Introducing Alex-waving hello from a newbie

This is the cringe worthy first day at school where I walk in nervously with sweaty palms and hope someone will smile and make friends with me. I never really got any better at that, I was always the awkward kid in the class, I've now just turned that into a positive, and seek out like minded folk. Places like this have helped before.

I've been writing over various platforms for years, on craft blogs, business blogs, friends indie publications, and in more recent years I have let out my more feminist and political leanings on my website. I got tired of being a polite chirpy craft blogger, under the moniker Nice Day Designs, and decided instead to talk openly about sexuality, mental health, and self care; the things I'm really passionate about. Starting out as a new blogger again after being pretty established has been hard, like speaking into an empty cave, but when I heard about Steemit it seemed like the right place to put these thoughts. I'm not here to fill up more space online out of boredom, I genuinely want to express my thoughts and connect to a community of like minded people.

My mother warned me that when hit 30 I would care less about pleasing people and focus more on pleasing myself, my burgeoning writing has definitely been indicative of that family pattern. This 35 year old Irish women is pretty tired of feeling guilty, oppressed, and stopped being afraid of what would happen if the world knew she was fed up. My blog, and now my Steamit is a playground to practice in, I'm currently half way through my first novel. Some days my eyes are bleary for writing, my brain feels fizzy with half grasped thoughts. Other days are filled with good food, Netflix, but not much productivity. It's a balance I'm happily figuring out.

So that's me. The woman who got tired of being polite.

(All image are created by me)