Thanks for stopping by the weblog at this time good friend. I do know I say it lots, however I’m so grateful that you just come to the weblog to see what we’re doing as a result of running a blog is a real ardour of mine & so your visits hold me going, hold me sharing, & hold me running a blog. I’m positive you haven’t simply stumbled throughout my weblog at this time, you have got been right here a short time and I’m so very grateful. In reality I met somebody the opposite day round city, and I completely love how individuals classify the totally different “period’s” of the weblog and all of the issues Jose and I’ve tackled alongside our cozy little journey. This glorious ladies, stated she’s been checking in on the weblog since we lived in our rental in North Carolina, and that simply warmed my coronary heart, as a result of I’ve to remind myself of these years again within the pretty state of North Carolina. Pondering via all of our pretty shock run-ins out in town, and vital markers alongside the best way of this pretty little weblog, I might classify the totally different period’s of all issues Liz Marie Weblog into 4 totally different period’s (to this point).
- “Again In North Carolina” – The rental I believe is what individuals actually keep in mind, however we did construct our first house in North Carolina, and that’s the place the very first weblog put up right here on Liz Marie Weblog occurred, in 2009!
- “Once we First Moved Again to Michigan” – We moved again on Thanksgiving Day in 2014, fully terrified to the world that waited forward exterior of Jose being within the navy. Enjoyable truth: I believe there are two or three individuals I’ve met that has moved from a close-by metropolis in NC to Grand Rapids, MI (the place we dwell now), across the same-time, and a type of is our native information climate girl!
- “When You Opened Up your Retailer” – The Discovered Cottage is its personal little world, and I’m so grateful to my enterprise companions, distributors, workers, and the great prospects that come hang around with me randomly in the course of the week and weekends. The doorways opened to The Discovered Cottage, in January 2016, and we simply celebrated our sixth birthday final month!
- “If you moved to the Farm” – It’s so arduous to suppose we have now solely been at White Cottage Farm since June of 2016… does time go by Quick.
I convey this up as a result of final week on Instagram and TikTok, I shared a really enjoyable and endearing characteristic I used to be so completely happy to be aside of, its titled, “Go Selecting Like A Professional,” and its within the March 2022 Problems with CountryLiving Journal (that is your reminder to go get the brand new challenge at this time). My weblog has taken on so many enjoyable little adventures alongside the best way, and I needed to take a second to encourage whereas I mirror somewhat bit. After I began the weblog, there was no long-term plan, it was merely creating an outlet to provide me one thing to do, whereas I used to be a thousand miles away from family and friends, in North Carolina. The social media platforms the place not what there are at this time, in truth Pinterest and Instagram simply began… and no one knew the way to use them. It was all a ardour of mine to DIY, search for inexpensive dupes, choose at native vintage outlets, and simply absolutely immerse myself into one thing that I completely beloved. Within the first years of the weblog, I labored a full time job, went to design college full time, and someway stretched every day to work in a DIY, take pictures, and weblog about it. These had been some lengthy nights, as a result of I refused to put up something with partial effort or less than my requirements.
My encouragement to you is that at this time’s world, there are numerous distractions that may steer you off your passions, and I need to say put these passions within the forefront and chase after it. I like running a blog, and I like attempting to assist anybody is excited by becoming a member of me on this great world of creativity and vulnerability… however sharing digital content material like running a blog or something on the social channels actually ought to come from a ardour. A ardour of DIY’ing, to Health, to Storytelling… I attempt to re-direct those who the fervour shouldn’t be doing “one thing” to get featured in {a magazine}, or to go viral on social media… By means of your humble sharing of your ardour, these successes will come, I promise. This isn’t to say that I don’t get distracted, in truth I really feel in a season now of distraction & laying low so this text characteristic was actually inspiring to me.
We’ve got had the respect to have little options in Journal earlier than, and I’ve probably not taken a step again to acknowledge my gratitude to my ardour of inside design, running a blog, house decor, and the whole lot in-between. As I opened this cute little characteristic, seeing cartoon Liz Marie within the prime nook, it simply hit me on the very cool and distinctive locations this ardour of mine as taken me and my household… and I couldn’t emphasize it extra, that I’m not any totally different or any extra gifted in my ardour that you’re in yours, so once more please get out of your personal and and see the place you find yourself! Thanks a lot for stopping by the weblog at this time and each different day, it actually means the world to us right here on the farm!
xxLizMarie
