Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes..

Well..It's finally happened.  I've run out of steam with my summer wardrobe.  It tends to happen around this time every year when I begin to long for a fresh new fall wardrobe to play with.

This year, I've also been struggling with a few other changes.  My anxiety levels are at an all time high, and it's beginning to take it's toll on my health.  I'm adding pounds, sleeping in the afternoons (to catch up on the sleep I'm not getting in the evening) and have a constant and persistent ache in my head and stomach.

I don't want to whine.  The truth is, the bulk of this is self imposed.  I force myself to adhere to deadlines I've created, volunteer to help with things when I don't really even have time to take care of myself and keep going at a high rate of speed that has become unmanageable.

 I had hoped that my small vacation would give me the time to do some thinking and come back refreshed, but what I've discovered is..I need more time.

All that being said, ConstantlyAlice is my passion.  I will continue to create and share on my Facebook and Twitter pages, because the communities I've found there have been so wonderful.  I will also continue to add merchandise to my shop, because I know of no better therapy than creating.  I will still post here periodically, but it will be sporadic for a while until I get my feet back under me.  I hope to return to it refreshed and with brand new ideas to share with you in the fall.

In the hopes of building a "support group" of sorts, I will also now be blogging at The Loveable Eccentric.  This is separate from my vintage and crafty passions and will be more of a therapeutic tool.  I will be exploring ways to "find my zen" with things like meditation, mindfulness and healthier lifestyle choices.  It will be an online journal of sorts, tracking my way back to health.  I hope you will join me!

I would like to thank all of you who have been so supportive of ConstantlyAlice so far.  I love hearing from you, sharing ideas and learning new things.  I hope you will hang in there while I sort things out, but if not, I genuinely appreciate you for following along with me this far on my adventures <3  

Hugs and Smooches,
D

We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Blog Posts..

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Hello, dear friends.

First, I'd like to express my gratitude to you all for being such loyal followers of the ConstantlyAlice blog.  I'm so happy to have you all along with me as I tackle new projects and find new things to love and share with you.  {GIANT HUGS}.

I will be taking a brief hiatus for the next week (but with good reason!)

Recently, the vintage listings in my shop have lagged.  I work a regular 40hr a week job in addition to running my shop, and I haven't seemed to find the energy between that, being a mom and wife and finding time to be creative, to go through my storage and deal with the process of organizing, photographing and listing.

I plan to buckle down next week, catalog all the items I have in storage and do a bunch of listings of some of my wonderful vintage finds.  In addition, I will be writing some new features for the blog, finishing up the "Art of Seduction" posts and designing some new pieces of my own for the shop.  (*PHEW*)

I look forward to returning with a bunch of new items and adventures to share with you all!

Hugs and Smooches,
D