Hello… I’m back, so sorry I’ve been away from writing. I’ve not written a blog in sooooooo long, if I’m honest I really haven’t known what to say or write about due to
the past eighteen months…It’s been hard for so many and in different ways for all of us. I suppose the only thing is, we’ve all been in it together.

Being alone , not going to work , not seeing family and friends, home schooling…wow I mean talking from experience that was one of the hardest things for me, with two boys trying to motivate them was like trying to motivate a sloth to move faster.

Everyone living in one space all day, everyday that was a shocker too. Who would have ever thought that leaving our homes would be illegal. I also never knew how many cups and glasses I owned until they were all pilled up on the side. I’d go to make a nice twentieth cuppa of the day and open the cupboard to find no cups, step into the eldest’s room to see he’d started a collection of glasses and cups I’d forgotten I even owned along the window sill.
You start cleaning one room move on to the others, then enter the first room you started and it needs doing again. I hate mess but I had to learn to relax around it, we weren’t living in normal times and all that really mattered was that we were all safe at home.

Our interiors have worked really hard over the past few years with some of us working from home, cooking and preparing 100 meals and snacks a day, inside 24/7 and cleaning what felt like every minute of every day , even my hall runner I’ve noticed has worn down at the edges due to the high traffic all day long (excuse for something new).
Some have embraced this time to start some DIY projects from inspiration on Instagram, YouTube and tiktok videos. I have also adapted to more online Designing than ever before and I’ve loved it, connecting with more people with online briefings, to digital mood boards, shopping lists and of course our 3D designs which I learnt in last years lockdown.

Some of us have planned for new extensions as we’ve discovered we really need more space. Some will be working from home forever now as a lot of careers have changed.
We’ve sorted out draws, wardrobes and the dreaded kids toys, which is a week long task in itself.

Online shopping has become huge which in turn has seen some of our lovely shops close for good or move online. This is sad to see especially when shopping for home items it really is nice to try, see and feel things before buying. So please don’t forget your local shops before clicking that buy now button.

Now we can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel, we’re allowed to go shopping again, connect with family and friends, go out and enjoy doing the things we all used to…let’s face it take for granted… we are much more appreciative of the smaller things in life.
I myself certainly am and I’ve written this blog just as I received an email to say I’ve been nominated in the best interior designer blog category at the Amara blog awards 2021 (excited muchly) . I was so shocked as I’ve not written one in so long due to the past year and a half and I really wish I had but juggling work, home schooling and the huge about of house work every day, I’m not sure they would have been up to scratch.
I would like to thank whoever has nominated me I really do appreciate it and I’m so looking forward to the awards. There are so many talented bloggers out there I’m honestly honoured to be nominated alongside them. I have all my fingers and toes crossed to see if I make it to the shortlist and I promise I won’t leave it this long again before my next blog. Being nominated has given me the blog bug back so thank you again.

I’ll be back with some interior tips and tricks very soon. But if you do find yourself getting pinged in this pingdemic here’s some tips for isolating;

Let in as much daylight as possible and fresh air.

Set yourself tasks and jobs to do every day and cross each one off once you’ve completed them, it will make you feel motivated to do the next job and a feeling of accomplishment.

Spend time outside if you are lucky enough to have a garden space or balcony.

Find time to relax and do something you enjoy, but most importantly…

Stay connected with friends and Family.

Take care all,

Bye for now

Stacy x

18 months…