First and foremost, I just want to take this moment to thank every single person out there that has taken time out of their day to visit my blog, or as I like to call it, my little corner of the internet. For those of you who do not know, I have been blogging now since 2012 and it is such a large and important part of my life. For a brief period in 2018, I was struggling with my mental health and I made the very cutthroat decision to delete my blog along with all of the posts that I had ever written. For a period, it felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders, but I very quickly missed having something to channel my energy into and have a creative outlet, which is why I am back as… The Reluctant Blogger.
I first started my blog back in 2012 because I simply wanted to help people and I was at a loss for what I wanted to do with my life and the direction that I wanted to go in. I had finished my degree, was in the process of
applying for jobs and I just didn’t know what to do, so I pulled out my laptop and I thought that I would create a blog speaking about something that I was incredibly passionate… makeup. I was going through a phase where I was buying makeup quicker than I could apply it, so I figured why not share my opinion and start reviewing the products.
From there, as my blog gained some traction, it quickly evolved from just being about beauty to incorporating fashion too. I have to admit that my love for fashion and everything expensive has
recently eclipsed my love for beauty and it is one of my main passions. I started writing about some of the overpriced items that I was purchasing and to my surprise, people seemed to actually really enjoy reading about it. The views were increasing steadily and more importantly, my engagement was sky high. My blog had evolved into a perfect blend of beauty, fashion and lifestyle, which I absolutely adored.
Over my years of blogging, there were many bumps in the road. My personal life was a little turbulent to say the least and with my OCD and anxiety, I was left unable to cope for a period of time. Even though blogging was something that I loved doing and it really did excite me, I knew that I had to cut as many pressures out of my life as possible, which is why I made the incredibly hard decision to delete my blog and regain some of the personal time that I had previously been plugging into my blog. I am not going to lie, for a number of months, I felt like a new person and I was incredibly productive with all of the additional hours in the day which I was no longer dedicating to my blog, but I longed for it and really missed it.
I was without my blog for only around 5 months and then I decided that it was time to jump back in with both feet. I started my blog, put a plan together and so far things have been going absolutely fantastically. I am not going to kill myself to regain the ridiculous visitors or engagement that I had before, I just want to write to express myself, to share my thoughts and hopefully help some people out there. Not to mention that I have recently just embarked on some huge partnerships with my favourite brands, a compete dream come true. I just hope that my OCD and mental health stay in check so that I don’t delete everything again!
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