Starting a Thing

So I started a new thing.

Well, not necessarily new per say.

I started writing again. 

At first I was intimidated because how do you write a full length novel? That's like, what, over 90,000 words? I'm not 100% sure honestly (I should probably know that, huh?) 

Anywho after hours upon hours of crazy researching in the wee hours of the morning I decided you know what, you just gotta go for it. 

Jump in. 

All in. 

So I did. And it's partially terrifying because I have no idea where this is going; all I know is that I'm doing it and it's happening and I'm afraid to fail. But if we are afraid to fail at something, shouldn't we do it?

Shouldn't we do the things we are afraid of? Even if we fail, we learn. We grow. We move on. 

So I decided to just go for it. 

Writing makes me happy so I'm doing it. I'm going for it. 

No excuses this time. I've actually started writing a few times. I've started books before. I was too afraid of failure to finish those books. This time I understand that it's okay to fail. So I'm doing it. 

Thank you to Rachel Higginson (one of my favorite authors, go check her out!) for putting ideas in my head and inspiring me and making me believe that I can do this. Because if she can with her schedule I can too. No excuses this time! 

So I'm writing again and I'm excited and scared and happy. I'm excited for the process and to see where this is going. Here's to starting new things and being happy about them!

 

Inspiration

I love hearing people talk about whatever they're passionate about. People literally light up when they talk about things they love or things that inspire them. Especially if you really listen to them talk. 

When people tell me their hopes or dreams or what they want to do in the future I tell them do it! 

They always look at me like I'm crazy but honestly do it!

That's when the self doubt kicks in. I think people are afraid to follow their dreams. They are afraid of failure, they doubt they can even do it, and they are worried about what other people will think of them.

Myself included. 

And it could be a number of things but I usually encounter people who love to paint or draw or want to start a business or want to get back into shape.

Why not at least think about what could happen?

So you love to paint and do art. So paint and do art. Then make an eBay or an Etsy account and sell it! The worst thing that could go wrong is that you don't sell a ton of your art.

But if it's what you love to do and what you put your mind to and you dedicate yourself to, then it will succeed and blossom. 

That was just a random example but I LOVE hearing about other peoples dreams. I'm like a little cheerleader and I love motivating people to do what they want. I'm like you can do it! Try it! It'll be great!  

I believe as long as you try your best, (and I mean REALLY best, don't half ass anything) then you have no room to do anything but succeed. 

The best part is you grow. On your journey to doing what you love you grow and you learn. If it doesn't end up working out in the end then you learned what works for you and what doesn't work for you. It's honestly a win-win situation. 

So go out there and be awesome and follow your dreams!

Comment below and share what your dreams are and what you want to do. 

"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." -Walt Disney

Making Changes

Okay. 

So as you can see, I've changed a few things. I honestly just got sick of talking about makeup so much. 

Don't get me wrong, I love makeup and I talk about it and think about it all the time. I will spend two hours in Ulta looking for one thing. Seriously. 

I just don't want my whole entire blog to be just about makeup. 

There's so much more to me and my life. I love giving advice. I love traveling. I am going to be a nurse in a year. I aspire to write books. So much more. 

When I pictured creating a blog I always wanted it to be about everything and life in general and to not restrict it to one subject. 

Which I did. Then I stopped posting because I got sick of it. 

So I have now given myself the freedom of doing what I want. Because what's the point in doing anything if it doesn't make you happy? So here I am. 

A lot of factors helped me make this decision. First off, classes are done for the winter semester (yay!!) and I have all summer to relax. (More like study for NCLEX and deep clean the house). 

Second, I have been watching my husband follow and create his dream and build a brand and business. That has inspired me to actually do the things I have been dreaming about. And one thing I have always wanted to do was write. And a blog, to me, is a great place to start.

So here I am. 

I'm excited to see where this goes and I hope that I can inspire others on my journey. 

Leave a comment and let me know what inspires you and what you dream about doing. Then go do it.