So, hi – it’s been a while.
I honestly thought I’d given up on this whole blogging thing a long time ago, but every now and then I catch myself thinking maybe I could make it work this time. Probably just delusion though – since I’m well aware that blogs are considered prehistoric now that nobody seems to have an attention span longer than a TikTok on 2x speed, and the internet is flooded with AI slop, making the communities I once loved feel a lot quieter. And yet, here we are. Soft (re)launch. Low expectations. Some hope 🌱
And okay, yes, I know I have a bit of a bad rep for restarting this blog and disappearing a few months later. Sometimes I wasn’t happy with how it looked, sometimes the lack of engagement/views got to me. And sometimes I felt like I had nothing to write about because I’m such a feast-or-famine kinda reader; like, I’ll either finish an entire series in a week, or I won’t touch a book for months, so obviously there was bound to be a lack of content. In hindsight, it’s honestly lowkey funny how stressed I was about all of this almost a decade ago (ew) when I had a much more consistent lifestyle and so much more time. Also, somewhere along the way, for reasons entirely unknown, my brain has retired my old writing style, so I’m auditioning this new voice while praying I’ve retained my court jester privileges. Anyway, the point is – I can’t promise it’ll be different this time, but I want to try again because at the end of the day, I’ve paid for a 4-year plan I’ve missed blogging.
I’ve been slowly working on this space since November, but unsurprisingly, life got in the way and it had to be shelved (again) – which is why it’s still a bit of a WIP 😭 This is my first time self-hosting, so there’s a lot I’m still navigating, and hopefully it’s not too much of an ick or inconvenience. Obviously, I’m actively scouring the internet for more tips, but any advice = highly appreciated 🤍 That said, I’m really happy with how it’s coming together! Having more control over this space makes such a difference, since the biggest reason I stepped away from blogging was because of how restrictive paywalled features felt — and the inevitable comparison spiral that came from looking at prettier, more polished blogs. So somewhere along the way, my blog just… stopped bringing me joy. There were other reasons I stepped away too, but that’s a story for another post (or not).
Anyways, to wrap up my yapping – I’m still figuring out how this will go, but it feels right to begin again, however quietly, however imperfectly 💌 Until next time, and Happy (v v belated) New Year frens!
Byeee,
Mayumi