Project Authenticity Commences

As is life, just as I started getting into writing these blog posts (literally two posts in) a whole pile of life things happened that left me with no time or energy to get back here and write (good things, don't worry!). Now it's been a month or more since I've posted anything, despite the initial promise of weekly posts - I know, I'm sorry.

So! Lesson one: when you are a busy human, don't promise more than you can handle.

Now I realise, as with all of my blog posts so far, this is not ground breaking stuff. I feel like I've personally read 10 blog posts that state this same lesson/rule but do you think I practice what I read? No, not very often. So I'm going to try practicing what I preach instead (haha).

Showing up online consistently is important when you are trying to grow and get noticed BUT quality over quantity. You don't have to commit to showing up online more often than you actually have time for. If the fun is being taken out of it and it's starting to feel like homework or a chore that you have to get done in order to check it off your long list of things to do each day or each week, then the content is going to become less engaging because it won't be as thoroughly thought out and the attention to detail won't be present. I'm trying to practice what I preach here but to be honest I've made so many posts just because it's been a while since my last one I feel like I have to so that I don't get left behind and because I see how other people are constantly engaging their audiences.

This goes for offline too. I have lots of different friend groups and I want to accept each different invitation because I absolutely adore all of my beautiful friends but if I do accept every invitation then I am out every night of the week which leaves me with no time to take care of myself and cook healthy food and wash my clothes etc. I end up tired, skipping my morning workouts, spending money buying lunch every day because I didn't cook the night before and stressed because things get to me more when I don't have my routine. So I try to accept fewer invites but really be present at each one and just hope that my friends understand that I need time to do the things that make me ticking along (and of course, they always do).

At the end of the day, if you have time and you want to then absolutely show up online, post something every day or every week or accept every social invitation that comes your way. If you are like me and have a number of balls in the air at any given time, then accept the fact that you're not going to be able to write/record/post/socialise/work every day or every week.

I have absolutely no idea how often I am going to be able to blog but I sure as hell am having fun doing it and I want it to be clear that what I am writing about is something that I am going through or thinking about at that moment in time so that if you read this after I post it and you are going through the same thing then you know you're not alone and you can talk to me about it because I will be on the same page.

So with that, project authenticity commences! Quality over quantity and presence over acceptance.