First blog post – here we go!

So, I’m 35 and now a blogger. I literally never thought this would happen. Never. Ever.

Ever.

If you knew me better, you’d be surprised too. Still, there is something very exciting about embarking upon something that scares you slightly. But I genuinely think that this journey of mine might be of interest to some people, and maybe even inspire some to ‘give it a go’ themselves. And that would be enough for me.

So without further ado let me introduce myself. I am ‘middle-aged’ wife and mother living a very middle England, comfy existence – so I should now be what I want to be, yes?

No.

I’m not even close.

And now almost twenty years (ouch!) after finishing school I’m nowhere near to being what I wanted to be when I grew up. So is 35 too late? Have I missed the boat?

Like hell I have.

I always wanted to be a writer, artist or someone who just ‘makes stuff’ when I grew up. However, according to some and myself at the time, ‘making stuff’, writing and drawing are too competitive and you can’t make any money – ‘you’re better off getting a proper job’. So with those wise words of warning ringing in my ears I became a teacher (I now have ten years under my belt) and started training as a psychotherapist. It is only now after twelve years or so of doing jobs that were OK (and paid the mortgage) that I am finally confident enough to bravely take a risk. I might write stuff that nobody reads, I might have forgotten how to draw and I might make stuff that looks like the creations found at the collage table at pre-school… but, maybe not.

Maybe it’ll be great.

Maybe being older and wiser and more able to shoulder the risk of failure will path my way to success. Can it be done, can we be what we want to be when we grow up when we’re already a bit grown up already?

I’ll let you know, but for now I’m going to give this blogging thing a go and have signed up for https://nanowrimo.org/ to write a book in a month. It could be the next ‘Water for Elephants’. I’ll let you know how I get on.

Meanwhile I’ve got some clothes to iron and Bake Off to watch.