I'll take a whack at it

If you're a 90s kid like me, you'll remember this scene from the 1998, Lindsay Lohan version of the Parent Trap... right? Riiiiight? Such a good movie. Well, as I write my first blog post, I realized this scene fully encompasses my feelings right about now.

Lemme give you some context.

I asked my Instagram friends a few weeks ago if I should start a blog as it's something I've been considering for longer than I'd like to admit and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive - thanks for believing in and being interested in me, y'all! So I immediately began building the framework for my website and finished it in one night while half-watching Mary Poppins Returns on Netflix. But the truth is...fear started creeping in just before showing Corey the "final" product. I say final with quotation marks because by nature, I'm a creative soul. I love to paint, decorate, put together outfits, or make pretty things happen at my marketing job, and it seems as a creative person, sometimes it can be hard to know when your project is finished. Perfectionism whispers in your ear "Ehhhh, it could be better."

Like many people, I have moments of fierce confidence and moments of fear before embarking on a new endeavor that feels like I'm about to enter a fencing match and will somehow end up pushing myself over the railing and straight into a giant water trough just as Annie does to Hallie in the movie clip. But you know... fear is a funny thing, and I think it comes straight from the Devil himself, and I don't have time for the Devil.

So, fast forward to this very moment in time...here I am, sitting in a Denver hotel room trying to recap my week in my head so I can implement some of the GOLD I heard this week at this digital influencers summit when I get back to work and realized the only thing holding me back from launching my site is silly ole fear. As I considered the week I've had, I recognized that not only did I hear this amazing quote,

Don't let perfection get in the way of something good.

but I also that I was asked to sit on a social media influencer panel this week in front of a hundred-something marketing professionals to talk about social media influence because the leaders of the conference believe we're doing a really good job of it at my company, and I'm leading that effort.

So y'all, here I am telling you as well as myself, to overcome whatever "new endeavor" fears you may have and

Just take a whack at it!

My intentions for my little corner of the interwebs are simple: I'm here to overshare my thoughts on life, love, creative adventures, and occasionally talk about my life as an agriculture professional, while tossing in a little humor and a lotta real. Hope you'll enjoy the ride with me.

XO,

Sara