I have been thinking about, planning, postponing and drafting this post for many months. If you have been a reader for the past few years, you surely noticed my absence in posting regularly-or posting at all. A brief history of Where is June? starts with the blog being a private, “just between friends” space to share my small victories and shortcomings as a mother. Somewhere around 2011 I decided I missed writing and I thought blogging would be a fun outlet. My blog became public on Blogspot. As I began to write and post more frequently, I started to obsessively follow other blogs. The community was creative and intoxicating. I read books about successful blogging practices, attended a conference, learned to take photos, purchased my own URL and Where is June?, as you see it today, was born in 2013. I found success with growing readership, collaborations with companies, and a shout out in a Better Homes & Garden round-up. It felt great. Until it didn’t.
I lost my way. While I really wanted to find a niche and somehow make money by writing and blogging- it was out of reach. Or at least it felt like it. I am the first to admit I do not have an entrepreneurial mind set (I started as a business major and made a quick switch after one year. Undeclared was better than one more business class.) Should I have pushed myself out of my comfort zone? Probably. Could I have asked friends and acquaintances for business advice? Absolutely. BUT…I didn’t.
If I wasn’t going to monetize the blog, what would it be? I dream of fashion, but I am not a fashion blogger. I try new recipes all the time, but I am not a food blogger. I love my kids desperately, but I am not a mommy blogger. Working out feeds my soul, but I am not a fitness blogger. Nothing makes me happier than planning a trip, but I am not a travel blogger. Home design is an obsession, but I’m not a designer. I enjoy creating layouts and taking pictures, but I’m not a graphic artist or photographer. If I’m not any of those things, what the hell am I doing? So I stopped.
And now I am ready to start again. {Thank you for reading this far. You made it through all the rambling} I have decided Where is June? can be anything I want it to be. {It does seem obvious, I know.} I don’t need to follow any rules or any specific model. As the posts begin to pop up more frequently, I hope they are inspired and a bit different. I want it to feel like a conversation you might have with your girlfriends while sharing a bottle of Rose. Nothing forced. Just me sharing with you, just like I would with my friends. The pictures will probably be from my iPhone and the layouts won’t be perfect, but I promise the writing will be real. It will be authentic. And most importantly, it will be me.
I thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for reading. If you have ever shared one of my posts, you are a lovely human. Here is to more great posts and to building an online community of friends.
PS// I’d love to hear what you have enjoyed reading here on the blog in the past. Leave a comment below or direct message me.
