M.I.A.
The above quote that I found on Pinterest really hits home with me right now. In case you’re wondering why and also why that up until a few days ago, I seemed to drop off the face of the planet (or at least the fashion blogging and social media planet) , well, I’m here to tell you.
I briefly touched on the status of things in a previous post, ” Life Goes On “. Back in April I was unexpectedly laid off from my job. This came out of nowhere for me and really caught me off guard. The “plan” that I had for my life at that point seemed to start to slowly unravel. I’m going to be honest – things have been really, really tough for me these past two months. I felt unsuccessful career-wise, financially and personally. I was having trouble finding another job in my field and was starting to loose passion for keeping up my blog, which is a point I never thought I’d reach.
So, I decided I had to “take a step back” so to speak and really re access things. I realized I had come to a harsh realization – I’m 30 years old and I don’t think I know what I want to do with my life. “What?!?! Really???? ” This is what I kept thinking over and over again and it scared me.
Believe it or not, the above is something (especially lately) that has been a little hard for me to do. Ever since I can remember, I’ve always compared myself to others – other people’s career successes, relationships, physical beauty, self-confidence and most recently blogging successes. Am I some sort of masochist or something? This is something I may be (and have been for as long as I can remember) pondering for quite a while.
God works in mysterious ways. This has never been more true for me than right now. So, here I was at rock bottom and suddenly I realized that this had all happened for a reason.
The job I lost was not the job I was meant to have. Life is full of inspiration and comparing yourself to others will always hold you back.
So, where has all of this drama, turmoil ans soul-searching of the past two months brought me to? To a determined, inspired and motivated state in life. I now have a new “plan”, have started to believe in myself again, I will continue to strive to not compare myself to others and have new found inspiration for not only my beloved blog, but for life.
I have a few things in the works right now for this new “plan” and I can’t wait to share it with you lovelies! Stay tuned – this girl will not be defeated! 
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Thanks for sharing your story Steph. I have had my own struggles too (including my blog). I am finally at a place emotionally where I feel comfortable talking and writing about some of them. I’ve learned that it kind of helps when people learn your real story and if you just follow your own heart (no matter how unpopular you think it might be). People are more likely to connect with you emotionally when you do.
I met a blogger recently who has a similar story like yours. His blog is talesforwork.com. He also struggled with his blog and found success, after he opened up about his life. He ended up writing an ebook, which flopped. But he kept going with it and managed to sell 30,000 copies. He wrote a second book which has been picked up by a publisher. See, there are so many possibilities and there are definite strong ones with this blogging thing. Stay strong!
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Thanks so much for the support girl! I’m a survivor and am strong! This girl won’t ever be giving up!