What 2020 Has Taught Me

I’ll start this final blog of 2020 by telling you what I told accidental_farmgirl (Bria). If I learned anything from this year, 2020 has taught me to invest in my community, let go of my past, and support my local everything.

This year was my 20th since graduating from Hempfield Area High School and starting college at the Hiram G. Andrews Center. It’s been very easy for me to want to relive my past and recreate those moments because they were my good old days. On Labor Day Saturday, I made the decision to leave the past behind.

2020 brought me new friends and connections. Courtney from Masterspieces; Kelsey from Wolf and Whisk; and Cheri from Maisy Cakes. Also, the girls from the Trendy Bunny Studio. Before I visited these people and their businesses in person, I followed them all on Instagram. I was keeping up with Team Trendy even before their grand opening. Masterspieces followed, and late that summer brought Wolf & Whisk and Maisy Cakes.

I’ve become great friends with all of Team Trendy. I’ve shared my Toastmasters achievements with them (my Distinguished Toastmaster medal and my Spirit of Toastmasters award). I’ve shopped there and I’m always giving them my encouragement and blessing. The event held there in September encouraged me to keep up with and befriend those Instagram bloggers who attended and I might have some ideas about what kind of content to post in 2021.

The new name for my blog symbolizes my last two years. 2019 taught me to dress nicer (the Stylish) and 2020 brought me new friends (the Trendy). Both experiences were the inspiration for my new blog name. You know what they say, third time’s the charm. I think this name will stay.

“Stylish 👢 and Trendy 🐰.” I really love it, and I know you will too.

Happy New Year everyone. ❤️ you.