2 Years of Blogging.

Today marks 2 years that I've been apart of the blogging community.
Boy, that is hard to believe.

I still remember sitting in my room reading blogs every night before I actually decided to join blogger, and I'm so thankful that I decided to take the plunge one night in my little shoebox room at Summer school.

I remember sitting down to write my first post, snapping pictures every time I went out to do things, and planning my blog posts during each of these outings. I remember when I got my FIRST follower. There is nothing like seeing that first little follower show up on your blog, and it just pushed me to pour my little heart out even more.

I can't believe how much my humble little blog has grown over these past two years, and I can't even begin to tell you how much each of you mean to me. I have been so lucky to have met so many of you wonderful ladies through this amazing blog land. :) And I feel privileged to be apart of something so unique and special because of ALL of you.

Thanks for being apart of my blogging journey, I can't wait to see what the next year holds.

Be You.

Why blog?

I recently was going through the list of all of the blogs I follow, editing out some of the ones that have fallen off the face of the Earth and stuff. I have the longest list I follow.. so I tried to manage it somewhat. In the process I came across this post, and it broke my heart. Cue the tears. The girl speaks truth. And I can't tell you how many times I've had similar thoughts about the blogging world.

I've been all emotional lately, so that post really hit me hard. 

It breaks my heart how the blogging world can make you feel so inferior at times.. and I really want that to change.

When you start thinking about it, blogs that are REAL can be hard to find.

I mean, I'm no saint.. I've blogged about a new pair of nice shoes I treated myself to.. and new nail polishes, and I don't mean to flaunt it by any means. But I've become SUCH  a jealous person over the course of my blogging.

Before blogging I didn't know half of these designer brands.

Now I covet them all like it's nobody's business...

and frankly, I'll probably never be able to actually afford them.

I'm not trying to target anyone in this post, and I love seeing everyone's outfits posts because it provides inspiration in my own closet!

But it's when EVERY single post is about something expensive you've bought, or you have your eye on, that it gets old. 

Be real.

Blogging needs to come from your heart, it's not all about appearances.

I can't tell you how many blogs I've unfollowed because literally every post was about Lilly Pulitzer. Reading about your favorite Lilly pattern, or new Lilly dress gets old after a few days. 

I digress.

I'm ashamed that I let some bloggers' posts affect my self-esteem about my closet, but also about my blog itself. I hit a major slump in the fall. I felt like I had nothing interesting to say, and every time I looked through my google reader it was filled with things I simply can't afford. Blogging used to make me feel good.. and it got to where it just made me mad because I knew I would never be able to have half the things I saw online each day.

Since the start of the year I've started getting back into blogging. I'm weeding out my google reader, and returning to the blogging attitude I had when I FIRST started this blog.

I started blogging because I wanted to document things I did through college.

I started blogging not caring about numbers.

I started blogging with zero followers.

I started blogging to share my story.

I started blogging for ME.

Don't blog for numbers, increasing your followers, or to try to please everyone else.

Blog for yourself.

Be Real.

Genuine, heartfelt posts are what inspired me to start my blog.
and what you may think is an ordinary, boring, or embarrassing post? remember that's what makes you REAL and relatable. Ultimately looking back, don't you want to be able to remember yourself, your thoughts, and the things you did... rather than the material objects?


This has just been heavy on my heart lately, and I wanted to share my thoughts.

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