the purpose of this space

Hello and welcome to my little corner of the internet, dear reader.

Going into the new year, I decided I wanted to keep some sort of a diary. Be it of the things I experience, what I feel, thoughtful discussions or pure ramblings, I just wanted a little space to document it.

I’ve always loved the idea of a diary. I mean, Bridget Jones’ Diary is one of my comfort movies so it checks out. There’s something about it that seems so cathartic yet also serves as a great marker for a specific moment in time. I wanted to experience that for myself. Immortalise 2024 and let it be something I can look back on in the years to come, a sense of nostalgia hitting me as I’m transported back to the year I turned 27.

The plan was to purchase a diary. It would’ve had a cute cover, maybe a mood tracker and a page dedicated to my goals for the year. But, I just couldn’t find the right one. Instead, I decided to catch up on a friend’s substack posts and thought, “Wait, what about here? What if I just post my thoughts into the world.”

So, here we are.

It’s going to be a little uncomfortable and embarrassing on my end. However, that’s part of the reason why I’m doing this. These past few years, I’ve spent so much time feeling stagnant. I don’t want to feel like that anymore. I want to push myself out of my comfort zone and do something that interests and excites me. It doesn’t have to be incredible think pieces or poetic outpourings. It can simply be just me, behind the screen, unloading whatever happens to cross my mind at the time. And that’s exactly what it is.

Our twenties are meant for exploration, self-discovery and quite frankly, just going for it. So why shouldn’t I? Regardless of my poor grammar, inability to remain concise or my fear of other’s opinions. I could wake up in a few weeks and have no interest in continuing this which would be totally okay. Or, I could end up falling in love with it and it becomes just another weekly ritual. Either way, I want to dive head-first into it and see where it takes me.

All of this is to say, this space isn’t something you should take too seriously and not everything I write will interest you or be entirely well written. If you do want to keep up though, I’ll be happily waiting on the other side of the screen to greet you.

So to whoever is currently reading, thanks for being here. I hope to see you again soon.

Em x