| Happy Birthday to The Dainty Dolls House |

Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it's about un-becoming everything that really isn't you, so that you can become who you were meant to be in the first place.

Happy Friday lovelies & Happy Birthday to my blog!!! 8 years doesn't seem possible really, I know for the first few I didn't really take any of it that seriously but, I really love blogging and all the people that I have had the pleasure of getting to know here & meet has been a blessing. I've been able to see around the world within all of your blogs and that has been the best for me. Being able to share my thoughts and interests and finding connection with people is the icing on the cake. This past year was a struggle to blog, especially after my mum passed away, but coming back to the blog proved to be a great way to not only distract myself but release the grief creatively. 

Thank you all for reading, sharing and commenting on my blog, it really does mean a lot to me. One thing that I have been able to gain from my blogging experience besides precious people is a boost in confidence. It really does take confidence and bravery to put yourself out there with your thoughts, going to do photo shoots with people staring (thankfully no one has been mean really) or taking pictures & video of you while shooting (tourists did at a Loch Lomond shoot). Had it not been for Sacramento of Mis Papelicos I would have never begun sharing photos of myself on here, she encouraged me to do it and I'm thankful for that as it has helped me to gain more confidence in myself and my creativity.

 The comments I receive each post are always so lovely and I thank you for letting me into your worlds and sharing your thoughts and feelings with me. I know I'm not a huge blogger (which is fine with me) but, I am happy that I have always been myself. I haven't bought into trends, I have my own style, I share art - that sometimes no one knows about, but that makes me excited when someone says I discovered something new because of my post, that is for me - the best compliment. Because I like to be different & I hope that in any way I can inspire others to be their own kind of different and to love who they are & feel that they can come to my blog as they are & not be 'sold' a way to be. 

I'm just a daydreamer that believes in good things and magic. And I hope this blog has in any small way possible been like an escape from the dusty routines of the day. I'm so excited for the new times to come, there will be more outfits, art, travel places, & magic - yes magic in the new year! I quite like that my blog's birthday is so close to the end of the year because I feel like I get to begin again in more than one way. So here is to lots of more of everything here at The Dainty Dolls House!!! Have a fantastic weekend my darling dolls.

Loves & Loves

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Some pictures that never made it to the blog from this past year, but if we follow each other on Instagram, you would have seen them there!!

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