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Rainbow Run 2K17

By Heather Rowe 15:00 2017, CHSW, event, events, rainbow run

Life Update & Taking An Unplanned Break

These past few weeks have been crazy! I was looking back on recent posts on here and realised that its been almost 4 months since I...

These past few weeks have been crazy! I was looking back on recent posts on here and realised that its been almost 4 months since I actually posted anything which is crazy and I think its been the longest amount of time I've ever not posted anything for.

I never actually planned to take a break from blogging however after doing so I realised I needed to, I felt like I wasn't putting my all into every post and I'd kinda lost my love for blogging and why I started in the first place.

After ending up with no phone about a month ago I also ended up taking a short break from Social Media which was ALOT harder than I ever thought it would be however during that time I found myself spending time doing other more active things and not having to worry about posting anything or sharing what I was doing.

After a long time thinking about where I want to go with Wunderlust and the kind of posts I want to post I am finally back! So this is where I want to share with you the most exciting parts of what I've been up to whilst I've been away!

RCS June 8-10

Anyone who's been following me for a while will know that I always post about the annual Royal Cornwall Show (2015 & 2016) and this year is of course no different! As with last year due to work commitments I was only able to go the 1 day (which ended up being the worst weather of all 3 days but that doesn't matter too much).

Changing Jobs

After a long amount of consideration I finally left my old job almost 2 weeks ago, I had spent just less than 3 years working there and I felt it was definitely time for a change! I've only been working in my new job just over 3 weeks but it's definitely a different environment to work in and its a welcoming change!

Looking to the future

Wunderlust has and always will be my own space on the internet and I have a lot of love for it and I want to keep that love moving forward. As I said in my previous post 5 Things Ive Learned From Blogging time away is important and it gives you time to reflect on everything and thats just what I've been able to do! As for when I'm going to be posting I honestly haven't decided on a schedule or anything like that at the moment, I just want to enjoy posting when and if I feel like it.

If you got this far.. well done to you and let me know in the comments.. What's the one thing you're most proud of??

5 Things I've Learned From Blogging

By Heather Rowe 17:00 personal

Although I first created my blog in August 2014, it wasn't until nearly a year later in July 2015 that I properly started blogging pa...

Although I first created my blog in August 2014, it wasn't until nearly a year later in July 2015 that I properly started blogging part-time. Since then I've learned quite a lot, not only about blogging in general but also about myself and it's this information I wanted to share with you today.

Blogging and working part time is hard work!

I honestly don't think I'll ever find that there are enough hours in the day to fit in everything I want to do. So many times after coming home late afternoon the last thing I want to be doing is writing a blog post even though I know that I'll regret it later if I don't have anything to post that week. It's because of this that no matter how much planning ahead I could do I will probably never be someone who posts a new blog post every day. (apart from Blogmas.. but so far that's never ended well for me so who knows).

Hitting publish on a post may never not be terrifying

There are over 70 posts on my blog currently and the act of pressing publish still scares me to this day. Constant thoughts of 'Will anyone actually read this?' and 'Should I have written that?'. Anyone who knows me well will probably know that I overthink pretty much everything I do and blogging I can honestly say it's no different with blogging. I will say however is that post that you're most scared to post? Post it! Some may ignore it, some may hate it but there's always going to be a chance that someone will relate to it, and those people will become the readers that are most loyal to you.

Be Yourself

I can honestly say that this is the most important piece of advice that anyone could ever give you. ALWAYS be yourself, don't spend time posting about something just because it's popular if it's not what you want to write about. It's your own space to truly be yourself so do just that.

Time away is important

Just like any other job or hobby, time away is just as necessary and can help you to reflect on where it is you want to end up. So many times during the Summer and around Christmas when I was busiest with work I found myself staying up until the early hours to write a post that I wasn't fully into just to be able to post something. I decided after some consideration to take a short break from blogging so that I could really focus all of my energy into working out what I wanted from my blog and the kind of content I wanted to create. I normally find myself stepping back and taking time away during the busiest periods at work just to allow myself some down time.

It's one of the best things I've done

I've put so much time and effort into creating and upkeeping my blog and it's such a rewarding feeling to be able to look back at everything I've accomplished in the last year and a bit and just feel proud to call this my little space on the internet.