I already wrote last year about why I don't make New Year's resolutions, and this year I'm adding that not only do I not want more, I even wish for LESS. Much less! Less work, fewer people in my life, less social media, fewer events and above all fewer stimuli. Seriously. I'm overwhelmed and literally oversaturated. I want less, but I definitely want it better and of higher quality. And I've found out that I'm not alone in this.
...this reflection and taking stock also led me to a total reassessment of my blogging so far. For quite a while I had felt a crisis, even a reluctance to blog; I was losing the meaning of what I do and who I'm actually doing it for. You see, I really don't like social media, especially Instagram. It doesn't reflect reality, it helps nobody, it robs us of precious time and it helps strange people build a pseudo-existence bordering on an ego trip. Every second woman wants to blog, or rather to be photographed on IG; they don't know why and they don't even know what they would write about, but the vast majority want it even if they don't admit it directly. If blogging happens not to work out for them, they offer training courses, or found various alliances or clubs. And you know what? It swallowed me up and for a moment I got completely lost, totally flooded with impressions. In the whirl of social media and the merry-go-round of maternity leave I completely forgot who I am, what I do and where I'm heading. Fortunately a few kicks (unpleasant at the time) brought me back to life and I finally came to my senses.
And now a little reminder from the past. In 2012 I founded the Fashionspy.sk portal; probably none of you will remember that it was totally kitschy, cartoonish and purple. Good heavens, only now do I realise how far I've come. 
I wrote sporadically, as I was a busy working stylist, but I loved writing incredibly and really enjoyed it. Later the children came, of course one at a time, and so I gradually switched and wrote more of a family blog. It focused on product tests, articles for mums, children's fashion and, very, very marginally, women's fashion. Life circumstances and the situation with two children didn't allow otherwise, and this MUM blogging really made my maternity leave much more pleasant and, above all, kept me mentally well despite two wild babies in nappies. I met many lovely people, I became the first ambassador in Slovakia for the Stokke pushchair brand, I got a heap of interesting collaborations and I even placed third in the MUM category of the Blogger of the Year competition.
Huge thanks for all of this. But that's enough now, and it's definitively behind me!
With the new year 2019 I'm returning to the game with what I started with, and I have no plan to stray from the path again. It's blogging about fashion and styling tips and tricks. There's nothing in the world I master better than styling, and I do have a collection of diplomas at home, in other fields. For nothing. Fashion has been my love since birth! Irrational, yet passionate, and just writing these lines I feel new energy and charge. I believe you will like the new Fashionspy.sk blog and that you'll come back to it regularly for inspiration and above all to find your way around the almost impenetrable world of fashion. The blog will be very simple, timeless and trendy. Don't expect any weird advice like "layer, or wear floral patterns with stripes". Because, you know what? It doesn't suit anyone, and maybe one woman in a hundred looks natural and not ridiculous in it. I myself would never dress like that! So, as I mentioned, it will be very SIMPLE, clear and easy to copy, so even if you happen to be a fashion illiterate, I'll guide you through every season so that you know exactly what, where and how. I'm looking forward to you and I believe you'll come back to these pages often and gladly. We start this Sunday!
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And since many of you will probably be interested in the beautiful jumper with thematic slogans (it's by the brand Imperial), here you go, here are several photos by Tom Loft.
