Wow, it’s been some time since my first post. Actually, it’s almost 6 months, funny how time flies.
I had this idea in the beginning that this blog will be about crocheting and everything else yarn-related, but I’m not so sure anymore. I feel like I could do more than just that and actually use this realm as a digital diary, let’s maybe call it my happy place. Yes, it can be about my yarn creations, but maybe it will also be about my baking experiments, my book reviews or simply my everyday thoughts summarized.

I used to have a similar one in the past (not really about yarn or baking), when I was much younger and life was oh so much easier. But I abandoned it and it died somewhere in the “old” internet’s abysses. And it’s really sad that I cannot access those resources anymore, I wish I could compare the old with the new.
We always have this idea that we grow old and we change in so many ways, but do we really? Because I feel that if I could go back in time and read some of my old notes, I would find out that they are similar with the ones written by the “me” from today. My appearance might have changed, my age has definitely changed, my place of living is different, but I am still the same me in essence: loving the same music, adhering to the same principles, dreaming just as much and embracing simplicity as the only way of enjoying a happy life.
I never liked being similar to others, struggling to follow trends, faking it and becoming a new person just so that I “fit”. Was it hard? Yes, very. People don’t really like people who are not conforming. They judge and they tend to take distance in time. My opinion is that it’s much, much harder to be different than it would be to simply be like everyone else. Complying is so easy, social acceptance can be addictive and life is generally easier if you’re not the one making your own decisions.
But really being outside the box is definitely worth it on the long run. To have the feeling that you own your life, your decisions and to be able to say “no, thanks!” should be the normality, not the deviation.

And that’s my thought for you today: take a trip down memory lane and remember who you were 20 years ago and compare it with the today “you”. How much have you changed and what really changed? And are you happy with these changes? Because if you aren’t, then maybe you should revisit that point in time when you stopped being true to yourself.

Take care and stand your ground.