Making mistakes is better than faking perfection

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I absolutely love this sentiment. I understand the whole 'fake it til you make it' mindset but it doesn't work for me. I hate not being good at things, I am a bit of a perfectionist but I'm working on improving this. I recognise that I'm not perfect and I'm going to make mistakes, and mistakes are part of a learning process and I will learn and improve with each mistake I make.

And, somewhat amusingly, I made so many mistakes writing this post - first getting the image the right size, then linking to the creators instagram. I was getting very frustrated and almost gave up because it just wasn't working. But I perservered, succeeded and am feeling pretty pleased with myself to be quite honest!

Introducing Blythe

Hi, I'm Blythe (she/they, genderfluid, pansexual, neurodivergent), I'm 32 and I live in the South West of England. I'm a total chatterbox, love making friends, and have been told I'm very silly because I like to see the good in people. I'm just an optimistic soul, a kid at heart, who believes in the power of positivity and is looking for peace and happiness.

I love to learn and am always curious about the world around me and the people in it - you'll often find me people watching while enjoying a hot drink and some cake at my local coffee shop.

Bright colours, dragons, glitter, hearts, sparkles, stars, and unicorns make me happy, as does creating things: writing, (attempting)calligraphy, baking, cooking, crocheting, embroidering, doodling, journalling. At some point I turned into a grandma when I wasn't looking.

Media I love includes: Alice In Wonderland, Anne Of Green Gables, Beatrix Potter, Chronicles Of Narnia, Country music, Sir David Attenborough, Disney, Doctor Who, Enola Holmes, Father Brown, Great British Bake Off, Great British Sewing Bee, Harry Potter, The Hobbit, Legally Blonde, Little Women, Lord Of the Rings, Matilda, Merlin, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Sherlock... etc

I probably won't blog much about real life because... well that's boring, to be quite honest. I've always wanted to try blogging, I've journalled and scrapbooked for years, I find it a great outlet and for sorting out things in my head that I don't want to trouble other people with - not always depressing things but just thinking about day-to-day challenges and sometimes just to vent.

I am here to share my joy for learning, to talk about how I'm working on bringing inclusivity and diversity into my workplace, to think about compassion and curiosity and wellness and good mental health. There's such a stigma around mental health and this is my little place to help chip away at that, to encourage open and frank discussions.

Although, honestly, I'll probably end up talking about books I've read, tv/movies I've watched, music I've been listening to, amazing stationery finds, sharing fun facts I come across, and things I've crafted.