It's been a long time since Lauren and I have posted. 

For some reason, I couldn't connect as easily and write as freely as I once did. We've talked about it over and over again and promised to keep writing. But then a month would pass, and another month. One thing I love about our blog is that we don't post unless we truly feel moved and inspired. It's not forced. It's not just for the sake of maintaining readership. But even still, we could not quite put our finger on why things hadn't been coming to us as naturally lately. 

And then we realized, we are evolving. 

We started the blog in a time where we needed to awaken a more creative side of our minds. We were becoming women who realized that we have the power to create the lives we want to live, which takes a while to process before you can truly act on it. It's almost like we used this as a place to sort our thoughts and and talk ourselves through the changes that were happening inside of us. We were also deep in the midst of the most devastating loss. 

The Outsiders has been like therapy for us and I think it always will. But now instead of just writing and living inside our own minds, we both realize it's time to put our thoughts into action and then write about that. 

So we have been busy to say the least. 

As some of you may have seen, Friday was my last day of work at Ogilvy & Mather! I've been working in advertising for 4 years between LA and Chicago. I'll always have a passion for building brands, but I realized there's more than one way to do that. I'm stepping away from what I thought was my dream job to open my own business with my sister! I can't spill all the details just yet, but I will share more information as soon as I can.

For me, it's not about just finding a way to not "work for the man". I've never had a problem with that. This career change is about redesigning my life and fully immersing myself into something I'm passionate about, using the skills I've developed over time. Two years ago, you couldn't have told me that I'd be bold enough to make this change. I would have let fear tell me that I couldn't do it. I actually wouldn't have even considered it a real option. But so much has changed in me since then, fear isn't even a factor in the choices I'm making. I had no problem making the decision to just go for it, work hard, and make it happen. 

And Lauren...well she's Superwoman. She's been working nights as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Chicago. Literally saving lives. And she's in grad school to get her master's degree and become and Nurse Practitioner. Did I mention she's getting straight A's? AND she's been working on starting her YouTube channel which will be lifestyle focused. It's an extension of The Outsiders, so she'll be sharing her perspective in any and every way. 

Thanks to you guys for sticking with us as we evolve. 

-Ness