Hi there!
Welcome to my blog!
Why a blog?
This is not my first go with blogging. About five to six years ago I wrote a Christian based blog that did fairly well. I was getting around 3,000 reads per post, which at 19/20 I thought was really awesome. I purely started it for fun, and honestly, because I have always liked writing. It has always been natural for me since I was little. I have never really struggled with writing papers in school or on standardized testing. This is going to be really different though, as this is organic content coming from my life. As I have expanded myself in my career, my relationship, and just generally in life (aging is so awesome), I wanted to share my unique experiences and perspective on things. I feel that for a 26 year old I have a lot of unique aspects that some other women want to be better at or these other women who do have these aspects don't want to feel like they are alone. I have been a big reader of blogs lately, and some of them I honestly just cannot stand. Which leads me to my next point, Why a brand?
Why a brand?
I read these blogs, and I feel like I'm just reading the same thing over and over again. I am seeing the same Nordstrom links and LikeToKnow.IT swipe ups. I am seeing the same women do the same ads, over and over and over again. I am seeing the same content, but simply from a different face. No offense to any of these women, because I do enjoy their insta stories and suggestions. I just simply can't afford the things they wear or the places they suggest travelling. I love following these beautiful women and getting their fashion and beauty finds, etc. But, I was looking for something more. I was looking for inspiration, affordable items, and just honestly life tips. {It's tough being a woman in today's world, let's be honest.} If I was going to do this again, I was going to do it differently. I was going to make it my own and not a social media carbon copy. I am not saying I'm better or special, but lifestyle blogging is not going to be my form of income. Like to Know It links are not how I pay my bills. I want to share content for the mid-western/suburban women who aren't necessarily world travelers or sporting designer clothes every day. I wanted my brand to have substance with a touch of elegance and style, and I wanted a way to share that with women besides my social media pages, which brings me to my next point, Why a website?
Why a website?
Let me start by saying that I am a funeral director for a living. I am not a social media guru, I am not super technologically savvy, and I don't know much about branding. But, I knew if I was coming back to this, I wanted my own logo and my own website. I wanted something that was very "me" to make me separate from everyone else. Because let's be honest, there are hundreds of thousands of women with a blog. Hence, www.macy-lewis.com was born. It took me quite a while to get the website designed, the domain created, and the logo made. It was not easy, and I was getting really frustrated. I poured a lot of effort into getting this figured out, and I am almost happy with the final product. I plan to keep tweaking it in the coming months, but nothing perfect happens overnight.
What content will you provide?
This is the part that I'm most excited about. While I do love fashion and intend to share a lot of outfits, accessories, and finds, I have a lot of other things I am passionate about. My career is huge to me and takes up the majority of my time. Expect a lot of career and goal inspiration from me. I'm also going to discuss a lot about funerals for those who are curious. If you don't care to read my funeral posts, just skip over politely. I really enjoying cooking, music, and fitness; so expect a lot of posts with my recipes, my takes on a new album, or gym finds! Walter (The best boyfriend ever) and I have been really trying to try new restaurants, so I want to include some reviews on restaurants and items to try. Walter and I also just recently moved out of my one bedroom walk-up to a two bedroom home that we are renting, I consider it to be the first thing that is "ours", so look for home inspo here also. This past spring I was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. It was the best thing to happen to me besides finding Walter, so be prepared to read about my experience in the Catholic Church. And then finally, I want to write about the things YOU want to hear about. I want to stay relatable, so please feel free to send me writing prompts. My email is macy.lauren.lewis@gmail.com .
Thank you for being here. Thank you for supporting this new writing and branding gig of mine. I'm not here to make an income, but more so an impact.
Cheers to a new journey!
Best,
-Macy
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