blog name Archives - Moments of Musing

When I renamed my blog from City Girl Finding Her Place in the World (super short, I know…) to Love, Mrs. L, I wasn’t very content. I thought of Love, Mrs. L as a placeholder rather than a long-lasting blog name and it did not sit well with me. Maybe that’s why I stopped writing as often–I’d lost direction. I went back to the drawing board. I started brainstorming new blog names but I was reaching dead end after dead end. That’s when I decided to search for a floral blog design (because I love flowers–they’re my love language).

When I found this design, I kept looking just to see what else was out there but I kept coming back to it. Nearly two weeks later, I finally bit the bullet and made the purchase. I pondered keeping the blog name as Love, Mrs. L. After all, I was happier with the design so that was an improvement. I decided to keep brainstorming, though. While brainstorming I remembered I had a queued latergram photo of sunflowers to be posted with the following quote, a favorite of mine:

“A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” – Author Unknown

The quote resonates with me on many levels and for many reasons. As a professional, I’ve realized that in doing my best work, I can exceed my own expectations without having the added pressures of competition and comparison.

As a wife, I try to remember that my life with my husband is wonderful just as it is. Whatever tough times we might face are dealt with together and so, the “bad” times aren’t really all that bad and the good times are that much better.

As a new mom, I am quickly learning that each of us has our own parenting methods and styles. After all, our children are each unique and have different wants and needs. Being the best mom to Baby L means doing things my and our way, not anyone else’s.

I especially liked the last portion of the quote: “just blooms.” It is easy to get caught up in the lives of others. Who is prettier, skinnier, wealthier? It could go on and on. In my opinion, this does more harm than good, though. In doing so, we lose sight of who we really are, what we truly enjoy and what we are capable of.

…And so, Just Bloom was born.

Today, I’m intertwining 2 fun linkups!

It’s okay that my blog name, City Girl Finding Her Place in the World, is quite long. I promise it suits me well. And it tells a bit about me. I am a female from NYC, hence “city girl.” I was born and raised here and I came back after college to attend law school here. If I were to move, it’s a 90% chance it’d have to be to an urban city, as well because I love diversity and (most of the time) the constant hustle and bustle.

…Now for the more complicated part of my blog name. As for “finding my place in the world,” while I love NYC, I’m not sure this is the place for my 24-year-old self to be right now and it’s okay to feel this way. It’s so crowded and expensive and my job prospects might take me to another U.S. city.

I love traveling. You’ll often read about my travels and see photos from them. I’ve lived in 3 cities – 2 American (State College, PA and NYC) and 1 European (Barcelona). I have been to 15 American states, 12 countries, and 3 continents. I hope to make it to all 50 states, as well as all 7 continents one day. I have a tendency to fall in love with (almost) every place I visit and it’s okay. I am always sad to leave a destination and I come back wanting to move there. I think each place was better than the last. But I think the biggest pieces of my heart are here in NYC (obviously); in State College where I went to Penn State for college; Barcelona, where I studied abroad for 4 months; and VA. Beach, where T lived for the first 10 months of our relationship and where we created so many great memories. He’s currently in Hawaii so I say my heart is there too, but while Hawaii is BEAUTIFUL, I don’t feel the same connection with it as I do VA. Beach – probably because I go every few months as opposed to every month. See what I mean when I say I fall in love with places??

Ultimately, I am looking very forward to “finding my place,” and having T join me next year. I don’t know just yet where that is but it’s okay 🙂 This favorite quote of mine explains my feelings quite perfectly:

“I accepted it’s okay to not be totally sure about where you live. It’s okay to be somewhere with most of your heart when a piece of it is somewhere else. It’s okay to love and appreciate where you are while still knowing that one day you’re going to want to try to be somewhere else, and it’s okay to not know when that will be.”
— Amber Fox

What does your blog name mean? And what are you okay with?