About

At Last blog has been a long-standing vision of mine - a vision that has just recently become clear, and will continued to be refined over time.  

Being in my late twenties, I have finally learned who I am, who I want to be, and, ultimately, what I like.  A few things I have known since, well, forever, is that I love the color pink, all things girly, reading and writing, people, and fashion.  I incorporated a few of my likes in my career: reading, (sort of) writing, and people.  I have been a high school English teacher for six years.  While being a teacher is special, it can be life consuming.  The start of the new year urged me to re-evaluate my life.  Now that I know more about myself than, say, I did in my teens/early twenties, it was time that I really decide if I am happy, if I am living my life to my fullest.  When I asked myself that question, my answer was simple: No.  I live for my job, to maintain my home, and to spend the weekends recovering from my stressful week.  Sure, that's living, but it's not the life I want to lead.  Until now, my life has had no creative outlet.  My Grandma would say that is a sin!  She was once a clothes designer and artist herself.  My sister followed in my Grandma's footsteps and practices her own art.  Gosh darn - I will too!  It is in my blood, after all, and I so admire my Grandma and sister.  No one should ignore their passions, and I had been missing a few of my passions: sharing my girly side, fashion, and my own creative writing.  Herein lies At Last blog.

I shop online.  A lot.  For years, I lived in a small PA town with minimal shopping; so, to fill my void for fashion, I shopped the web for fashion and reviews.  Reading online reviews of shoes, clothes, jewelry, make-up, etc. that I was about to buy over the web was extremely crucial: How was I to know that the sizing, colors, design, or quality were what I perceived?  That is when I was introduced to fashion blogs, which then introduced me to beauty, lifestyle, cooking, and many other types of blogs.  Slowly, my life started to change.  I finally found who I wanted to be at the age of 25, with already a B.A. in English, a MEd, and a teaching career: a blogger.  For a couple of years, I struggled with the notion of following a new path, a path that included a focus on my own writing and my love for all things girly and fashion.  At last, I got the courage to find true happiness.  At last I decided to stop studying others' blogs and start my own.  At last I decided that I can have my own blog.  My blog At Last embodies a clear and steady breath of reassurance, a relief and hope for a new life.  This blog will take my readers on a journey through my own self-discovery in which I finally live for my "fun" side.

Some of you may be wondering why I chose to include a picture of my husband and myself on our wedding day.  I met my husband Mike when I was 17 years old.  We fell in love.  Mike and I laugh, because I used to be afraid of my feelings for him; Mike fell super hard, and super fast.  It scared me.  I never felt that way about anyone, nor had I ever had anyone feel the same way about me.  Because I was so intimidated by those feelings, I tried to set him up on dates with other girls - my friends!  Mike never went for it, thankfully.  When I finally fell to the temptations of my feelings, it was over.  At last I felt pure bliss.  At last I had the love of my life.  At last my prayers were answered.  At last, Mike and I had finally found each other - our soul mate.  Since we had waited what seemed like a very long time to find each other, our wedding song was At Last by Etta James.  Our love is profound and classic, just like James' song.  And, it is because of our love that I also had inspiration to name my blog At Last.  Mike is my motivator, supporter, and best friend.  This blog is very much his too.

For your listening pleasure, here is Etta James song At Last.