DONE IS BETTER THAN PERFECT.

"Done is better than perfect."

I heard this quote on a podcast I love and it really resonated with me. I don't automatically consider myself a perfectionist until I realize there are so many projects I haven't yet started because of this overwhelming idea that it has to be perfect the first time around. I have so many things I want to do, but I don't start those projects because something so small holds me back. 

Well folks, done is better than perfect. Starting and creating something even if it's not amazing is so much better than never making the thing at all. The more self-help style podcasts I listen to, the more I realize successful people didn't just have all the answers in the beginning. They didn't wake up one morning and say "I'm going to have a successful clothing company/bakery/blog/etc" and it just magically happened. They tried and failed, they experimented, they walked down the wrong job path until they realized that's not what they were supposed to do. They tried, and they tried, and they tried. Until, eventually, they turned their once small, intimidating idea into something successful and extraordinary.

Even when I take a look at the back pages of my blog right now, I have so many drafts of blog posts that never got published because I didn't think they were finished. But what's the point of writing 92% of a blog post and then never clicking that "publish" button? 

I wanted to start a blog a long time before I actually did, but the dumbest reasons held me back. I didn't know what it would truly be about, I didn't know a good blog title, I didn't have all the ideas right up front so I didn't start for a couple years. How dumb is that?! If I had just started the blog, the ideas would have come, but I thought it was the other way around. 

It's so awesome if you already know your life's calling and you know what you are meant to do, but I feel like for the majority of us, we're all just figuring it out along the way. And I think that's totally okay! Trial and error help us grow everyday, and I personally want to give myself the freedom to try new things and fail at them than not even try at all. 

So that being said, I'm working harder every passing day to remind myself that done is better than perfect. I'm allowed to fail. I'm allowed to make a really crappy macaron the first time around and get better with each batch. If the worst possible outcome for a project or business idea is just that it won't be successful, who's to say you shouldn't try?

You can listen to the "Don't Keep Your Day Job" podcast here: www.dontkeepyourdayjob.com

The podcast is so inspiring and motivating to run after the one thing (or multiple things) in life that call to you, to live your life intentionally, and to live your happiest life. I really recommend it to everyone! 

I hope you, yes you, figure out what would make your heart truly happy if you just weren't scared of failing. And then I hope you take a step towards that goal today, even if just a baby step. We only have this one life, and I think you should live it doing what you truly want to do. 

Happy pursuing! :)

ANTI + SOPHIA ARE HERE!

My mom, my aunt Anti, and cousin Sophia are here for the week so I've been playing tour guide showing them around! 

Yesterday we walked around Temple Square, went in the Tabernacle, and took the tour to the top of the Conference Center to see the view of downtown. I always love the view of the city from the gardens up top. The running water in the rooftop garden and seeing the hustle and bustle of the city below is a fun little mix.

Today I think we're going to the Great Salt Lake after I get off work, and then we go to Riverdance tonight at the Eccles theater at 7:30pm! I'm so excited! I've loved Riverdance ever since I discovered the VHS tape of it at my Grandma's house when I was about 3. I would watch it on repeat over and over and admire all the dancers. I've seen it live once before when I was 18 when they came through on tour to Modesto, California so I'm excited to see it again! And I'm excited to see it in the lovely new Eccles theatre! 

Photos of all that tomorrow. :)

HAVE YOU WATCHED?

Have you watched Big Dreams, Small Spaces on Netflix yet? 

If you haven't, you should give it a try! If you love shows like The Great British Bake Off, then you'll love this show! It has such a cute, quaint, calming nature to it and I've really been loving it lately!

They take two different people per episode and help them create their dream garden over the course of the Spring and Summer and the outcomes are always so beautiful! And it all takes place over in England so the people are kind, the gardens are lovely, and the weather seems so dreamy. It will definitely make you want to garden yourself! I've been watching it while simultaneously planning out my own backyard garden, buying seeds and plants, and cleaning up my yard.  It's been informative and motivating at the same time and I love that!

So there's your Netflix recommendation for the week! Oh! And "Santa Clarita Diet" with Drew Barrymore if you haven't seen that yet either! It's a funny zombie-esque show that takes place in Santa Clarita, CA. Jeremy and I watched the whole second season in like 2 days!

Happy watching! :)

25 AND A HALF!

Happy half birthday to me!
Yesterday I turned 25 1/2. A quarter of a century and a half. Twenty five and one half.

In celebration of my half birthday, I treated myself to a Mango Madness drink from Thirst, gardening for an hour or so in my garden, going home from work early, a walk around Memory Grove, and dinner at Applebee's! I went back to my roots and ordered only appetizers for dinner and it was the best decision! That's all I really ever crave from Applebee's: the appetizers. Oh man, that spinach artichoke dip is my favorite!

I love celebrating half birthdays! It's a fun celebration of life without the stress of having to do something substantial like a normal birthday. I feel like it was just a month ago I was so scared to turn 25, and before I knew it, it's already been half a year. So crazy! Time really does pass by so quickly, and I'm working on both embracing that and purposely doing things to slow down life a little where I can.

Happy half birthday to me!

DNA RESULTS ARE IN!

So I bought myself an Ancestry DNA kit because how fun is it to find out what you really are! I got my results back on New Year's Eve but realized I never shared the results here!

I grew up my whole life answering the question "what are you?" with the same answer every time. "I'm like half Spanish, half German." I mean my mom's side migrated to the US from Spain hundreds of years ago, and my dad's side has a lot of German, Scottish, etc so it was the easiest answer; especially when you're a kid.

Now that I got my results back, I laugh because despite having the most German last name possible, I'm hardly German at all! Who knew all those little charts I made throughout elementary school were so inaccurate!

It's fun to see the actual percentage break down of everything that makes up my DNA and all the little surprises to it! I never knew I was so Irish/Scottish/British! Or so Native American for that matter.

It's crazy the different results each sibling can get! Granted my brother David has a different dad, but his came back with 55% Great Britain which seems like so much! I can't wait until the rest of my siblings and parents get their results in to compare! 

It's just so fun to finally find out what composes your DNA. Now I know!

SNOW DAY.

It's mid February and this is the first real snow storm we've had this winter. It's been such a mild winter with like 2 little snow flurries and they melted right away each time. So I definitely am very grateful for our mild winter!

It dumped all Sunday night, all day Monday, and it's been snowing all today. I shoveled the sidewalks mid day on Monday and in a few hours it looked like I hadn't even done anything in the first place! So much snow. Despite not super loving snow, I do enjoy shoveling the sidewalks. There's something very satisfying about clearing it all.

Monday was my first time driving my Fit in the snow and it did super well! I was pleasantly surprised. It always baffles me that Salt Lake isn't good at taking care of the roads in the city. I usually take State street to work, but that day I told myself to definitely take State because I figured that would have been the most clear, but nope! They had barely plowed it. Luckily I was going downhill, but I saw a few cars struggling going the opposite way up the hill. I always feel so bad when I see people's wheels just spinning in place on them; I know that feeling all too well and it's awful!

I've said it once and I'll say it a million times, I honestly wouldn't mind the snow as much if there was a way to just magically keep all the streets clear. That's what gives me all the snow anxiety.  

This kind of snow also makes me super want to watch The Shining! I keep walking through patches of untouched deep snow and I feel like the wife at the end of the movie trudging through the snow in the hedge maze! I've been wanting to watch it all week, but I keep getting overruled by Mama and Forrest. Maybe tonight is the night!

Happy snow day, Utah/Idaho people! Take a night this weekend to have a fun movie night to watch The Shining. Or just The Bachelor Winter Games! :)
 

VALENTINE'S DAY!

I, like many other women, love Valentine's Day! Not just because it's a day all about love, but also just all the pink and red everywhere, the hearts on everything, the chocolate, and the fact that it's a designated day to show your love for everyone in your life. I love it all!

This Valentine's Day was our second one together and so far, we've done a good job of making the day special for each other. This year, I surprised him with a date to go ice skating at the Gallivan Center! It was so much fun, and there were hardly any people so we got to sprawl out a little on the ice. The ice skating rink is outside in the heart of downtown which makes a cute backdrop against the pink and red lit ice rink. Jeremy is super good at ice skating which I never knew and he said I was pretty good too. :)

 

After ice skating, Jeremy took me to dinner to Copper Onion! I got the yummiest steak, veggies, and potatoes, and Jeremy got a super good burger and fries! We had never been there before so it was fun to try out a new restaurant downtown. Our reservation was pretty late but even at 8:30pm that place was still hoppin! 

He gave me the loveliest pink roses, all my favorite chocolates from See's, chocolate covered strawberries, and a gift. I'm really just such a big fan of all the sweet treats on Valentine's Day!

I love that the past two years we unknowingly treat Valentine's Day as a day to try new things! Last year we tried a new Italian restaurant and went to the SLC Ballet which neither of us had done before, and this year we did new things too! I don't think we ever plan it to be that way, but it just seems to happen and I find that fun!

You can read about our first Valentine's Day here:
heartofconfetti.blogspot.com/firstvalentinesday

MY FAVORITE MURDER!

What a funny blog title for anyone who hasn't heard of that podcast. 

Last night I went to see My Favorite Murder at Kingsbury Hall here in SLC! You guys, it was the funniest show! I've listened to this podcast for the past year or so and it's honestly the best podcast! Well, if you like true crime and comedy it is.

These women are so hilarious, and witty, and feel like my best friends when I'm on a long drive, or ignoring my co-workers at work, sewing skirts in my shop, or doing dishes at home. Their podcast seriously cracks me up, and last night I got to see them live! It was so fun, and crazy, and my cheeks hurt most of the show from laughing so much. 

 It sounds so bizarre that talking about true crime and comedy can even go together, but Georgia and Karen blend it together so effortlessly.

It was such a fun show, and I'm so excited that I get to see them again TONIGHT for the second show! I originally bought tickets for tonight (Friday), but they sold out so quick that they added a second show the day before, and then I last minute decided I wanted to go to the first night show too! Luckily I found some tickets on KSL for even cheaper than they were selling online, and we totally lucked out with the seats! We totally got Lincoln seats up on the side of the theater which was perfect! I'm so short that I hate when there's a tall person sitting in front of me so it was so nice to not have anyone blocking our view! 

We honestly couldn't have lucked out any more! Even when I saw the listing for the tickets, I called the girl like 10 minutes after she posted it and she said 4 people (including me) all called in a 2 minute span and mine was the only call she answered! It was just all meant to be! I love when things come together like that!

It was seriously such a fun show! Who knew murder/true crime/serial killers could end up bringing a whole crowd of truly lovely people together!

Yay for night 2 tonight! 

LITTLE LIFE UPDATES!

I haven't been the best at blogging lately and that bums me out a little. I think I've just been trying to do too many creative things at once, and by doing so, I'm doing all of them at 30%.

So here's a little life update:
1. First and foremost, I bought a new car and that's been the highlight of the past week for me!

2. I also have been struggling a little with the lack of sunshine. Seasonal Affective Disorder is real, my friends, and it's rough! On Monday, I laid in front of the Happy Light to try to trick my brain into thinking it was a beautiful sunshiney day but it didn't work super well. There's a super funny episode on Broad City where Ilana keeps ditching away from work to a supply closet to use her Happy Light like it's a drug, and I cracked up the whole episode!

3. I've been trying to figure out what my next big game plan is. I think it's now between hitting the road in June to travel around the US for a couple months, and moving to LA. Clearly I have a very fickle heart. My plan is always changing by the day!

4. I decided to start Vlogging! 2018 seems to be the year that everyone decided to start vlogging though huh? I've seen so many new little family vlogs pop up on Facebook and Instagram, and I think "Oh no! I'm doing the same thing!". But I'm okay with that. I want video memories to look back on from my twenties so that's just what I'll do! Photos only go so far before you wish you just recorded the moment.
VLOG link:  www.youtube.com/channel/oliviaschultz

5. I started making candles! I made my first batch yesterday and I'm so excited to make more! I made a yummy citrus batch, and eventually I would love to start selling them at markets around Salt Lake City and on Etsy! I want it to be it's own brand away from Confetti Heart so I've been brainstorming name ideas the past few days! I have a notebook where I keep writing different words I like to come up with a name. I'm close, I can feel it, but I have to sleep on it a few more nights I think.

 
6. I haven't been doing the best at eating healthy. I figured out a new game plan last night though so hopefully I can stick to it! Summer is quickly approaching and I have to keep reminding myself that I can't keep eating like a winter bear. :)

7. I'm wearing pink and red all week for Valentine's Day and it makes me feel so feminine and lovely! I love Valentine's Day, and I love how lovely I feel in pink.

8. I've been looking at real estate in Los Angeles and I made the mistake of trying to get more information about a particular property and now I have a million realtors and loan pre-approval people calling me. It's the worst! Luckily, they're all so friendly so I can't get too mad. I just don't love all the unwelcomed phone calls at all hours of the day.

9. I'm trying to sell my old car so if any of you know someone who wants to buy a super clean, super great 2010 Toyota Corolla let me know! I'm asking $7,785, but I'd be willing to sell it cheaper to someone I know.

10. I just bought MoviePass and I'm so excited to use it! Have you heard of MoviePass? You essentially pay $9.99 a month and you can see as many movies as you want in the theater with your pass! (Well, one 2D movie per day.) And right now, Costco has the memberships on sale for $89.99 for the year so it ends up coming out to $7.50 a month for unlimited movies at the theater! It sounds super scammy and questionable on how they can actually make money with that business plan, but it's real and I just bought mine! 

I BOUGHT A NEW CAR!

YOU GUYS. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR!

I couldn't be more excited about it! I got a dark grey Honda Fit and I absolutely love it! You don't realize just how outdated* your car is until you get a new one and it has a sunroof, a backup camera, a side camera that turns on when you signal to show your blindspots, doors that unlock when your key is near the car, bluetooth, and that little option that lets me make phone calls through the car speakers! (I don't know what that's called, but it's so cool!) It seriously just feels so fun! I feel like it has everything I wanted and things I didn't even know I wanted until I had them! 

*My other car really wasn't outdated. It was a 2010 and drove amazing. It honestly was so good to me! I just wanted a Fit. :)

Step 1 is complete for Operation Travel the U.S!
Best of all, the back seats lie flat so I can travel around and sleep in the back when I quit my job! 

Lately when I test drove cars, one of the first things I did was put the back seats down to see if I could fit in the back laying down. This car is so roomy and I can't wait until I can build myself a little bed in the back!

Testing out the back on my test drive.

I don't consider myself a super materialistic person, but oh man is it fun to have a new car! I get so excited now every time I need to go somewhere just because I know I get to drive it again. It may be winter, but that hasn't stopped me from opening the sunroof every time I go out! I've seriously always wanted a car with a sunroof and now that I have one, it's safe to say it's brought me every ounce of happiness I thought it would! A little sunshine on my face and wind in my hair is all I really need.

A new vlog is on it's way of the whole day! You can keep an eye out for it here:
www.youtube.com/channel/oliviaschultz