Let me just start by saying: I didn’t think I had anything worth blogging about.

I’m 21. I’m a student. I live in Liverpool, share a house with 6 people, deal with deadlines, overthink everything, and drink way too much matcha. I’m not an expert in anything – I’m literally figuring it out as I go.

But isn’t that kind of the point?

This blog isn’t coming from someone who’s made it – it’s coming from someone who’s making it. Slowly, messily, and a little bit publicly. I’m writing from the middle of the transformation, not the end. And that’s exactly why I’m here.

I want this space to track what no one prepares you for:

— How it feels to go from student life to trying to build something real

— What it means to carry mental health struggles while still trying to show up everyday like you’re fine

— The pressure to “figure it all out” in your 20s, when it feels like everything is either delayed or falling apart

Here I want to talk about podcast takeaways that make me rethink everything, book quotes I keep underlining because they feel like therapy, the moments I wish someone would have told me “yeah, that’s normal.”

You’re probably wondering what this blog is going to be. Well, it’s gonna include bits of my journey for sure – the messy middle parts, not just the shiny milestones. Mental health chats that don’t feel like a TED talk, but that talk about real things we don’t always feel we can say out loud. And a lot about what it can feel like growing up in a world that wasn’t really built for people like us.

I’m not trying to be some sort of guru, I’m just showing up. And maybe hoping that through sharing my experiences, someone else feels a little less alone in theirs.

Whether you’re here out of curiosity, chaos, or because you accidentally clicked a link on Instagram, I’m really glad you are.

Here’s to figuring things out – together.

— Lilly x