Today this here little ole blog is five years old, and what better way to celebrate a blogiversary than with the blog cliche that is the foil balloon?

Everyone loves a balloon.

I'm enjoying blogging more than ever at the moment. Which could have something to do with posting daily and investing a lot of time into it. I love writing, I enjoy putting posts together and although the subject matter of my blog has shifted over the years I think it's lovely to have something to look back on.

I have failed time and time again to write a daily diary, so this has become my way of recording what's on my mind and what goes on in my life. Although looking back at some posts makes me cringe, I wouldn't delete a single one of them.

Huge thanks for dropping by, commenting, and sharing the journey with me.

I've recently seen a lot of bloggers questioning why they blog, and even considering hitting delete and find that so sad. Blogging takes time and effort, why waste it?

I saw a tweet that said they didn't feel their blog was 'niche enough', who the hell cares? It's your blog, enjoy it, it doesn't have to conform to anyone's idea of what a blog should be.

YOU decide.

If you're bored, take a break, if you want to take it in a different direction, do so.

There are only three rules I think need to apply to blogging and they are - be honest, be kind, and most importantly, enjoy it!

I touched on some of my favourite tweets from September recently but the one that had me nodding in agreement like a demented nodding thing was this tweet from Sophie -

'After four and a half years of blogging its still such a joy to put together each post. That's the luxury of only sharing what I LOVE <3'.

Can I get a 'hallelujah'!

(Day 29 of blogging everyday for 40 days)