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We Don’t Know What We Have…

October 16, 2020 /

Until Bluehost crashes.

A couple of weeks ago I finished a post about some upcoming TV shows and movies that were coming out during the following weeks. The post included Ratched, Utopia and a couple of movies that I felt were worth watching.

However. I opened my blog the day that my post was scheduled to be published and found something similar to this.

 

404 not found image that appears when you try to open a page that does not exist anymore

 

A few days and a bunch of messages later with Jetpack Support (Jetpack is a useful WordPress plugin), I started to worry. None of the solutions seemed to be functioning and I am pretty “illiterate” when it comes to fixing computer related issues.

At this point, my inner Drama Queen took over I thought about the possibility of losing the blog, about not being able to share anything else on the same platform. I remember the whole experience of working on this blog since I pressed “Publish” for the first time.

Anyway, a bunch of days, emails and a different theme later, the site is back and safe and I thought it was a good moment to do a summary of its evolution.

This blog wasn’t a spontaneous impulse. I thought about buying a host and sharing my thoughts for months before I had the guts to do it. There were too many cons on my mind: I knew my writing style was terrible, and I didn’t have any experience working with online (nor physical) publications.

On top of that, I was hesitant about sharing my perspective with the online world.

 

Kiira Smith in front of a mirror taking a photo of her own reflection

 

But if your body and mind are asking you to do something for a long time, you need to do it, whether that something is to finish a vegan cooking course or joining ballet classes.

I started publishing articles that were meant to follow a journey of me re-educating myself on multiple topics, from reading about materialist habits and self-growth to showcasing movies that, in my opinion, haven’t been shared enough due to lack of funds. I would be thinking about topics in the most uncommon places like my commute to the office or before going to sleep.

 

Even though this blog has less than 3 years of existence, my life has changed in multiple ways. I have moved flats at least 3 times and I have changed careers. I have succeeded and I have failed too. Of course, I have also felt uncertainty, without mentioning those days when I felt I had nothing to write, nothing valuable in my mind that could be worth putting into words, times when all my creative energy seemed to be dead and buried under Constantinople.

 

When I think about the effect this blog has had on my life, I remember how much I want to improve and apply new changes and habits into my lifestyle. I like testing new habits and share my results. This always leads to me knowing myself better, to be more adventurous and open-minded.

 

Kiire Smith in fornt of Concert Hall building in Reikjavik

 

When I am inspired, I can communicate my intentions and beliefs with the hope they can help someone else. When I am not, I try to act and immerse myself in something different to change my state.

Therefore, I know that many of the events that encouraged my evolution as a human was initially originated from my desire to sharing something new on this site.

I enjoy coming up with measures to stop buying material items I don’t need, I try new foods and get out of my comfort zone by visiting new cities. Also collecting random ideas in unusual places and write them down in my notebooks.

I want to learn from articles, documentaries and, of course, from life experiences too.

 

Ted Baker notebook

 

As an example, I’ve had a look at the 2020 goals which I shared with you at the beginning of the year. It’s no surprise that the events that have unfolded during this period of time have changed our plans in multiple ways. Yet, I still want to complete some of them. My intention of sharing the outcome increases my appetite for achieving them harder. I don’t mind facing a few failures, but the idea of sharing the resolutions with a 10/10 failure rate doesn’t excite me that much.

 

In conclusion, sharing this blog with you helps me be my better self. I couldn’t be more grateful for the people that decide to read me, you always give me the best tips. I love following your advice and, at the end of the day, your positive thoughts are the ultimate reason why I want to continue improving and collecting valuable information (heart emoji!).

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