This is 40!

When I first decided to join the blog world several months back, I was having a real inner struggle about my age.  One one hand, I wanted to be authentic to my readers, after all what is the point in sharing my life with the world if I am not revealing who I really am?  On the other hand, the blogger/influencer world, especially in the fashion arena, is full of millennials.  When I began to really look at other bloggers, I couldn’t help but notice that the average age of most who are successful in the space seems to be about 30.  I wondered what people would think if they learned I was actually not a Millennial, but really a Gen Xer that remembers when videos played on MTV and lived solidly in a era before mobile devices.

Well world, I am embracing my age!  Wednesday was my 40th birthday and I couldn’t be happier and more proud of where I am and who I am.   In the last few years I have met the man of my dreams, quit my full time job to start a consulting business, had a beautiful baby boy, started a blog, lost the baby weight, and turned 40.  I distinctly remember going into my 30’s thinking I really knew who I was, but I am far more secure at 40.  I am much more likely at 40 to stick with to my beliefs, be true to who I am, and be confident in my choices both big and small.  This inner confidence and security has made me a better partner, friend, and mother.

Although I am sure I will look back on my last 10 years  at 50 in a similar way, life is exactly where I want it to be right now and I am genuinely happy in every way.  Now that I am in my 40’s,  I have plans to get married, grow the Style Nav brand, and watch my beautiful son grow.  Hello 40’s, I can’t wait to see what you have in store!

Dress from Hilme Beverly Hills