Determination

It's been so long since I regularly updated this blog but I really feel that now is the time for me to throw myself into documenting our little life. I've got some ideas of how I'll keep myself on track this time and I've started changing the design up a bit so that it feels more 'me'. I really hope this is it and that I stick at it because I love taking photos and having this little corner of the internet to keep all of our memories.

I'm determined to make this work...

Time for a change...

I’ve been thinking that it’s beyond time that I changed my hair up a bit. I’m getting fed up of bleaching it all of the time and since I’m doing it less and less often my roots are getting really long. I’m thinking I might dye it a more natural blonde and then let my natural hair colour come through for a while. I also think I might let it grow and have longer hair for a while again. Just to see. I don’t feel like I’ve found the right haircut for me so it’s time to mix it up a bit.
Anyway, I’m pretty scared about this. I dyed my hair when I was going through a big period of change in my life and have stuck with it for the last three years. Going back to my natural hair colour for some reason makes me feel like going back to that person three years ago. Is that weird? I feel like if I change my hair I’m instantly going to look like this person again….

or even worse, like this...

or this...

  When I’m thinking rationally I know that I’m not going to instantly put on about half of my body weight again or stop wearing make up or start wearing really bad clothing again but I don’t often think rationally. I know that so much about me has changed in the past three years but I’m still worried. I know I’m crazy but I’m posting this so that once I’ve done it I’ll be able to look back and laugh at myself. Or, you know, curse past Amy for listening to her irrational self. We’ll see. Maybe I’ll pluck up the courage to do it in the next day of so.

That Tree....

So a couple of years ago on one of our first (if not the very first) Sunday adventure to a National Trust property we took photos. So many photos. One of these stands out to me. We hadn't been walking too long when we saw the most perfect tree ever. That may sound a little strange, it seems a little strange typing it so I'll forgive you if you think I'm pretty odd right now. The tree had such a lovely shape and it's on the edge of a hill so has a fantastic view. We decided to stop there and have a picnic beneath it, it was that good of a tree. And then, me being me, I wanted a photo of us and the tree. It's just a silly self timer shot but it remains to this day one of my most favourite photos of the two of us. I should probably just stop talking and show you it. So this is the photo that we took on that day....

There. Doesn't that just scream nice summer day and two people in love? Well it was a nice summer day and we were very much in love. This photo just makes me smile. But anyway, the reason I'm writing this post is that we went again today to that area and to that tree and once again I wanted a photo. Now, no photo could ever beat that first one but I do love this one too....

I love the stark contrast between Summer and Winter. I'm now determined to get identical shots in Autumn and Spring to create a nice display of love through the seasons. This tree just inspires creativity and still looks beautiful without its leaves. That is why it is a fantastic tree!