Life & Books

Content Creation Fatigue Is Real

It’s about that season again where I struggle to dig up some great content ideas for you guys. It’s also getting pretty cold so I’m not leaving the house much which means I don’t have exciting stuff to share. Nevertheless, I don’t wanna neglect the work I’ve already put into maintaining this blog.

How Do the Full-Time Content People Do It?

Genuinely, how do the influencers make constant content? It’s really not easy to firstly be doing exciting things all the time, secondly documenting it all and paying attention to the finer details and thirdly putting in the work to create an entire post about it.

My little blog alone can be hella exhausting at times, but my goal is nowhere near influencer level. I find joy in being helpful and knowing my experiences could make someone else’s life a little easier—that and having a place to write for fun.

Although, I’m starting to wonder if that’s really enough to sustain and grow a blog in this infinite chasm that is the internet.

Maintaining That Life Balance

This is something I’m constantly learning and relearning—how to maintain a healthy life balance. Throw in a new academic journey and well my balancing act is not going great. I’ve dropped a number of things over the past few months—the hardest hit being to my social life.

It’s near impossible to find the time to study at a master’s level while also being available for fun or chill times with the girls. And, damn, does that suck! But I think the hardest lesson I’m learning through it all is that some dreams take sacrifice. No, I’m not saying I’ll be cutting out my friends, but I will have to be okay with not being part of every meet up.

Someday this hard work is gonna pay off, I’m sure of it.

I’m Not Giving Up Yet

All that to say that I won’t be giving up my blog anytime soon. It’s not always as fun as I’d like it to be, but I love it. I love writing about random stuff, I love being helpful to strangers and I love that I have a space all my own to share whatever I like.