At this age, there are too many blogs to count. There are especially many, many fashion blogs on the digital sphere, whether they are brand-name famous or the humble beginnings of someone who is passionate about the subject. I am not really a part of either, but I do have an interest in fashion.
I owe it all to my close high school friend who introduced me to the world of cult classics and street style. She was and still is incredibly passionate about these things; she already found her style in the four years we became close and I was jealous of that. But there was such a variety of cuts, trends and everything in between that I could not catch up at first. It was already a fast-paced world and fashion was one of those things in which speed was necessary to combat any competition. After all, seasonal collections switch out within a heartbeat.
Somehow along the line, I grew accustomed to the consistent changes in the field. I started to really see styles I liked and styles I did not; I could distinguish what suited me best and what I dreamed of trying but never dared to follow through with. It was not until senior year that my friend convinced me to start my own blog as a creative outlet. I took her words in stride and, after finding a theme I enjoyed and could easily manipulate with very basic HTML, created one on Blogspot.
At first, I posted fairly regularly. Having a new side project to work on was fun and I had a number ideas I had picked up here and there. OOTDs, celebrity favorites, general inspiration photos, you name it. I wrote a variety of posts to keep myself going and it worked for a while. But as the year came to a close, I started to become preoccupied with college prep and my last summer vacation as a high school student. I tried to create content but, by then, I had exhausted myself of what I could possibly write and talk about. I simply lost interest.
First year of college gave me some new ideas to work with, but they, too, did not last very long. Schoolwork and student organizations consumed my attention while I still put in the effort to not be so much of a recluse. Weekly posts turned to monthly ones, then to completely randomized timing.
To be honest, I think that I became more apathetic about blogging because I never truly knew if people were reading it. I know it is superficial but there is always something rewarding about having a following, big or small, that is noticeable to you. It just feels nice to know that someone is paying attention to your words.
This is not to say that I am going to stop blogging; it is more of a pause, I think. There are a number of future events that will definitely jumpstart my thoughts again, no doubt. I just do not feel right in posting about things I no longer have the same fervor for.
But to those of you who have been on my blog once, twice or more times: thank you. I appreciate it and I hope that my inactivity has not driven you away!
