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3 months left.

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In exactly 3 months time I'll be spending my last day as a single girl - I'm getting married!

Time has been going so quickly, I can't believe I've only got so little time left to that big day. I've enjoyed being engaged and loved planning our wedding, although sometimes I just want it done and over and I can't wait for the 28th of May! And I can't wait for our honeymoon - I know I will take thousands of photos! We will be going to Cape Town in South Africa and then to Mauritius - anyone can recommend any 'photographer's gems' to shoot in those two places?

Still no new photos yet, it will take me some time to get back to it, I need to get inspired again. But I know it's going to happen soon - I've seen a few interesting places near my office that I really want to capture, so watch this space! Hopefully the weather gets better soon so I will be able to venture out!

Have a lovely Sunday everyone!

Ax
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2 min read
Hello everyone.... whoever reads it....

It's been a long time (again) since my last visit here. So many things happened, so many things have complicated in the past few months.

I got a job in advertising – something I always dreamt of. I was thrown in at a deep end, I was drowning for many, many months.

Then came family problems – with my dad's illness, we faced unbearable stress, fear, worry, and had to prepare ourselves for the worst case scenario. July, August and September went by so quickly and in such a haze , that I can barely remember that time. Luckily, my dad is now fine.

And then my own little problems, which I kept for myself as I didn't want anyone to know about them. It turned out that those problems weren't that little and I needed some help from the outside. Those issues overcastted my work, private and social life and I became a very stressed, anxious and worried person. I didn't enjoy anything, I haven't touched my camera for so many months – I've lost my confidence, my inspiration and I blamed it all on lack of time. But it was more than that.

Since the beginning of the new year, there is a little light at the end of the tunnel. I can barely see it, but I know it's out there. I'm slowly moving forward, I'm allowing other people to come to my world and help me with my problems. I still work at the same advertising agency, but because we moved offices over Christmas, we are now in a different part of London, which is fantastic. Change of scenery has definitely helped a bit. There are so many amazing places and things to photograph around my office, that I'm starting to think about taking photos again.

I have definitely missed my camera. I feel like if I have forgotten everything I've learnt so far about photography. I need to rebuild my confidence.

I can't promise I'll be here regularly – I definitely will be checking your work, but I don't how long will it take until I'm back with some new photos.


See you soon everyone.

A.
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Hard times.

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It seems that everything in nature has to be balanced - if you're happy one day and only good things happen to you, then the next day you're sad and totally unlucky.

Not long ago I was super-happy, my brother got married and we all celebrated it, I had my graduation and was so proud of myself, I completed 5km Race for Life, and I had 3 second job interviews. All was going well.

And now - the complete opposite.

I have chicken pox and am stuck at home. I don't get any calls for interviews and if I do and tell people that I'm currently ill and won't be able to attend a meeting/interview this week and can do next week instead, they say it's too late, they can't wait etc. Isn't it a discrimination?? It's not my fault I'm ill but obviously I'm willing to carry on with my job search! And I'm totally skint and feel a bit left out and neglected by my friends. I have no holidays planned (as I have no money). I have to plan my wedding but have no money.

Maybe I exaggerate. Or maybe it's just 'not my day'. Forgive me but I just had to let it all out.

And I apologize yet again for not being very present here on dA - there was a lot of going on recently. I'm going to catch up this week, I promise.


Anyway, I'm off. Hope you're having a better day!
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Tragedy.

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I'm still in shock because of what have happened this morning with our President, his wife and all the other key Polish politicians.

It's devastating. It's unbelievable.

What I keep thinking about is how they must have felt minutes, seconds before the tragedy. How the President and his wife must have held their hands, maybe even said 'I love you'. I keep thinking what their daugher must be going through knowing she has lost both of her parents in one moment.


I can't stop the tears.
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Recent favourites and my inspirations:



monik by aanaliza:thumb157104427: Ballet by Alcholado say not for nothing. by Moosiatko
Oh Happy Day.. by archlover:thumb105871927: poscielove by Gewof Eyes that burn by Healzo
Sunny by Tatiannna Olia II by larafairie October Day Song ii by retrodiva88:thumb134465766:
Ablutophobia by CaitlinWorthington Miss M II by morethanlove Alisa in Autumn_2 by Katarinka
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