I’m Back!
Hello Lovely Readers,
I’m back! No seriously, I am! I am back in business.
It has been a long time coming and while I have previously ‘threatened’ several comebacks; I feel now is the perfect time to breathe new life into UptownTwirl; build my business; and lead my best, most stylish life yet.
If someone had said to me ‘pre-Maxie’, I would make less than a handful of posts on UptownTwirl in 2013 I would have thought them completely and utterly mad. ‘Pre-Maxie’ I had visions of my beautiful angel sleeping peacefully in his bassinet next to me while I created extraordinary content and took my business to new heights. It was going to be my most productive year yet.
So what happened?
To be brutally honest I was exhausted. Not just the sleep deprived baby exhaustion everyone tells you about {not that you really listen until it happens to you} but more so tired and weary from years of burning the midnight oil {on business; on blogging; on side projects; on personal projects; on client projects; on light bulb moments; etc; etc; etc}. I didn’t know where it was all going and if that was somewhere I wanted to end up anyway.
So what have I been doing this last year?…
I have immersed myself in all the joys, the milestones, the challenges {and quite often the tears} this new chapter of my life brought me. It has been the most thought-provoking yet rewarding and undoubtedly best experience of my life. Beside my usual daily intake of Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, etc; I added baby and parenting articles to the mix. So if you happen to have any questions about infant sleep {or lack thereof} I will probably be able to give you a multitude of answers and explanations.
And while I don’t want to make unrealistic promises about posting daily and give general lip service about how I have turned a corner and am back on my blogging A-game {which I am just so you know!}; but I do just want to say you will be seeing a lot more of me again. And I am so excited to be back.
So, without further ado I give you my first article back (it’s above this post or you can click here}. I hope you enjoy.
Love & kisses
Cara xo
p.s. I’ve missed you.
APRIL INSPIRATION
“Beneath the makeup & behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”
― Marilyn Monroe
I am so excited for April! Over the next few weeks, I will be placing a selection of new pieces on caragray.com & I cannot wait to share them with you.
I will also be launching my tumblr and Pinterest accounts! So be sure to watch this space. AND it is also Cadbury Creme Egg month… need I say more!
Some of my April inspirations….
Vibrant orange; tortoise shell sunglasses; straight bob-length hair; pretty floral prints; pink nail polish tones; The Great Gatsby; Drew Barrymore’s hair colour; Kate Moss at the Ritz after a Chanel shopping spree; timeless, whimsical beauty at the Valentino Fall 2012 collection; the stunning Grace Kelly; being overtly girly playing with lipstick and dressing-up…
What is inspiring you right now? xx
Photos vogue.com / vogueaustralia.tumblr.com / dustjacketattic.blogspot.com.au / thealternativebride.blogspot.com.au / littlebitsoflovely.blogspot.com.au / google images
March Inspiration
I cannot believe it is already March! I have been busy working away in the background on CaraGray.com and am so excited to reveal some new developments very soon! I will also be spending more time on Uptown Twirl to publish daily fashion articles. So be sure to stay posted…
In the meantime, here are a couple of my March inspirations:
March Inspirations…. The breathtaking Erdem Fall 2012 collection; Behind the scenes drama at Fashion Week; Burberry’s beautiful Fall rain; one of my favourite films, Manhattan; Audrey Hepburn’s divine orange coat in Breakfast At Tiffany’s. And of course what month would be complete without some delightful sweet treats. This month is all about macaroons… yet again xx
Happy Weekend!
Photos from style.com / thealternativebride.blogspot.com.au / tibi.com / google images
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