A Girl, Obsessed

Since we’re still working our way through some end of summer heat, I though I’d share them with you guys in case you’re heading anywhere hot as well. I used this opportunity to bring along my Jet Lag Mask from Summer Fridays, and while it was super helpful for the plane, it proved to be even more beneficial throughout the week as a treatment for my parched skin. My days were spent running around seeing different sights, visiting fun restaurants, and doing a bit of shopping, so a full face of makeup needed to last pretty much all day without looking dried out or cakey. This was so soothing to use to help cool my skin down when I was hot, and it was great for refreshing the look of my makeup and give some life back to my complexion.

I have this problem with feeling like I need to look perfect or have the perfect morning in order to go to church, but I was reminded recently that God doesn’t require perfection – instead, He meets us exactly where we are, and that means I can let go of any pressures I’ve put on myself and just go enjoy church, even if that means throwing on some clothes, swiping on a quick coat of mascara, and dashing out to the service. I’m embarrassed to say that over the course of this past year, I’ve become increasingly sedentary in my everyday life. It’s gotten to the point where I’m feeling really unhappy with my body and it’s time I make a change. I’m currently looking into the Maker’s Diet because it’s faith-based and focuses on unprocessed, natural foods, but I’m open to other plans if you guys have any suggestions.

After all of the time and effort that us bloggers put into each one of our posts, why do we just send them out into the blogosphere and never pay them attention again? Posts that are 3…6 …9 months old are just as good as the content you’re writing today, they’ve just been buried underneath all of the other posts you’ve created. Older posts can actually be used to bring new traffic and readers to your blog – here are a few ways how.

I’ve been trying to think of a clever way to start this post, but all I’ve been able to come up with is “long time, no see I’m sure by now most of you have realized that I stepped away from blogging and social media, but I’m happy to say that my little break is over and I’m excited to be back. I’ve been so focused on work that I’ve pretty much completely isolated myself from the outside world. It’s been refreshing to discover new things, and I really feel like it’s helped me get out of this rut I’ve been in.