When things don’t go as planned

What do you do when things don’t go as planned? I am a planner by nature. Which means that sometimes when I can’t do things the way I want to do them or the way I think they should be done, I don’t do them at all! This is what I call my “toxic trait” and it’s largely due to this trait that I haven’t posted in over a year. But, before we get into that, first things things first! Welcome back to the blog! I’ve missed you all so much! If this is your first time stopping by I welcome you too, and I hope this won’t be your last visit.

It’s hard to believe that I haven’t written a blog post in over a year. I’m a little embarrassed it has taken me this long to get my stuff together. Chatting with you all about fashion and beauty is something I have truly missed! I cannot tell you how happy and excited I am to finally be back!

Even the best laid plans…

During the spring of last year I was preparing for a scheduled surgery. I knew this would require me to take a break from blogging and work. But in the midst of preparations I ended up in the emergency room. This unexpected illness threw a wrench in my plans. During this time I also received the news that, after teaching fourth grade for twelve years, I would be moving to fifth grade. While this was a very welcome change it was one that would require some preparation. There were new standards and content to be learned. As well as resources to be found and lessons to be planned.

With all of this, it didn’t take long for me to realize that my plan to take a short break from blogging wasn’t going to work quite as I had expected. There were other things that needed my attention more. So I focused on my health and preparing for the new school year.

Before I knew it, weeks turned to months, and months into a year. So, here we are. A whole year later. I have thought about returning to the blog many times over the last year. But each time I gave in to that little voice in my head that told me if I couldn’t do it just the way I wanted to, then it wasn’t worth doing. I’m sure a lot of you are familiar with that little voice. Well, today I decided it was time to shut her up, sit down and write, So I did!

Now what?

When I started writing I didn’t really know what I was going to write. I wasn’t sure where I was headed with this post, but I decided that that didn’t really matter. I knew whatever I wrote probably wouldn’t live up to my unrealistic expectation of perfection. And I decided that that was ok, too. I remember being so frustrated with myself last year because I couldn’t “do all the things.” Now, when I think back to that time it all seems a little silly.

There is no way any of us could have imagined the challenges we’d all be faced with this year. For me, these last months have served as a very real reminder that life is so short and so fragile. We shouldn’t waste any of our precious time sweating the small stuff. And truth be told, if we’re really being honest, most of it is small stuff.

Moving forward…

It’s kind of crazy that 2020 is half over! I have no idea what the next few months will hold. Although I hope its something good! But, I do know that there are so many things I want to share with you all here.

Looking forward to next year, I hope that the summer of 2021 finds me on a beach somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. I want a salty breeze in my hair and sand in between my toes. Life feels crazy and uncertain now, but even so, I hope that things won’t go back to normal. Instead, I want to look back and marvel at the growth and improvement that I am able to see in myself, and hopefully the world.

I’m just here for the fashion

If you made to the end of this post, thanks for bearing with me. But, this is a fashion blog, so if you’re just here for “the looks”, not to fear. I’ve got you covered. Anyone who know’s me is probably a bit surprised to see me in a yellow dress. I shopping for a baby doll dress and initially thought I’d go with black or navy, but when I saw this color it made me think “happy.” And happy is something we can all stand to have a little bit more of these days. The comfy little number comes in a ton of colors and is also available in long sleeve and sleeveless options for under thirty bucks. You can grab this dress for yourself on Amazon. For some of my other favorite dresses for summer, check out this post. from last year. And as always, you can visit the shop page for more of our other looks.

Let’s chat in the comments. Let me know, are you a type A planner like me, or do you like to go with the flow? Also, if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see on the blog let me know!