Growing up, I used Xanga, Livejournal, and Deadjournal regularly, but stopped sometime in college. Fast forward to a few years ago and I decided to start blogging. I have always liked writing. I dream of writing a book someday and seeing my name on top of the NYT best sellers list.
I learned a bit when I "blogged" - blogged is in quotes because more than half of my posts were forced and not me. I signed up for all kinds of link-ups, purposely did things that I might not have just to have something to blog about, and spent more money than I should have on something I barely gave a year and a half to.
One day I just stopped. I didn't want to take/edit pictures and I didn't want to feel like I had to write or schedule posts when I'd go away or was busy. Blogging became too forced and I noticed that 75% of the bloggers I followed stopped blogging too, so I knew I wasn't the only one.
To get to the point I'm trying to make, I'm back to blogging because I feel like I have a lot to say and I feel like people will be able to relate to what I'm experiencing in life. This blog will sound more like a casual conversation, I'm not stressing over if things sound correct. There will be swearing because if you and I are sitting down over a coffee or a glass of wine, they're bound to come out. I can guarantee there will not be a picture in each post - isn't there some stupid rule where you're supposed to have one so people can find you or something like that? I don't know how often I'll post, I'm aiming for atleast once a week.
You might be thinking who I am, why I've written so much without even introducing myself from the beginning. I'm Jen. I'm thirty, not married, without children, and for the first time since I've started working 11 years ago - I am unemployed. That's been a pretty hard pill to swallow and it's only been a week - clearly I did not quit on my own terms or I'd be feeling a bit better about it. I was politely "laid off" with the promise of my unemployment not being denied (it wasn't, thankfully). But that topic is reserved for another post and another day. I am a giant Harry Potter fan, I love the beach, I dream of living in NYC (it is hands down my most favorite city ever), my social life is less than exciting, and I spend most of my time on Instagram liking puppy pictures and reading creeping stories from Reddit's NoSleep forum (not after 5pm - I made it a rule so I wouldn't be so creeped out at night). I like run on sentences and correctly spelled words, but basic grammar rules escape me - don't expect super perfect blog posts!
And now that this is over, I'm going to draft another entry because when I get into writing and get on a roll, I get really into it until I give up and want nothing to do with it for days or weeks.
Peace out.
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