Have you ever stopped yourself and thought, “Why am I doing this?”

That was me, 10 years ago.  Working in corporate sales, being really good at my job, paying my bills like a boss, and hating every minute of it.  I went home every day dreading having to wake up and do the same thing again. I felt like I was wasting so much time.  

So, I quit.  Flew to Cabo on an impulse.  Got a tattoo {after flying back}.  And promised myself I would never waste my time doing something I hated ever again.

I decided to live life feeling, seeing, and experiencing MORE.  I wanted to do something that I loved; something that allowed me to contribute to the world in the way that I was meant to.  Not everything in these past 10 years has been easy, but everything has been worth it.  

Since quitting that corporate job, I’ve had lots of adventures – big and small. I planned weddings, taught high school English, and I even went back to school myself.  I traveled to Europe and realized that Paris is even more amazing than I could have imagined.  I’ve done my best to spend as much time in the sunshine + salt air as possible, and I’ve come to realize that the simple things of the everyday are – in the grand scheme of things – the very best.  The little things that stay in your heart long after they’ve past, and the seemingly most insignificant things you end up loving the most. I’m always on the search for fun things that make the everyday a little more lovely, and to remind me – at the end of the day, the year, and at the end of a life – of what’s important.

Image:  Krista Brackin Photography