…and by you, I mean me.
This has been a struggle for me most of my life. I’ve always been passionate about many things, and to be honest I’ve also bee skilled at many things. I realize that can come across as conceited – “oh, woe is me, I’m so talented” – but I hope you know me well enough that that’s not what I’m saying. And I have a feeling most people can relate.
There have been a number of lessons I’ve learned from doing this 31 day blogging challenge, and a lot of them have been tough ones, mostly related to the title of this post. If you have followed me since my GML days you know what I’m talking about, as you’ve seen me go through such an evolution over the years.
Being a blogger is strange because the line between personal life and professional life is basically nonexistent, or at least changing on a constant basis. Some days it feels right to share more sides of my personal life, and other days I like to remain more private. Some days I want to share things like my beauty routine, life in NYC, fitness etc. and other days I want to stick to food & recipe content.
I’m still so glad I made the switch from GML to Hungry Blonde because when it comes down to it, the food/recipe aspect is still my favorite and what I am most passionate about. But with my varying interests in life, it can be difficult to stay so focused on that. When I feel torn in two different directions, I remind myself: you can do anything, but not everything.
I remind myself that just because my work is food-focused, it doesn’t mean I can’t have other interests, but it also doesn’t mean I have to integrate them all into Hungry Blonde. Sure it’s fun to share lifestyle content with you (and I know you enjoy it too) but there’s also value in knowing what you’re thing is – your target, your niche, your North Star – and sticking to that.
I’m using this blog post as a sounding board for myself right now but, I hope this can help be a reminder to you too. Maybe you’re an accountant, a nurse, in PR or a stay-at-home mom. It’s okay to have passions and interests in life that aren’t part of your career or job. We live in a culture that is so big on “doing what you love” that I think we forget we’re allowed to just have HOBBIES!
I hope this resonated with some of you because it’s something that has been on my mind a lot. Tomorrow is day 31…WOW…so I’ll be back to give a recap of it all. xoxo GG
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