My Shopping Experience Today :)

This was my first real in-store shopping experience I have had in a long while. Most of my shopping the past couple years has been done behind the computer screen. I did buy some pants in target a few days ago, but i went in with intentions to get/try on a specific thing and just grabbed some extras on sale. Not a real take-your-time enjoy-the-process type experience. Before that, the last time I bought something in the store for myself was buying maternity shirts and pants. And I wasn't exactly going for style when I picked them up either. Plus, I was with my boyfriend and he is hard to shop with. He is like most guys...wants to get in, get what you need, and get out.

This time, it was all about me enjoying myself...all by myself :) I went in to Burlington coat factory with 25 dollars to spend. They were having a huge sale so I was able to get quite a few items with just my 25 bucks. I love what I picked up...but even more, I loved that I had fun! I put on my iPod, cranked the tunes, and just drifted through the aisles. An hour zoomed by and I hadn't even noticed.

This is also one of the very first times I went shopping in a store, and didn't feel completely overwhelmed choosing what to buy. Before, I never really knew what to pick or what was in...or what would even look good on me. Armed with a little knowledge and inspiration I picked up from my new found budget fashion blogs (check out links on the side if interested), I felt so much more comfortable picking up a few tops that I am confident I can make look good!

There were a few items that I looked at, picked up and thought, "hmm, would this really look good on me? Can i really pull this off??". I decided to put those back on the rack and not risk wasting my small budget on something that might be too "risky". I'm hoping one day soon I can learn how to take those risks and not have to pick things that are "safe" or have to refer to a specific celebrity/fashion icon to know what looks good together. That will be my ultimate and final fashion test lol...

I also ordered some shoes online the other day, so when I get those in the mail, I will do my first "haul" video with everything i picked up this past week :)

First post on the path to discovering me!

I have always wanted to start a blog but never really got the guts to because i'm not the best writer or the most interesting person to read about. So the first thing i should say is.... this blog is for me.

I would love to connect with other women maybe going through the same journey of discovering themselves, but i cannot write for anyone but me. This blog is to help me figure out answers to all the questions about my identity that i have struggled with for quite some time now.

There are certain aspects of my life that i would like to define and improve. Those include:

*My Journey to becoming a mom. I am expecting a little boy in 3 weeks and this leap into motherhood is the most important aspect of my life that i would like to define.

*My Journey to finding happiness. I have struggled with depression and anxiety for years now, and i need to find out what puts me on the path to finally being happy with myself and my life.

*My Journey to defining my physical identity. I have never focused on my outer appearance because i was never happy with what was inside.  I always threw on whatever and bought what was cheap, never really creating my own style. After my baby is born, i really want to first and foremost work on my health and getting into shape the right way (eating healthy and exercising). I also want to discover my fashion style and create a look for myself that helps define who i am (or who i want to be). I don't have much money so i will be doing all this on a tight budget... but i am ready for the challenge!


Those things are all aspects of my life that i have been wanting to improve, but i haven't made the commitment to until now. There are other aspects of life that i have not even began to figure out yet, like what i want to do for the rest of my life....what do i even like to do:? I am young (20 years old) and have alot of time left (i hope), but i don't want to waste anymore of it walking around in circles and asking myself the same questions. I want to be on a path to sucess and self fufillment. I want to be on my way to being happy.


I don't know if anything i wrote makes sense to the average person, but like i said before...i can only write for me. And i must say, it feels good to write this first post. Like taking the first step up a mountain. I finally feel like i am on a path to something...