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I'm currently 7 weeks postpartum and cleared to start getting back to "normal" activity. It seems like enough time to have had a look at what I wore during my pregnancy and to know what I really liked and what didn't work for me.  I showed really late, I was probably around 25-26 weeks before I had a bump that took me out of my normal clothes and even then I was still fairly small. Because of that I didn't really invest in maternity clothing. By the time I got to the point where things didn't fit or I didn't like how they fit I was less than 10 weeks from my due date. That said, we had 3 weddings to attend this year and my baby shower. I also worked until I went into labor, which was luckily a Sunday, so I did have to dress myself until the end. Another disclaimer, I was able to have a relaxed wardrobe for work which also kept me from buying more maternity wear and using what I had in my closet. My first favorite: Black Blanqi Maternity Leggings . I was re
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Saying Sayonara to 2018...

Hey! Hi! Hello!
It’s been a really long time since I’ve been on here. I would love to have some reason like, “I’ve been so busy I haven’t had the time”. But honestly that’s not the case. Really I’ve been drowning in self doubt and anxiety over the direction of my life at the moment. SOUNDS EXCITING! I know it’s been a blast. I can’t say that I’m currently feeling more settled, focused, or self assured, but I am working towards it a little at a time.

One big piece of advice I've received this year that I'm planning to focus on for the new year is "Find your power." Funny how obvious it is and yet how little I do it.

This year I have done a ton of soul searching through my yoga instructor training, journaling, and therapy (we're back!) and I have realized that although I had never identified with being a people pleaser that I have definitely become that. Creating an unflustered environment for people around me is a huge part of who I've become. It doesn't sound bad but I've been doing it at my own expense. Bad. So as I look forward to the new year I'm planning to focus more of my time on things that bring me joy and trying to vocalize what that is. While it sounds easy it's really difficult for me but I think it's the only "resolution" that matters for me in the new year. That and less screen time. 😱

I also plan to share more. I'm constantly worrying that what I have to share isn't polished enough. I got the book "Show Your Work" by Austin Kleon and it's kind of reinforcing the idea that most things start out messy and get cleaner that doesn't mean you wait until you can make it clean to share it. So I'm planning to share more of my mess, my little projects, my imperfections, because I like sharing things and I know most people aren't perfect so why do I need to be?

I hope you won't mind and will stick around as I muddle through this crazy thing called Life and share the tough and the fun bits with you.
xx
D

ps. up next, my 2018 reading list. I'm sharing everything I've read since last maybe December, I'm not positive when my list started, up to now. Yes there are series involved if you like to get sucked into a story.
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