#AtoZChallenge / Thank You

I don't ever say this enough. But I need to. I need to say these two little words every now and again because I really, really mean them! So... 

Thank you.

Thank you to each and every one of you out there who has taken the time to read one of my blog posts, has watched one of my YouTube videos, left me a comment, chatted to me on Twitter, followed my Facebook page, sent me an email. Thank you all so much! 

This little pieces of the internet. My little pieces. My blog-baby. My channel. My spaces to express my creativity. My areas to ramble and ramble on mercilessly. They means so much to me. I thrive on my creativity. I need it. I can't suppress it. Otherwise I just wouldn't be me any more. 

I am so passionate about all the content I post. Of course I am. Otherwise I just wouldn't post at all. It's all a little bit varied. I don't think I can pigeon-hole myself into a category as a blogger, I just share important things, things I love, things I hope might help people. I never find myself sitting back thinking "I can't believe I posted that. What was I thinking?" 

I have received so much support along the way. I have made so many amazing friends, been to fabulous events, and worked really hard to push myself and make myself really proud of my blog and channel. I am never 100% satisfied. I am always finding new ways to improve, grow and learn, and I hope that if you've been with me from the very beginning, that you can see that. 

Even if nobody ever read my blog again, I would continue to write. I want to write. I need to write. Writing, blogging, and all the things that come part and parcel with that realm I just think are wonderful. They really intrigue me. And I really do love it. Doing all of this is my dream, and I will never tire of chasing it. 

Oh look - I've let my mind run away with me... Ahh! 

This is really just a big appreciation post to sway how much I appreciate everybody who has ever stopped by to say "Hi." These past three years have flown by and I am so excited for the next three, five, ten! I don't really ever see myself stopping. I just love this all too much! 

The blogging community is such a fabulous one, and it's so vast. So if you are reading this post right now and we haven't "met" before, please leave me a comment with your blog link so I can check it out! 

B is for Best Friends

B: Best Friends

"Friends are the family we choose for ourselves" - Edna Buchanan

This week is actually going to be one of the craziest in my life. 

Today, my amazing, beautiful friend Spotto is coming to stay for the night. I feel like I haven't seen her in forever, and we will be indulging in a few glasses of bubbles, and gorging on pizza (these nights have becomes one of our rituals.) Tomorrow afternoon, I'm heading off to the Lush Spa for a massage, with Saloca, for an ultimate girlie afternoon of indulgence. Afterwards - probably in a dream like haze - I am going to treat us to a tapas lunch in town (and possibly a cheeky afternoon beverage.) I'm heading down to my home town on Thursday to see my parents, and then on Saturday, I am whisking myself away with my friend Saunders for a girlie weekend city break in Amsterdam! 

My head is spinning just thinking about how mad this is going to be! But it's so exciting. A whole week where I can catch up with some of my friends....Oooo.....it feels like it could be Christmas!

I really am so, so, so spoiled in my life. I have some of the best friends I could possibly wish for. They have always been there for me - through good times, and really, really rubbish times, and I honestly don't know where U would be without them. 

Friendships that stand the test of time are so rare to find. They need to be kept close and cherished. Every single day. I know that there are times when life takes over a bit too much, and I forget to tell my friends that I am there for them, and that they mean the world to me. It is something that I'm trying my best to work on. 

Friends may not see each other all the time, or talk everyday, but I think that the truest of friendships simply disregard this. True friendships should be able to pick up exactly where you left of, and as if you only saw each other yesterday. 

It is true. We do get caught up on the mad journey that is our life, and we do forget to look around and think about how blessed we are. But we need to take a moment out of each day to take in and appreciate all the amazing people that we have in our lives. 

"Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there"

Without them, we wouldn't be the person we are today! 

Ginger x