{"id":10408,"date":"2023-04-04T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=10408"},"modified":"2025-06-12T19:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:42:46","slug":"10408","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=10408","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons I Started This Theme Park Blog – My 5 Year Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

I quite honestly can not believe it\u2019s been 5 whole years since starting up Coasters on the Coast blogs. My mind is forever blown. I never did foresee it to go for this long or this far yet here I am filled with nothing but joy when thinking of this crazy hobby of mine. I love celebrating the anniversary of what has become my little pride. So, this year I opted to explain why it came to be! I hope you all enjoy and if you are someone who reads my blogs no words can explain how much I admire you! <\/span><\/p>\n

A Diary:<\/span><\/h3>\n

I love been able to reflect back on prior trips, holidays and memories. Writing a blog about those said times is the perfect way to also have them refer to. I often find it interesting to see how my mindset alters over the years too. Some of the opinions I had back in 2019 let\u2019s say are nowhere near the same as now which is crazy! If anything feels a little bit faded in my mind I will genuinely sit and read back to refresh that feeling again. This is my diary of adventures & thoughts.. it just so happens to be a public one at that!\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

Discovering Who I Am?:<\/span><\/h3>\n

At the time of starting this blog it wasn\u2019t at the forefront of my mind as such. But looking back now from a completely different mindset to that version of me it was part of the reason. Finding my feet amongst the community & realising what I want from life has been a massive factor in this journey. I needed to start these blogs to learn I enjoy my own company, prefer a smaller friendship group, love connecting with other like-minded people and that I genuinely do care for this area of my life. This hobby really did shape into a better women than I had imagined all those years ago. I\u2019m proud of how far my confidence has come and also my self-love. I ain\u2019t that \u201cafraid to say how I feel girl\u201d I was back then thanks to this hobby.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

Passion To Ramble:<\/span><\/h3>\n

Believe it or not, I love to ramble. Not that you guys haven’t already figured that out from the first blog posts all those years ago. I just love to sit and ramble on & on about theme parks. It brings me a lot of enjoyment. Writing it out as well makes it so much easier than physically speaking it.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

Escapism:<\/span><\/h3>\n

I have never & won’t ever shy away from acknowledging my mental health issues and this truly has been my form of escapism. I have at least 100 blog posts I\u2019ve written for both theme parks & general life sitting in my phone notes from those nights I\u2019m struggling the most. I find a sense of comfort when writing about the stuff I adore. It\u2019s become almost my form of therapy in the most natural sense. It keeps me permanently inspired & helps me keep a clear mind too. That\u2019s why I post so regularly.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

Offload Creativity:<\/span><\/h3>\n

I am someone who\u2019s filled to the brim with creativity & if I didn\u2019t do this for a hobby I would quite frankly explode from it all. I\u2019m always on the ball of thinking for fresh topics and it\u2019s come to the point now I\u2019ve had to physically create as well which is why my Etsy shop exists. There\u2019s so much happening in my mind when it comes down to creativity that I have to set free here else our house would become a DIY\/Art museum.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014-<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a handful of reasons why this site exists! To those who have followed me throughout the journey, I truly appreciate you so much. To those who have just joined thank you from the bottom of my heart. I\u2019m unsure how anyone has ever found these blogs I\u2019m not entirely sure why anyone even reads them. But I\u2019ll forever be so grateful for the love & support. I feel I have a little extended family on the other end of these blogs that love to read my crap and it\u2019s an honour anyone is even that interested to read my stuff. <\/span><\/p>\n

Forever will be thankful for you guys & will always love you all!\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I quite honestly can not believe it\u2019s been 5 whole years since starting up Coasters on the Coast blogs. My mind is forever blown. I never did foresee it to go for this long or this far yet here I am filled with nothing but joy when thinking of this crazy hobby of mine. I love celebrating the anniversary of what has become my little pride. So, this year I opted to explain why it came to be! I hope you all enjoy and if you are someone who reads my blogs no words can explain how much I admire you! A Diary: I love been able to reflect back on prior trips, holidays and memories. Writing a blog about those said times is the perfect way to also have them refer to. I often find it interesting to see how my mindset alters over the years too. Some of the opinions I had back in 2019 let\u2019s say are nowhere near the same as now which is crazy! If anything feels a little bit faded in my mind I will genuinely sit and read back to refresh that feeling again. This is my diary of adventures & thoughts.. it just so happens to be a public one at that! Discovering Who I Am?: At the time of starting this blog it wasn\u2019t at the forefront of my mind as such. But looking back now from a completely different mindset to that version of me it was part of the reason. Finding my feet amongst the community & realising what I want from life has been a massive factor in this journey. I needed to start these blogs to learn I enjoy my own company, prefer a smaller friendship group, love connecting with other like-minded people and that I genuinely do care for this area of my life. This hobby really did shape into a better women than I had imagined all those years ago. I\u2019m proud of how far my confidence has come and also my self-love. I ain\u2019t that \u201cafraid to say how I feel girl\u201d I was back then thanks to this hobby. Passion To Ramble: Believe it or not, I love to ramble. Not that you guys haven’t already figured that out from the first blog posts all those years ago. I just love to sit and ramble on & on about theme parks. It brings me a lot of enjoyment. Writing it out as well makes it so much easier than physically speaking it. Escapism: I have never & won’t ever shy away from acknowledging my mental health issues and this truly has been my form of escapism. I have at least 100 blog posts I\u2019ve written for both theme parks & general life sitting in my phone notes from those nights I\u2019m struggling the most. I find a sense of comfort when writing about the stuff I adore. It\u2019s become almost my form of therapy in the most natural sense. It keeps me permanently inspired & helps me keep a clear mind too. That\u2019s why I post so regularly. Offload Creativity: I am someone who\u2019s filled to the brim with creativity & if I didn\u2019t do this for a hobby I would quite frankly explode from it all. I\u2019m always on the ball of thinking for fresh topics and it\u2019s come to the point now I\u2019ve had to physically create as well which is why my Etsy shop exists. There\u2019s so much happening in my mind when it comes down to creativity that I have to set free here else our house would become a DIY\/Art museum. \u2014- That\u2019s a handful of reasons why this site exists! To those who have followed me throughout the journey, I truly appreciate you so much. To those who have just joined thank you from the bottom of my heart. I\u2019m unsure how anyone has ever found these blogs I\u2019m not entirely sure why anyone even reads them. But I\u2019ll forever be so grateful for the love & support. I feel I have a little extended family on the other end of these blogs that love to read my crap and it\u2019s an honour anyone is even that interested to read my stuff. 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