THINGS I'M LOVING CURRENTLY

Right now, I am in love with self-love.

http://www.rookiemag.com/2016/01/sorry-not-sorry/ - Here Rowan Blanchard talks about how she stopped apologizing for existing

picture by Isabel Ryan

 

WELCOME TO 2016 - A MESSAGE FROM WSW

Hello again!

Its been a very , VERY long time since I've even visited my blog. I've just been taking sometime to myself to change some things in my life that I felt weren't quite right. Basically, I've been focussing on me and preparing for the massive changes I want to bring to 2016.

 

For now, I can't promise that I will be consistently weekly blogging, however, as always I will be back to my blog to share my thoughts, feelings and continuing to allow this place to be my open diary. Having said that, one of my new years resolutions is to completely take my blog to the next level so please don't think I am neglecting my blog for other priorities as I really do enjoy creating this site.

 

I have just returned back to school for the final 6 moths before I am off to university and finishing with high school for ever! I'm sure you can imagine this is an exciting, scary and fulfilling time of my life and I really want to share this upcoming year with you all.

 

I hope you are all having a fantastic, happy new year and may you accomplish all you have set out to do this year. Share your goals , aspirations and ambitions in the comments!

 

Much love,

When She Writes

WHEN SHE WRITES TURNS ONE! A BIG THANKYOU!

This is what I wrote on my very first blog post, one year ago:

WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL?

 

Maybe about 5 years ago, people's comments, ideas and beliefs of who I was would have entirely shaped me. Imagine this : 5 years ago , if someone told me I was 'fat' I would spend hours running to try and instantly shake of the weight some how , I would spend hours locked in rooms checking my weight on the scales to see if I had lost any of my disgusting fat. sometimes , just maybe I would loose some weight,, but guesss what? I was still fat anyway.

NOVEMBER GOALS

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Happy new month readers!

 

Lately I have been feeling like I have been seriously lacking ambition. Before , I used to set myself blogging goals, life ambitions and just in general dream big. I feel like reality and fear have played  big part in me no longer thinking like a life boss, with everything under control. For those of you have been reading since the start of my blogging journey, will know I never like to leave a problem unfixed.

 

Life goals are soooo important, something I plan to do by the end of this year is to create a vision boar on my bedroom door , so that every time I walk in my room , I can see my future. I also , definitely want to create a plan to completely reinvent me. Ok , well not completely, but just enough for me to form a new mind-set, a way of thinking and a confident way of presenting myself. This is something that is really going to form the basis of my goals this month.

When she writes: glorious and maybe slightly unachievable goals for November
1. Give your blog a makeover! Show it the same love and attention you would want for yourself!

2. Gain 20 or more followers to join in the fun!

3. Make a lifelong friend

4. Get focussed a school and place your education first again

5. figure out what you want to be in life

6. Love life a whole lot more


I would love for you to share your goals too!

OCTOBER THOUGHTS

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There's something about these autumn months that gets me so excited. I feel like its around about October that something inside me clicks and just says : 'right, you need to make some changes' and usually, I follow this feeling.

 

This past week, as the school term continues to drag and university applications are fast approaching, pressure and worry has really begun to set in. I'm sure I'm not the only one that gets this way sometimes. Life just has a little way of preparing you for inevitable dramas that are often just around the corner. I had a moment to myself recently when I just started to think about my entire teen years and all the highs and the lows and how they have all made a huge contribution to many of the things I am and the things I do today. When you have a little time to yourself , think about all the progress you've made over the pat few years and you may actually surprise yourself.

 

A couple of things stood out to me as I was having my little reflection and I felt like I had to share them with you.

 

1. Never try to make yourself the image of someone else. Never, never, never.

 

2. Go back and try new things you didn't have time for in the past

 

3. Fireworks are definitely a good idea

 

4. Don't let other peoples definition of beautiful get mixed up with yours

 

5. Mistakes are chances to learn

 

 

What would you say you have learnt the most from your younger self, or what would you say to your younger self now? Let me know in the comments

 

Have a spectacular week

When she writes

BIG CHANGES

I have been seriously missing blogging. It's coming up to my 1st year since I started this site and all the memories seem to be flooding back. Back then I felt so unaccomplished , blogging seemed to fill that hole.

Since then, it has been constant change for me,  have been rebuilding and developing myself, this whole entire process has become one giant project for me. My blog has always brought me so much joy, I used to write many posts a week, have so many exciting conversations with my readers, all this was a formation of my own little network. However, since then  I think I have lost touch with blogging. I'm not sure why, probably because when your going through changes , sometimes the whole experience can be overwhelming.

 

To be totally honest, I feel like over the past few months, the hole that blogging filled, has slowly started to widen up again and I find myself desperately trying to fill it. Blogging just brings something to the table that nothing else seems to offer :So that's why I'm returning.

 

That's right, When she writes is officially back open for business. I mean properly. Like the old stuff I miss writing so much, proper weekly posts and lots of lots of interacting with other bloggers. As my 1 year on blogger approaches , I really want to look back on my journey positively. I can't wait to share more memories with you all!

 

Love,

When she writes