About Me

Welcome!

My name is Alison and this is my blog. Now why do I want to write a blog, I hear you cry...

Basically, I need a more robust diary than a paper journal, and as a 21st Century girl, I thought I'd give blogging a go. Let me explain. 

I am one of those girls who has always tried to keep a diary. 'Tried' being the operative word! I would spend hours looking at pretty little diaries in WH Smith as a child, debating which one would be the best host for my most private thoughts. I would spend vast amounts of money on the perfect coloured pens to record my memories. I would write for 2 weeks straight...and then I'd give up. You know how it is; some days just aren't interesting enough to write about. 

But then I would have blank pages. Disaster! It would break my little heart to have empty dates. So every time I missed a few days I would have to go through the whole process again - finding the perfect journal, making it pretty, writing everyday...and then stopping! 

I then turned to blank notebooks. But the next drama was having to print pictures, forgetting to buy glue etc. It all got a bit to0 Martha Stewart for my liking...I'm just not that kinda girl! 

So a blog seems like the perfect solution...no blank pages, no need to be an arts and crafts guru. Just a keyboard and my thoughts, whenever I happen to have them.

PERFECT!

In summary (after a long-winded ramble about my failings as a romantic journal-writer!), I am writing a blog to record the greatest influences on my life. Things that I want to look back on and remember. The places I've been, the products I love, the people who make me who I am. All of it will be here, ready for my future self to review. And for you too, if you're interested. 

Let's get blogging!