I have never pictured my wedding, my career or my wardrobe with any sort of absolute image. It's just always existed in this blurry, but somewhat definite gray area that would eventually come to fruition. Of course I would get married, balance a job and family and ultimately, live a well-deserved, adult-accepted life. Of course. That's what women my age do. As the years have gone on, the plans have shifted, but it has been the moments that caught me by surprise, that left me sprawled on the floor in gut-wrenching heartbreak or jumping up and down with overzealous surprise, that have truly left me questioning my plans and perilous journey toward the happily ever after.
I'm not the person I ever planned on being. There are days that I am proud that that is the case, and there are days that I am utterly disappointed in myself for this realization. I don't have the answers. I don't know the timeline or the results or the reasoning behind these life-changing events. 
I have a story. A story that is comprised of this lost-and-found, triumphant and traumatizing and ever-changing journey. I have a story full of unplanned moments that have resulted in a severe deviation from the many plans I have made for myself. My own story comes out in 2016, and I truly hope you'll find solace in knowing that perhaps these unplanned points are really the ones we've been waiting for or needing all along. 
In the meantime, I'm creating a safe, open place to read about and/or share your own and others' unplanned moments - the good, the bad and the ugly. Enjoy. Relish. Relive. Rejuvenate. 
And continue to embrace this unplanned life.