HI, HOLA, BONJOUR, HALLO, CIAO, HEJ, OLA! WHERE DO I BEGIN WITH THIS ABOUT ME? I STARTED BLOGGING IN 2011 WITH ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS. AFTER REALIZING WE WERE BOTH IN NON-CREATIVE JOBS THAT WE COULDN’T STAND, WE BOTH DECIDED WE NEEDED A “CREATIVE OUTLET” – BET YOU HAVE HEARD THAT BEFORE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, WE STARTED OUR FIRST BLOG SO THEN THEY SAY OUT OF OUR TINY APARTMENT IN DALLAS AFTER A FEW GLASSES OF WINE. ISN’T THAT HOW ALL CREATIVE THINGS FIRST HAPPEN?

She was the cool music and quote guru and I was the fashion. Ying to the yang. After writing together on So Then They Say for over a year life sort of got in the way and we decided it was time to part ways and chase our individual dreams. I, started my own blog M.A.S. Fashion, and she, went to study for her Masters in psychology at SMU.

M.A.S. Fashion started because I wanted a place that was personal and unique to my own style. I used my own initials (mary alyssa summers), because that is about as personal as you can get, and then used fashion because that is what I wanted the blog to be about. Silly me! After two years of blogging on M.A.S. I hit an inspirational rut! I still loved fashion but my passions grew way beyond just posting what I was wearing. In those two years I got married, got a dog and a house, started blogging full-time, and travelled an insane amount! Life had certainly changed since I decided to write “only about fashion.”

Travel has always been near and dear to my  heart. The feeling of being stuck in one place for too long has always given  me great anxiety. I was the one who hated signing a year lease because, “you never knew where life would take you.” Or the one who was writing out lists of places I wanted to live instead of taking notes for the next exam. The older I get the more I realize just how much travel means to me. It isn’t something I think we should all do because “everyone needs a vacation,” it is something my veins crave. Something my entire being needs. And something that has become extremely important to me. So sticking with “just fashion” wasn’t fulfilling my “creative” needs anymore. And here we are. Full circle! I decided to get back to my original name because after all, life happens, passions change, and curiosity grows. So then they say….