#new-beginnings

#new-beginnings

It's hard to imagine anyone's heart not being lifted a little by Right Back Where We Started From: the euphoric rush of new love rendered into three minutes of cod-northern soul (performed, unexpectedly, by various ex members of ELO, the Animals and 60s soft-poppers Honeybus). Avoid the 80s cover by Sinitta at all costs. A song about fresh starts for anyone who's made a new year resolution with no intention of sticking to it.

Over the course of the next few days, we laid ourselves bare. What we found were two ambitious people on the verge of new beginnings - I was about to publish my first book, and he was starting a new business - who were being held back by unsupportive partners, toxic friends and an overwhelming sense of duty to how life "should" be lived.

She woke up and looked around, finding herself in a familiar room with a pounding headache, indicating a night of indulgence spent with company.

I wake up in my charming new Brooklyn apartment feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety. I'm new here, both to the brownstone and to New York.