I wanted to begin this with a profound statement, but it seems like this one will have to do. I am blogging again. Yes, I really am. As I write this, I am filled with a feeling of surrealism as I realize that I am in fact blogging again. So, am I a blogger? No, scratch that.
Four years ago, when the pandemic started, I decided to become a lifestyle blogger. I was in a rut. I was working a job that was great. I got to work from home. I got to complete my work before most of the day started even if it meant getting up at 4:00 in the morning most days. But it wasn’t what I really went to school for. But it meant that I had the rest of the day to spend with my then-four-year-old daughter. Before I get sidetracked again, I was in a rut. I hadn’t written in so long and I felt that my writing was deteriorating. Starting a blog then was my attempt at getting the creative juices flowing and expressing myself the best way I know how.
Not My First Rodeo
The art of blogging is something that I’ve loved to do ever since the start of the internet. Or, at least, when I started exploring all that the Internet had to offer when I was a teen back in the early 2000s. My first blog was one of those AOL Journals from way back when. Do you remember? It seems like yesterday but it was over twenty years ago.
Having a blog as a teen in the 00s era was fantastic. It was a time when blogs and websites were very simple. There wasn’t a lot of focus on SEO. People didn’t just create websites to make money. We were there to connect with people and express ourselves on a platform that always seemed so forgiving.
Many years later, and a couple of majors later, it was no surprise when I decided to ultimately major in Communications. I chose this degree because it was versatile and that was perfect for someone as undecided as I was. Also, it incorporated so much of my passions such as writing, designing, creating, and connecting with people.
My Old Blog
And perhaps you might remember me. I used to have a blog that was born from a college course I took during my undergraduate days. It was called CrispyConfessions.com. I brought it back to life during the pandemic. And for two years, I kept it up. I wrote in the blog on a nearly daily basis, expressing all that was within me from typical pandemic woes to some of my personal childhood struggles from being mixed race.
I miss those days.
And yet, I ended up closing the blog down. I didn’t want to become a statistic. They say that most people who begin a blog ultimately end up quitting. When I started blogging, I wad determined to succeed.
So, when I quit, I told myself it wasn’t forever. I was going to come back. The reason I quitted then was simply because I felt that my blog lacked focus. I was blogging about so many different topics. And sometimes I felt out of my depth. I vowed that even if I quit, I would come back. I would come back stronger than ever.
And here I am. I am back blogging. Hopefully for good.
This time around, I am building this website from scratch. From the ground up. Creating a website that I can really own.
Yes, I am back in the blogging world. And I am stronger than ever.
Let’s start this thing.
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Why am I getting emotional reading this 😭❤️ You inspire me a lot, eonni! I will never forget Crispy Confessions. You, Shelly, Olivia were some of my favorite bloggers on wordpress. I miss those times.
And I’m so happy to see you back into blogging. I can see that you’ve come back stronger than ever. And reading your posts again, I feel motivated to get over my writer’s block asap and start writing again.
Hey Poorva! So glad to hear from you. And yes, please start writing again. 🙂