There are ways of being I've been trying to implement for years, but you are only truly ready once you're ready.  Our mindsets and states of being are constantly in flux.  We all go through different lessons and experiences that help us grow and change, sometimes in ways we never planned or thought possible.

But as I manage my mental health and give myself more room away from what I assume people expect of me, I make more time for what I want and what makes me happy and what feels aligned with me.  Maybe that way of being feels normal to you, but I've learned that my childhood trauma has had a tremendous effect on every part of my life; Living my life for others being one of those ways.  To just stop people pleasing feels incredibly scary because if I'm not of service to someone how will I keep them from abandoning me?

Change is uncomfortable and liberating.

All this to say, I'm looking forward to bringing you more posts about quiet days, more of my photography, more walks in the forest, and more art!  There will still be outfit photos, of course, because I still love clothes.  This all just means I'm putting less pressure on myself to "measure up" to other bloggers or influencers by just living and creating and sharing with you.  And hopefully, you want to stick around!

Today's post is a look at our impromptu walk in some local woods on New Year's Day.  Though it was cold, it was fresh and exhilarating to have a chance to be amongst nature.  We meandered around without the dogs and took lots of photos!  I could photograph moss, bark, ferns, ivy, and mushrooms ALL dang day!!