Life Update

Published
January 10, 2017
By:
Lauren Ashley Patao

I’m sure you’re wondering here I’ve been these past few months. Unfortunately, as much as I hate to say it, TFD has not been the same. With full-time school (6 classes killed me!), trying to find a job, trying to find an apartment in NYC all while becoming an aunt and trying to blog, I got a little lost in how to handle and manage everything all at once.

These past few weeks, I have felt so guilty and bad for being so out of posting both on Instagram and on the blog. While I know I have a good reason, it just hurts me to not be able to share and do what makes me the happiest and what makes me feel like I truly serve a purpose.

I started TFD almost 3 years ago to be able to inspire people through my daily outfits, stories and updates. So, this update is really meant to keep you in the loop with what’s going on in my personal life as well as inspire you to overcome any stress you might be feeling right now because of a lot of things on your plate.

I started work at IT Cosmetics last week. I love it! It’s very different for me, though, to have a 9-6 job Monday through Friday. For that reason, I’ve really been trying to focus on that and adjust to that. On Friday the 6th was my birthday, so I was spending time with my parents who were in town and with my friends. Back to work on Monday, you get my point. It’s not easy. I’ve never had a full-time “adult” job before. While I’ve worked a lot in the past, it’s been nothing like this where I leave just after sunrise and come home after the sun has already set. Coming home to no light is really aggravating because I know I can’t shoot content when it’s dark outside. And, to top it all off, I got a little sick this week because of the really cold weather that my body isn’t yet used to.

But, with that being said, I promise that I am working on a plan that will allow me to work on my content during the weekend so that I can come back to the blog on the weekday with fun, fresh, new and exciting content.

I don’t want anyone to ever feel as if I don’t love this site anymore. Because I do. I wish I could do it full-time, trust me. But for right now I will be managing two full-time jobs and it will be okay. I hope you can stick by me throughout this transition because I would love to still have you here on TFD!

Thank you for all of your support throughout the past three years and I’m so excited to get back into it with a clear head, fun ideas and a lot of inspiring content.

Love you all…so much!