These Things Will Change

"If we don't change, we don't grow, and if we don't grow, we aren't really living"

My good friend Kelsey recently redesigned and renamed her blog to more properly fit her own unique style (read her post about it here on her new blog, Wild by the Water!) and it really made me think about who I was and what I wanted my identity to be.

When it comes down to it, my style, my image, who I want to be, that is something that is forever changing in my mind. I hate finality and I hate the idea of being stuck on one path. I've had the "preppy" image for so long that I'm just known as the "preppy girl" to a lot of people, but I don't want to be known for just that. I believe that nothing is permanent and you shouldn't have to be pigeonholed into one style, outlook, or way of thinking. I, along with most people my age, have also realized that we aren't the same people we were when we started high school. I'm not the little girl with the Lilly dress and pink hair bow anymore, and that is something I'm proud of. I'm proud of how I've changed and I'm proud of the woman I am today.

The way I see it, I'm still myself and maybe I'll have those days where I want to wear a Lilly shift and Jack Rogers with pearls, but I know that that just isn't who I am right now. People grow, the seasons change, and trends come and go, but I'm still me and am still moving forward on this wild ride we call life.
xx