I'm currently cozied up in the corner of a window seat in the swanky, 3rd floor secret sweet spot that I love to frequent, otherwise known as Cuvee, a lovely champagne bar. Blame it on the artsy culture of the Third Ward, or my view of colorful buildings and the lot across the street where we took some of our wedding photos... or perhaps it's the fact that I'm sipping on a champagne cocktail called Tickle Pink, but I am finding myself in a particularly good mood.
Soaking up this moment and allowing myself to get lost in the delightfully pink bubbles as they float to the top of my flute that is so delicately rimmed with pink sugar, I feel like it's a moment worthy of celebration. Finding myself in this joyful mood, I'd like to share something with you that has caused me to celebrate in the past week.
Ever since I can remember, I have had a hard time titling things. Be it a paper in high school, an article for the Ripon College Days (the Ripon newspaper), or my final project for my senior seminar, coming up with a title that was both catchy and fitting was always like pulling teeth for me. When I first started this adventure, and found myself trying to name my blog, I wasn't sure what to call it. Let's be honest, I wasn't really sure what blogging was all about or what I wanted it to be. So instead of putting a lot of thought into it and coming up with something super creative, I named the blog exactly what it was- New to Me. [Of course I tried to make it a little fancier and wrote it in French; I was a French minor after all ;).]
But now I find myself in a different place. Things aren't quite so new. I've gotten acclimated both in my marriage and in this crazy place we refer to as the blog world. So for the past couple of months I've been feeling like it's time for a change- for a growing up of sorts. This blog has changed from being just a fun outlet to meaning a lot more to me. I am still figuring out what exactly that means, but what I do know is that I want this space to be true to me. I want it to portray who I am, who I want to be, and what I hope for my blog to become someday.
Putting a lot of time, thought, bouncing ideas off sweet friends, and a few nights where I lay awake brainstorming and vetoing most of the crazy ideas that flowed through my mind- I am so excited to tell you that I finally landed on a name!!
Welcome to the unveiling of "loveMin"- a blog about the journey to develop a lifestyle that exudes love, joy, inspiration, and Jesus.
There are a lot of details I have yet to work out. I don't know how I want my new name to look, how I want the design to change or any of that. What I do know is that I have a lot of ideas, goals and hopes for my new space. There's a lot behind why I chose this name and what it really means to me, and how I want it to affect my page from here on out- I plan to share this with you, but I'd like to save it for another day. I know this is just the beginning- but I can't wait to keep moving forward. For now, I am so excited to share this "news" with you.
I'm super excited about this, and hope that it can be a new name, a new space that both you and I come to love.
Thanks so much for joining me on this journey- I can't wait to see what's to come.
xoxo
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