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It’s day two of the year that is new and I am oscillating between giddy optimism and terrified nervousness. January places so much pressure on each of us to be more than we were the year before, that you can’t help but feel the tension EVERYWHERE. Like this outfit. I loved this dress <\/a>it when I styled it, but now I’m second guessing everything.\u00a0 Why did I put it with a coat no one can buy anymore? Berets<\/a> are overplayed. Those earrings<\/a> are like red snow man. Those flats<\/a> again! I can do better. Why didn’t I do better? It’s day two of the year that is new and I am oscillating between giddy optimism and terrified nervousness. January places so much pressure on each of us to be more than we were the year before, that you can’t help but feel the tension EVERYWHERE. Like this outfit. I loved this dress it when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[40,373,481],"tags":[386,404,440],"class_list":["post-3471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion","category-inspiration","category-ootd","tag-amazon","tag-eloquii","tag-floral"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3471"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3482,"href":"https:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471\/revisions\/3482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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I feel it so much with blogging.\u00a0 This is a good look, but when you’re bombarded with everyone’s best of lists from 2017 and their extra invested new content for 2018, it’s hard to just appreciate…anything really.\u00a0 I feel plagued with constant evaluation. Am I doing enough new? Did I change my game enough? The a number has changed in the way I write the year in date and now I feel like\u00a0 EVERYTHING MUST BE BETTER. Bigger. Louder!!! Bolder!!!! But, what happens when it’s not.<\/strong>\u00a0 ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Amazon-Plus-Size-OOTD-934x1024.jpg\")
In fact, I very well might be less today then I was a week a go. What now? Have I failed 2018? Do I have to return to 2017 because I am being held back in the middle school of life? I think I echo many people’s sentiments when I say- Oh god please don’t make me redo that year. ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Amazon-Plus-Size-Winter-Style-Ideas-1024x683.jpg\")
So I stopped. I took a deep breath.\u00a0 I let it all go. The reality is growth and development take time and there is no magical date where if I complete complex puzzle of goal setting mixed with alcohol all my problems sort themselves out. I did not fail 2017. I have not already failed 2018. Change isn’t just for New Years. Change is for when you’re ready. ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Amazon-Vintage-Inspired-Plus-Size-Winter-Outfit-1-1024x683.jpg\")
I share this today to remind you that if you are feeling overwhelmed right now and if you feel like a failure, you’re not alone. It’s hard in a sea of messages reminding us of the things we need to fix to not feel overwhelmed. It is normal at this time of year. it will pass. And don’t worry;\u00a0 the opportunity to do and be better will always be there regardless of the date. Change when you are ready. Grow when you can. ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.glitterandlazers.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Plus-Size-Shopping-Ideas-Amazon-Dresses-819x1024.jpg\")
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