SOCIAL MEDIA ANXIETY & THE PRESSURE OF BLOGGING

Remember when having a blog used to make you stand out from the crowd? When people would be fascinated by the fact that you maintain a website about your personal style and thoughts.. but now every Tom Dick and Harry can put 'fashion blogger' on their Instagram profile, even if they have an actual blog or not. It doesn't make you 'different' anymore...

I do agree with that statement to an extent. However I still do believe that blogging is a great platform to express what you're thinking, opinions, style, recipes.. or whatever you want to talk about. There is a pressure to have your own blog now, especially if you're trying to break into a creative industry. I don't think it should be a necessary to have a blog anymore, unless you are truly passionate about something. I think it's pretty obvious if somebody has a blog for the sake of it. 

I also wanted to talk about social media anxiety, and by that I mean the pressure of posting and constantly appearing active on social media. It's actually hard and quite stressful (however pathetic that sounds). To be noticed on Instagram or whatever social network it is, the main thing is to be consistent and have quality content. I feel like I need to post a pretty picture every day to make a small dent in world of other gorgeous flat lays, breakfasts and outfit pictures. Is that a bit sad?! Some people would say yes, but I'm sure some are in the same boat as me. 

I really enjoy creating lovely content and taking pretty pictures, so it's not exactly a chore. When I go out for the day I love taking as many pictures as possible.. my outfit, the food i'm eating, my make-up, my location, and I love editing them after.. but should that really be the first thought in my head? Should I really be put in a bad mood because none of my ootds turned out as good as I thought!? 

It's all about balance. Social media and the 'falseness' of it will continue to grow everyday. I mean I'm guilty of posting my delicious breakfast from Saturday morning on Monday when I'm in the office trying my best to keep my eyes open, but that's ok isn't it?

Moving forward, I think it's important to stress less about the theme of your Instagram and focus more on enjoying the situation you're actually in. Saying that, I will obviously continue to attempt to get the perfect outfit shot..

TAKING PART IN A DOCUMENTARY

So, something a bit crazy happened recently. I was contacted by a lovely lady who works for the BBC who asked if I would be interested in taking part in a documentary about social media, bloggers and how the whole thing works. I was super shocked that she had contacted me, and she actually found me through my profile on the Feels app.. if you haven't checked that out you should definitely do so! 

So last week a film crew of about 6 people came to my house, which was surreal in itself. They had a proper camera, one of those weird microphone things on a stick, a soft box light, I had to wear a microphone, it was all so strange. So they interviewed me, asked how I got into blogging, how I edit my instagram pictures and style my outfits. It was all so much fun and I am so glad I got to experience something like this. They want to call the documentary 'How to be a bad bitch' but they may not be able to as Amber Rose has a book with a very similar name.... how funny. For this project I think they are interviewing quite a few bloggers, marketing companies and industry experts so I reckon the whole thing would be really interesting. 

The documentary still needs to be commissioned, but they have said they have had some interest already which is exciting. This could turn into something really exciting and I am so grateful that they contacted me. Additionally, if nothing comes of this I am still so glad I took part and experienced the complete madness of a film crew coming to my house. I will keep you all updated of what is happening and how it goes. 

L x