Happy Monday, friends. It's the last week of April.... ya'll ready for the best memes of the year? They only come around once a year so let's all take a moment of silence to enjoy! 🤓
Thanks to Google for providing us with these gems!
Couldn't help myself! I don't know how many years these have been out now but they still make me laugh. I'll also be honest with you guys-- I've found myself needing a little bit of blog inspiration and creativity this week. That has zero to do with the memes but makes for a pretty nice transition into today's post, huh?
I wanted to share a "Start of the Week Thoughts" because I really enjoyed writing this End of the Week Thoughts post a few weeks back. A lot of the beauty + style posts I create require a lot of preparation with photos, graphics, etc. Those are some of my favorite things to do, however sometimes it's also nice being able to just write it all out.
Back to finding myself struggle with what to create and share on here. I think my brain or the universe one is trying to test me. I recently shared in my Thoughts On 3 Months of Blogging post that in January I created a goal to consistently put up a new blog post every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It's something I've always wanted to start and stick with. Since publishing my first post after setting this goal, I haven't missed one yet! That both scares and excites me... I'm almost afraid to even say it out loud. I know that sounds silly but if you read the post, you'll know it's a big deal for me! I don't want to be too repetitive so I'll link it here if you want to read more.
For me the expectation to keep going is what's scary and exciting. Sharing content with you all, being creative and also working on this goal is fun and motivating. Because I've always struggled with it, not being consistent feels like giving up or failing to me. I think that's why I'm afraid to miss a post-- if I do I might just stop posting all together. That's scary! I'm sure a day will come in the future where I'll inevitably miss one, I'm just hoping it won't be for awhile. I'm trying to challenge and hold myself accountable. One time I read that the more you do, the more confident you become. I think that has to be true-- if you do something once, surely you can do it again? If we just keep repeating that, in theory we should be able to keep on going. Definitely easier said than done, though!
I feel like I'm being tested on this because I'm finding it more and more difficult to come up with post ideas that I'm both proud of and that I think you all would enjoy reading. I'm going to try to work this week on writing out some ideas and planning out a schedule. I've found planning in advance to be a huge help-- highly recommend if you struggle with where to start, getting things done or staying organize. It always helps me to write things down and make lists. Hopefully I can get the creative juices flowing!
Since we're on the topic of this week, here are a few of my other weekly to-dos:
- Wash + change sheets and bedding
- Catch up on budgeting + plan for May
- Find an outfit for a bridal shower
- Finish + wrap bridal shower gift
I'm excited for the week ahead but also already looking forward to the weekend! I have a bridal shower to attend on Sunday and my boyfriend and I should be having a movie night. The past few weekends we've been watching our way through the Fast & The Furious movies! I've seen them all (they are some of my faves!) but he hasn't. So far we've watched the first two. I'm looking forward to re-watching them all but can't wait to get through three and on to four-- I love Vin Diesel + the whole crew!
If you've made it to the end, thank you for reading and visiting the blog! Feel free to share how you feel about these chatty posts and what type of content you'd like to see more of. I hope you have a great week and we'll chat soon!
