In October last year, I wrote a post simply titled 'Losing My Blogging Mojo'. I don't think I planned to publish it nor did I have the guts too, but it was more of a cathartic brain dump for me. Now it's 3 months later and I found the post in my drafts and reading it just made me feel a little sad for myself.  At the time of writing I wasn't feeling my blog at all, but now it's 2019 - I've redesigned my site and I feel SO much more motivated to get back into this and really give it my all (or as much as I can while still keeping a good balance). I am so glad I feel as those I have a bit of my mojo back.

I can't quite believe it has been 5 whole years since I hit publish on my very first blog post. I've come a long way since then, not only as a blogger but also in my personal and professional life. I like to think my blog has grown up with me; albeit a slightly bratty and temperamental child at points, I have so much love for this world I have created.

Five years ago I was still studying in my second degree, I had just bought my first proper DSLR camera (the Canon 650D which I still use to this day and can definitely use it much better than I could back then) and I nervously wrote out my first post; an unboxing of a now long gone beauty box subscription service. The photos are embarrassing and even my writing makes me cringe (check out the glow up below!), but I wouldn't change that at all. Everything happens for a reason and those early blog posts, as cringy as they may well be, are all part of the story and part of the growth that is Cassandra Myee.