I read A LOT of blogs. Fashion blogs, beauty blogs,
lifestyle blogs. Any and all of them. Recently, I've noticed there has been a
move towards being more authentic with your content; more honest with your
readership about the effort that goes in to each and every photo or post.
However. When the author of the fitness blog already
has an amazing body, or that interior design guru already lives in a
beautifully furnished and styled home; I appreciate the candor but it still
doesn't resonate true of my life. I'm twenty-five, single, working a job that
is no where near my passion. I want to read about women facing similar
struggles; who are constantly working towards bettering themselves and their
lives but haven't quite made it yet.
Quite often I feel like you join the most popular
bloggers at the end of their journey, which I imagine is a facet of blogging
becoming more of a career than a hobby. But I feel there's still a niche for
chronicles of the process.
So here's the pitch. The internet is stuffed full of
shiny, polished glimpses into the lives of people (women, more specifically to
this conversation) that seem to have everything sorted: a great boyfriend, a
wonderful wardrobe, an active social life. And I love reading the writing they
produce. But oftentimes it makes me feel inadequate in myriad ways. I propose
an alternative. A glimpse into the life of someone who does not have their shit
together, but who's trying their best (about 75% of the time....). So if that
sounds good, please join me.
