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Thank you The Daily Post

Mia5 Comments

goodbye the daily post

So that’s it then, no more The Daily Post. It’s really sad to let them go. They won’t entirely go away but there won’t be any more new Daily Prompt and no weekly photo challenges either. Those two I used the most. They’re the reason why I got my blog out there. Now when that will be gone, it won’t be the same. I will find inspiration but I don’t know if people will find my posts. Not forgetting getting new followers. My most liked and viewed posts are through the prompts. The Daily Post taught me about blogging. Like the Zero to Hero challenge. That was in 2014. It feels such a long time ago and it has gone really fast. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have continued with blogging. The Daily Post is gonna be like an archaic castle. People will remember the old times and they will pay a visit to remember the glory days.

So what now then? After a bit of a shock, life must continue. We can still go back to old prompts. Of course, it’s not the same. It’s like when you graduate from school and so far you have got help from the teachers whenever you needed support. Now when school is over, you have to go it alone. It’s scary to leave a place that is so comfortable. But you just have to make it alone somehow. The daily prompt wasn’t only about writing a blog post. It was also learning new English words. Like today’s word. I don’t know where I can get to know about English words the way I did with The Daily Post. Every day I couldn’t wait to see what the day’s word would be. Now I don’t have anything to look forward to when it comes to blogging. It will be a sad day on May 31. It will feel empty for a while but you get over it. The show must go on and it’s time for another adventure.

Goodbye is the hardest thing. But thank you for everything The Daily Post. You gave inspiration to many and we’ll always be grateful for that. We’ll miss your new challenges. It’s not really over because you still will be online despite not posting new things. We’ll continue our blogging journey from here. So thank you again. Here’s for the future 🍾

Nothing to flaunt about

Mia3 Comments

bright peacockMy life is pretty boring. I don’t really have nothing to flaunt about. I’m not a person who likes to brag anyway. It would be nice to have something to show but I got nothing special. Yesterday when I wrote about internet on One Line Sunday, it does have its disadvantages. People’s lives seem to be much more exciting than mine. I try not to get affected by it because it’s really their life and they’re all strangers to me. Besides, people who flaunt their lives on the internet probably need reassurance of their own existence. Some study says that kind of people isn’t really happy. If they were they would keep things to themselves. But since the internet was invented, people have had the urge to post anything online. I guess they want to have that 15 minutes of fame at least for once in their lifetime. Even if it’s just among friends and family. I got enough of attention at home so I don’t need to flaunt my things to a bunch strangers.

It’s a shame only people who flaunt and has a certain personality get more opportunities in life. Even in a job search. If you’re not that well-groomed and sociable, you’re a loser. Unless you’re a man, then you can look like hell and still have better chances. Maybe not if you look like a hobo though. The point is if you’re not presentable and outgoing, you get overlooked. You have to make yourself a brand. Being human isn’t enough it seems. Introverted and reserved isn’t really something to brag about since people see it as a negative thing. Those who are not afraid to market themselves get chosen for a job they’ve applied for. It’s not only about your skills, it’s about your personality too and if you fit into the companies images. In other words, job search sucks and it gets worse.

Recently I’ve bumped into blogs I usually don’t find. I was actually looking for something totally different. Bloggers who have either blogs about fashion, interior design or food blogs get attention. What they have in common is photos of the blogger. It seems you have to post photos of yourself online to get recognition. Those photos need to look professional too. Since when have ordinary people become models? Isn’t really important how a blogger looks like? There is no mystery left in these blogs. The blogs all look the same. Sure they got information to people who like that kind of stuff. But there are too much of the same subjects online. You have to flaunt about your presence and then one day sponsors will find you so you can keep on flaunting about your new found success. Or that’s what the motive for these blogs seems to be. I wish my blog would attract employers like that but this is the real world and it only happens in dreams.

At least I dare to be different. I refuse to follow the crowd. If I wanted to get paid to blog I would have chosen a different subject. Except that I don’t follow fashion, I don’t care how my home looks like, I eat what I want without getting overweight and I eat my cooking as soon it gets finished. That’s in a nutshell. Other people do it much better than me so I stick to what I know. I could flaunt with that I dare to be different but there is no point really. I know what I can and that’s what matters and not what others might think. Small circles are the best so that should be enough.