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Elena Bjørn
 

Hi there, I'm Elena. I'm a social media manager by day and a fiction writer, artist and blogger by night. I write about renovating and furnishing my first home, current affairs, my rescue pets and navigating an increasingly scary modern world. 

“I have more to offer than my desperation. I am safe. I am whole. And that is an entirely new sensation. I went to an aquarium alone, leaned my head against a glass tank full of sharks and felt completely at peace. Where once I felt like a body drowning I now felt like liquid. Everywhere and nowhere. Substantial and abstract. We can figure things out in time. But for now I am happy enough not to be a lovesick seahorse. No longer a curious spectacle. I am finally out of quarantine.” #poetry #poem #ukpoet #femalepoet #womanpoet #spokenword #modernpoet #contemporarypoetry #slampoet #performancepoet #aquarium #lovepoem
There seems little point in doing a top nine posts thing, seeing as I only added about 10 photos to Instagram in the whole of last year... I’m not much of a selfie-taker, and many of my adventures are solo. I don’t have the drive to create beautiful images of myself or sponsored products (though it’s wonderful if you do!) because being a social media manager is my day job. For the most part I use Instagram to see the amazing things my friends are doing and cheer them on from the sidelines. But 2019 is going to be a bit different. My feed is going to change rather a lot from the sporadic and random output I’ve had over the last 5 years of using this platform (Jesus, 5 years?!) For the first time in my life I feel compelled to chase my dreams and I have a partner in crime egging me on which is giving me that extra shot of confidence. Basically, lads, 2018 is almost over and I am greeting the new year with open arms and an eager heart. 🖤 You might no keep following me when you see what comes next but I hope you do stick around. It’s been a long time coming.
So... making marshmallows is my new favourite thing. I’m still working on making vegan/vegetarian ones but in the meantime here’s my first ever batch! #marshmallow #sweets #confectionery #candy #baking #cooking #homebakery #homemade #sugarcraft #gifts
Today I got my hair and makeup done and my photo taken at @cliftonphotographiccompany in Bath and learned a lot about myself in the process. I’ll write a post about the whole experiment as part of #blogmas but for now here’s a photo of myself that I actually kindof love, crows’ feet and all. #notspon #alternative #alt #altgirl #nosering #creeper #creepercult #patches #denimjacket #embroidery #photoshoot #professional #goth #punk #music
I can’t believe my little brother got married! 🖤I’d say something gushy and emotional but there have already been plenty of tears all around, so I’ll just say I love you both. Plenty more of the day to come! #lucyandchris2018 #wedding #tablesetting #weddingfavours
Spooky season is here, witches. 🔮 I’ve had a weird couple of weeks. I was made redundant last Thursday and I’ve been frantically applying for jobs (bills to pay, cats to feed) but also using this period of weirdness and instability as an opportunity to reassess my life. My goals. My dreams. My happiness. And I gotta tell you, it’s pushed me into some scary but exhilarating places. This week I performed at two poetry nights in Bath, with two poems I’d performed before and two I hadn’t and I can honestly say I think I’ve found my medium. I’ve been in bands, I’ve been a solo artist, I’ve even done stand up comedy, but nothing feels as good as this. Nothing feels so natural and yet so risky. I called my boyfriend last night on my way home and said “I think I FINALLY found my thing.” I have no idea what’s happening next for me, and I’m doing my best to see it as an open road rather than a cliff edge. For now, here’s a monster doughnut and a half-written poem about cats. #poem #poet #spokenword #lifechanges #doughnut #donut #halloween #spooky #spoopy
🦊 This is the first time I’ve gone a “warm” hair colour since I bleached the crap out of it and went blue in 2015, and as it turns out I only have one lipstick that works with ginger... what a pickle! That said my patronus is a fox, so maybe I’m just following my soul? #ginger #redhead #pumpkinhead #with #weasley #halloween #dyedhair #alternativegirl #nosering
Happy #internationalcatday from me and the chaos triplets. #kittens #cats #tabby #tabbycat #fostercat #adoptdontshop