One of my biggest challenges blogging is actually doing the
blogging. Taking a quick 10 minutes to take outfit pictures or perusing the
interwebz in search of the best deal on a faux leather jacket is fun and easy.
Sitting down in front of my computer to write? Now that’s the hard part.
It’s hard for a few reasons. One of which is that I have a
hard time balancing all the things I want to do with my limited free time. As
my mother would say, I have a lot of strengths but time management is not one
of them. Work keeps me busy and
ironically one of my biggest strengths professionally is time management and managing
conflicting priorities. But apparently, I leave that strength at the office.
When I get home, I would love to sit down to blog but I also want to spend time
with Aaron, work out, have a glass of wine (or 3) with my roommates, binge
watch Homeland, FaceTime with my family, etc. You get the picture.
More challenging though is finding relevant and personal
anecdotes to share without violating the privacy of those around me who didn't
sign up to be written about. Perhaps this will start to come more easily the
more I blog but for now I'm feeling a bit of writers block. My professional career is a huge part of who I
am and what my life is about right now. I work in volunteer and event
management and I love it. I love my coworkers, I love the volunteers I meet and
I’m proud of the events I work on. But does my employer want me to write about
them on the internet? Probably not. The
same can be said for my family and personal relationships. Those are a huge
part of my life but does my boyfriend want me to write about the tiff we got in
over overpriced coffee last weekend? Probably Definitely not. What I’m saying
is there are parts of my life that aren't only mine to share. So where is the
middle ground? I’m not sure; I’m still working on it. Bear with me here J
& while I think about it, you should hurry your cute little
booty over to Target before the 4th and get this scarf since it is sold out
online. Full disclosure: it is entirely
too hot in DC to be wearing a scarf but I couldn't help it. It was the perfect way
to show a bit of patriotism in the office during yesterday’s World Cup match. #Howardforpresident
Scarf-Target
Shirt- J.Crew (similar and 30% off with the code JULY)
Skirt- Banana Republic (sold online in black and 40% off with the code BRJULY)
Clutch-Kate Spade "Horseshoe Cove"
Shoes- J.Crew Factory
Sunglasses- Anthropologie
Pictures by Danielle of The Ephemeral Market
