You know, now that I'm not posting every day, it seems like time is just zooming by. Life, summer—every moment—it's just whizzing past. Taking a step back from blogging has really changed my perspective on the little things. No longer do I feel the need to blog or Instagram each day, nor carry my camera with me everywhere we go. In fact, we went up to McCall this last weekend and I had left my phone in the garage (I had been jammin' to some tunes during my workout & accidentally left it plugged into the speakers), and I didn't give not having a phone for the entire weekend a second thought.
When I returned from Basic Training, I wasn't sure how much blogging I was going to be doing or what I'd even desire to blog about. While I plan on still sharing photos of our travels, tidbits about my fitness routines, and progressions with my new part-time military career, I definitely have scaled back on some of my other past topics & advertisements. And it feels good. I want this blog to be a diary and a place to reflect. A place to share photos or journal entries as they happen. Sure, it's informal and super part-time (like once a week—maybe), but that's where I'm at right now. And I love it.
Lately, life for us has just been all about living in the moment. I've been spending lots of time with my sweetie and we've been working out, cooking lots of delicious meals, taking spontaneous road trips (to McCall for a jazz festival!), we recently changed churches and are so excited about all the places we've been seeing God show his goodness lately, and this morning we just began a new patio landscaping project. It's exciting, it's so fun, and it's great to just be able to take a moment to ourselves to breathe. The direction we're going in—whichever direction that is at the moment—is right where we want to be. Life is good!
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Glad to hear that things are going so well for you! I look forward to whatever your blog brings. :)
So happy to hear things are going well. Change is not always a bad thing! Have a great Monday!
xoxo Allison
Thanks so much, Shannon. Your encouragement with each new post is so ... well, encouraging! Thinking of you :)
Thanks Allison. You're so sweet... always. I really, really appreciate you!
I'm so glad thigs are going well and that you're enjoying life with all the changes and stuff! And thanks for still blogging a little, because #withdrawals.
So great to hear you all are enjoying life so much! Always happy to hear from you on here, even if its only a few times a month! Keep on living your life and taking in every moment!
I have been trying to just LIVE IN THE MOMENT too!!! It is kind of nice, however I do really like routine too - so it's been a little bit of a struggle, but I am getting there, I am going for BALANCE! ;)
It's so awesome to hear you're doing so well!
That sounds like a good plan to me. I love blogging when I want to, when I have the time, when I feel like I really have something to share, and on my own terms. No sponsors. No obligations. It really does lighten the load and lead to more LIFE time! :)
Living in the moment! Amen sister!
:) Give yourself to the journey He has planned for you.
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Sounds like the perfect summer to me :) Good for you guys! And yes to going with the flow re: blogging frequency. I'm down with once a week... nice and chill.
Btw -- can I ask why you stopped making YT videos? I notice you had quite a few videos up (most older than 1 yr) and also a lot of subscribers! But then a hiatus and then your last hair vid.
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Hi Quinn!! You know, I don't know the answer to that question. I LOVE making videos, but find that they take a bit more time than usual. Also, I spent the last several months prepping for an attending boot camp for the Air Force. I didn't have a lot of time in between. Oh, and I also cut my hair super short, so that's why the beauty ones stopped. I plan on bringing them back slowly but surely :) Any suggestions?
Maybe something workout-related, since you're into fitness? Or I notice a lot of YouTube ladies are doing "Vlogust." I might join in -- not vlogging every day like them because that's too intense for me haha, but maybe just one or two :) Hope to see you on YT soon :)
Ooh a fitness one... that sounds really fun. Thanks for the inspiration, Quinn. You're so awesome!
Love it - get out there and enjoy! I've been trying to scale back on my posts - but that's usually when I figure out what I REALLY want to say and end up churning out a whole bunch of things. Maybe eventually I'll learn :) BTW, your hair looks awesome! Love the highlights!
Thanks so much, KC :) Haha, I do that, too. I try to cut back but then end up having SO MUCH TO SAY in each post :)
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