The thing about #ootd

I have been diligently dressing up recently when I go out and also diligently taking my outfit of the day (which is also known as #ootd in short, and in Instagram lingo).

Also, I've been training the husband hard on taking good #ootd shots. There have been hits and misses and normally we would require a few shots at different locations, different backgrounds to get 1 decent outfit shoot.  I'm pretty fussy and would need to QC first and then take multiple shots. I definitely do not want messy hair, fat face, ugly poses on my outfit shoots. The poor husband would have to oblige, even though it's pretty embarrassing especially when there are people walking past us. 

And for myself, I'm not a very 'pose-y' person, so my ootd poses are always the same. But I've been trying really hard to try different poses by looking at instagrams/blog/pinterest of other people who does ootd, and try to learn from them. 

Background of the #ootd makes a difference too, because they add the 'cool aspect' to your #ootd shots, and thus I'm always looking out for nice backgrounds which I can take my #ootd shots.

I hope you have now realised that taking #ootd really requires a whole lot of effort! 

Here are recent #ootd shots taken with different background! :) 

And this! Is my favourite one of all! 

Negative thoughts

I think I sucked in many ways. Many.

Thoughts.

This quote aptly sums up what I've been feeling recently. Lost and confused. 

I no longer find meaning in my life, no longer find meaning in what I'm doing. Don't worry, I'm not suicidal. I'm just confused about what my future holds for me, and do I want to continue doing what I'm doing now. This is not what I've envisioned it to be when I first joined this industry. 

I no longer feel the motivation, nor satisfaction in what I'm doing. But I'm not sure if this is a result of the current circumstances, or I'm burnt out, or the passion no longer burns. 

 I'm 27 this year and am at the prime of my life. I have a nagging desire to push me to leave and pursue what I really want... I want to look back at my life when I'm older, and be glad that I took the leap of faith to pursue my dreams. But financially, I don't think this is a good time to start. Also, I'm not even sure what I wanna do. 

Sigh, so is this phase that I'm undergoing right now, the Quarter Life Crisis? 

Our house - Water Cascadia

10 August 2014

This is how our love nest looks like now. From an empty land to these flats-in-progress. It is still a pretty long way to being finished and I already can't wait for it be ready so I can move in with the husband.

But I'm grateful to be able to watch the 'birth' of something that is of such important significance to our little family. One day in the future, I will look back at these blog posts and reminisce all these little things that matter to us. ;)