Bon Jour

Hello World,

This is my first post in my new blog.

My last blog, 'In Laura's Locket' , has come to its natural unfinished conclusion. I am no longer able to document my life as a crazy cat lady aged 20, due to no longer having my adorable Bernie., and I am now aged 21, catless, and inviting a new era of my life to unfold.

I am now an Art Student! Things Have come a long way and it is so good to be back in the real world. I'm fairly busy these days doing lots of arting and studying, but I miss blogging and feel it is time for some more blogging fun.

Reading back through Laura's Locket is strange... I know how awful I was feeling and yet it is so funny!! Writing my blog was my escape, and helped me to step out of myself and make a joke of a pretty bad situation. Writing cheers me right up :-) I'd like to continue on these humourous endeavours, it is definitely good for the soul.

I've worked really hard in the last year or so to pull myself together.  I told myself its mind over matter..... This is not always true of course, like when my thoughts are so loud its like voices in my head and i feel like my brains might burst..but  its important to keep a positive attitude. and I dont get those weird brain malfunctions so much these days, hurrah!

I have realised through my experiences, and am continuing to learn, that I am strong....Still need to toughen up a bit, but inside I am strong. I used to think my illness was a sign of great weakness...in fact, it has made me the person I am today. It has made me more openminded and empathetic, more in tune with other people and understanding. It has teased the creativity out of me which allowed me to open up and spread my wings.

I like to write to get any blurry thoughts out of my head, to humour others and hopefully to inspire anyone who is suffering with the same sort of thing. This can be a place for me to share my artwork too...

My life has turned a corner, and I'm steering the ship. Things are exciting and Im looking up up up.We all have the power within us to make something of ourselves, no matter what life throws at us. That's what I believe.

I can't wait to start blogging again, and cant wait for what life has in store? i hope you enjoy reading as much as I am going to enjoy writing.

Shalom

Lau xx