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I am admittedly obsessed with blogs. I read about 20 a day on average, not to even mention the amount of time I spend perusing Pinterest... ugh. My husband calls it the Worm Hole. He will call from work and say "how long have you been in the Worm Hole today?" Nine times out of ten, it will be noon and I will be on my fourth cup of coffee, still in PJs, with a hot laptop on my lap. Translation- waaaaaay too long. Luckily, he is the best ever and thinks it's a cute addiction. We all know the truth. It is thiiiisssssclooooseeee to mirroring a crack addiction.
I just got way off track.
What I was going to say is that I read A LOT of blogs and I have always, always wanted one that I could design and pour over and love and look forward to posting in every day. However, it has been hard for me to feel super inspired to do so. I mean, I have a million boards on Pinterest, which I've heard referred to as "the poor man's blog", so is it really necessary to have a blog? Then I saw the image above posted on my feed and I was like "whoa, here it is." I found my inspiration! I freaking LOVE this quote and the cameo and the colors... but mostly the words and the way they struck me.
For the first time in my adult life, I am knee-deep in significant changes. In October, we moved from Seattle to Portland for my now-husband's job. I quit the company where I had been for 6 years to follow the love of my life and to plan our New Year's Eve wedding. Now here we are, married, loving the new city and my husband loving his job. But I am not working, which is something I have not experienced since 16. Literally, I have been working for 15 years (which makes me feel old and a little freaked out, but that is a whole other blog entry). So now, I am jobless in a new city, away from friends and family, in a new house with a new role as WIFE (which I so love to say) but all the while wondering what the hell I am supposed to do now. Truthfully, I feel a little bit lost. My husband is the most tremendous supporter and is always telling me that I have the talent and experience to do a lot of things- I toyed around with starting a wedding planning business or opening a boutique or a cafe or even returning to the corporate world. The great part about it all, is that options are super fun to play around with when money isn't the driving force. But in the meantime, I am struggling a little bit with motivation and the tangible next step. What should I do next? How am I going to define myself aside from stay-at-home wife? What now?
Which is why when I saw good ol' Abe's quote, I nearly wept. That is my answer. Just be a good one. Whatever it is I am doing, just be good at it. I am finding a tremendous amount of encouragement and joy in this simple concept. Be a good wife. Be a good friend. Be a good cook. Learn to be good at cleaning the toilets. Let's be honest, that one sucks. But I will be good at it!! BE A GOOD ONE.
And so a blog was born. I want to share examples I come across everyday of people that have become a good one in whatever it is they do- fashion, cooking, design, photography, writing... whatever inspires me, I plan to share.
Remember, you are a good one too.
xo Carly
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