I know it has been MONTHS since i’ve last posted, but I have a good reason to be missin! Yes, I have been M.I.A but I have always came to my blog and wondering what i’m sure all of you have been wondering….When’s her next post? Has she given up on blogging? Did she chop off all her hair? I would love to be able to cure your wondering mind, but its not that simple. Alot of my followers have asked me where have i been? We miss you. So instead of spending countless hours replaying back to DM’s and messages, ill dedicate this post to it.
Where to begin? I guess we can start at the beginning…literally. At the beginning of 2022, I took a step back from social media to calm my mind and start dedicating my time to more important tasks than scrolling until my fingers went numb, commenting back to EVERY SINGLE COMMENT on my IG posts, and supporting others on the platform who didn’t give the same love back. After looking at how much time and energy I was wasting, I realized that not only was my happiness becoming dependent on how well a post did, but it was literally taking up ALL my free time. Relatively, I would be sitting on the toilet scrolling, walking hunter and scrolling, laying in bed before I took my nightly slumber…and scrolling until my fingers went numb and my phone falling out of my hands to ninja chop me in the face. (I know you know what I’m talking about)
I would understand if I was having an educational benefit from all of this free time be taken up, but it was the complete opposite. I wasn’t learning ANYTHING! I was using all this brain energy and I wasn’t gaining much of anything from it aside how to edit my reels better. The only time I felt as if I was gaining anything from social media was when I was expanding my creativity and developing new content to post. So i thought well…ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I’ve deactivated my IG on Jan 1, 2022 and when I tell you it was the most eye opening thing I could’ve ever done…I mean dat SHI!!! I became so much more passionate about things in my day to day life that I didn’t even miss social media. I didn’t care who was getting married or which one of my friends was pregnant again. I didn’t care about what brands I wanted to reach out to for a collaboration or which brands were reaching out to me. I was able to be intuned with my here and now, which I believe is the most important thing to do in a pandemic (towards the end of one)
NEW HOUSE – WHO DIS?
So you wondered where i have been but honestly and truly…i’ve been in my house. HAHAHA the first thing i want to touch on is my full first floor renovation that occurred spring of 2022. Water damage and flooding is THE WORST!!! This Reno was not by choice of course…but in the end it turned out to be so beautiful. One thing I did not realize is how much my own space impacted my mental state. I mean, I’m an interior designer for a living, but I’m not paid to think about myself. I’m paid to think about my client and their needs of comfort. Something that I saw as a curse- turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I love my new kitchen, my new floors, my new living space, backyard and guest bathroom that I did entirely on my own. It was a learning experience that I was forced to take on and I’m happy I did.
SHE GOES TO COLLEGE
Now for the main reason why I’ve been hiding out; I’M A GRAD STUDENT!! You read that correctly. Haha! Instead of spending all my free time being an Influencer (well trying) on social media- I decided to spend my free time in bettering myself as a designer and expanding my education by getting my Masters in Exhibition Design. I decided to do this for many reasons on top of me living in one of the largest museum capitols in the world. Fall of 2022 I became a student at the Corcoran School of Art and Design. I am thrilled for this next chapter and my life, and I am enjoying how much I am learning.
Although I have been gone, I have always wondered where my blog would be if I stuck to social media. But alternatively- I am proud of the growth i’ve made on other avenues as well as how i’m feeling as a person. I am not giving up on blogging because I do still have a passion for it. I love sharing my experiences, research that i’ve come across for hair growth, recipes, as well as my love for fashion. (yesss girl the school fits have still be HITTTING) All these things will still happen and I am excited to be back here in this space with you to share the journey! Thanks for reading a little about where i have been and what the future holds. Until next time!
