Why I Started Blogging and My Thoughts on It Now (February 2021)
I recently went back through my past blog posts and I stumbled on my first ever post. I started remembering why I started blogging.
I started my blog the summer after college. I was looking for a job and trying to find something to do with my time that would benefit me on my career search (I also wanted to have a creative outlet). I thought that I would be able to connect with people that have the same interests as me (I’ve never been the best at finding friends that share the same interest in fashion, design, and traveling as me). I thought, why not start a blog and hopefully meet some great people through it. I could show off what I’m interested in and engage in conversations about our interests. I also thought I could put it on my resume to show off some of my skills in writing, social media, and web design.
I’ve had this blog for 6 (almost 7) years and I’ve been having trouble with it for a while. If you notice in the last couple of years, I haven’t been posting as much as I would like. The reason for this falls under 2 topics: my career life and anxiety.
I have not had the best of luck in finding a steady job since college (I’m not entirely sure why that is either). I’m not someone that wants to work for themselves. My dream job is to find a marketing/communications/email marketing position at a company that I enjoy working for and love their values while also being respected and able to move up within the company (working remotely would be amazing, but I’m ok with going into an office sometimes too). One of the problems that I have with my career search is that I see so many people moving forward in their careers and I haven’t been able to get started with mine. This sends me into anxiety and feeling down. This has made me not want to blog which makes me upset because I love my blog and I love writing and sharing my interests.
Anxiety has been something that has been growing in me since college. I think it has to do with the world moving forward around me while I’m just standing still. With blogging, I have the anxiety that no one is reading my blog (which I know is not a reason to blog and I don’t do it to get views but I do have to wonder if there is something I could improve in my posts to get more views). I also have anxiety that I can’t keep up with the latest like most bloggers. With my interests in fashion, traveling, interior design, beauty, etc. I would love to keep up with the latest and post about new things but sadly I just can’t afford it right now.
I wish I was able to write blog posts about apartment interior design, take photos of outfits every week to show how to style things, or write about weekend trips to explore. Sadly, I’ve never really had the space to do that (currently, I am living with my parents until I am able to get a job and move out). So, right now I don’t have to the room to take outfit photos, I don’t have an apartment to be able to do interior design, and traveling isn’t an option right now.
I really want to get back into loving blogging again. I miss writing about my thoughts and interests. I just need to focus more on thinking of ideas that I can write about right now and be happy about the content that I put out on my blog.
Do you have a blog? Why did you start blogging? How do you stay motivated to blog?
If you have any suggestions for post ideas, I would love to hear them.
