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Jacket: Free People (old) | Dress: Free People | Shoes: Vince Camuto | Bag: Tory Burch | Earrings: Kendra Scott | Necklace: Taudrey
Do you know what I realized this weekend? I really need to have an “off” switch when it comes to blogging.
Blogging is an interesting job because I don’t have an office. I don’t have designated hours. And since I have a 9-5, I spend my lunch breaks, metro rides, nights and evenings working on all things blogging. No wonder why I periodically started getting burned out!
I went down to Austin this past weekend, and I spent my entire Friday furiously trying to answer blog emails. Not going to lie, I felt a little depressed after the election, and the day afterwards was probably my least productive day I’ve had in a long time. I was playing catch up, even though I was technically on a vacation.
There came a moment when I knew I just needed to shut down my laptop and not check my blog email for a day or so. I needed to relax. Chill. Actually not work 24/7, which is a very novel concept. This is why I’m starting to implement “blog office hours,” for my sanity. I’m going to take one whole day a week to power off and do my own thing. I also am giving myself a few hours a day when I completely decompress: no blog events, no day job, no blogging, a few hours just to myself. Whether I use that time to go to the gym, or watch TV, it’s just a few hours of “me” time!
Cheers to a little more balance, right?
I love your dress! The metallic jacket is perfect with it 🙂
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It’s really important to find balance when we don’t have someone telling us what to do, like a boss or just someone in a higher position that us. That’s the thing about being self-employed… It can be so hard to step out of ourselves and be like “wait, I need to pause for a bit”. I’ve actually known many bloggers that do that one day off thing and it works great for them so I believe it’ll work great for you too. And I think your dress is really pretty!
Marta – http://aroundcolours.blogspot.pt/
I feel the same way. I spend almost all of my time either blogging or planning for my blog. It’s hard to put it down, but you definitely have to sometimes!
And I feel you about the election. It’s going to be a rough (hopefully just) 4 years.
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OMG yes a balanced life!! So important. Love your jacket SO MUCH!! Carolyna
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That dress looks so great on you! Love it paired with the jacket 🙂
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Loving this look GF! That backdrop also couldn’t be more perfect!
Xo,
Lacey
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Alicia! You are a total babe! This is such a cute fall date night look! I LOVE that dress!
xo Ashley
I totally hear you on the burnout! It’s so rough going from a 9-5 then 4+ hours of blog work at night! But we love it, so what are you gonna do?
That dress is SO pretty on you! Love Free People. <3
xx Lexi, Glitter, Inc.
Stunning! Just too cute, i love your hair, the color is pretty similar to mine. 🙂 Killin’ it in that free people dress, the design going up and down is super slenderizing. That jacket though!! Yay for balance, it’s challenging to find some days!
What a perfect outfit girl! So comfortable, yet stylish! You look so fab.!
XOX
Candice
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Loving the print on this dress! Killing it with the outfit girlfriend! XO
Recovery from the disappointment of the election was definitely rough.
I love love love that print! So cute!
So smart to do blog office hours… it’s so hard, I feel like we’re just always on and hyper connected… it’s refreshing to take a break and disconnect every now and then.
This dress is stunning!!! I also love your hair colour – so fab 🙂
so cute, and I have those boots in blush and they are my fave!!!