Day 1 — Return to the Lab

It’s raining in Sydney today… the kind of soft rain that makes the whole world feel like one big inhale.So I made myself a coffee, sat by the window, and for the first time in ages, I opened this little blog again.

Where I’ve Been

Before I Return to the Lab... I wasn’t gone-gone. I was just… writing somewhere else. In a journal... On scraps of paper... Inside voice memos that start with “okay listen, future me…”

I was blogging offline without realising it — jotting down ideas, dreams, half-formed visions, things I noticed on trains, things I wished someone would say, creative sparks, future projects, and all the creative thoughts that show up when you’re not trying to make anything public.

But something shifted recently.

Something Pulled Me Back Online

As I started shaping The Creative Lab — this weird, evolving creature inside my head that wants to become a home for experiments, stories, music, and design. I felt the urge to share again.

Not everything.

Just… something.

Little pieces.

Notes from the journey.

Maybe someone out there needs it.

Maybe future me needs it.

Maybe both.

A Tiny Note About the Past (Before I return to the lab)

Before writing this, I scrolled back through my old posts.

My last entry was in 2023.

Mostly about UX/UI. Then life swept me somewhere else and I stopped without noticing.

Reading it again now…

I’ve changed a lot...

Learned a lot...

And it feels surprisingly beautiful to return — softer, clearer, a bit wiser, a bit wilder.

The Real Reason I’m Writing Today

I wanted a clean, small moment to say:

I’m back. Not loudly. Just enough.

Today is Day 1 — a gentle start.

Another creative day in the Lab.

A note from the journey, nothing too serious, nothing too polished... Just me remembering that I have a corner of the internet and choosing to speak into it again...

Fun Fact Before I Go

Every time it rains like this, I get more creative.

There’s probably a scientific explanation… but I prefer believing rain is the sky telling us to slow down and listen.

Alright.

Coffee’s finished.

Rain’s slowing.

I’ll be around.

— BARA