I’ve been putting off starting this blog for a very, very long time.

Here are just some of the reasons I’ve given myself:

• I can’t get the domain I want
• I need a better camera
• I need a professional headshot
• I need a bigger bank of content
• I can’t decide which font to use
• I don’t fully understand wordpress
• I haven’t decided on which tags I should use

The list goes on and on. The fact remains though that I need this. It’s something I’m passionate about and that I’ve wanted to do for a very long time.

I’m an expert in providing myself with reasons to not do something when that something relates to myself. Give me a work deadline and I’ll do anything to hit it but when it comes to self care, hobbies or pursuing my own interests I procrastinate massively.

Part of the reason I think I do this is because I’m a perfectionist. I’m so busy editing, refining and deciding that I don’t get round to the doing. One of my motivations for starting this blog is to push myself towards doing. Yes this is a work in progress and no I don’t have it all figured out just yet but things are ‘better done than perfect’*.

So here I go…

No logo, no design scheme, no content plan but I do have a few dodgy selfies and a bank of things I want to write about. Beyond all this I have a belief that I’m not the only one who’s juggling motherhood, work, marriage, family, friends and self confidence issues. Thanks so much for joining me as I seek new ways of finding a balance and taking the time to just breathe.

*I’m pretty sure I’m paraphrasing a quote from Georgia Hardstark from the My Favourite Murder podcast here (there’ll be more on podcasts in a future post). I heard it and it massively resonated with me, it really got the cogs in my head turning and I created my WordPress account the same day.