Buen Dia and welcome to my first ever blog post in my own right (written high in the sky on my way back from Fuerteventura Oct 2018).
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. – Marianne Williamson
It’s an idea that I have been floating about with for some time but has become more prominent when I switched careers completely just over two years ago and became a Fashion Merchandiser for a well retail giant.
Since then I have been promoted to a Personal Stylist, a dream job I never thought was reachable however here I am just over a year on in this job role which has taken me from opportunity to opportunity.
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? – Marianne Williamson
A lot of friends and colleagues have been following me on Instagram for sometime, I even helped pioneer Instagram in the workplace, and from then on people have wondered why I don’t blog or vlog.
I’m relatable, approachable, a natural people person and a social butterfly (as some have described) but despite all of that I really am a massive fan of my own company. I like to keep my social media and online presence in arms reach and only show the world what I deem comfortable to do so whether that is good, bad or indifferent.. I do not perfectly curate my life just FYI.
I know that’s probably hard for some of you to read, some of you that think you ‘know me’ feel like I am a slave to social media and the online world including my boyfriend but to be honest I do keep a lot back and see social media for what it is.. Social Media. I’m one of these few people that do not take offence to much, do not take things that I see appear online personally and can quite easily take emotion out of absolutely anything and everything. This skill I have mastered over the years despite suffering from depression and anxiety for almost two and a half years. Please do not get this confused with being emotionless.
It’s hard to explain. I encountered a trigger, a trigger in my brain that finally switched and there I was.. Loosing about three to four months of my life to my poor mental health which had up until then been quite healthy or so I thought.
However, in a more positive light I am ready.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. – Marianne Williamson
I am ready to start my blog and become a little more open to some of my thoughts, ideas and feelings and put them onto paper (hypothetically speaking). Who knows, I may even treat you to a true Essex accent vlog, One step at a time though, hey? I am active on Instagram stories though if you can’t wait to get some Essex influence in your life!
Follow me on my personal account @emmadillard or my work account @jl_emmad <— *insert shameless plug here*
So, what’s my blog going to be about in an already saturated market? Well I don’t know yet. Obviously my main passion for Fashion (considering I am a Personal Stylist) but I also love beauty and cosmetic products as much as the next person, I enjoy to travel as much as I can by exploring new places whether it be a destination, a restaurant or a themed afternoon tea, I attend music events, visit the theatre, and view exhibitions so really this blog is just going to be open to a variety of topics. You may even be blessed with some #puglife posts of the three beautiful Pugs I our family home – what I definitely do not want to do is force content. I am setting out to write this blog as another creative outlet for myself which I am very much looking forward to. Yay!
So for now, thanks for reading and enjoy some snaps from my latest getaway from the UK to the Canary Islands (a series of posts will follow regarding my recent trip in ‘My Guide to Fuerteventura’) and welcome to my blog.
Adios.
Emma Dillard - Midsize Stylist 