Bye Bye Blipfoto

I have been hooked on the Blipfoto website since an old friend introduced me to it in January 2011.

I have always loved photography.  I was never the best at taking photos, but I think when you're sentimental, as I am, you like to capture that moment 

& remember that time when you look at a photo.

My first photos were rubbish, but as I said, they captured a memory.

After over 2 years, I think my 'eye' has gotten better at taking photos. 

I had my first DSLR last year for my birthday.  I received it way before my birthday as I have the most fabulous husband in the world :)

I know how a lot of the features on the camera work, although I still have loads to learn, and I enjoy taking many different photos including macro nature shots and portraits of my children.

So, why say 'Bye Bye' to Blipfoto?

Back in 2010, when I was 35 years old, 3 of my best friends walked out of my life.  I am not so naive to think I was the innocent person in this scenario.  I must have hurt them for them to throw over 20 years of friendship away, but believe me I would have never have done that on purpose.  I loved my friends, ashamedly more than my husband a lot of the time.  My friends shaped me, they supported me, I had the best times with them....it was the most terrible time of my life.  I'm not being dramatic, it was.  I had never gone through heartache like this.  I was a wreck for a year.  I constantly cried.  

I was a shit mum and a shit wife.

Blipfoto was an escape.  

Until April 2011 when I found these ex-friends were also on Blipfoto.

So, for 2 years, I've bumped into one of the friends lots on Blipfoto.  

I was so hurt, so bitter, I hated seeing her photos & thinking she was carrying on fine without me in her life.

I mellowed.  I thank counselling for that.  My husband was my absolute rock & my new friends were great, but the counselling sorted me out.  Well, as much as it could.

Its still hurts & I often think of my ex-friends.  

I am not prepared to watch her life unfold anymore.  I don't want it to get me down.  

I don't want to be that shit mum & wife again, therefore I am leaving Blipfoto, 

at least for a good few months.

I am a social networking addict, so this is going to be tough, but I can do it! ;)

My last Blipfoto shot.  My beautiful baby girl.

Xxx