When I’m taking photos, I usually have a post in mind to go along with them. Most blogging content now is pre-planned, and while there’s nothing wrong with this, I can’t help but remember “the old days”. When blogs were more personal, diary-like and spontaneous. So I thought I’d share what’s been happening lately.
These photos were taken a couple of weekends ago during a little coffee break at Mindspace.
The weather has been improving, so I was able to go out sans-coat, keeping things simple in a classic roll-neck and some olive green jeans – a nice change from all-black – and my trusty DMs, which have hardly left my feet all Winter (and Spring). But, we’re now edging our way into t-shirt weather – last Sunday was spent at Tegernsee, a beautiful lake just over an hour away from Munich by train. We basked in the warm sunshine by the shore, enjoying a hearty Bavarian lunch (read: pork and potatoes) followed by some gelato.
The next day, I started my German language classes. I was a little apprehensive before I began, as the course is delivered solely in German; I was worried I’d be out of my depth, but a week in and I’m really enjoying it- as well as managing to keep up and understand everything. I’m really pleased.
Speaking of pre-planned/less spontaneous blogging, on Instagram I’m still publishing lots of my snaps from London that I took when I was there in *coughs* February *splutters*. I just ended up taking so many specifically for Instagram, I haven’t got through them all yet! And with Instagram’s shadow-banning/moving the goalposts all the time, I feel like I need to be mindful of when and how often I post. Which can take the fun out of it a little.
Another note on socials: Since Buffer have overhauled their service, I haven’t been terribly active on Twitter. I know as a blogger it’s practically a sin to not tweet, but to be honest, *whispers*, I don’t really like Twitter. I’ve made the switch to Hootsuite but must make some headway with scheduling Tweets.
And lastly, I recently finished Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Have you read it? Not many books stay with me weeks after I’ve finished the last page, but this one has really affected me somehow – I think I need to write a post on it. I’d love to get some book recommendations from you lovely lot, preferably something light and fluffy following Nineteen Eighty-Four!
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Sumedha says
I agree with your views on twitter! Tbh I don’t like any social media much. I only scroll through when I’m bored so it doesn’t help my blog because I don’t really promote much. I used to on twitter then I put a little more effort on Instagram and twitter went to the wayside. I just don’t have enough time to manage more than one social media properly! Hopefully I’ll make a routine soon and try to keep up everywhere.
Sarah says
I’m glad I’m not alone in my views on Twitter! It’s much more work than it seems to manage a couple of social media channels, it definitely takes more time than you’d think. So I hope to get more of a routine in place too!
Kate says
These photographs are gorgeous! I agree, I miss the days of more personal diary-like blogs too :) I don’t feel like I come across many that are still like that these days which is a shame. I remember reading 1984 for sixth form and I know what you mean about feeling affected by it, I was the same. I always remember the part with the rats set onto him so vividly, that would be one of my worst nightmares! Have you read anything by Lindsey Kelk? She’s a brilliant author, her books are lighthearted and very funny too :)
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Sarah says
Thank you so much Kate! Ah I know, me too, that part really spooked me *shudders* – definitely the stuff of nightmares! Oh yes, I read I Heart New York years ago. I actually read it in the space of two days, it was that good! I must check out her other books :) xx
Louisa says
I hate that Buffer changed its format. I loved using it to schedule blog promo tweets and since I’ve stopped using it I’ve found it so much harder to build engagement and remember to post! I’ve seen a lot of people recommending TweetDeck for scheduling tweets and just generally keeping up with Twitter.
The photos in this post are so lovely. I wish I was as photogenic as you!
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