a new day

and a new commitment, inspired by one of my favourite bloggers, gala darling.

i have a new macbook, a day off work, sunshine and rain, what a curious tuesday...

What is the strangest compliment you’ve ever received?

that i am an excellent writer, so much so that at first i come across as more interesting and engaging in writing, than i actually am in person.

What’s your little-known talent?

i am pretty good with directions.

What do you obsessively search for on eBay?

vintage fabric. i have spent so much time and money on beautiful one-of-a-kind fabrics from all over the world. such joy!

When you were a child, who did you worship & want to be like?

i can't think of anyone specific, but i always wished i could have adventures like the characters in enid blyton's stories, like the magic faraway tree and cherry tree farm and malory towers.

What was your palate band?

aka the first band that made me realise the world of music was larger than whatever the Top 20 singles were - oasis. something changed in me the day i listened to definitely maybe.

jasmine//sparkle

obstacles

in some ways i feel very restricted by blogging. like most creative types, i seem to get inspiration and ideas at the most inconvenient times, and by the time i make it to my laptop to blog and share and explore these ideas further, the moment is lost. i keep a notebook for sudden ideas, and there is something more organic about putting pen to paper and scribbling and sketching it out as it comes to mind. sometimes it seems contrived to put it all into words and share in a blog.

one of the biggest obstacles to blogging though, is fear. i always feel incredibe anxiety about people reading my work. blogging is giving a part of myself away to the world, exposing inner thoughts and making myself vulnerable to criticism and judgement. the fear is that my writing is not good enough, that my ideas are not original enough. blogging can be a self-indulgent pursuit and it somehow feels arrogant on my part to think that anyone would want to read my thoughts and ideas. this blog is for me and if other people find value in my writing, that is an added bonus.

jasmine//sparkle

sparkle et fade

i want to be a writer, so best i start writing. i am jasmine, and this is my blog.

sparkle et fade dawns eighteenth of january two thousand and ten.

jasmine//sparkle