A review

I looked through old blog posts and a few thoughts came to mind.

I'm glad I don't do outfit posts anymore, I have a lot of clothes, and I am always growing/changing.

Lots of rambling.

I think people who have fashion blogs are insecure. I really think that...It is okay to want to see what you look like and to get feedback. We all do it. It is just second nature. But I think people who focus on fashion, beauty, and what they look like are in a negative frame of mind. 

As I looked over my outfit posts I felt foolish about what I wrote some of the time. Sometimes we are so concerned with looking good and looking like everyone else.

Another thought I had while perusing my blog posts was that I have a lot of clothes...or at least I have a lot of clothes that fit before becoming pregnant. haha. I have about 9 shirts I can wear right now, 4 pants (shorts, capris, whatever), and maybe 6 skirts. If that were the size of my normal closet I would...well, I would probably go shopping, but I would also have a ton of space left over. And laundry would take one load. Besides underwear. haha... Anyway, I have missed my two-closets-full-of-clothes wardrobe. It has been a good experience being pregnant and I have gotten along fine without my ginormous wardrobe, but I am definitely excited to wear my old clothes again. 

I am also glad that I am growing and changing. I am grateful to have gotten through many experiences. I am really grateful now that I am married and that I am not homesick. That was really a struggle...I am grateful to have written down parts of my testimony. 

modest fashion blogs/blogging thoughts

So I was on the Mormon Fashion Bloggers list a few months ago (from clothedmuch). I was really excited to be on the list. It was kind of... It was definitely a step outside of my comfort bubble. When I saw my blog on the list I was actually really excited. To be on the list, though, you have to post a monthly photo of a modest outfit you wore (there are a couple other things you need/have to do). Well, eventually I just stopped blogging because I felt so ill from the baby-dooder that is kickin' around inside of my tummy... I checked if I was still on the list and I wasn't. A few others weren't and the list has been very well updated. I'm glad that it has been updated and that I have been removed from the list. It shows that the list is a serious thing and that clothedmuch is a serious blog. I am grateful for that! It shows integrity. Anyway, I had fun being on the list just because I was a part of something. If I ever decide I'd like to be on it again I hope I can keep it up for a while.

examples of 'fashion blogging'

At the same time, though, I feel like blogging is kind of...superficial?? I don't know. Maybe it is just superficial for me? I've had mixed thoughts on it. When I feel well and life is good, I like blogging. But then life does its thing and eventually I take a blog break because I feel so blah that I can't even finish a sentence when I go to write during those times. You know?? Besides that I kind of think fashion blogging is really self-centered... Beauty is really hard to depict objectively. We all think of beauty differently. I think that is the hardest part for me when I look at a fashion blog. The way I look at beauty and what is modest is certainly different than what someone else thinks. It is human nature, totally normal.
So, maybe I just need to keep doing what I'm doing and share what I want on the blog, with total confidence that I love it and think it is wonderful. I'll also keep up with blogs that share the same sorts of views and whatnot.

Anyway, those are my thoughts for now.