Almost Emily Jane take no. 368

Okay so 368 is probably an exaggeration, but I've genuinely lost count of the sheer number of times I've attempted to re-start this blog now. After originally getting into blogging back in 2012 & doing reasonably well with a blog mainly focused on beauty for a couple of years, I eventually told myself that I was 'too busy' & just didn't have the time to fit in blogging anymore, but in truth I think I got bored of my subject matter & it'd started feeling like something I 'should' be doing not something I wanted to be doing.

So I took a month off, which turned into six. I've deleted everything & restarted several times since then, I've written out plans & schedules, only to find them unused a few weeks later, but six years since the blogging bug first bit, I've still got the want to do this.

So here goes one more attempt.


I don't want to put my blog in a box this time, as that's how I've become bored in the past, or I've ran out of things to talk about - there is nothing more depressing than starting a travel blog, successfully writing for a couple of months about past trips, before realising that you don't have the money to book another trip anytime soon (Like, seriously, how do travel bloggers find the money?!) & there's only so many wanderlust wishlists you can write before it just starts to make you sad.

So what is 'almost emily jane' going to be about..? Well I suppose it'll be whatever I fancy at the time.
In a perfect world where I have lots free time & plenty of money it would predominantly be a travel blog, but that just isn't realistic right now, but thankfully I do have other interests & topics I want to write about.
So I guess, if I have to put my blog into a 'genre' lets just call it 'lifestyle' as that seems to cover a whole assortment of topics.

A little bit about me: -
A twenty-something hotel supervisor living & working in the English Lake District, I work highly unsociable hours & my weekends usually happen over a Monday & Tuesday, it's pretty high stress mainly because people, quite often, really are imbeciles, but most of the time I really love & am proud of where I work.
When I'm not working I am usually off on a trip somewhere, I am very prone to spur of the moment booking an airbnb & taking off for a few days - when my wage allows it.

I'm a film buff, history geek, avid photographer, music fanatic, hippy at heart & coffee junkie.

A few things I love (in no particular order): -
Seeing bands/musicians live. Coffee. Photography. Binge watching Friends on Netflix. Mexican food. Roadtrips. Dark spiced rum with ginger ale & a squeeze of lime. Vinyl. My doggos. Hiding out in cafes on rainy days with a good book or a good friend. Lush products. Ankle boots. Beautiful hardback books. Feminism. Tattoos. Watercolours. Van-life (one day). Rambling conversations.  Travelling. Unusual words with lovely meanings. Being by the sea. Skin care products. 'Weird' herbal teas. Girls supporting girls. Ice cream. Primarks' high waist skinny jeans.