24

While I am a voracious reader of other people's blogs, my own has lain silently abandoned for almost 9 months. This may have had something to do with the commitment of a full-time job but that's really no excuse when I have plenty of time to potter around a myriad of other websites.

This long period of hibernation does mean I have an awful lot to catch up on, and when better than my birthday to do it? Yes, today marks the 24th anniversary of my birth. I've never been one to worry on about getting older, but this birthday did feel a wee bit scarier, I think because 24 is very definitely mid-twenties and the imagined affinity I often feel with 'students' (by which I mean when they are lambasted in the media, part of me still thinks I am one) is a bit beyond a joke when I am 6 years older than many of them.

Perhaps I am sad to be turning 24 because 23 was actually a rather brilliant year. True, I didn't graduate or go to Peru but I did move into my first 'real' home with the boyfriend and start my first 'real' job. I went to Connect festival in Inverarary which was rather wonderful and then we drove up to the west coast of Scotland and camped on Tiree and road bikes around for 3 or 4 days. I took the plunge (again) and decided I really needed to learn how to drive, and also that I needed to do more studying (partly to improve my CV, partly because I am a geek) and am now studying for a CAM diploma in marketing communications.

I'm blogging again because I'm a bit worried that if I don't, I won;t be able to write anymore except in marketing speak. I worry that I don't have anything particular to blog about, but you can expect insights on such wide and varied topics as: politics, sewing, book groups, marketing, driving, feminism, 'the internet', allotments, ethical living, cooking, camping and card-making. And maybe some music, theatre and art thrown in there too. There'll occassionally be a bit of quarterlifecrisisintrospection, but not too much.. I promise

When I first began..

..a blog it was last summer in June. Here is what I posted:

Sun 10 June 2007

Having graduated one unbearably hot day last July, travelled to South America last year and lived at home slaving away in retail ever since, I am now ready for my real graduate life to begin.

2 weeks ago I started a job as a marketing assistant in which I actually have to use my English literature degree. In 3 weeks time I am leaving the peace and quiet of the countryside to move in with my boyfriend into a lovely 1st floor flat in a kind-of-quiet-kind-of-up-and-coming suburb.

This blog stands to record my 21st century entry into polite society...

With working lunches, networking and mingling sadly taking the stead of the tea dance.