HI THERE, fancy seeing you here once again my colour-loving friend? (Thanks for coming back to my little corner of the internet!)
It’s been a hot minute for me in between blog posts. And in truth, it’s been years since I really poured some energy into writing and blogging, something I used to spend a good slice of my leisure time on… What changed?
Only my whole life… Every last piece. Not a facet remains untouched by the shine of all the goodness of growing older! Since my days of regular blogging I’ve become a wife, mother, and aunt, entered my 30s, and almost completed a home renovation. Family was always important to me, but now that I find myself in this new phase of living it’s at the core of what drives me forward. The centre of my universe used to be my creative endeavours, now it’s the tiny human that my husband Alex and I created – Our beautiful little daughter Millie!
In an example of my new normal, while I write this blog post my household is asleep around me. Alex is in bed, Millie sleeping soundly in the cot beside him (I’m watching her snoozing on the baby monitor), our cat and dog are cosied up together in our front lounge room, and the house is in darkness. Save for one light in the kitchen to guide my way to bed when my work here is done! Instead of spending my weekends/days off on passion projects, those are now reserved for a few hours at night, which also play host to any work I need to get done.
Time has become a precious commodity, especially in recent months since becoming ‘mum’, and I often look back on my days as a university student when I thought of it so nonchalantly. A few hours to myself in between classes to browse in the library or work on a fun project was nothing special. Ah, the naivety of youth!
In moments where I’d give anything for a few hours to myself, I just remember that this isn’t how it will be forever – Millie is five months old now, and with each passing month our life together as mother and daughter continues to evolve! She’s waking more and more to the world around her, learning new skills, and bringing her sweet little personality out as time goes on… I know that in years to come I’ll look back on this era and miss when she needed me so much. For these few short months I get to be her entire world, and feeling that love warms my heart more than anything else I could be doing with my time.
So life looks a whole lot different for me these days, and I’ve got to say, it’s pretty darn wonderful… Growing older is severely underrated, it all seems so foreboding when you leave your teens and are ticking time off your 20s. In reality, there’s nothing to fear. In fact, quite the opposite – Adventure awaits! Take life as it comes, embrace the glorious change and evolution! It’s a privilege to exist through decades of your own personal metamorphosis, so soak up those experiences I say.
I think this new season in my life will lend itself well to reviving my blog. All the joys of motherhood, making a house feel like a ‘home’ full of love, creating special family memories, cooking, a sprinkling of gardening when I get the chance, and of course FASHION – All of these things that make up my day-to-day now are perfect blog post inspiration!
So if that sounds like your vibe (all with my usual colourful twist of course!), I hope you enjoy what’s to come! It’s the same vibrant, creative An Artful Life, only a little older and wiser…
Dress: Zimmermann
Bag: (thrifted)
Earrings: Swarovski
Eyewear: (vintage)
Hair colour: By Hannah at Hearts & Hues
