{"id":6336,"date":"2024-02-27T14:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justshareforyou.store\/?p=6336"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:02:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:02:47","slug":"when-life-doesnt-go-as-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justshareforyou.store\/index.php\/2024\/02\/27\/when-life-doesnt-go-as-planned\/","title":{"rendered":"When Life Doesn\u2019t Go As Planned"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Life really never goes as planned\u2026
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\n Let\u2019s just say, I didn\u2019t kick off 2021 where I wanted to. But hey, I told myself 2021 would be
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\n Right now, I\u2019m currently really focusing on my efforts on being THE best merchandiser I can be for Lou & Grey. I truly, truly LOVE my company, my team, and my brand, and I\u2019m trying to work to the next level. And that really only benefits YOU because we\u2019ll be able to continue to give the BEST product we can think of. I work with amazing people, and for a while I was feeling like I wasn\u2019t giving 100% to my job. That\u2019s always been the case for me because I\u2019ve always juggled my full time job and running my business (I wrote about
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\n here). I think the more I grow in my career, the more I feel the pressure to balance both. I\u2019m still not at the point where I want to give up one or the other\u2026so until then, I\u2019m just going to keep trucking along.\n <\/p>\n

\n I\u2019ve been seeing SO many posts on Instagram about how influencers are moving away from the platform (not in the way you think, but trying to focus efforts elsewhere) and trying to stick with their blogs and newsletters. Some of these people have never even had blogs or newsletters. But I gotta be honest, I\u2019ve been really thinking about this as well. Instagram is great for snippets of life, connecting with people easily, and having a bunch of different people all in one app. But when you\u2019re on the business side, it\u2019s A LOT of work for not a lot of return. Typically. Some people obviously do VERY well on Instagram.\n <\/p>\n

\n For me, I\u2019ve always focused on my website. Yes, it\u2019s much easier to post on Instagram. But I really love my blog. I\u2019m still working on what I want my newsletter to be. I want it to be extra personal and extra special for those taking the time to subscribe.\n <\/p>\n

\n On the personal front, there have been both amazing and sad changes. My family got some AMAZING news, and we are seriously just over the damn moon. I\u2019ll share more than I can, but let\u2019s just say life will look different in the upcoming months;) On the flip side, I went through a break up fairly recently. It\u2019s actually been one of the healthiest break ups I\u2019ve ever had \u2014 so I\u2019d like to think I\u2019m finally maturing LOL. While life looks a lot different than I thought it would, I realized it\u2019s ok. Life happens. I\u2019ve always been a relationship girl \u2014 I just love connecting and being with someone. But I started to question what I truly want from someone else. I think with all of my previous relationships, I now know what I really, really want and what I just won\u2019t tolerate. I\u2019m finally in a place where I\u2019m super ok with being alone because I have SO. MUCH. GOING. FOR. ME.\n <\/p>\n

\n It\u2019s actually been really relieving in some sense. I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve gone through a break up before, and even though they SUCK, I took comfort in knowing that it probably should have happened when I started feeling RELIEVED. Going back to the \u201cno expectations\u201d thing, that\u2019s where my head is at when it comes to relationships.\n <\/p>\n

\n So yeah, while life hasn\u2019t really gone as planned in over a year or so\u2026I really don\u2019t have many complaints (ok, real complaints). When you start living life more in the moment, things really are never as bad as they seem. You start seeing the good in small, every day things instead of worrying about what\u2019s to come. I think I\u2019m going to stick with this mentality.\n <\/p>\n

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