The face of a very happy bean, relieved of so much stress 🥺 ..

The face of a very happy bean, relieved of so much stress 🥺 For those of you that have been around since the beginning, you’ll know I was living in Canada when I started this! I moved there after a heartbreak and it was definitely the best decision I’ve ever made in my life. But among the fun I was having making new friends there was always a huge amount of stress that was looming over me! For the first year I struggled a lot - among all the memories I was making I knew there was special people coming into my life that I’d eventually be separated from, I was living out of a suitcase for around the first year and moved house 5 times that year (from staying in Vancouver, to my hostel in whistler, to 3 different houses). The main thing I really struggled with was never feeling like I could put roots down. Even upon moving back to Australia and being in Sydney I knew it was temporary so I was still in suitcases and boxes waiting to move to Melbourne. The feeling of getting the keys to my place here was so surreal. I feel like I can breathe properly again! I went from being a makeup artist living in a big city to moving to a mountain town and bar tending/ serving (which was a great way to make new friends) but I swore to myself at 18 I’d never work in hospo again 😂) I was living pay check to pay check for almost the entire 2.5 years I lived overseas with lots of debt - but I knew I wanted to save up for a house. Looking back over the last five years, I used to be quite superficial in a way. (Especially working in the makeup and beauty industry) I got my hair done every 6 weeks, nails and more. The WHOLE time I lived in Canada, I didn’t spend a penny on myself. I got my hair done twice in those 2.5 years and never got those little pick-me-up treatments like lashes or nails. But I also learnt how to love the REAL me. Anyway, I’m sorry for writing a big paragraph 😂 but it feels nice to have a permanent roof over my head for the first time in years and feel like I can grow here. I’m so damn fucking excited to share the next few months with you. From Wednesday night this week I should be spending my first official night in my new home (after I figure out how to drag my mattress up the stairs by myself 😂) Thank you for sticking by me and continuing to support my work through all of this. You have no idea how grateful I am. ❤️