So why is now the right time?

So have you figured out what your niche is?

Have I?  No!  You’d think after four years of deliberating that I would have made a decision but in true fact, the answer is no.  For years I spent time traipsing the internet looking at blogs and how other people built and used theirs, finding blogs that I liked that were niche blogs, reading blog posts and articles about starting blogs and you know what, none of it helped.  In fact, constantly reading "you have to have a niche otherwise there’s not point blogging and your blog won’t be successful" was probably what added to the years of not starting.  It scared me off, it made me feel inadequate without even starting.  That was when I realised that, I don’t want this blog to be a blog that caters to specific people and excludes others, I don’t want this to be a blog where I have to focus on people pleasing, I don’t want this to be a blog where the only focus and end goal is on being ‘successful’.  There are many things that I enjoy, am entertained by, that intrigues me, that makes me want to know more of and that I think are worth sharing and I shouldn’t change that just because someone else suggests I do.  I want this to be a place where anyone can find anything that they may connect with, laugh at or even get them to go away after reading a blog post really thinking in depth about.  This so nicely leads on to the net excuse turned question…

So is this the really awesome blog name you waited ages for to decide on?

I like to think it is.  Names are important to me.  They’re bold, make a statement and they’re how things are identified.  In previous years when I was thinking of blog names, I thought of many! Many which were taken, many which were too long and many that just didn’t sit right with me! A few days ago, this name came to me!  After tweaking it, I think it sums up the blog well, as just as I mentioned before, I want it to be a place for all that I want.  I want it to be for both you and I, a place of different things, a places for pieces.

So does that mean you’ve scrubbed up on your knowledge of everything in the last few days?

Absolutely not.   Being told to be a certain way and to write a certain way about things in order to blog is one thing when the world is already telling us that we all have to be a certain way in able to ‘succeed’ in this life.  Of course if there is a topic that strikes a chord with me I’ll read up on it a little for myself and so I can give you apt information, but that isn’t going to stop me from writing the most eloquent piece of writing I’ve ever written to my standards, or rambling about something I’m super excited about (prepared for a few of those).  If there's something you want to share, don't ever feel like you can't because you're not equipped enough, share it!

So what else can we expect from this blog?

If I gave you a list it’ll be endless because I don’t want there to be an end to what I write about and I don’t want there to be an end to what gets me excited about life.  Musings, things that encourage, things to get passionate about, reviews, interviews, photographic posts you name it, you’ll see it here.  For now I’ll keep you in on your toes as I’m just as new to this blog as you are.

So I guess, that's it!

I hope you’ve managed to make it to the end of this post.  To those of you who have, thank you for being the first ever readers of this, I appreciate you greatly already.  I hope to see you again soon and that amongst this place for pieces, I hope you can find a place for yourself too!

Happy New Year Folks! May 2016 be a year of you doing all the things you've put aside and sharing what makes you happy.

See you soon

Lola :)