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Hello everybody,

Welcome back to your favorite blog about no-expenses-spared birthday festivities!

I created this blog in 2012, when I had just recently started studying Journalism in London.

It was a time filled with a lot of uncertainty.

All I knew, was that I wanted to create my own little corner on the chaotic internet.

A place for self-expression, observations and calm.

 

 

If my blog were a child, I would now have a bratty teenager on my hands. 💁🏼‍♀️ But my path turned out a bit differently. 

Maybe unusual even, for someone from my region.

No herd mentality for me. Especially not in my younger years.

I had this calling, I just could not silence. It somehow had to do with music and journalism. 

It was never easy, but it was also necessary, to follow it.

Would I have ever thought, when I started this blog, that the world would be in the state it is currently in - 14 years later? 

Absolutely not, because I had high hopes.

Still, this is a place for current news and developments, social commentary and naming things clearly 

that we see happening in the world and around us.

I sometimes think, if our content can make someone reconsider, highlight something that is clearly going wrong 

but nobody else is talking about, spark an idea or one positive action

- it is doing exactly what it was created for.

Having a blog, writing articles, adding your unique point of view is the opposite of being a silent, inactive bystander, 

it is being an active participant in life and in the conversation.

Editor-in-Chief: 'No social media for me.'

Ironically, I barely ever read mainstream news.

I am not interested in mass media programming, in hearing or reading, on an hourly basis, 

a summary of all the worst things that have happened in the world in the last 24 hours.

Fear-mongering and depression-inducing, supposedly rendering you unable to take any type of action. 

Ignorance can be bliss. 🌸

There are good things in the world too, you know. We like to cover a bit of both. 

Consistency pays off because, by now, we have a few thousand monthly visitors.

It's great to have a solid international readership that is appreciative of what we post.

I am often as surprised by our content as the readers are. You just never know. 🙂

This is an outlet for my thoughts, a collection of experiences and a space for unfiltered opinion. This blog, is my place for self-expression, in articles, music or otherwise.

Readership grew over the years and some readers frequently return - thank you.

Our goal is to stay grounded, real, informed and focused. To add something good!

Now here we are, 14 years of ups and downs, different countries, different jobs, many obstacles, friends, haters, life lessons 

and so many moves, I lost track, later.

👩🏼‍💻 I am just being inclusive. 🙏🏼 Thank you for coming along on this journey. 💜

📍 I hope this blog provided and continues to provide, inspiration and food for thought. 🧠   

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