Been relatively quiet on this platform for the last month. When I took a quick detox break in October, I was quite literally going through the withdrawals of fomo, fear of losing brand partnership work, & general depression. It was scary. I was scared. Especially scary was the fear of losing out on work. When your online presence dictates the amount and quality of work you get, the minute you get back online you find yourself playing the comparison game with other folx. Even ones you consider friends. It becomes this endless cycle of despair and forced creativity in the name of the algorithm(❗️). While I’m still trying to establish boundaries once more on here (and finding brand partnerships that I believe in), I’ve found myself reaching less for the apps and comparing myself far less than I did before. It feels f*cking delightful. More time spent finding quality opportunities I believe in and with people that I don’t feel as performative with. I don’t know if I’ll be this publicly vulnerable moving forward because it honestly feels like many of us creators are screaming into a void & there’s so much emotional exploitation solely for optics. I do know I’ll be back on here for the foreseeable future due to work. And because, damn, I’ve worked hard to build the community I’ve built these last 4 years, and I’m proud of it. So, hi again. I’ve got things to share & slow fashion styling advice to give. In my own time, of course. Thanks for sticking around. 🙃🧡