I received an email this morning from WordPress.com wishing me a happy anniversary. I have officially had my blog for a year.
So to celebrate I upgraded my account and changed the name. After a lot of deliberation I decided to go with ‘This Vulnerable Life’ as it was the very first name I thought about and kept coming back to.
The name change – including domain name www.thisvulnerablelife.com is currently the only thing on the blog that has changed but over time I will start to add my magic to it and have sections and themes and I plan to interview other people on how they embrace being vulnerable.
The celebrations didn’t stop there as I had a conversation with my housemate which went a little like this:
- Me: “Pal” (we’re from Yorkshire, UK. This is how we speak)
- Chels: “Yeah Pal?”
- Me: “Will you do me a favour and take a photo of me with my underwear on, surrounded by my books? A bit like that film American Beauty” (pic below)
- Chels: “Yeah course pal”
- Me: “Cheers Mate”
Bloody love this girl loads. No further questions asked.
In my head it seemed like a good idea but as I was there, lying on my floor surrounded by books, looking naked, I thought “What the fuck am I doing?” and “Is this weird?” and “People are going to think I’m so vain or a show-off”
Then I remembered why I was doing it in the first place. To be more vulnerable. Doh! I’d just bought a domain name to continue on my quest. Plus I love books. I want to love my body more. And do things that I love regardless of what people think.
Loads of photos later and I present you with my version of the classic photo:
I had an ace evening doing this, per bonding time with my Bow Bird. I’m bloody proud of being a bookworm and the books that I’ve read over the past few years and all the books I’m going to read.
Year 2 of living vulnerably has started with a bang – this is the most nervous I’ve been in a while before publishing a post but it’s time to ramp it up!.
Thanks to everyone who has followed me on my journey so far – 2018 is going to be a good one.
Big loves.
Emma x
Dammit. My blog post is about rebranding too.
American Beauty is a simply phenomenal movie.
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Ooh synchronicity!! I think this has happened to us once before.
Indeed it is. I only watched it last year – after my friend harped on about it for ages. She wasn’t wrong.
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Isn’t it, like, almost dawn there?
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Ha. It’s now 1.05am. I wanted to get my post out before bed. And now I’m just dithering. Such a night owl.
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Nicely done, on both the rebrand and the awesome pics. Nothing says I love books more than that! Emma, you are a gem…
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Thanks Linda 🙂 I’m definitely thinking of having a book section to my new blog.
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Great post, and amazing body! You should be proud. Nothing says freedom like being vulnerable. Can’t wait for what’s ahead!
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Thank you for reading and your comments/compliment. Really appreciate them. 😀
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Understand your worries and wants to a bloody tea…t? Tee? You get me! In this post! Those are fantastic pictures! Congrats on the first year and here’s to the next! 🍻
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Haha! Indeed I brew….I mean do!! Thanks Arbie. 😀
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Congrats!!!
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Thank you 🤗
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