I spoke with my fiancé (more on that later later, but hello! Robby proposed!!), and I told him that once I finished my Master's degree, I wanted to start blogging on a regular basis. My idea would be a foodie-type travel blog. Think Anthony Bourdain, but for regular people. I would start in my home state, and still stick to taking beautiful photographs, but also try to paint you a narrative of the local color that goes along with each place.
Robby took me to The Plum for lunch today. It's a cute hole-in-the-wall place that's been in an alley in Hagerstown for 35 years! I had never even known about this place! As a Hagerstown native, I felt ashamed. He delivered a paper there this morning, and loved the hospitality shown to him by the owner that he suggested going to lunch today. And it was blissful. It was fairly affordable for two people, the atmosphere was simply charming, and the crowd were mostly business men and women out to lunch. I loved it - and we can't wait to go back.
This, and the fact that I've recently fallen in love again with my camera, has forced me to be realistic about my goals. If I want to write blog posts, I have to a) carry my camera with me most places, and b) schedule posts and then actually sit down to post them. I would love to write something every week about what I've gotten into -- things I've seen, done, eaten, etc. But right now, I just don't have that kind of time. I look at my site, and see the last thing I posted was in the beginning of July! All of those plans I had - I wanted to actually do them, and I just didn't.
So, come January, I would like to at least make one post a month. That's my goal. I'm getting married this summer, and we're doing a lot of DIY projects. However, after that, life only gets busier. I graduate from Towson in May, and I'd like to up it to at least two posts per month. For now.
I apologize, if I do still have followers, for not being consistent on here. But it's my goal to make time at least once a month to talk about life, food, travel, and community. I feel like I need to revamp some things for 2016 - make a mission statement, stick to it, and POST. After a stressful day today, I took the time to decorate for Christmas. I'll include a couple of my favorite shots.
Here's to being consistent! Doing things I love! AND POSTING THEM.
xoxo
