I quit blogging?!

Hello everyone,

You may be asking, where the heck have I been?! 

Has Ines quit blogging?!

The last time I wrote a post was on Christmas day. I decided to tackle the 25 day leading up to Christmas and challenged myself in something I called "25 days of Blogmas". Well, that consumed my entire existence and I guess you could say that up until now I've had no motivation to continue writing.

A lot has happened since then... I mean, it has literally been three months.

I am currently sitting in my living room, on my phone. I've refreshed all my social media and nothing has changed. That's when I remembered my poor blog and all of you amazing people! I've been so neglectful and with a little extra time on my hands and some sudden motivation and inspiration, I have decided to challenge myself yet again. 

But, this time I challenge myself to never go three months without blogging again.

Since I last posted on My, Myself and Ines, I have...

1. Received my degree!

2. Been given my teaching license.

3. Made the Dean's List.

4. Auditioned for my fifth year as a Boston Cannons Dancer.

5. Auditioned to be a Patriots Cheerleader for the first time.

6. Been given a pay raise at work.

7. Applied to grad school!

8. I turned 24.

9. I went on yet another Caribbean Cruise as a grad gift from Brendan <3

So far March has been the most wonderful month!

That just names a few. There's so much more that has been going on, and each of those things above have so any more details associated with them, so for now I hope to create a blog post dedicated to each of those milestones.

Anyways, I have to get ready for work. 

It's so great to be back and I'm super excited to see where this year takes me!

Until next time,

XOXO Ines

About Blogging: Guest Blog Post by Venn

Hello World!

Why did you start blogging? – I get this question a lot. 

It’s a hobby, it’s a passion, and it’s a way of getting everything out of my system.

Actually, this is my second attempt of creating a blog. Three years ago, I started reading blogs and I was amazed by the amount of free products that bloggers get to review. At that time,  I was an university student, I had enough free time, I was ready to explore a new hobby; I loved getting free stuff, so I decided why not start a blog.

Soon enough, I got obsessed with my blog. I was not organized and I was wasting a lot of time researching strategies how to quickly grow my blog. I was focused on gaining followers, increasing page views, getting more products for reviews. I guess I just wanted to be successful and maybe make some money out of my blog. Then, I graduated and I found a full-time internship. As I started working, I found it more difficult to feel motivated to spend time working on my blog. I realized that I was bored and after struggling to write posts and keep up with the reviews I closed my blog and decided to delete it permanently. That was around two years ago…

I love sharing and the idea that somewhere in the wide world there are people interested in what I have to say and can relate to what I am experiencing makes me excited. So, the thought of being a writer and sharing my life never left me. However, I was afraid that if I start a new blog I will get bored again. So I just didn`t.

Then, a couple of months ago while I was sitting home alone, thinking about my life, my problems and my everyday struggles, I said to myself : “why not share, maybe this will help me, maybe I can benefit from sharing, maybe others will benefit from what I have to say.” At that time, I was unemployed, stuck at home alone, while my husband was off to work, living in a foreign country without my friends and without any social life. I just missed the interaction. So, I started my blog – What Comes Next? Unfortunately my situation has not changed a lot since then, but I have found that blogging relaxes me and takes my mind off my problems.

This time I’ve decided that I will do it for myself. I will take it slowly, still trying to reach as much people as possible, but writing because I want and not because I have to. Not putting pressure on myself to write as much blog post as possible, looking for key words and torturing myself with boring topics.  Blogging is a hobby and I am ready to share!

So just remember, do it because you feel passionate about it. Write because you really want to share! 

Share because you care!

Stop by my blog and see if you can find something that interests you!

Thank you for reading!

Venn

@What Comes Next?