Updates and Other Random Stuff
Hello and welcome back!
My
last post was in…let’s see…July. It’s
currently September 4th. It’s
been awhile, so I thought I’d give you guys some updates on what’s been going
on and talk about a few things I’ve been wanting to talk about. So this isn’t going to be as structured as a
normal post (laughing at myself because NONE of my posts are ever structured),
it’s going to be a bunch of random thoughts compiled together so I hope at
least some of this makes sense.
Where
I’ve Been
First
of all, you’re probably wondering where I’ve been. I wish I could say I’ve been traveling the
world doing really cool stuff, but unfortunately that’s not the case (as much
as I wish it was). I’ve been here,
sitting at my desk pretty much the whole summer. The reason for that is because I took the SAT
test a few weeks ago and spent a majority of my summer studying for it. I know, what a fun way to spend your
summer. Then when I wasn’t studying, I
was working pretty much all the time. It
doesn’t sound like much, but it’s what I was doing all summer. Between the two of those things, I didn’t
really feel like sitting down and writing blog posts.
Why
I haven’t Been Blogging
I kind of answered that in the last paragraph, but there
is another reason that doesn’t have to do with me just being busy. For the last month or so, I’ve sat down three
or four times to write a blog post but every time it just wasn’t my best work. I have this thing when I write that if the
words aren’t flowing the right way and I have to force them out, it’s not going
to work. I absolutely hate reading my
writing when I feel forced to write or when I’m just not in the mood. That’s what happened the last few times I’ve
tried to write posts.
Another reason is because of my lack of creativity. I know I say this like five times a year, but
writers block is real and it happens to pretty much every writer. This doesn’t mean I don’t try or I don’t have
ideas. I do, they just haven’t been
coming out the way I want them to. I
haven’t felt inspired by anything to be able to write something. If I don’t feel inspired, it’s not going to
happen. At least in a way that sounds
good enough to share.
I’ve also been thinking a lot about the content of this
blog. I keep thinking and telling myself
that I write too much about myself and talk about me a lot. Many of the posts I tried to write were
things about me and I kept telling myself, “Everything can’t be about you, you
know”. But then I said, “No, it can on
this blog. It’s my blog and my space to
talk about whatever I want”. So that’s
been my dilemma regarding what I post.
My goal, however, is to get back on somewhat of a schedule soon so there
will be new content coming.
Mental
Health
I believe mental health is SO important in a person’s
life. Just making sure you are taking
care of yourself is important and oftentimes we tend to get wrapped up in the
busyness of life that we forget to take care of ourselves. I know I can relate to that a lot. I wouldn’t say my mental health is declining;
it’s just a little shaky at the moment. Ever
since the beginning of the year I’ve been in a pretty good place with myself
and others around me- and still am, it’s just getting to the point where I have
to be careful with everything I choose to allow into and influence my life.
I’m saying this not only about myself, but for other
people. I’ve struggled and faced a lot
of challenges this year, most of which I’ve chosen to deal with alone and
silently (I know what you’re thinking, and yes I may sound hypocritical at
times, but I learn from my own mistakes).
But I just want you to know that it’s perfectly okay to take a step back
from something or someone that is preventing you from taking care of yourself
and your heart. That’s the key to mental
stability.
Vlogging
I’ve had a lot of people ask me if I’ll ever vlog or
start a YouTube channel. The answer to
that is probably not. Although I do
enjoy watching vlogs, it’s never something I would personally want to do. I’ve never been super comfortable just
talking to a camera. Making those kinds
of videos takes a LOT of work. I am
definitely not saying blogging isn’t a lot of work (it is), but to make a video
you have to have: good lighting (which my house does not), take the time to
film AND edit, plus the most important part which is having something to
film. I’m not good at just picking up a
camera and filming what’s going on. A
lot of times whenever I’m at an event or with someone, I like to take one or
two photos to have, but I try to live and be present in the moment. I think having a camera out all the time
would take away from that. So no, I’ll
probably never vlog or make videos.
Words are my specialty and I plan to stick to blogging for as long as
possible.
Collaborations
and Guest Posts
The last thing I want to talk about is
collaborations. I’ve wanted to collaborate
with someone for the LONGEST time. The
problem is that I don’t know who to collaborate with. I want to open this invitation to anyone who
has ANY interest at all in writing or blogging.
If you are interested, please contact me through email (beautyinthisbrokenness@gmail.com),
Instagram (@beautyinthisbrokenness), or through my Facebook page (Beauty in
This Brokenness). You don’t have to have
any experience with blogging, but if you have any interests in sharing your
writing, I would be more than happy to work with you. I’m open to many topics (ex. Lifestyle,
beauty, health and fitness, mental health); I just request that you stay away
from politics or anything to controversial (we’re just trying to stay positive
around here). So please let me know if
you are interested at all!
I
think that wraps up everything. As I
said, I’m hoping to resume to somewhat of a normal schedule soon so be on the
lookout for new posts. I’ll talk to you
soon!
