This academic year has been the respite that I've needed for quite some time. While I learned to say "no," I also learned to say "yes" with a backbone.
I can be at practice, but I can only stay until 6.
I can go to the meet, but I will drive myself and come back when I need to do so.
I can't say that I've perfected the quiet moments. I'm still trying to find the balance between quiet work and quiet rest. I've found that journaling has been more cathartic to me than blogging. Although I enjoyed sharing colorful Sephora finds and beautiful Anthropologie pieces that I wanted to own, it was work. Work that I was not ready to do. The dream is still a working lifestyle blog. Not even sponsored. But my focus is on finishing my master's and teaching my kids right now. And that's okay with me.
