Hello friends and hello again, Life of Katie!! Like many of y’all, 2025 has been a literal whirlwind of a year. In recent times, I have been revamping and strategizing allll the things here on this lovely platform for 2025 and beyond. More specifically speaking, I initially moved my Life of Katie posts from here to my Substack newsletter (read more about that temporary change here), however, after careful reflection The Life of Katie is coming back to the blog and will remain here moving forward. And, I couldn’t be happier with this decision that I’ve made.
And, as always, if you stay til the end, I will be sharing some much-needed Life of Katie updates!
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Why the switch?!
Now, here’s the reason why I am moving my Life of Katie content back over here: simply stating, I have been overwhelmed with Substack in general. I love the Substack platform and the opportunity to connect with other incredible creators, however, it becomes a lot after a while. At the end of the day, I want to create and share content on something that is solely mine and mine only. For the past 5.5 years, I have been working on building my own website and social media platforms (primarily Instagram and Pinterest) with YOU here all along the way. I love connecting with and following along other creators’ journeys and stories, too, over on Instagram and on their respective blogs and newsletters (for those that have them). So, to wrap it all up, adding Substack as another social media platform into the mix was JUST TOO MUCH for me.
I firmly believe that Substack is a beautiful place for creators and those who love to follow along other creators’ journeys. In fact, I LOVE following along other creators on Substack and subscribe to a few that I adore’s newsletters to get their content straight to my inbox. I created a Substack seeing so many incredible creators that I adore and admire transitioning their newsletters over to this lovely platform. I will continue to use my Substack platform for the soul purpose of supporting and cheering on my fellow creators that I have grown to love supporting over the years. However, I will not be using my Substack to create content, myself. Likely, I will be continuing to subscribe via email to creators’ Substack writes and will stay in touch there mostly.
As a creator, it is easy to find it tricky to know which platforms to choose to share content on. One of the hard truths that I’ve learned as a creator who is passionate about creating content is to stay in your own lane and to create content that makes the most sense for YOU, even if that means not being on all social media platforms. I have personally always gotten overwhelmed by being on too many social media platforms at a given time, specifically stating, I have never downloaded nor created a TikTok and nor do I plan to. On other platforms, I simply enjoy just being a user without the strings attached of being a content creator on this platform. Guess what?!?! That is all OKAY!
What’s Next?!?!
With the recent temporary TikTok ban in January (and perhaps another ban by the time you’re reading this), I have been thinking a lot and reflecting on where I want to take The Pink Chickadee next. One of the biggest things that comes to mind is investing in things that are solely mine and my audience only. And, hence, my Substack newsletter will be switching to my own personal newsletter! If you are a subscriber on my website or over on Substack, you will automatically be added to my newsletter subscriber list whenever it launches. Currently, I will launch my newsletter this afternoon. Sign up here!
I am also strategizing some new exciting series to share with you regarding things to do in the Washington, DC area, travel (both near and far!), getting dressed, home decor, and *of course* happy hour and wine. These last few weeks, I had an incredible collaboration with The Winery at Hartland and Reserve Pass (read it here!) that has been super well-received by both the client and my audience. Truly, successful collaborations on all parts is such a proud and joyful moment for me!! In late September, I have an exciting 10-day long trip booked to London and Paris (!!!!!) to celebrate something big that is in the works in the pipeline for some time now. In the meantime, I am sticking to road trips to visit loved ones in Delaware and North Carolina alongside exploring my lovely home base. My content is going to be focused on all things that make me, me. In return, hoping to inspire YOU to create your own confetti and find your own joy, too.
WHEW! It seriously feels sooooo great to be able to be open and transparent with y’all about some of my exciting next steps on my sweet little corner of the internet. Moving forward, my Life of Katie posts will be more of ramblings about my current life ongoings, as opposed to bullet points of what I did in the last few weeks – LOLLL! I find it much more personalized, therapeutic, and fun to share content as if I’m having a cocktail with you all at the bar (with *of course* a few life updates in the mix!).
The Life of Katie
Congrats, friend! You have made it to the end of this post where I will be sharing some much-promised Life of Katie updates. So, let’s get into it!! Spoiler: it’s been *very* PINK!!!
- Springing Forward + Boundaries – Now that it is Spring, I feel that my schedule is getting much busier than it was just a month ago! I am so happy that the weather is getting warmer, as this past Winter 2025 was a big struggle bus. At the same time, I am so happy that there are much more opportunities to get together and see those that I love and to simply enjoy the lovely weather outside. Given the uptick in my own social calendar, I am establishing my own boundaries to ensure that I am caring for my own self first, both mentally, physically, and financially. That all being said, I’ve set boundaries on doing no activities on Mondays and occasionally on Tuesdays. I try to keep part of my weekends lowkey or block a few hours solely for me during the weekends (schedule-permitting). I am also striving to spend a few Friday nights in cooking a nice home-cooked meal for my Papa and I to enjoy and kick off the weekend.
- National Cherry Blossom Festival – I am SOOO excited to have been taking part in the incredible National Cherry Blossom Festival this year!! My college best friends Hannah and Alanna came to visit coincidentally when Peak Bloom was occurring and it was such a great time playing tourist in my own city with those that I love. Before Hannah’s and Alanna’s arrivals, I met up with my fellow content creator friend Rubie for a lovely lunch and stroll in Old Town Alexandria. Truly, I have LOVED this cherry blossom season and fall in love with it more year after year. Next Spring (yep — I’m already planning 365 days out!!), I will be sharing some content here exclusively about the National Cherry Blossom Festival! You all also LOVED my dress over on Instagram that I styled for Peak Bloom at the Tidal Basin. You can shop similar styles of this beauty here!
Thank YOU for being here!!
XOXO – Katie <3
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