Marie Kondo says “Discard everything that does not spark joy.”
For the new year, my plan was to low-key get more organized. I wasn’t going to make a big spectacle of a “resolution”—I just wanted to slowly begin to de-clutter and clean up our “problem areas” in the house. Don’t get me wrong, I still plan on doing that, but in addition to cleaning up the cutter in my house, I am also looking inside myself.
I started this space about a month and a half ago. In my mind, I needed to do all the shopping and buy all the things to share so I could grow my following and make money. I mean, who doesn’t want to quit their job be a full time blogger?! I have always loved shopping and putting outfits together for myself and my family. This has grown as I have been stuck working from home since last March and the weekly packages broke up the monotony. I decided to start the blog and suddenly, shopping hasn’t been as fun. I feel like I have been buying things I do not need just for the sake of buying them and showing them on my page. Maybe this feeling being compounded by the fact that COVID cases are up so we are going out and about less. But I also think buying, buying, buying doesn’t really fill anything inside. I wanted this page as a creative outlet and an opportunity to write. I need to get back to that. Yes, I will still share clothes, sales, and household items. My focus is just shifted a bit. I am going be putting more into the process rather than tracking clicks, followers, and sales. I need to stop buying stuff just to buy it and focus on sharing stuff that I truly need and love. Quality over quantity. I feel that if I do that and remain true to myself, results will come.
This may not even be a shift you will notice on the outside looking in. It is more of a mindset. It just feels really good to write it down and share. If you are here reading this, thank you. I hope you come back again soon!