'Been a Long time gone'

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Wow! It has been a long time since I have written a blog post and so much has changed! Life looks so different since I started theurbandoll.com.

I was not sure why I walked away from blogging and styling for as long as I did, and it dawned on me as I began writing this post. Life looks totally different, and I realized I needed time to process it. When I started this site I was a newlywed in a new county, new job, and going after a dream I have had for a while; to share unique fashions I love, styling photoshoots, sharing my personal style, and writing about what inspires me.

To sum up the last 9 years vaguely, everything turned on its head forcing me to take a road I never knew I needed to take, but in mid-sight, I am grateful.

Being in a new environment where suddenly external validation became so intense that anyone and everyone’s opinions of me were more important than my opinion of me and I lost sight of what I wanted for myself and I carried that for years. Shelter in place 2020 got me thinking about what I wanted/needed, and even then I was a long way from where I am now, I am still on my way, but that’s the whole point and beauty of it all, life goes up and down, we ride the wave and look for the lessons.

I stopped asking for permission and finally started bringing my designs from my brain to garments I can share with the people who resonate with them. I design atypical designs for the atypical human. Drawing from art, life, and a constant daydreaming state, these designs really show what’s in my heart, and exposing it feels freeing. I also started studying Apparel design and merchandising, something I have always wanted to study.

I am happy to be back and see where this next chapter takes me. Thank you for reading this far and for coming on this ride alongside me.