and I’m busy creating a new me. 

xoxo

hazy days // 365 project // day 3

This is a photo from 2015, when I was in Milan today I gave it a little edit to make the building and sky contrast a little more and harshen the shadows.

I remember this trip and how both terrifying and freeing solo adventuring was.

There are very cheap flights to Milan on the go right now and its all too tempting to run away for a bit. I've had a day where I just didn't feel like I was present it all felt hazy. And maybe a trip would do me some good.

I have to many plans this month that I don't won't to miss out on for a spontaneous trip.

... but maybe sometime soon.

xoxo

And life resumes // 365 project // Day 2

Last year after I rang in the New Year I felt protected by this little happiness bubble that I had created. I was in awe of the fireworks, fairy lights and being with my friends. I was so optimistic that I was about to have the best year.

That didn't pan out. 2018 was a bumpy ride with a lot of negatives especially once the year hit the mid way mark and just seemed to keep spiralling from there.

I have entered 2019 with a less optimistic mindset but none the less I am determined  to have a great year. Though the year is only on day two I already feel like Christmas (this pic was taken Christmas day in York) and New years happened weeks ago. And last year I was in June feeling like I had just celebrated New Years.

So its definitely a new year, with a new feel.

Life really seems to have just resumed, there seemed to be no stopping really. I definitely miss living off the back of a new year high, but hopefully self-motivation will be the key. I'm taking a long weekend this week to get a break from work so that should help me get on track.

xoxo

It's A New Year! // 365 project // Day 1

When thinking about resolutions or challenges for myself this year, one of the things I wanted to push myself to do more of was to take more pictures and post them... I already take a lot of photos I started last year attempting to do this but didn't do a lot of posting.

So I then decided that in 2019 I was going to do a 365 project, and then when deciding on what platform to share them on I decided where's better than my poor neglected blog. I had thought about Insta/Insta stories but I have settled on here as I don't want the pressure of trying to keep a semblance of a theme on my Instagram and I want to have the ability of commentary hence no insta stories.

I was trying to find a new years pic I had taken to start this challenge properly instead here's one from the 28th of December this is where I welcomed in 2018 at the Ashton Lane Street Party, we saw out 2018 and said hi to the new year at a party in my house. The hangover has been brutal.

2018 was a weird one, it felt like it was going right until it didn't and when it all came crashing down it did so in spectacular fashion. Here's to a better 2019! and hopefully keeping up with this project.

xoxo