Reflecting on 2014
Reflecting on the past can be an important part of moving forward. I often choose to end each year looking back at what has transpired and what I’ve accomplished. When a portion of your life is documented online – through social media or a blog – it’s easy to travel back in time through the past 365 days. Sometimes this is a blessing and a curse. There’s a point at which spending too much time on the past can hinder our journey into the future. There’s such a fine line between constructive and detrimental reflection on the past.
For me, the past year – my first year of freelancing and blogging full-time – has been a lot of learning what not to do. I’ve made a number of poor decisions as I’ve taken total and complete control of carving and shaping my career. While I know it’s all part of the learning process, it’s easy to fall into the trap of looking back with a negative mindset – the could-have, would-have, should-have mindset. Of course there are many, many things I could have, would have, should have done differently. The key to reflecting on these moments in a productive way is to acknowledge and examine what can be learned from them as I head into a new year and fresh start.
Whether it be self-imposed or a force from the universe, there’s a lot of pressure on year two of freelancing and blogging from New York City. So, I’m spending the last day of 2014 focusing on my energy – mental, physical, emotional energy – and reflecting on 2014. As cheesy as it sounds, I have this intuition that this is my year. It’s scary to proclaim in writing on such a public forum, but perhaps this is my first step in telling the universe I’m ready!
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5. A Fusion of Music & Fashion
S U M M E R
7. Blogger Bazaar Milwaukee
8. Midwest Style Blogger Happy Hour
9. Exploring the Adventure Issue: Eide Magazine
10. My Best Friend’s Wedding
11. Styling for Men: Amsterdam Station
12. Fan Favorite Look: Styling Singer/Songwriter Erica Bryan
13. Just Knotted ARTicles of Clothing Blog Bands
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16. Gameyday with Girly Go Garter
17. Styling for Fall ft. Encore
18. ARTicles of Clothing Blog’s First Birthday
19. Go Blog Social Conference Chicago, Illinois
20. Day to Night YouTube Makeup Tutorial with Woo Skincare & Cosmetics
22. Activewear Essentials for Fall YouTube Video
24. Birthday in NYC with blogger GaBrielle Pedriani of Look Sharp, Sconnie
25. Stylish Holiday Wine Tastings at Osteria Mattone
Love it! Congrats Caitlyn on your first year of doing this for real! Can’t wait to see what’s next!
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Thank you for your constant support as a fellow entrepreneur and friend – so thankful you have and will continue to be a part of my life and career! Cheers to 2015! XXOO – C
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