Endings & New Beginnings

Happy Friday Fab Housewives! And what a particularly special one it is for me…

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It’s funny how we always think we know exactly what we want from life. We make all these plans because we know best, right? But life has a way of making it’s own decisions, and usually, it doesn’t even ask us if we’re okay with it. Oftentimes we find ourselves so far off the path we originally set out on, and in a place we never ever dreamed we’d be. For all of us planners and thinkers and dreamers out there, that realization is both terrifying and exciting at the same time.

About a year and a half ago, I created this blog with the hope of branding myself as a lifestyle television host. But what I wanted more than anything was to have a platform to voice my ideas on marriage and relationships. As a newlywed, married to an incredibly uplifting and encouraging man, I didn’t understand why so many people had these negative ideas of marriage and a life of eternal monogamy– ideas that housewives were frumpy, worn-down women, ideas that marriage means you have to let go of your own dreams and passions, ideas that romance and sex comes to a dramatic, screeching halt once the couple utters the words “I do.” But this just simply wasn’t the case. I realized the days of the dowdy, apathetic, self-sacrificing, under-sexed housewife are long gone, and my blog was to be my way of sharing that with the world.

I began small– a post a week between auditions and a part-time job that helped pay the bills. But soon, more and more people started reading. Now, traffic here on my little blog has grown to such a number, that I can really see a huge potential. A few weeks ago, the hubs and I decided to take a risk. We decided that in order to really give the blog the shot it deserves, I would need to start working on it full-time. No more extra income. No more safety net.

Today is my last day at work. It’s my last Friday in the corporate world, my last day with my wonderful “work family.” Next week, I will  begin a whole new chapter of my life and career, and I couldn’t be more nervous. The past few weeks have been an endless barrage of sleepless nights and tummy aches, and I’m sure those will continue into the coming weeks, but all of that is okay. It’s okay because I know that without risk, there can be no reward. And like my Motivation Monday post from a couple weeks ago, If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough.

When I graduated from college, my shiny new journalism degree in hand (figuratively), I never in a million years thought I would some day become a blogger. Truth be told, I barely even knew what a blogger was back then. But to deny an amazing opportunity that has been handed to me simply because it wasn’t in my plan, would be foolish. Instead I want to live in the moment, embrace what the world has to offer, and follow my path to success wherever it naturally leads.

And as for all  of you faithful, loyal, encouraging readers: Thank You! You are the reason Fab Housewife has achieved the success it has, and I am so relieved to be embarking on this new journey with you all by my side.

Until next week…