What Sophie Said

Yesterday marked the first day of autumn. Slightly scary, as I have no idea where summer went. Oh wait… I left my old job. I moved to London. I stayed with family friends for a month. I started a new job. I moved into my new room. Kind of a busy summer, some may say. And I’m now hoping autumn will be more settled. A time to explore, but at a leisurely place. A time to continue finding my feet in my new role. A time to grow more used to my new city. A time to pause and think, ‘Wow, it’s been a busy few months.’ A time to think ‘I did it.’ A time to think, ‘It’s ok to relax a little.’ I’m ready to enjoy autumn foods, events, birthdays, outings. I’m ready to enjoy autumn weather. (Preferably the blue skies, cold air type of weather. I’m not so fussed about the grey rainy parts.) I’m ready to experience London in autumn. And to watch that pave the way for winter in this busy, hectic, exhausting, exciting, be...

The return of the blog means the return of my monthly challenges, as they were great motivation last time. Having just returned to this little corner of the internet, I thought I’d get September off to a strong start, and blog every day for the month. I’ve seen lots of my favourite bloggers do similar things over recent months and years, and I think it’s a great way to challenge myself and get back into the swing of things. It will also hopefully help to guide me in the direction I want my blog to be heading in. The creation of lots of different posts will reveal the things that are on my mind and that I feel most comfortable writing about. So there we have it. Day one: DONE. Only 29 to go…