Who’s ready for 2015?
Can you believe it is almost here?
This year has flown by and it was such a fun ride. Also, last week marked the one
year anniversary of my blog! I was so
busy with the holidays and baby stuff that I almost forgot about it!
Thinking back to last January, I never could have imagined how this year would have turned out for me. I had so many expectations of how 2014 was going to be and it’s funny how things don’t work out exactly as you planned, but it turns out better than you could have expected. Here were some of my expectations/goals for 2014 and what really happened. Intermixed are some of my favorite posts from 2014. Click on the picture to see the original post.
Happy Birthday to Erika's Style Diary!
Thinking back to last January, I never could have imagined how this year would have turned out for me. I had so many expectations of how 2014 was going to be and it’s funny how things don’t work out exactly as you planned, but it turns out better than you could have expected. Here were some of my expectations/goals for 2014 and what really happened. Intermixed are some of my favorite posts from 2014. Click on the picture to see the original post.
Expectation 1: Complete physical therapy for my knee and
play football again and wear high heels.
Reality: I completed physical therapy in April, making a
full recovery from my ACL tear. I was
able to play sports and wear heels again.
One of the reasons I started this blog was to occupy my time during the
recovery since I was missing sports. I
was able to play football for one season too (we even won the championship in
our league). So this was one of the few
expectations that came out just about as planned. The only unexpected part was that I only got to play that one season of football.
Expectation 2: I would blog 2-3 times per week, mostly
sharing outfit ideas and inspirations, but also a few personal things now and
then.
Reality: For the most part I think I did do about an average
of 2 posts per week, minus a few weeks here and there (especially lately) where
I didn’t do any. I think it would’ve
been a little easier to keep up with if I wasn’t pregnant. Pregnancy can be exhausting and who wants to
think about their next blog post when curling up on the couch with ice cream
sounds a thousand times better? Hehe…
Expectation 3: Grow my blog audience and become kind of
popular.
Reality: I know that you can’t get success overnight,
especially with all of the thousands upon thousands of blogs that are out
there. It’s tough to make yourself stand
out. I didn’t work on that nearly as
much as I wanted to. BUT, I made a lot
of new blogger friends.
Blogging is such a fun community and I have found it really supportive
and welcoming. I wouldn’t trade my new
blogging friendships for all the success in the world. :)
Expectation 4: I was obsessed with getting a pair of
Christian Louboutin shoes. Red is my favorite color and I love the pop of red
on the bottom of those shoes. I had a
plan in place. I was going to be super
frugal and put aside about $100 per month for 6 months and then purchase a pair and it was going to be awesome.
Reality: I was doing great for about 2 months but then I
found out I was pregnant! I could no longer justify
getting a pair of expensive shoes when I knew that I would have lots of upcoming
baby expenses. Sometimes women’s’ feet increase
a shoe size during pregnancy too (so far so good that has not been the case for me) and I didn’t
want to risk an investment on a pair of shoes that I might not be able to wear
in a year. So I scrapped the plan for
now, but I think I may try again in a few years.
Expectation 5: Continue to eat healthy and stay in shape.
Reality: I got pregnant! :) Haha. It wasn't planned, but Marty and I couldn't be happier. Sure, I may not be working out as much as I want, but I will have time for that after baby girl comes. I'm still eating healthy, but allowing myself more indulgences than before. Baby girl is making me crave it (I can blame it on the baby for now, right?)
Gosh, it was hard to pick out my favorite posts from 2014, there were so many outfits that I loved. It makes me miss my old wardrobe so much and I can't wait to get back to my normal size and wear those clothes again! I miss my long hair too. I'm working on growing it out again. FYI, I keep an album on my Facebook page of all the outfits that I've featured on the blog, in case you ever want to see them all in one place.
Here are some of my goals for 2015. It will be fun to come back to this post at the end of next year and see how they turned out.
1. Have a baby! Enjoy how my life is going to change and try not to stress about the unknown.
2. Continue to blog and understand that it may be inconsistent since I'll probably have less time, but still try to fit it in as much as I can. My goal will be to post an average of about once a week. Hopefully I can do more, but I'm setting my expectations low as I don't know what life will be like after baby. :)
3. After getting cleared by the doctor, make time to work out and take care of myself, so I can get back to my normal size and wear all my fun clothes again!
4. Be more thrifty. I started checking out second hand shops last spring and made some amazing finds. (Thanks to my awesome blogger friends for encouraging this!) I can't wait to see what treasures I find during 2015.
So here's to 2015 ~ I wish you all the best for the new year!
xo, Erika
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Expectation 5: Continue to eat healthy and stay in shape.
Reality: I got pregnant! :) Haha. It wasn't planned, but Marty and I couldn't be happier. Sure, I may not be working out as much as I want, but I will have time for that after baby girl comes. I'm still eating healthy, but allowing myself more indulgences than before. Baby girl is making me crave it (I can blame it on the baby for now, right?)
Gosh, it was hard to pick out my favorite posts from 2014, there were so many outfits that I loved. It makes me miss my old wardrobe so much and I can't wait to get back to my normal size and wear those clothes again! I miss my long hair too. I'm working on growing it out again. FYI, I keep an album on my Facebook page of all the outfits that I've featured on the blog, in case you ever want to see them all in one place.
Here are some of my goals for 2015. It will be fun to come back to this post at the end of next year and see how they turned out.
1. Have a baby! Enjoy how my life is going to change and try not to stress about the unknown.
2. Continue to blog and understand that it may be inconsistent since I'll probably have less time, but still try to fit it in as much as I can. My goal will be to post an average of about once a week. Hopefully I can do more, but I'm setting my expectations low as I don't know what life will be like after baby. :)
3. After getting cleared by the doctor, make time to work out and take care of myself, so I can get back to my normal size and wear all my fun clothes again!
4. Be more thrifty. I started checking out second hand shops last spring and made some amazing finds. (Thanks to my awesome blogger friends for encouraging this!) I can't wait to see what treasures I find during 2015.
So here's to 2015 ~ I wish you all the best for the new year!
xo, Erika
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