Why I Needed A Serious Insta Break 

ChasingSunshine

Chasing an update:

Lately, Instagram doesn’t feel like a platform that I want to contribute to. It’s all about your best moments, everyone using the trendiest filter and posting constantly. Content replaced memories and filters covered reality.

I want my blog to be a place where I can 100% be myself and write about things that I truly care about. I’ve fallen guilty of comparing my blog to others’ and thinking that I needed to be someone that I’m not to succeed at this. I started my blog to release creative energy and be honest about life through my own scope.

It took me awhile to write this post because honestly I needed a break. I followed other blogs on my Instagram mostly to get creative ideas but to also to be apart of the community. At first, it was helpful and really fun. Then, once my following began to veer off for whatever reason, I mistakenly used it to judge my blog and I started second guessing myself. I never created this blog to be popular- I created it for myself and somehow I lost that.

 But most important, I don’t want to bring negativity to the insta blog community or Instagram in general. A lot of hard working people thrive off of the app and I am only sharing my negative experience for perspective.

Since my break, I have lost over 250 followers and honestly I couldn’t be happier. The second that I started to rely on followers was the moment that I knew I was not the kind of person who cared about things like that. I want this blog to be about real life, good food, sharing stories and most important- I want it to remain that way. Yes, it would’ve been cool to have made money from blogging because its really fun but having that fuel my creativity seriously lead to my content taking a huge dump. I kept wondering why my posts didn’t feel like mine anymore or why I kept running out of ideas but now I know.

So, with all that said, I promise to keep my posts 100% real. My own visions and my own mistakes on display for the small crowd of people who read my content. Chasing Sunshine will remain a space where I can release my creative energy and for now, insta will not be my main source of fuel. While instagram is a great way to get your name out there and brand yourself/your blog- it is not worth the hassle.

XOXO,

I’m back baby.

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  2. Love, love, love this post!! I’ve been on Instagram for about a year. I signed up solely to promote my blog. And, a few months in, I started to regret it. I work full-time, and am a part-time student, and I honestly don’t have time to “chase insta”, but it pulled me in, and I didn’t want to lose the followers that I’d already attained. And, then I realized how many people were following me, just to get a follow back, and then, a few weeks down the road, they would unfollow me. I had to wise up to this game, (I guess I was naïve). So, now, I just try to enjoy it for what it is, and not try to get my “blog worth” from it. Thank you for your honesty! 😊

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  3. Continuing comments 😉 On the plus side, I’ve found lots of references for school on Instagram, to my surprise. I study Global Sustainability, and lots of corporations and non-profits have insta accounts, and it’s a quick and easy way to learn about them. And, I feel like Instagram has allowed me to connect with other parts of the world. But, for me, it has not been the greatest platform for blog support. I have connected with other bloggers on Google +, and I’m looking for other platforms and blogging communities that are more supportive. I def. won’t find that on Insta. I am very glad I found your blog (on Instagram, ! 😊 😊) Hope you have a great weekend! Thanks again for the post!

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