Blog Takeover...

Some exciting news - I've had a rough couple of weeks for a few reasons, not least of which was a close family member who passed away, leaving a lot of sadness.  I'm catching up on everything at the moment, having taken nearly two weeks off, and the incredible MontyC very kindly offered to take over the blog for the entire week to pass on her words of wisdom.  I'm not sure yet what she'll be posting about, but I'm sure as always it'll be fantastic!

I'll be back posting same as usual from next week onwards.  Thanks to all for your patience and understanding, I'm working through posts and emails and phone calls over the next couple of days.

Over to MontyC...

Xx

Guest Post (Meraki Dublin) - Turning Thirty

February's Blog Swap is upon us, and I'm swapping posts with Sarah, who writes a blog called Meraki Dublin which you'll find here.  Please don't forget to visit her blog, where you'll see all her wonderful posts, including one from yours truly today.

As I turned 30 this year...

I’m sitting here in awe, reflecting on my life.  When I was a child, I couldn't wait to grow up.  But now that I’m growing up, I wish I wasn't.  My life has been full of contradictions:  I've witnessed people with nothing smile, and those with everything cry.  I've seen myself chase the ones who ignore me, but I've also ignored the ones who adored me.

I've witnessed too many ironies in my life and have gone through painful experiences.  Despite learning from these mistakes, I wish I could tell my young self what I know now. And if some genius happens to create a time machine in my lifetime, these are the things that I’d say...