Goodbye modern social media, hello old school blogging.
January 17th, 2020.
I started the year off with a pledge to rid myself of social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). The constant pressure to post photos, videos, snippets of my personal and public life started to get pretty draining. Years ago, I used to sit and write. Whether it be in a paper journal or using things like Acornpress and Livejournal. Even further back, community boards and good ol' myspace. Those years were mid to late 2000s and I'm definitely a millennial in case you were wondering, ha!
One of the hardest things about giving up social media was sacrificing the ability to share my adventures in BC. Being part of social media meant an easy platform to post adventures with the communities I'm part of - specifically the 4x4 scene. So, what better way to fill the void and still share stories and photos? I reopened a blog. I don't promise to be an amazing writer or share things often, but at least I have an out when I feel the need to share my photos and stories. I'll throw in the odd poem, the odd nostalgic moment and maybe a short story or two. The world is my oyster!
Mostly, it's therapy for me. I can sit down and jot down thoughts and feelings and share photos and anecdotes without having direct feedback. You have to stumble across my blog by accident to read it, and I'm totally okay with that. The people that are meant to find it will.
:)
I started the year off with a pledge to rid myself of social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). The constant pressure to post photos, videos, snippets of my personal and public life started to get pretty draining. Years ago, I used to sit and write. Whether it be in a paper journal or using things like Acornpress and Livejournal. Even further back, community boards and good ol' myspace. Those years were mid to late 2000s and I'm definitely a millennial in case you were wondering, ha!
One of the hardest things about giving up social media was sacrificing the ability to share my adventures in BC. Being part of social media meant an easy platform to post adventures with the communities I'm part of - specifically the 4x4 scene. So, what better way to fill the void and still share stories and photos? I reopened a blog. I don't promise to be an amazing writer or share things often, but at least I have an out when I feel the need to share my photos and stories. I'll throw in the odd poem, the odd nostalgic moment and maybe a short story or two. The world is my oyster!
Mostly, it's therapy for me. I can sit down and jot down thoughts and feelings and share photos and anecdotes without having direct feedback. You have to stumble across my blog by accident to read it, and I'm totally okay with that. The people that are meant to find it will.
:)
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