IT HAS BEEN BARELY OVER A YEAR SINCE I STARTED BLOGGING AND
BEING WELL INTO THE NEW YEAR, I WANTED TO SHARE SOME OBSERVATIONS RE:
THE BLOG-O-SPHERE !
I AM NO EXPERT, NOW WILL I 'NAME NAMES',
BUT THIS IS WHAT I HAVE NOTICED THIS FIRST YEAR....
WHEN I STARTED, THERE WERE THE BIGGIES, THE MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROADIES AND THE NEWBIES ( like Me... )
I WAS IMMEDIATELY DRAWN TO THE BIG GIRLS. THEY SEEMED TO HAVE THEIR SH@T TOGETHER.
I WAS ALSO DRAWN TO THE NEWBIE, AS WE WERE ALL STRUGGLING TO GET OUR BLOGS NOTICED.
THE BLOGS THAT REALLY GOT MY ATTENTION WERE THE UNIQUE ONES. ESPECIALLY A BLOG THAT WAS CONSISTENT, QUIRKY AND HAD A STRONG SENSE OF PERSONAL STYLE. THUS, MOST OF THE BIGGIES ( who rarely , if ever, visited me anyway ... ) KINDA JUST FELL AWAY.
NOT THAT THEY WERE 'BAD' OR ANYTHING, I JUST LEFT BECAUSE I FELT A SENSE OF DISCONNECT.
TOO MANY ADS, TOO MANY CONTESTS, TOO MUCH ....
HOWEVER, THERE WERE A HANDFUL OF BLOGS THAT WERE GROWING SO FAST MY HEAD WAS SPINNING! WHAT DID THEY HAVE THAT I DIDN'T ???
WE STARTED AROUND THE SAME TIME, WORE SIMILAR CLOTHES ......
I FELL IN LINE, MARCHED TO THEIR TUNE, COPIED THEIR LOOKS ;)
I HIT WEARDROBE, CHICTOPIA, AND EVEN BLOGGED IN A MAGAZINE....
SO WHY WASN'T I A BIG-TIMER ???
WHEN IT HIT ME !
WHEN I FINALLY FELT I HAD CREATED A "SUCCESSFUL" BLOG, ( WHICH IN NO WAY IS COUNTED BY FOLLOWERS NOR COMMENTS PER POST, THOUGH THAT IS A HUGE PART OF IT...) BUT I FELT I WAS BEGINNING TO ACHIEVE MY GOALS ( DOING SOMETHING I LOVED AND FEELING PROUD OF IT )
WAS WHEN I SMILED A REAL SMILE. NOT A FORCED SMILE .
THAT SIMPLE.
WHEN I STOPPED BEING SO DAMN VAGUE THAT I AM 46 !!!
WHEN I STOPPED PUTTING ON FULL-BLOWN WAR PAINT ,( which was a chore for me ) - now I rarely wear make-up anymore ... (disclaimer: lipstick is always a must, otherwise i look kinda dead)
AND WHEN I ADMITTED THAT I AM A REAL PERSON WHO CAN LAUGH AT MYSELF OR CRY ~
( depending on the day ;) .
WHEN MY PHOTOS STOPPED BEING EXACTLY 1/4 " AT THE TOP BY 1/2 " ON THE SIDES.
( though don't get me wrong, I appreciate a good photo, it's my thing ;)
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY: LISTENING , INSTEAD OF SHOUTING, "LOOK AT ME!"
SEEMS SO VERY SIMPLE, HUH ?
I DO STILL VISIT A COUPLE BIG GIRLS, BUT I DO IT TO SEE THEIR COOL OUTFITS , THEIR UNIQUE PHOTOS AND THERE IS ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT MAKES ME LAUGH OUT LOUD. ( who doesn't need a good dose of humor ? )
NO, I DON'T SEE MYSELF AS A BIG-TIMER,
NOR DO I NEED TO BE ANYMORE ....
BEING "FRINGY" IS GREAT AND ALLOWS ME TO EXPERIMENT, MAKE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS,
AND LEARN TO TRUST IN MYSELF :)
MAKE ME THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND GET ME ALL EXCITED TO GO OUTSIDE IN THE FREEZING COLD TO POP OFF MY LATEST ENSEMBLE ;)
I LIKE BLOGS WHERE I FEEL A KINDRED SPIRIT. NOT BECAUSE WE DRESS THE SAME- I HAVE A MIRROR ( or two ;) FOR THAT, BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTING TO ME. WHO OFFER THE STUFF I NEED TO ENRICH MY CREATIVITY- MY SOUL....
WHO ARE HONEST and ORIGINAL. ( I think I was a Brit in my former life ....)
MAYBE THAT'S A BIT SELFISH ;) ~ BY THE BY :
WHEN DID IT HIT YOU ?
ATTIRE: VINTAGE ELEPHANT EAR PANTS ( MINE , VERY OLD )
CROPPED SWEATER: THRIFTED ~ BOOTS: THRIFTED
MEN'S HAT: THRIFTED ~ SUEDE BAG: THRIFTED
COPPER PENDANT: THRIFTED ~ RING: CLAIRE'S
SCARF; TARGET? OR WORLD MKT. OLDER...
