Maybe it’s me

In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been blogging less frequently and of those blog posts, few of them have been about fashion.

Last year I was spending hours (hours and hours!) perusing fashion blogs, making wish lists, lusting after fashion I’ll never wear.  It was almost like keeping up with the Jones’.  I wanted everything and was obsessed with getting it.

I bought a lot.  More than I should have.  Some things were great purchases that I most certainly do not regret (like this and this…apparently I’m a shoe and purse girl!), but most of it, was stuff that I wore once or not at all.

The tides, they are a-changing.

My focus is shifting and like most of my obsessions, I get hyper focused for a little while, but then lose interest.

I’m not saying I’m not going to post fashion anymore.  Just commenting that it’s not keeping me as entertained as it once was.

I’m not sure if it’s that all the fashion blogs I follow have gotten so commercial-y or if fashion blogs are on their way out or if it’s just me.

A lot of the fashion blogs I used to read are becoming a bore.  They’re filled with clothes I’ll never wear and post after post is a sponsored post or a photo shoot of a fictional life.  They’re jet setting somewhere or showing off items that they were gifted. I don’t fault them for wanting to get paid for this blogging gig, I’m just not interested in reading it anymore.

My bloglovin’ activity goes a little something like this…

“Floral skirt? Not for me.”  *mark as read*

40 Reasons to Love Fall…”eh, another list post. Moving on.” *mark as read*

“Oh look, this chick is in Paris…coolio.” *mark as read*

“Oh…ooooh…um…no…I’d never be caught dead in that. Next!” *mark as read*

“5 coats every girl should have in her closet…I live in FL. I wear a coat about 6 days out of the year. Next!” *mark as read*

And what kind of water have these fashion bloggers been drinking to all get knocked up?!  It seems like every other blogger I click on is preggers!  I think it’s sweet and I’m happy for them, but for the most part, I’m past that stage in my life and I don’t care to reminisce much.  There are a few “real” bloggers that are pregnant and I can totally reminisce and enjoy it.  Maybe it’s because they’re real about it and not just showing their beautifully dressed, perfect bellies and talking about how wonderful it is.

I’ve been gravitating more towards the blogs with real people, just talking about real life.  No fancy photos, no designer clothes, no perfect little lives.

I definitely need to do some cleaning house of the blogs I follow.  The problem is I have such FOMO (fear of missing out) about it that I can’t go all wild west and delete all of them.

*sigh*

I guess in addition to my closet purging, I’ll be doing a bloglovin’ purge as well!

But not today! No, today, I had a bit of a girls day!  As much as I talked about not really being focused as much on fashion lately, it doesn’t mean that I don’t still get excited about a Nordstrom opening up in town!  It opened up a few days ago, but I avoided the craziness and decided to go bright and early with my SIL today to check it out.  The store was beautiful and laid out really nicely.  The whole second floor was women’s clothing, with a small section for kids.  The kids area was adorable!  Let’s just say I’m glad I don’t have a little one anymore or my wallet would be seriously hurting.  There were shoes, purses and accessories galore on the first floor and I could have easily browsed all day long in just those 3 sections.  It was a bit disappointing that I didn’t see a ton of everyday clothing (admittedly I was distracted with chatting and looking at all the pretties so I could have easily missed it!) and there were some designers missing that I was looking forward to perusing…Tory Burch, Louboutin and Jimmy Choo are the ones that immediately come to mind.  Again though, I didn’t look hard core so I know I missed a few things.  Tory Burch was definitely not there though because we talked to an associate about that one.  However, I was stoked to see that DVF and Ted Baker were on display and we were told that they would be getting more designers in the store in the coming months!  There was a long sleeve black DVF jumpsuit that I didn’t dare try on for fear that I may have had to pry it off my cold dead body rather than leave the store without it.  After browsing the store, for a few, it was only 11:15, but we were starving so we headed over to  Nordstrom’s in house restaurant, Bazille.  I had a chicken and goat cheese panini that was delicious, but my SIL didn’t love her roasted chicken.  The fries with aioli sauce were super yum though!  Overall I’d say it was definitely worth the visit.  There was a goat cheese and fig salad that was calling my name so I’ll definitely have to eat there again.

So, I got a little sidetracked with my Nordstrom story, but tell me, what are some real blogs that you love to follow? What draws you to certain blogs…The people? The fashion? The pretty pictures?

Speaking of pictures.  I loathe posting without a photo, but I have nothing to put here and it’s either publish this post without a photo or scrap the whole post.  Obviously I chose to publish it.  😛

 

 

Comments

  1. I can definitely agree with parts of this post. I met a lot of new faces the other week at the media preview and Nordstrom Gala; some really sweet fellow Jax bloggers. But there’s always a lemon in the mix, right? And I couldn’t help but notice her sour face and lack of approachability. (Not that you would realize that from her post. She was all smiles, despite totally snubbing the rest of us. I digress.) But I definitely agree with the fact that most of the fashion blogs are becoming the same thing – designer brands, sponsor posts, like it to know it, lack of personality. In a way, it makes me frustrated as someone who loves fashion because it feels like there’s no individuality anymore. But then again, my style has always been a little different. I like to be loud and as I’ve gotten older my style has gotten a little edgy. So, now I’m struggling with how I want to dress versus how I have to dress. Unfortunately my day-to-day (aka, job) is too casual and doesn’t grant me a whole lotta room to express myself through clothing. I’ve tried and I either get comments about being “dressed up” or people not thinking I know how to do my job because I don’t look the part. Anyway, this is a novel of a post and I could keep going but I’ll stop. Let’s meet for lunch or coffee sometime and chat if you want to expound on this more. xo 🙂

    • Hmmm. I could probably guess which sour puss face you’re talking about, but I’m glad that she was the exception and not the rule. Let’s definitely get together soon to chat!

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