HEY & welcome!

I am so happy to be here. And happy to have you here!

To give some insight, my name is Olivia. I am 24yrs old. I am (newly) a fiancé, a daughter, an older sister to 4 siblings & my most important title: a hairstylist.

My job is extremely time consuming, as I am technically a small business owner/my own boss, which means that I not only make people look & feel their best, but also every other aspect of it behind the scenes: manage my own social media/branding, network with local girls, educate myself on trendy styles/product knowledge, etc... you get it. A lot of work goes into providing my clients with the best possible experience. I love what I do & am proud of what I have created. I’ll touch more on that later on!

So, like I said my job takes up a lot of my time, which is a blessing because I HATE being bored. Downtime is my greatest enemy. My job is perfect for my personality because I am fully focused and commited to completing a single task and it requires all of my energy physically/mentally. I often face burnout & exhaustion because I fill my time with work. I have a tendency to overwork myself because I love what I do, and I am grateful to have a job that for the most part is fun & enjoyable, however I am seeking out hobbies to fill my time in order to have a more balanced life.

I am in a weird phase right now, to be as honest as possible, I feel super lonely & bored. Adult friendships are tough. It is something I am currently trying my best to navigate and understand better (another topic we can break down later on). I am bored of I don’t even know what lol. It’s hard to express how I am feeling into words. Not depressed, but just sort of going through the motions. I think I am on the brink of a transformation of some sort and I can sense change coming, but I just feel sort of stuck/a little lost right now, so working through that. Also, trying to find comfort in it, if that’s even possible.

I’m desperate to find inspiration and excitement for life and as silly as it might sound I am starting here with this platform. Because truthfully, I don’t really know where else to go at this point.

For some background: when I was 15 I launched a blog. I was sort of a loner in high school with big dreams of becoming a travel and lifestyle blogger. The year was 2015 and Amber Fillerup was my entire life and inspiration. I spent my babysitting money on a high quality camera/lens, wordspace blog platform, fonts lol. I was a little blogger nerd back in the day and lived in my own little world. Blogging was my passion and my escape from reality. I became obsessed with it. Writing was therapeutic for me at this time. Blogging allowed me to create a little world of my own. I really miss that phase of my life.

I gave up the blog when I graduated from high school. I started curating my Instagram more and overtime lost my passion for blogging. I was more social at this time and work/school took up most of my time. I was also trying to figure out what the hell I was doing with my life. There was a lot of pressure to finish out my college degree, which spoiler alert: I dropped out (a conversation for a different day lol), as well as being unsure about who I even was/relationship issues/the freedom that comes with being 21… all of the things! I was lost in my life and trying to find my way. Sharing that on a digital platform felt a little too vulnerable.

Almost 4yrs later & I don’t feel like I have it all figured out by any means, but I think I am in a better place now to share more of my life experiences in an honest way. Instagram is starting to feel stale to me. I love taking photos and the creativity of curating a feed. However, I find myself feeling discontent and unsatisfied with my life as a result of scrolling, rather than inspired/motivated. So, I have decided to take a little break for the sake of my mental health & well being. I would rather put my energy into this for now. I’m super excited to share more on here in a way that is authentic and true to me.