March Mood Board '20
Author’s note: So I originally wrote this at the end of February and forgot about it until now. Given the current circumstances of a national quarantine due to COVID-19, I thought this mood board was so hilariously juxtaposed of March’s actual current events that I wanted to preserve it in it’s purest form and share it with you all. So enjoy, the nostalgic memory of she-who-did-not-know the world was going to fall apart.
March— the time for spontaneity, experiences, and optimism.
March is on it’s way and with that it’s own set of adventures and qualms.
February was very draining for me - things started shifting and changing at work making me doubt my abilities and who I am. I also started to lose focus and inspiration when it came to my extracurricular activities, shut myself off from (almost all) human interaction and binge-watched my life away. Which if you know me personally, is v off brand. Thankfully, as time went on, I slowly felt myself coming back to who I am, in the way where I genuinely want to spend time with others, and allow God to breathe life into this blog, so I feel like March will be full with a lot of adventures. Spontaneity, and life, and optimism.
On my Calendar
I’m going to a wedding! I still can’t believe I’m at the age where weddings aren’t just for family members or my mom’s friends, but actual people that I adore and cherish. I am so excited! It’s for a friend from college and I am going with my college friends and I feel like the entire evening will be a scene from the rom com Netflix movies I love so much. That being said, here are a few wedding guest dresses that I tried on. For some reason I’ve been really into Lilac hues lately (hence the similar colors) which is really strange for me because I’m not one to like purple.
Another thing that’s on my calendar is Create & Cultivate’s Austin, TX Pop up! If you’ve been following CQ for a while, then you know that this will be my 4th C&C pop up I’ve ever attended. By now I’m pretty experienced, and am mainly going to network and hopefully meet Champagne & Chanel (!), but I think this is still a good experience, and keeps my “blogger” card safely intact. It’s also the week of SXSW which I don’t think I will be attending (mainly because I feel like such an outsider and don’t really understand it, but that’s here nor there).
New Places to Eat
One of my friends is on an intermittent fasting, and has redirected all of our hangouts to healthy food places (which i’m not totally opposed to) which got me thinking about all of the yummy places in Houston I want to try but never get around to. This month, I think I want to try to cross off at least 3 from the list.
Aaaand, that’s a good start for now! ;) If you have more yummu Houston spots to add to the list, please let me know. Slowly but surely, we’ll make our way through it.
Inspired By
My life/perspective is low-key being changed by this series called “Kingdom Clout” by Stephen Furtick. He’s deep diving and exploring into what actually defines and determines success, and the point of wanting fame and clout in terms of the Heavenly Kingdom. It’s really interesting, and has really challenged my priorities in life and what I chase. I mean, I knew that I struggled with a lot of self-doubt and constantly seek validation, but there’s just a way that you face it when a pastor is calling it out alongside biblical truths. The way he spoke about it made me feel like all of the “success” that I find myself putting my trust in: likes and followers on instagram, my salary number, the respect and validation I receive from work, the amount of readers on my blog - he made it feel so so small. Like incredibly small. Which I admire, because I think I spend my time making all of those things so so big.
In terms of style, my pinterest feed is slowly turning from blazers and boots to sandals and tees and I’m living for it. I’m currently really into the whole super chic but kind of loose style right now — which if we’re going to be honest, I had no idea that was a theme until I looked back at my most recent pins and saw they all were very similar. The mind is an interesting thing. Either way, I’m seriously loving it. It’s giving me a Cali-girl-meets-chic vibe, and incorporates a lot of simple pieces that make it look both effortless and fun. I’ll post reference photos so you know what I’m talking about but, I did want to give a clear heads up in case some of my wardrobe starts incorporating these pieces. * wink wink *
Home Happenings
I feel like I have my home at a good place and I’m so happy. I had to slow down on the purchases while i got the rest of my finances in order (as in I am quarantining myself from target and homegoods), but every day that I come home, I fall in love with this space more and more. It’s still missing a lot of pieces and has some jankyness to it (ie. my curtains are literally tilting) - but it is unequivocally, unapologetically mine (and Jesus’). And I absolutely love it. I am so grateful that I have been blessed with such a home, and often times I think about how hard I prayed for this exact moment and how gracious God has been and I get goosebumps. Either way, my home is a home and it’s slowly but surely coming together. I finally got a new couch and have been genuinely enjoying it. Review coming soon! :-)
That’s all I have for you this month, friends! Thanks for tuning in!
Love always,
The Corporate Queen
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For When You’re Full of Joy
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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