Do What You Love and Love What You Do


I attempted 8 blogs before sticking to this one, all of them complete failures and rather messy. I liked the idea of blogging and enjoyed reading other blogs quite frequently, I still do of course, the best way to learn is to observe from others. My previous blogs were kept secret, I never told my friends or family due to embarrassment, I thought they'd laugh at me. At the end of January I discovered my friend, Hanna's, blog. I was inspired that she has daily blogged for over 3 years and I decided that enough was enough, so I created one too.



At first, I was rather nervous about starting my blog and had a lot of negative thoughts running through my mind. Will I be able to manage it? Will I tell my friends and family? What if people find it and think it's stupid?
I decided to create my blogger account, set up a template for my blog and published my first post Just A Little About Myself, which now is the basis of my About Page.

After getting my first post out of the way, I decided I would begin carrying around my Canon EOS Rebel T3, my "big" camera, so I could get worthy footage for my blog. I took photography lessons 2 years ago and I enjoyed the feeling of capturing photos that would last forever. I sort of fell out of touch with my camera and felt very relieved to be using it again.


I told my friends and family of my blog, posted it on social media, and basically just put it all out there. At first I was getting 5 viewers a day, and although my blog is definitely not viral, I now get about 100 viewers a day now which is just mind-blowing. To know that there are 100 of you out there, from around the world, reading my blog regularly, commenting and supporting something I really love is just phenomenal.





Blogging is something I love to do, whether it's just random snapshots of my day or a thoughtful "diary entry". I have a lot of friends that tell me they read my blog everyday and some say that it even inspired them to create their own after being scared to, which is such a heart-warming feeling.

I must admit, there are some hate comments and some people that view my blog as egotistical or very self-centered. To clarify, I do not think I am better than any other person. I do not think that I am somehow above others or that I hold some superior level in life. I am simply me and this blog is just sharing bits and pieces of who I am and what I like. I enjoy documenting my day because I love the idea of looking back, similar to writing journal entries. I enjoy writing these blog posts, not because I think I am the best writer in the world, but because I want to improve my skill. I enjoy photographing random moments because photos are like time capsules, holding memories.
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So there. That's the reason behind my blog and love of blogging. I will keep editing and, hopefully, improving. This post is not to bash anyone, it's just to unveil the mask I feel was consuming a lot of readers and even some of my friends. This blog is something I love and something I hope you love if you're reading.

Thank you to all of those that have left supporting comments, that have mentioned reading my blog daily, that have welcomed this platform of improvement in my life.


Katya Podkovyroff 

Comments

  1. Jessica08 March, 2015 19:58

    I love reading your blog and if your friends dont support you, they're not real friends.

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