Do you ever have an idea rolling around in your head but you just don’t know exactly how to proceed?
And then you just get to a point and it’s kind of like, Ok. I’m just going for it. I don’t know if this is the best way to do it but I literally can’t sit here thinking about it anymore.
Have you ever been there?
Because when it comes to Fashion + Feathers, I’ve just let it lay dormant for so long. And I miss writing. When I started this whole thing, I wanted to be a fashion blogger. Like a real one and clearly I never accomplished that; but instead I’ve found two jobs (rolled into one) that I like even better.
While I was blogging regularly, I had some fun and learned a lot along the way. (Stuff that I’m now using in the new job… but that’s a topic for another day.) Once I had Ariana, I didn’t have the time or mental capacity to put that much thought into anything. And I kind of just wanted to blog about her but I always stopped myself (other than her monthly letters) because I wanted to avoid being one of those “mom blogs.”
There’s nothing wrong with mom blogs, it just wasn’t my vision for the site.
So, I toyed around with starting a completely different one but it just didn’t seem like the thing to do. I thought about giving up on writing and chalking this blogging experience up as a thing of the past. But something within me couldn’t fully let go.
So I just didn’t do much of anything.
But now feels like the right time to get back into the swing of things. I often have ideas floating through my head and I just haven’t made time with my laptop. (I actually have one that works now so that’s a game-changer.)
I want to get back into writing because I enjoy it. Having my words published motivates me to write. What will I be writing about? Good question. That’s still to be determined, kind of.
As far as F+F, I’m planning to take the emphasis off of fashion. (But keeping with the Fashion part of the name, I believe that how you style your mind, your heart, and your life — those things are even more important than what you’re wearing. So the name’s not going anywhere for now.)
I want to write about things that matter to me, things I feel like might help someone else, or things I’ve learned. I won’t be dedicating the amount of time that I used to in the way of the behind the scenes stuff. I’m focusing my time where it counts – the writing part of all this. I felt like that got lost in my original blogging days.
I’m hoping it’ll have a little more depth this time around. If all this is something that strikes a chord with you, stick around.
Who knows, it might actually become that “mom blog” after all.
Here’s to a brand new journey 🥂
