My farewell to #lifecasting
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @JenSquard
After questioning whether TNTML was the right fit a little while ago, @JenFriel told me I should take a break - just get my thoughts back in order, get out of my head, and unleash my feelings on my own blog. So I did that - I wrote about why I thought lifecasting here was a strange fit here. I took some time not only away from lifecasting and posting, but from social media in general. I still updated a little bit, and kept up with things, but I spent far less time on the interwebs, and social media in general, than I normally do. I took this last weekend off completely - headed into the mountains away from technology, and did a hard reset of my brain. I came back today prepared to pick up where I left off, and found this:
That is where my link used to be. I’ve been replaced. I’m fine with that, I really am. This is Jen’s site and brand, and she can definitely do what she wants with it. But I guess I just thought that I deserved an email...or a text....or something. I haven’t talked to Jen since I wrote about feeling funky, and while she wants to make sure that I know this isn’t a punishment for saying how I feel, I sure feel like it is. Actually, it feels like I’m in middle school again, and my best friend found a cooler girl to be friends with, so she just completely stopped talking to me. Now I’m just waiting for the rumors that I pee the bed. I am now very much aware that “let loose on your own Tumblr, I can’t be offended” and “take a break and come back refreshed” means something different than I thought.
I love lifecasting, but TNTML has changed a TON, especially in the last several months. I’m not comfortable here anymore, and I know it’s because I’m not 100% proud of the site. I understand that that doesn’t really concern me, and that I am a good fit because I am so different...but putting the most intimate details of your life into the world is hard enough. You also have to understand that I jumped into this with no lifecasting or blogging experience - and that is crazy. It’s a hard skill to learn on the fly, and I firmly believe that you can’t ask someone to do something differently if you are unwilling to give them any feedback or guidance.
So I guess this is goodbye. I have some ideas jumbling in my head for a blog of my own, so watch for that. I’ll probably keep contributing here, just a lot less frequently, and a lot less personally. I would like to thank you all for the support, and for allowing me the platform - this has been a great chapter of my life, and I have really enjoyed my time here. I’m still a nerd, I’m still a mom, and I’m still awesome.
As always, I’m a big fan of communication:
Twitter: @JenSquard
Facebook: facebook.com/jenswedhinphotography
Email: mangotreelover@hotmail.com
My photoblog: blog.jenswedhinphotography.com