June 2018 – A Midwest Belle

Hi, friends!

I’m back and so excited to jump into the swing of things again! The first thing I wanted to share with you all was my June Ipsy bag.

I’ve gotten a lot of subscription boxes in the past 3 years, but the only one I’ve stuck with is Ipsy. While this is definitely personal preference based on what you want to get from your subscriptions, Ipsy delivered what I had wanted: lots of makeup, and fun/unique products.

The past few months my excitement for Ipsy has waned a little, as the products they’ve been sending haven’t been up to usual standards for me. That doesn’t mean that I plan on getting rid of it, however! I still love Ipsy and intend to continue receiving it.

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Hi there everyone! I know that I’ve been gone for a while, and I’m so sad about that!

I started this blog, and I had a great plan. I was going to post 2-3 times a week, I had an editorial calendar and a vision in front of me.

Then I graduated, and the strangest thing happened to me. Instead of having this great drive to constantly work and improve upon this amazing new blog, I began to feel as though I had no energy to do anything.

This feeling of lethargy didn’t just stay with my blog: it touched every part of my life. I had no desire to do anything. I didn’t want to get out of bed, I didn’t want to try to find a job, I didn’t want to even go outside on a walk. I was constantly feeling stress about everything in my life, big or small.

So why? Where did all of the excitement from graduation go? Where was all of that spunk I had for so long?

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