Okay, so I've been a little slack on the blogging front lately... Life has, as it so often does, taken over - and it's been hard to catch my breath, let alone sit down and write about what has been happening.
...and so much has been happening! So I thought I'd pop it all into one, beautifully rambling, utterly unplanned blog post to bring you all up to speed! Enjoy x
So, we've all been there. Vowing to never, ever do something again. Like, ever. EVER again.
I'm not talking about the 276 glasses of vino that resulted in the world's worst hangover, maxing out your credit card on a pair of shoes you absolutely *had* to have, or texting your ex after a couple of cheeky champagnes (urgh, too guilty). I'm talking about that thing you did that took so much energy, was so challenging and required so much determination and strength, that it was quite simply an incredible accomplishment... that you vowed you would not ever, ever do again. Period. You with me?
Well, for me, this personal vow was promised after running my marathon* last year. Despite loving a challenge, I was happy to retire my marathon career there and then, and go out on a high. But then in January I was approached by HBF, to see whether I'd consider being an ambassador for their 2017 Run for a Reason. How could I say no?!
Okay, so I’m no fashion guru. I have no idea what the current trends are, who wore it best – or what the hell will be the craze in 2034. My idea of fashion forward thinking is mixing a floral dress with leopard heels. I know, right? Wild. I've been running this blog for a few years now, and this is actually the first fashion focussed post I've ever written... I'm sorry. Stay with me!
After three years of working at a gorgeous Advertising and Marketing creative agency, last week I bid a very emotional farewell to agency life. It was a tough decision to make - but all good things must come to an end and I decided to spread my wings and begin a fresh new adventure client-side! Next week I start my new role, heading up Social Media for an iconic WA company and I'm beyond excited to take my passion, career and experience to the next level.
Being a little more corporate in how I dress however... Oh, how I'm going to miss my ripped up boyfriend jeans and Birkenstocks! It's time to cast aside the denim, comfy (un-ironed) shirts and Havi's (weep!) in favour of a little more tailoring and professional pieces.
Thanks to my lucky stars, my girlfriends at Popcherry were able to come to the rescue...
Welcome to my very first post dedicated to my favourite new thing in the whole wide world… My house. I love it. It’s absolutely amazing. I love it so much, I can’t stop looking at it.
Granted, it took a little TLC (long, loooong days and nights, three tins of primer and 40 litres of white paint) to get the living areas, WC and master bedroom all fixed up - ciao forever, dark beige, brown and peach walls (WTF were the previous owners thinking?!) - and now I have just the hallways, laundry, bathroom and spare bedrooms left to redecorate.
The only thing about buying your first home is that you don't really have that much to put in it. What may have been a good lorry load and 271 car trips between suburbs actually didn't seem to go that far - and there were still some obvious gaps in the vision for Chez Katie. And so I took to Gumtree... which is when I stumbled across Gogo Furniture.
“If you love something set it free. If it comes back it’s yours. If not, it was never meant to be.”
We’re all familiar with this sentiment... But what if you accidentally set it free, then embark on a mass-Facebook campaign to find it again? It still totally counts as being ‘meant to be’, right?
This week I spent 24hrs without this little guy after he flew away. I'm relieved to say he's now home safe and sound after his sporadic adventure, but I genuinely don't think this would have been possible without the incredible kindness, support and compassion I experienced from Perth people on Facebook. I honestly never thought I'd see him again.
Prayers do get answered - I'll be paying this incredible miracle forward for sure...
