Firstly, I know this blog post is overdue, like months overdue!
But I had fallen so out of love with my blog, uninspired and simply didn’t know
what to talk about for the entire of 2019. But I’m making it my mission to make
time up and create regular posts again.
I feel like I have finally learnt how to manage my time and
to prioritise the more important things on a daily basis. This has taken six long
years to get here but that’s what blogging is all about. It’s about learning
new things, growing and in return, sharing it with an audience who enjoys
reading your weird internet thoughts. So, thank you to everyone who has stuck
around over the last year.
I know I haven’t been putting in 100% effort and that really
shows throughout my work. And I think it’s totally normal in this line of work.
Being a blogger/ social media person really takes everything out of you. To the
point where sometimes you feel like you don’t have anything left to give.
I’ve felt deflated, I felt uninspired and I’ve felt extremely
inadequate. All topics that I have written numerous times about overcoming. These
were all feelings myself and my other blogger friends have felt over the years,
but this time it felt different. No matter what I tried to do I just couldn’t snap out of it. I couldn’t re-motivate
myself or get inspired again and I fell into a pit of pulling myself away from
everyone and everything I cared about.
Over December, I reached a real low and felt like I needed a
change. I needed a huge change that would push me to my limits and that change
came in the form of a full-time job.
I worked full time for four months as a social media manager
for a luxury brand. And I feel like having that opportunity really inspired me
and helped me get back to me. It gave me a reason to get out of the house, it
inspired me, it taught me and above all, I had something else to focus on for a
while.
It took my mind off of my blog and gave me room to breathe.
I didn’t have to think about Instagram or writing or even creating videos.
Although I was still active on most of these platforms, I knew I was letting it
all slide and I think that was probably the best decision for me.
At this new job I experienced the other side of blogging and
Instagram. I met new people and I learnt new skills. Although I really enjoyed
what I was doing in this role, I knew it was only a temporary role. I don’t
know if I’ll start looking again for a full-time role, or stick back to the
blog, but I just wanted to come on here and let you all know what I’ve been up
to. Why I’ve been really quiet.
Life has a really funny way of pushing us to what we need. I
needed to take a break from blogging to show me how much I love my platforms
and engaging with all of you. I want you all to know that we all have ups and
downs, we all experience hardships and that we have to go through these to be
able to realise what we really want in life.
If you made it this far down the post thank you. Thank you
for your support thank you for sticking around. I’d love to hear if any of you
have gone through anything similar. Please feel free to leave a comment down
below or message me on twitter or Instagram @teralatilan.
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