What I Wore: Sunday 3/9/14

Blazer: H&M, Shirt: Forever 21, Jeans: Abercrombie & Fitch, Shoes: Charlotte Russe, Lipstick: Heroine by MAC Cosmetics, Lip Pencil: Nightmoth by MAC Cosmetics 

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

 — Steve Jobs

After a week off for spring break, I had been unsure whether or not people had noticed that I had been on somewhat of a blogging hiatus. After my friends told me how much they missed my posts, I knew that I had to put something together. As much as I say it, I will always believe that there is no better feeling than having people support you and want to see you live out your dreams. Thank you all for coming back and appreciating my little space here. It means more to me than I could ever explain.

This week was full of lots of time for reflection and figuring out what it is that I want to do next. I want to continue with Vogue and Vibes but I know (even more) now that I want all of my posts to be completely authentic, and I never want to post something just for the sake of posting something. There are days where I'm at a loss for words of inspiration to offer. I'm thankful for these days (not only the good days, where I have so much to offer my viewers). The days where I find myself needing to feel inspired are the days where I learn most.

Nobody in this entire world knows it all and we do not always have the right answers. We're only human, and there are no rules that say that we all must be happy and have everything perfect all the time. We carry an unrealistic pressure on ourselves, believing that we should berate ourselves for falling short. It's only natural to feel unsure, unhappy and uninspired. That's life. Embrace every single state- the happiness, the sadness, the inspiration and the lack thereof. Be gentle with yourself. Don't deny any feelings of sadness. Realize that you can't always fix everything and sometimes, things are not in your hands. Life has a funny way of working itself out- just when we are starting to believe that there is no possible way that it could. Understand that there's a high for every low- but never get lost in these lows.

Here's to the end of a wonderful break.

- Alissa