“Get out of your own way”
After staring at my blank screen for the last hour, I decided to start my first blog post with the quote that really pushed me to finally get this thing up and running instead of just dreaming about it. You guys will quickly learn that I’m quite the quote junkie. Starting a blog is something I’ve wanted to do for years now but kept pushing to the side with how crazy life has been. This first post I’m going to try to keep short and sweet (keyword: “try”) so I can introduce myself and you guys can start to get to know me.
Introduction-
I am in my early twenties & my full name is Danielle Anastasia. I just go by “Dani” which is my nickname that everyone has called me since I’ve been in grade school, so you’ll rarely ever catch me responding to “Danielle”. Now that we got the whole name thing out of the way, first things first- I’m a MOM!!!! ❤️ Can you tell that’s something I’m extremely proud of? I have a daughter named Emberly Laura and she’s what makes my world spin round. She has a multitude of nicknames, but the most common one is simply just “E”. Everything I do in life, I do with her in mind. She’s a little blonde ball of sass and spunk just like her mama. Emberly was born on April 18th, 2018. So yes, the last year has been pretty hectic being a first time mom and learning the ropes! We live in a small town called Mound in good old Minnesota, and we own a cute little house that’s close to the lake. We have 2 dogs named Shooter & Luna, and a cat named Paisley.
Aside from being a full time mom, I’m currently working part-time as a makeup artist. You’ll learn quickly that I don’t just stick to one thing, I have multiple interests, hobbies & passions in life. I’m a qualified assistant teacher through the state of MN. I went to college for a couple years at MNSU & Normandale for social work and my generals. I’m also a licensed esthetician through the state of MN with an esthetics degree, I am obsessed with everything to do with skin care and makeup. I used to work at Victoria’s Secret as a sales specialist which was such a fun job that I miss. This is kinda getting all over the place and I keep bouncing around, but those are the main things I do for work! Obviously my number 1 main job is being Emberly’s mommy.
I said I was gonna keep this short, so I’m going to try to wrap this up and save all the juicy stuff for future posts 💋 This blog is really going to be about a little bit of everything: mom life, beauty hacks, love, grief/loss, fashion, & everything in between. Im quite the scatter brain and have so many things going through my head at all times which will definitely come out and show in my posts. One of the main reasons for my blog is to be able to use it almost as a journal/adult diary to look back on later in life and show my daughter. I’m also really hoping I can connect with other moms and young ladies my age who may be able to relate to some of the things I share on here. This is really just ultimately something new I’m trying that I always have wanted to do- I love writing and I love sharing parts of my life with others so a blog seemed to be the perfect fit.
I’m gonna leave it at that for now ladies and gents. My “short & sweet” post ended up getting pretty long lol but that’s alright. There’s more to come so stay tuned! ✨ thanks for coming on this journey with me
happy sunday