This blog is the start of something new, however I refuse to call it a New Year's resolution. Partly because I feel like, labelling it as such already connects it to an already preconceived agenda. The agenda being something that is like a flash in a pan, something that is bright and bold, but is sudden and gone in an instant. I thrive for something more consistent and longstanding.
The reason for starting this blog is because 2015 (as the blog title suggests) is a new horizon for me. I don't know what to expect of it. I have had plans and things in place pretty much the majority of my life. Being a student, you can understand why, as there are always classes to attend, essays to write, drinking to be done and exams to endure. Alongside studying, myself and my partner were both working and most importantly we were raising our young son. It seemed that the both of us never learned how to accept no for an answer and chose to continue our course strongly and directly. The point of difference for 2014, was that alongside these many commitments, I was pregnant with our second child. It's safe to say that we tend to try and live our lives to the full.
I finished 2014 in good stead with my employers in October, and left it knowing that I had tried my best not only with the project I was employed to do, but also with the relationships I had formed there. I finished my most interesting and enjoyable year at university and completed my Bachelor of Music with Honours. We then welcomed a new baby girl on November the 27th and are thoroughly enjoying having a second baby around and nurturing our growing family.
My partner finished his first year as a teacher, and I don't think either of us could have predicted how challenging, but also how successful it has been. My partner also became my fiancee just before christmas and so from this angle, I say that life is pretty good and we have achieved so much in 2014.
This year, I am becoming a stay at home mum for the first time and it is difficult to not compare what this year has in store for me to what I achieved last year. The feeling can be somewhat unnerving. This blog is a way for me to supplement these new experiences for me and at the same time create conversation about certain topics that I find intriguing, outraging, honest, false, anything that in some way brings more meaning to my life. These could be anything from politics to culture to fashion to music to sport. Anything is up for discussion. I tend to be a person that isn't associated with just one thing and leap from interest to interest and that is ok with me.
I am nervous, and apprehensive, but ultimately, looking forward to what this year has in store. I hope this can give some insight to anyone else who also may feel the same (or not the same) way as me in terms of the issues and topics I talk about, and perhaps give them courage to talk, debate, learn more and engage with these things.
Ngā mihi nui ki a tātou katoa.
Nā Keriata
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