Introducing Time & Place
I’ve always wanted to blog; to share my style and travels, and was encouraged by many friends. Up until now, I never had the confidence or focus to make it happen. Here’s what changed…I saw life from the other side. I found myself unhappy, lacking motivation, and felt like there was a void in my daily life. In my searching, something pushed me to finally create this space for creativity, community, and experimentation.
I’ve always enjoyed being busy. I thrive on a packed schedule, working under pressure, and the feeling of being ‘needed.' The unfortunate realization I came to in the last couple years was the difference between business and true happiness. I realized I was filling many days with mundane tasks and unfulfilling work that made the time pass. I awoke to this reality after 2 years of actual busyness. Getting engaged, a devastating loss in the family, planning a 3-part wedding, and a job change. During that time, there wasn’t time to think about how I was really feeling in my day to day. Therefore, the come down from these events was crippling. I felt like I was waiting around for something to appear and make me feel purposeful again. It was a difficult complex to feel like I should be the happiest I’ve ever been- newly married, living in sunny Los Angeles, a cute puppy, etc etc. But in reality, I was very lost in the unknown of what was ahead. On paper (or my social media appearance,) the future was looking bright!
I realize that reading this back, my problems are very small and I am not looking for pity. Rather, for you to know that no matter your circumstance, there can be a void inside of you. All we want as humans is to wake up with a soul fulfilling purpose each day. I often speak to the way that we go to middle school, high school, then college without much room for a different path along the way. Then you’re thrown out into the real world with all the possibilities under the sun! It’s frikin scary. Especially when the path you planned for yourself, shifts before your eyes. The ‘other side’ that I’m referring to is the realization that this is it. There’s no magic that’s going to happen one day when life POOF! begins. You are looking at it and it’s yours for the taking.
I could go on and on, but my point is that procrastination is for high school students studying for a math test (lol.) Life is short, precious and sometimes it takes serious digging to get to the bottom of your happiness. What led me to actually getting this thing going was being laid off from my job, moving to a new city, and a pandemic overtaking our world. I hope that by reading this I can motivate someone to not wait as long as I did to do something you’ve always wanted to.
You may wonder where Time & Place comes from. I thought a lot about themes, words, and mantras that resonate with me. I kept coming back to the theme of life’s timing and that the time and place of this space has come! Yes, I’m excited to share my style, fun vacations, delicious meals, and so on. But I want this space to be more than that. I want it to feel as authentic as possible and a community where everyone is welcome. I hope sharing some pieces of me will inspire or resonate with you.