A Year in Petite Joys
With just a few days and hours remaining of 2018, I thought it’d be nice to recap on an entire year of the small and great joys in my life. Although my original, fortnightly feature aims to pick out the finest everyday minutiae, this list will be a little more broad than that and replaces my original plan to write a lengthy ‘2018 In Review’ post. In truth, I’ve felt like I’ve just been coasting this year and haven’t really made much general progress aside from finding a real groove with my blog and Instagram! Perhaps this realisation may lead to something bigger, but right now I just know that I’ve hit some form of crossroads and listing the highlights of my year seems like a great way to try and get the ball rolling for My Future…
- Being a finalist in Blogosphere Magazine’s Blogger of the Year award category!
- Giving my first ever lecture.
- Keeping up with an entire year’s worth of bullet journalling.
- A sunset date on the beach in Spain with my wonderful other half.
- Making the shortlist for the UK Blog Awards 2019 in the Lifestyle and Fashion categories.
- Fending off the Beast from the East and celebrating my birthday in the snow.
- The taste of my first-of-this-trip roti canai in Ipoh.
- Listening to my Granny recount stories from Dad’s childhood, in the car.
- Adding Louis Vuitton to my client list(!!)
- Falling in love with Pilates and making a new group of fitness pals.
- Breathing in crisp, fresh air in London after three weeks in Malaysia.
- Exploring Northern Ireland for the very first time.
- Celebrating 2 years with my love.
- Our searing hot summer!
- When World Cup fever hit England and we all became a sports expert.
- Watching smoke unfurl and rise from every chimney on a wintry train ride into London.
- A girly weekend away in Margate to celebrate Ghenet’s 30th birthday.
- Nailing a recipe from The Green Roasting Tin cookbook, which has now become my signature dish!
- Heading to Glamour’s screening of Crazy Rich Asians with Amber, Ghenet and my sister.
- Befriending a sweet old man who lives a couple of streets away from us: his dog is best friend’s with Milo.
- Hearing the news from one of my best friends that she’s expecting!
- Celebrating Ebony’s hen weekend in Edinburgh.
- Releasing my first e-book, and actually seeing orders roll in.
- Stumbling upon pyjama culottes in UNIQLO and my sister and I’s excitement over said pyjama culottes.
