Are blogs dying out? I am not sure to tell you the truth, maybe they are with the popularity of Instagram and TikTok and whatever other platform exists out there. But I don’t think they share the same charm as writing a blog. I’ve always viewed my blog as a safe space for anyone to come and have a scroll, with a cup of tea, I guess that is because I have always viewed it as a comfort blanket. I’ve come and gone, and I can go months without thinking about it. But then I get a little tug that gently pulls me back in and then all of a sudden, I’m here again, contemplating what to write this time.

But hi! I guess you could say that I have grown a lot as a person since the last time I was regularly posting on my blog. So, maybe I should reintroduce myself slightly. I am Lia, that bit hasn’t changed, and people still spell it wrong all the bloody time. In fact, it’s incredible how wrong people spell it when if you look at it, it is rather simple. I am 22 years old and after 5 months of being 22 it has still not worn off that I can proudly sing Taylor Swift at the top of my lungs to celebrate this. I now own a house with my boyfriend, Jack, who I’ve been with for very nearly 6 years and no, I’m not sure which one of us deserves the bigger medal. We have been in said house for about 2 months and are well on the mission to make a house a home, and whenever I say that I feel like I’m on some sort of cheesy DIY advert with an apron. I am about to start a job that I’ve wanted since leaving university which is exciting and terrifying. I’m on some sort of mission to not pull myself down at every opportunity I get, which is a big deal and I’ll get there one day and maybe I can document it all through this platform.

In terms of likes and dislikes, I’ve probably not changed that much. My all-time favourite show is Friends and I’ve finally seen the last episode, and I can rewatch it and rewatch it and it is my biggest comfort. I still adore autumn and as we creep closer and closer, I’m very excited, particularly because I ventured to TK Maxx yesterday and was in heaven with the number of wonderful smells there were in the candle section that honestly made me want to happy dance through the shop. Now I’m trying to list my likes and dislikes I have no clue what I like. Let’s try dislikes…spiders! Still a strong one, however my house gets a lot of them so I’m learning to deal with them a bit more (when I say this, I mean I don’t scream quite as much). I dislike mean people and people who go out of their way to make others feel like crap because quite frankly, there’s no need for it. I dislike coffee and particularly the smell of it. And we’re out of dislikes!

I feel like I disappeared off the blog and regular posting on Life of Lia because I felt like I no longer wanted to share myself with the world, not in a huge Kylie Jenner kind of way because no one really cares that much about what I post. But there’s a sense of vulnerability with sharing your thoughts and feelings on the internet, but I’ve realised you can have a happy medium on the internet and only share what you want to share. And I can’t try and spread positivity and cheeriness without actually being here. What I’m trying to say is…guess who’s back? Lia’s back (for the full effect of this you have to sing it and do a gangster sort of head nod and a cap is optional).

Maybe blogs are dying out, but if you are still here reading mine then thank you. I can’t tell you how much it means to me – and if you’re new, come and join the party! We’re all friends here. Also, please bear with me with the whole blog design thing, I’m going to try and revamp it and make it funky and fresh (yes, I just seriously used funky and fresh in a sentence) but it’s a work in progress because to be quite honest, I have no clue how the internet works. Another bear with – pictures on my blog have always been something that I’ve been a bit terrible on however, I am going to try to get better…wish me luck.

So, I hope you have a wonderful Sunday evening and I hope you stick around!

Lia x