There has been a thought which has been fluttering at the corner of my mind for a while, not quite front and centre, but definitely on the edges. It comes and goes; sometimes it stays for a while and other times it barely registers. And then this morning I was reading one of my favourite monthly magazines along with my tea and toast, barely taking it in when one particular item caught my attention. Or rather the photo did, I recognised the girl in the picture. I passed on a few pages but it had piqued my interest and so I went back to the article looked for her name, or byline as it turned out as she’d written (and starred in) her own piece. When I saw the name it all clicked into place, we’d been on the same degree course; in a previous life I’d known her.
And then the thought that has been fluttering at the outer markers of my mind came down from the stack where it had been circling for who knows how long and landed in my consciousness front and centre - is this all there is? I won’t pretend I wasn’t a little jealous or envious or whatever, but I also felt more than a little deflated. This person, for all intents and purposes, was living what should have been my life, or what my life could have been if it had all gone to plan. She had the fabulous job writing fabulous articles for a fabulous magazine, and the information gleaned from the article told me that she was also married and had a child. I have none of the above.
After self-medicating on 3 Jaffa cakes I had a thought; I can sit and wallow at life’s misfortunes and mishaps, or I can just get up off my butt and do something about it – and so striking whilst the iron is hot I have finally started this blog.
It’s going to be a bucket list for all things glamorous and self-indulgent; of wants, wishes and desires which may or may not happen but will be committed to print nonetheless. And maybe it might bring with it a sprinkling of much needed fun and sparkle to my dull little life.
I’m yet to compile my full Birkin List but as most fashion magazines, editors and style bibles have the LBD listed in their top 10 must-haves, I figured it’s as good a place to start as any. I shall report back when I have fulfilled my first objective.
