Back in the day, I used to blog.

A lot.

By "the day", I mean when I was around sixteeen, which was about thirteen years ago. Oof. How is thirty approaching over the horizon when I can remember, with alarming clarity, what sixteen used to feel like?

Don't misunderstand me, I am glad that I have emotionally moved on from the person I was at that age. I'm a little more chill now. (A little.) And yet, in many ways, I am very much the same.

I dug out this old blog because I was talking with my boyfriend, N, about how life used to be when I was sixteen. At that time in my life, a lot was going on for me - or not very much, depending on your point of view. And I remembered that I used to love this. I used to love having a place to get my thoughts and feelings out; to stay connected to myself, and those around me.

And I thought, why not?

I'm back in the "social media" realm, as I stream now, and I actually learned how to use Twitter (I think, anyway, one can never really tell with these things, but I pick up a smattering of followers from time to time and nobody shouts at me so I must be doing something right?). So I thought it was appropriate that I picked up blogging again.

So! Hello friends, old and new. If you're reading this - welcome! And thank you.

What can you expect to find here? Well, from my public posts, thoughts about my life, my mental health, my kittens, my home, my relationship, my streaming, any writing (if I do any, joke's on me!). There will be friends-only posts from time to time, I imagine, and that will have the more raw content: stuff written straight from the heart, just to get it out there and off my chest.

I've had a few experiences in life which I feel set me apart from others. I missed two years of school when I was younger, due to illness (hence, the blogging! To avoid going out of my mind with boredom). I'm from a single parent background, which had its ups and downs and has left me with a few things I still need to work through. I once got semi-popular on Neopets. I also wrote Doctor Who fanfic which I spammed into the fandom back in 2006. In fact, I once met a friend of a friend in real life who "knew" me because she'd read my fanficion; that was a weird day.

I'm a deep thinker. But, I'm happy. I'm a happy person. I trust my instincts, I'm not afraid to try new things (although I am terrified of failure), I'm hugely introverted, and I never really get bored.

I love cats. We just adopted kittens, which I've waited ten years for, so they delight my life every day.

I live with my boyfriend, whom I love very much. We're in relatively early days as relationships go, but not a day goes by where I don't love and appreciate him.

I've been in therapy, and I intend to return one day.

I identify as being demisexual, so have fun getting your head around that one.

And I'm 30 soon.

Here's to a new leaf. Hi, hello, and welcome ♥