Hello anyone who may happen to read this! I haven't posted a blog in almost a year and I felt inspired so I thought I would talk about what's been going on lately. I post my daily outfit on instagram under @whatrachelwore which I started a couple of years ago after following a few other fashion bloggers and instagrammers who did the same thing. At first I remember thinking "why is she posting pictures of herself" and it seemed like they were bragging about what they had and what name brands they owned. So it was a love hate following for awhile when after I had my second daughter Evie, I was at home needing something to do to feel connected to who I am (since I was off work). So i decided I would start a fashion instagram where I would post outfits, beauty, etc. I did not tell anyone I was doing it (except my husband) because I didnt want anyone I knew to follow me because I didnt think they would understand or judge me the way I judged the few girls I followed in the beginning. You have to be careful about how you perceive things you see on the internet and I did not want to send the wrong message, so it stayed pretty private to people I knew until recently. Somehow one person discovered my page and the next thing I know my brother is calling me to ask if I was a celebrity. (Which really my following is nothing near the following of serious bloggers so I laughed at him.) So at this point I thought "what the hell" if people I know follow me then good. They'll just know me that much better. I cannot be ashamed of what I love to do. This is me and I'm going to fo what I love as selfish as it may sound. It's important for me to still stay the same person as far as what I love/how I dress even though I'm a mother of two young girls. A lot has happened in the last few years so @whatrachelwore has given me a place to go to escape and inspire and be inspired. Now when I say "fashion instagram" I always laugh at myself inside really because my outfits and posts are nothing close to what I wish they were, if you can even call it fashion..its certainly not high fashion, it's just casual, affordable everyday wear for a southern girl who works in retail. But it's real and I think thats why people like it. My looks are very attainable and usually inspired by major bloggers like @theteacherdiva and @alysonhaley. I would love to truly write a blog and have a photographer but I cannot think of how to even begin to make the time for it. It is always in my mind to start a real blog but I cannot wrap my brain around it. So for now I rely on instagram and pray that one day I will chase after other dreams . I hope that my instagram will inspire people like me who wake up not having a clue what to wear to work, feeling like I have "nothing to wear" until I see someone wearing an outfit I have in my closet that I forgot about...throw on a necklace or different accesories and it's a brand new look you could not have created on your own. I just hooe that no one views it as bragging or "look at me" kind of thing because that's not at all my goal. My goal is to inspire and be inspired, to share looks and shopping finds with the rest of the fashion crazy women like me who live, eat, breathe clothes, jewelry and handbags. It's been a fun little journey waking up getting ready and managing to get out the door with two kids and snap/post my daily outfit. I'm truly proud of myself for it. It has helped me to stay true to who I am and to never thingk that just because I'm a mom I need to dress in sweatpants or a moomoo everyday. No, I aint bout that life. (I actually tried it after my first daughter was born- I don't even want to talk about those dark days.) So I'll continue my "fashion" instagram until I no longer feel like it or get too busy for it but my hope is that I will create more time and post more blogs and work on creating a better blog...until then I may blog again this year but who knows. Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this!
Xoxo,
Rachel
