I was going to purchase a large, numeric, shiny foil balloon to document the occasion and then I remembered that I don't enjoy getting my photo taken, and there is the small fact of the matter that you can't exactly eat a balloon. One word - cake, delicious red velvet cake that I am so looking forward to a slice later this afternoon.

All jokes and tales of gluttony aside, I have now been blogging for four years; I began The Sunday Girl way back in April 2011 - the exact date I can no longer disclose as I foolish deleted my first posts a few years ago. In the grand scheme of beauty sites I realise five years is not a huge milestone (most well known blogs have been around 7+ years) but as someone who seldom commits to anything I'm strangely proud of myself.
Admittedly, The Sunday Girl and all it's former guises (did I mention I'm fickle and bore easily") was never meant to become what I'm now beyond fortunate enough to list as my vocation but I wouldn't change it for the world. If you'd have told me five years ago, my spur of the moment sign up form would lead to a new career and dare I say passion, I would have laughed in your face...well maybe not as that is a little rude but I'd have scoffed at the mere suggestion. If you are a long time reader - The Sunday Girl or otherwise - and have as much as considered creating your own site, I say what have you got to loose" Yes it may only ever amount to a hobby, you might delete all traces after a month but until ...