guess who started a blog...

I have always wanted to start a blog for myself and now I've finally done it!
I've tried and failed many times for several reasons:

1. I didn't have enough time (or at least) I couldn't dedicate the amount of time that I would have liked.

2. I've never had the resources or skills. This may seem annoyingly pretentious, but whenever I start something I want it to be THE BEST. I've always gotten frustrated too quickly over the fact that I couldn't magically create the cutest blog on the planet immediately. I'm also very impatient.

3. I love writing, but writing about yourself sucks. Also, I'm super critical of myself while writing so there's no such thing as a "quick blog post" for me because it takes me at least 20 drafts of a first sentence to a blog before I finally get over myself and just start writing.

4. BLOG TITLES ARE THE WORST INVENTION IN THE HISTORY OF EVER. Seriously. Deciding what my blog title would be has been looming over my head for years. It's been extremely frustrating. I wanted my blog title to be unique and clever, but it's nearly impossible to avoid falling into the "glitter & sprinkles" trap. Oh, you don't know what I'm talking about? I'm talking about the frilly nilly blog titles that every twenty-something on the planet uses for her fashion blog.
Listen, I'm still not sure if this title is the best one. All I know is that I'm awkward and completely unashamed of that fact. So, why not?

5. The decision between Blogger or Wordpress. (I ended up choosing both. Because I'm a social media slore.)

6. What type of content am I going to put on my blog? That question has been bothering me for a while. It's so definitive. In my mind, I've always thought that I needed to have a clearly defined purpose for my blog.

7. It's just a big commitment, alright?!

Why now?
I feel like I'm finally gaining a sense of myself in the real world, but even more so with my presence and influence on the internet. Over the years, I've learned how to establish a brand for myself on the internet which is SUCH A SCARY THING. Exploring who you are as a person is terrifying, but deciding on how you want to display that to others is even more complicated. Among many other social media outlets, Vine has been a way for me to "put myself out there" to complete strangers and the general response has been overwhelmingly positive. I've made connections with some of the most creative and kind human beings on the planet. In the year that I've had Vine, I've gained a following that I never expected when I first downloaded the app. I've received some of the sweetest comments from strangers saying that my vines have made their day. A six second clip of me dancing in my onesie actually meant something to someone...THAT'S RIDICULOUS! But it's sort of ridiculously cool at the same time.
Also, as a Communications major I should be doing stuff like this already. How am I going to be able to help with businesses that want to have a strong presence on the internet if I haven't exhausted every single outlet and learned about every single social medium on my own? It's my duty!...and also I really want to do it. And that's how I know I'm going in to the right field. I love it and I think I'm gonna be pretty dang good at it.