Do you even blog anymore?
As is obvious by now, I headed into Q2 of the year completely out of order. It got harder and harder to work. Somedays, I couldn’t do anything but lie in bed and read books. And as the school year came to a close (ICYMI, I have kids) and ushered me into 3 months of freedom, I thought that meant more time for personal work but rather it’s been a mound of internal work. In fact, as summarized below, I hardly did a thing related to social media or blogging.
I can’t remember the last time I shot a flatlay. I can’t remember the last time I was excited to write a blog post. I can’t remember the last time I was excited about the freedom to WFA. So, I avoided the Internet altogether… Not to mention, I have the best photog at my discretion daily and I still didn’t post on Instagram for months (since April to be exact). And guess what happened?
– Note to Self –
I lost a few hundred followers. My page views plummeted by 90%. Inquiries stopped trickling in from various parts of the world. I stopped traveling so much. I didn’t grow my business much… BUT the quality of my life improved. I felt less pressure. I spent more time with my family, my kids, and close friends. I slept the most I have in my entire life while working the least I have in the last 10 months and maintained a steady income.
Nothing ground breaking, but unfortunately, so many people sweat it constantly. Not posting, low engagement, losing followers…it’s anxiety inducing, depressing, and for whatever reason, incredibly difficult to just be. In the grand scheme of things, Instagram is a very insignificant part of our lives yet everyone is dying to figure it out. I’m not discounting the fact that some people rely on it as a means of income, but perhaps it’s cue to step back, reflect, internalize, and then re-strategize.
Not posting on Instagram for months allowed me to focus on the little things that mattered like my mindset and my family, so that when I return to be the face of my business, I’ll not run into regular monologues of self-worth and self-doubt. If this post comes off completely pointless with a click-baity ass title, then let me explain…
We are all just trying to figure it out – whatever it may be… The lavender fields of Provence, breathtaking beaches of Tulum, and insta-hot Dior Saddle Bags have NO meaning. What you see is NOT always what you get. Everyone else’s life is only as perfect as YOU make it out to be. So instead of striving for a picture perfect moment every single time, why not live in the moment and make blogging & social media real again?
Photo by Tina Lee
