I started laughing as I wrote the title for this final blog post, as some of you may be thinking “hasn’t this blog died already?”
That’s how absent I have been…
Well today is the day that I officially say Goodbye to Miss
Daisy’s Petals.
Why? You may ask (or not)
I started this blog in 2013 when I first moved to Wales. I
love to write as a form of expression and I wanted to document this huge
journey I was embarking on. I wanted to share the lessons I was learning living
in a new place alongside my experience of growing as a Christian and as a
woman.
That was 10 years ago, and as you can imagine a lot has
changed since my first blog post, and Miss Daisy’s Petals just no longer
represents the Daisy I am today.
I think things were coming to an end around 2019/2020 and if
you have been following this blog you would have noticed that I started to
write less. I started to focus
more on Instagram and YouTube as I felt maybe more visuals is what Miss Daisy’s
Petals needed. Looking back I think I was just delaying the inevitable because
by 2021, I more or less abandoned all my platforms as I just couldn’t connect
with Miss Daisy’s Petals anymore.
This blog website is extremely outdated (cringe), and in
2022 I began playing around with the idea of rebranding and revamping the blog.
I even hopped onto Instagram a few times announcing my comeback, but I was
never able to follow through.
By the end of 2022 a lot had changed and so many things came to an end.
- My singleness – I blogged a lot about singleness but I am married now! I married the most caring, honest and kind God-fearing man in July 2022. I shared a photo on my Insta stories to everyone’s surprise :)
 |
| My husband and I on our wedding day 💗 |
- I moved out of Wales! Literally on the 31st of December 2022. This was a HUGE change for me as I had lived in Wales for 10 years and it was the one place that truly had my heart. However I knew, even outside of getting married, that my time in Wales had to come to an end.
- Lastly, I experienced a very painful friendship breakup that was literally life changing. Life changing in a sense that it marked a turning point for me, as I had to finally confront my avoidance, people pleasing, tendency to walk on egg shells and operate out of fear and anxiety. I know this sounds like a lot but this was my default and something drastic needed to happen to allow me to see it. The friendship breakup was incredibly difficult to go through and caused a blight on what was supposed to be a beautiful first few months of marriage.
The many endings of 2022 made me reflect on this blog,
and I realised what Miss Daisy’s Petals needed wasn’t a rebrand, it needed to
come to an end.
New beginnings
2023 is a new beginning for me and I want to fully embrace
the newness of this season, and no longer hold onto the things that represent
all that has ended.
Writing for this blog has been a tremendous blessing and I
want to thank all who have taken the time to read my posts over the years and
those who have supported by sharing, commenting and liking the blog posts. It’s
not easy putting yourself out there on the internet but you have all been so
positive and kind and I am so grateful!
What’s next?
I am still your girl! The journey continues and I will be
making a comeback. There will be a new name, a new website and some new
content! I am so excited to share this phase of my life with you.
Please sign up to my mailing list for details of the website
launch, otherwise you can follow my Instagram, Twitter, YouTube or Facebook page
(hurry, before the name changes) as I will be making announcements on there.
Goodbye Miss Daisy’s Petals…
You will be missed.
 |
| Last few months in Wales |
…old things are passed away; behold, all
things are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
