I started this post back in August 2019, just over a year ago yet feels like many more than that. Thanks for that 2020, you’ve done quite a number on us all haven’t you"

Back when I started the post the first paragraph read a little like this: “Hello, it’s been a while since I wrote anything brain-dump/personal so I thought it would be nice to have a little catch up. I’ll be honest, I’ve had this post sitting in drafts but a whole host of things have held me back and stopped me finishing it off and posting it live. So much so that frankly the photos are a tad late in the day to post… considering Summer is a long distant memory now. But overlooking that, I wanted to take a moment, spill out some words and have a little catch up. Even if the photos are a flashback…”
A year might have passed but the words are still accurate. I guess a little reminder to myself that maybe things haven’t changed quite as much as it might feel"

So before I get stuck back in, a little note on the snaps, they were taken back in August 2019 when I was fortunate enough to be part of a trip to the beach to celebrate the launch of the newest Abercrombie & Fitch Authentic fragrance. A male-female duo of scents celebrating the authentic self. The whole ‘authentic self’ thing sparked distant A-level Philosophy memories for me. But the whole thing is about bucking trends in favour of just being you – th...