Maxi Wrap Dress | Reflections

Maxi Wrap Dress | Reflections

Hey guys! How are you doing!? Have a good weekend? In my next post I’ll tell you ALL about mine but right now how about an outfit and my current thoughts 🙂

I normally love color but I was really feeling this black maxi wrap dress that I made last year. I don’t think I ever reviewed it.

My hair was dirty and I needed some lazy time so I did not shampoo it-  just being honest lol, so the hat was a no brainer lol.

I went with my favorite animal print shoes because they are the perfect neutral and my neon purse for a pop of color.

Shoes: J’Renee (SUPER OLD)

Accessories: Adrienne’s Essentials. Hat is from H&M

Reflections over the weekend:

Last  week was INSANE. I was on the go every single day. There were meetings, house stuff, kid stuff, husband stuff…just STUFF every single day.  Once Friday FINALLY arrived I knew I had to take a minute.

I took time and unplugged. It’s not something I do often, but it was needed. Adrienne’s Essentials and Stitched9 require SO much online time. It’s almost constant. Answering questions, returning phone calls, making sure everything that needs to get done actually gets done in a timely manner. Not to mention all the sewing, picture taking and candle making. It’s a LOT. I thank God I love what I do and I thank Him for the clients He has given me and really wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.

I’ve talked about being an entrepreneur before and you can read that entry HERE but there is just a discipline that goes along with it.

Your mind almost never stops going. I have to keep a notepad close to me at all times, because when the ideas start to come, they come quick. If I don’t write them down I will forget lol.

With that same discipline comes sacrifice. There are some things that Im not able to do because I have a deadline. There are a couple of things I’ve missed because I have a deadline. There have been invitations that I’ve had to turn down because I have work to do. There is only ONE me and I have a lot to do.

My family helps a LOT. They often help with labeling, packing, printing, making post office runs…that saves me a ton of time, because let’s face it having my own business and being a partner in another requires a LOT of time.

During my down time I came up with a new schedule and I’m glad I am able to give it a test run for the month of June. If it is as successful as I believe it will be I will stay on it until God gives me something that’s even better.

My husband does an EXCELLENT job of looking out for me. I won’t miss out on the fun things again (yep, I’ve missed out on some moments I won’t ever get back) because of “work”. That doesn’t mean things will go neglected, I’ve just rearranged some priorities.

We are starting new chapters in our lives. Tony and I are in our 17th year of marriage, Jaelyn is about to start her 1st year of college, Kayla is going to the 9th grade, and Aj will be in middle school.  I R E F U S E to miss any of it.

I was in a situation recently where I felt I was being taken advantage of. Now if you know me I’m a pretty giving person and I love to help. That’s just who I am but when I start to feel taken advantage of – if I’m doing it ALL and it’s not being reciprocated then there’s a problem.

If you keep withdrawing from your bank account and never make a deposit you gonna have a BIG issue. That’s where I was. I had a negative balance. I was doing all the depositing into someone else, and they were doing ALL the withdrawing from me. Now we all need and expect things from everyone, we all make withdrawals just make sure you are making deposits. SINCERE deposits.

I had to look at myself first. That’s a HARD thing to do, because none of us ever want to be wrong.  Well “I” never want to be wrong. I’m working on that lol.

Once I did some praying and searching I saw where the issue was with me. THEN I was ready to address it with the other person involved.

I’m not one to sweep stuff under the rug. I want to handle it and get it out of the way. Better to work on it when the problem first arises than to patty cake each other with words.

SHOW ME, don’t tell me anything. Words don’t phase me. You can say anything. Let your actions speak.

After some prayer, downtime, and reflecting I’m glad I have a fresh start for June.

How do you handle it when there are more withdrawals than deposits?

Next Post: Jaelyn’s Graduation 🙂