Hey there, it’s me. After shying away from my very own blog for almost 3 months, I am finally back. After writing nonstop for 4 years, I decided to take a break from With All My Affection. It was not planned at all. Being an over-achiever, I would have dreaded this moment if you had told me about taking a break. I absolutely dislike abandoning projects such as I did. But little did I know that this break was very necessary for my own well-being and for the well-being of my blog.
I faced a lot of ups and downs in the past months. In my personal and professional life. I would of course hide them from my Instagram as it is never appealing for anybody to see when someone is going through difficult times. I am not talking about devastating moments, I am quite aware of my luck if I can call that luck. Just as an everyday young woman, I simply went through a difficult time where I needed to be surrounded by my friends, family and focus on what I love doing most. This is why I stopped blogging. Taking pictures and writing articles took so much efforts and willingness on my end, which is the complete opposite of why I started doing that in the first place.
To be quite honest, I did not know if I would ever come back. Now I know more than ever that writing and sharing my life experiences with you guys are some of my favourite things. I do not even know if this blog post will be read by a lot of you but I feel I at least owe you an explanation.
I was also unsure to share this part of my life here on the blog. I hesitated between writing about my break and simply starting over again, pretending nothing happened. But I felt it was important to share this vulnerability phase I went through with you all. We are constantly pressured in our society to stay strong and focused all the time, to hide our emotions. But I completely embrace being vulnerable as it is how I become stronger and how I learn so much more about myself and the world I live in. It happens to every single one of us and I do feel that the strongest people in this world are the ones that were the most vulnerable at some point in their life. It takes vulnerability to understand and realize who we are and what we want. To move forward. At least, in my opinion.
I am now back and am more than happy to be writing again. Mind you, I will not post as often as before. I am planning to share with you one article every 5 days or so and I truly hope you will still enjoy following me in my daily life whether it is here or on my Instagram.
I will see you all very soon <3
With all my affection
Arielle
