What Blogging Means to Me

Completely unrelated photo to this post but I know you little bunnies prefer some type of visual so you get my face. Sorry.

A couple of days ago I was having a conversation with a fellow blogger, Chelsea, about this blogging thing and how seriously mind blowing it is that it's capable of giving us so many opportunities. Opportunities we never even knew existed prior to starting our respective blogs.

It's funny to me, I used to get badgered and made fun of for being always having my head stuck in the computer as a kid. I was always more worried about writing in my LiveJournal or chatting on AIM than I was with actually going out and socializing. Writing and connecting with others through my writing is what made me happy.

Yes, I realize that makes me a total loser. It happens.

Fortunately, or maybe very unfortunately to some, I still feel pretty similar. Except now there is no LiveJournal or AIM, now there is Blogger and texting or Gchatting. 

Kind of comical that some of the same concepts still make me tick. I'm still that loser.

To say a lot of people don't understand blogging would be a vast understatement. More times than not, sometimes when I actually decide to "out myself" to a friend or family member they just look at me like I'm a total freak. Which, if we're being honest, could actually be pretty close to the truth. That's besides the point though, they just don't get it.

With all of that said, I want to touch on what blogging means to me.

First and most importantly, blogging is an outlet; 

An outlet to be my off the wall, ridiculous, and maybe a little crazy, self without having to look others in the face and seeing the strange looks that usually follow. I'm well aware that there are people on the other end of my posts who make faces but hey, at least I don't have to see them face-to-face, right?

Blogging makes me feel happy; 

Really though, it does. Being able to connect with so many ladies who experience similar situations, or are just understanding to the person that I am in general, is really empowering. There have been many, many days in the last 9 months where the only people I've truly had to turn to have been people I've met through this blog. 

And that really is crazy but also really, really amazing.

Blogging makes me feel accepted;

I know this one sounds extraordinarily arrogant but I assure that is far from what I'm trying to portray. Like I said, I was never really accepted growing up. Aside from growing close to a few great friends, I never really succeeded in anything in school, dance, or anything else I put my effort in to. Having this blog and getting so many amazing comments from all of those pretty faces to the right, all while still having my voice, makes me feel finally accepted as the person that I am.

In all honesty, I love being a part of this community. Through the ups and the downs, it's pretty damn awesome.

Blogging makes me more aware;

When you choose to blog 4-5 days a week you have to really get creative and learn to stretch out your day-to-day experiences. For me, I am so much more aware of what's going on because I have to be. If I check out, much like I used to, what would I write about? I can only tell the stories of my good ol' stripper days for so long.

Kidding.

Blogging means expressing myself;

c/o Brooke

I honestly have no idea where else I'd be able to talk about the nonsense that I do and actually get away with it. Having this little space is about as liberating as it was the day I got the keys to my 1 bedroom apartment. If you're new here that was, in fact, one of the most liberating days of my 25 years on this planet. The best part? There are actually other bloggers that even make my self expressions feel normal and that just might be the coolest part of it all.

Free stuffs, DUH;

Partially kidding on this one, guys. 

Obviously it's really badass to get contacted to review a product you actually enjoy but I truly do love reading product reviews from other bloggers. I'd bargain to say that 80% of my current makeup collection was purchased because of blogger review posts I've read. Who knows why I trust you little bunnies so much, but I do and so far I haven't been let down.