There’s something oddly satisfying about looking back at something you started without a plan.
Ten years ago, on May 16, 2016, I started a blog. My early readers would remember it as ‘Methodical Musings.’ Blogging was quite the rage back then, and with my newfound interest in writing, I decided on a whim to start my own blog.
Back then, it felt like yet another fancy interest that would fade away soon. I had no idea what I was doing. I just started. Wrote my first blog post about, well, writing.
It was simply a small corner of the Internet where I could put my thoughts down. I hardly thought about consistency, let alone reaching an audience or developing this as a skill.
To my own surprise, I became truly consistent with writing and publishing new blog posts. There were a few long gaps here and there. And then there were phases where I wrote almost every single week (hello, Covid-19 lockdown!).
Over the years, I started building a structure around the way I write. I created schedules, plans, and little checklists to tick off before publishing a blog post. Slowly but surely, I began creating an identity for myself. An identity that I never imagined I had the power to create.
Life has changed in many ways throughout these years, in ways I could never have predicted. There have been many highs and many lows. I am not the same person I was when I started this blog 10 years ago.
My perspectives have changed. My emotions have changed. My habits have changed. My mindset has changed.
But what has remained constant through all of this is this space of mine on the Internet. It has stayed with me, grown with me, and adapted with me.
Some posts were written haphazardly, some were confusing, some were preachy, and some were thoughtfully written. But each one captured a version of me that existed at that point in time.
Sometimes I read my older blog posts, and I don’t always relate to them the same way anymore. But they take me back to who I was when I wrote them and how I felt in those moments.
This blog has not been about writing what people want to read; there are already millions of blogs in the world for that. This has always been about writing what I feel.
Ten years of writing have taught me several things:
- Do not chase perfection; choose honesty
- Consistency is beautiful
- Not everything needs to make sense
- Taking breaks is okay
- You can always start again from where you left off
And a lot more.
I am not going to lie. I have often thought about turning this into something bigger, something more visible. Maybe I will, someday.
But for now, I like it for what it is: My cosy little corner on the Internet. 🌸
Ten years later, I am still writing here – a little differently, a little slower, more aware, and more in tune with my thoughts.
And if you’ve read even one of my blog posts somewhere along the way, thank you for being a part of this journey.
Until next time.
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