Can you believe I have blogging for SEVEN WHOLE YEARS? I can’t. iCannnnot! * in my Joseline voice* May 4th was my SEVEN year Blogiversary! There was so much going on in the world, so i decided to honor myself and pull away from people, places, and spaces that do not serve me or bring positive energy. And I needed to make it over the Mother’s Day hump and have peace of mind.
It seems like these past seven years have flown by. You know, I was sitting here thinking…what will I share on this blogiversary post? What will I share as I look back over the years? To be honest, I really didn’t have anything to share different from what’s already there. I guess…if I could think of a theme looking back over the past 7 years…my theme “word or phrase” would be to…
KEEP GOING!
Although it has been somewhat of a slow process getting BACK to where I was before May 2016, I am still going. I was thinking about going back and changing a few things here and there, but I’m not. I love seeing my growth and new discoveries over the past seven years. The more I learn about this blogging/digital influencer life, the more I realize it’s so important to be authentic. Not that I ever stopped, because you know that ain’t me; but you realize that things can get lost in the shuffle when you are working with brands, or sharing this or that. It all comes down to being your TRUE self.
Super random, but for instance…I’m SO over the “perfection” mindset. Why do people (including bloggers) feel that they have to live up to this “image” that is so different than REAL life? Especially on social media. Being in the blogging world, I see it often. The perfect, overly-scripted photos. Being taken by the hand in a field of sunflowers and rainbow dandelions. Most of my fellow bloggers know exactly what I’m referring to. Lol! It’s okay to mess up the flow of your ‘gram to post a candid moment or something exciting you’ve witnessed. I’m not saying over-share, but I’ve learned that people love authenticity and a little transparency every now and then.
My theme going into this next year of blogging is to “Be True To You”. Yes, that goes for me too. With that said, I just want to say THANK YOU for being here. Even the lookers. lol! Thank you for sticking around and reading, sharing, trying new things, new recipes or whatever — and just being part of this amazing journey! I look forward to year EIGHT, the year of new beginnings, with you!
Happy Blogiversary to meeeeee!
With Love,
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