Hello. Some friends of mine were taking turns googling each other, and I happened to be in the room at the time, so they looked up my name as well. Buried among other links, a dusty old blog appeared that I realized had turned 4 in August, and I hadn't even been around to say happy birthday to it. I realize now Indigo Ink is now closer to being 5 than it is to being 4, but I feel like I have commemorate the many, many years of hard work my younger self put into these posts. So, I'll say it now. Happy birthday.
Now, I'm not going to make any promises, since there seems to be a continuing pattern of my making promises related to this blog, and then breaking them almost immediately. No excuses, either, since there are plenty of those here as well. Scrolling through my archives a few days ago, I felt a pang of nostalgia, and wondered whatever happened to that girl obsessed with books and her blog. Since then, I haven't been able to get blogging out of my head, and so to be able to sleep with peace of mind, I am bent on writing a post before I lay down, no matter how long it will take.
I think part of the problem is that I seem to have run out of all my creative inspiration for this blog. Perhaps, most people would move on to a fresh start and create a new website, but I am determined, that after so many years of hard work, this blog will continue to exist, and that I will continue to post, even if it will not be often. To quote Gloria Gaynor, "I will survive."
So, since I have absolutely no idea what I should post, other than my classic ramblings of course, I'll just share some photos that I took a few months ago. My poor old camera has been sitting on my nightstand since then, gathering dust, but I hope you will enjoy these. I tried to be a bit different and original when I took them, attempting to find beauty in the oddity and wildness of IKEA stores, so they might seem a bit unusual, for lack of a better word, to some, but I do hope you all enjoy them.
Also, two more things before we part ways:
(1) Blogger always seems to lower the quality and clarity of my photographs whenever I upload them; does/has anyone else experienced this and/or know how to fix it? It has been going for years, and I can't seem to find anyone else online who has had the same problem.
(2) Did you all enjoy the life update and a random burst of photographs above? Would you like to see more photos of my odd little outings? And please, I beg of you, let me know if you have any ideas for posts on the blog, or if there is anything you would like to see more of on here; I am absolutely desperate for any suggestions.
I suppose that is all. I've missed this blog, and all of you, and sorely hope that you have missed me.
Aliah! It's so awesome you're back in the blogging world. I CAN RELATE SO HARD. My blog has been through a lot with me, and I know so many people who just start new blogs/websites, but I could never do that. It's just a part of me xD It's kind of a good and bad thing I think haha
ReplyDeleteHmm...I know coming up with post ideas is always so hard >_< Maybe what a normal day in your life looks like? Or write about your passion/hobbies/interests and why you love them? I actually did a blog post on post ideas last year (this just made me think of that...not trying to self-promo lol) :)
When I first started blogging, I went through two blogs before I started this one, and Indigo Ink has been through so many name changes since then I can hardly even count, but this is the blog that has matured through the years with me, and I don't think I could ever let it go, now that I have formed such a connection with it.
DeleteThank you for the suggestions! I will definitely check that post. I was thinking of doing something like "top 5 books to read this summer," or "best books ever" for my next post. My life is pretty uneventful, being homeschooled and all, but I might do a sort of life update over the summer, since I will be pretty busy at that time.
GIRL! I understand how hard it can be to post things sometimes. I feel so much pressure. Keep up in the loop though. I love your blog so much!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are awesome. I never have thought about taking pictures at IKEA! Good idea!!! I love these photos in black and white.
Simply Me
Thank you so much! Hopefully I will be able to begin putting out quality content once again.
DeleteI think taking the photos in black and white can make you see what is right in front of you in a sort of different light. It didn't occur to me to do something like this until I felt the urge to take some photographs really badly. The only thing we were doing that day was going out to IKEA, so my camera tagged along, and I just took photos of things that caught my attention. I'm glad you enjoyed them!