Hello! Notice anything different? If you’re an old follower
of My Sleepy Fairytale, you may have
noticed that my blog’s design has changed. This is because I’ve moved it over
from Wordpress to Blogger. If you’re new to my site, then welcome! Take a look
around – I even have a little About Me page.
My main reason for moving was simply that I felt there
wasn’t much room exploration or design on the free Wordpress site, whereas
Blogger has a lot more exciting features for me to play with. Hopefully, we’ll
be able to go on a big Blogger adventure together and discover all of the
exciting nooks and crannies of the site. Who knows where we’ll end up?
I’m afraid this post may be a bit of a rollercoaster as my
aim is to explain where I’ve been (or where my head has been) for the last few
months. It has been crazy. Coming into 2016, I expected the year to be all
smooth and sparkles but I was being a bit naïve. Of course, there have been
plenty of lovely, sparkly moments in the months, but there have also been a few
horrible, gloomy ones, too. I don’t want to make you sad so I won’t dwell on
them, but just to make you aware, this is what has been happening in my life…
Back in February, my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Don’t worry, she’s doing absolutely amazingly! The chemotherapy is working and
everything is going the way it should be, but it has sometimes been difficult.
She’s giving that monster one hell of a fight, and she’ll be perfectly healthy
again in no time.
We’ve had to give up a few family things like a holiday to
the seaside and a theatre trip, but they’re barely sacrifices when we know that
mum is getting better and better with every treatment. Cancer’s a bitch but
we’re going to win.
However, despite this horrible thing happening to our
family, there has also been a huge, amazing, beautiful thing happen to us, too.
My sister had a baby! Pandora Lily Emmans was born on 20th
April, and she is the most beautiful little creature I have ever met. The
moment I woke up that morning and found my phone flooded with photos of the new
member of our family, there were many happy tears. I absolutely love her. I got
to meet her a couple of weeks ago and just wanted to cuddle her all day.
I am going to make it a personal mission to be the best aunt
in the world. Even though she lives two hours away, I’m always going to be
there for her and love her with all my heart. She is like a little miracle sent
to remind us all of the beauty and innocence in the world, and to remind us to
smile. Because you can’t not smile when you’re snuggling this little panda.
Currently, I am in the middle of the final rush of
coursework at university, and I can’t wait to get it all handed in and go home.
Although it will mean leaving my halls of residence and Uni Family, I think I
am ready for a good, long, relaxing break. There will be many tears shed on
move out day, but I’ll see everyone again in September.
What about you? How has your 2016 been so far? I’d love to
hear from you. Let’s chat!
Love from Beth J
x
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