Hello everyone!
Welcome to my blog which I decided to call, 'The Gems in Victoria's Notebook'.
Why the title, you might ask?
Why the title, you might ask?
It actually had a lot of trial-and-error involved. I really didn't know what to name it at first and resorted to doing some research (which included random name generators and domain checkers, that sort of thing). Taking the words 'gems' and 'Victoria', those two words are closely related to my first two names (the former, being the Italian origin/meaning of my first name and the latter, which is already my other name). For the 'notebook' part, it came naturally as I was scrolling through a list of words said to be 'commonly used to pair with usernames' (still part of the research portion lol) and remembered how I used to collect numerous notebooks since I was in Elementary (even up to this day) just so I could have something to jot down certain thoughts. It was definitely challenging for me to find ways on how to initially put them together or even use either for a blog site title. But, yeah, I guess that's how it came to be.
So, with that out of the way, you might have already seen from the 'Stay connected!' tab that I previously ran 2 blogs. I've noticed those two lasted for only around two years, at most. Which made me feel sad, since I realized how I was really unable to manage my time to include updating my previous blogs. However, I also felt more determined. In this new blog, I will try to channel more of my energy into writing about things that make me feel happy and positive, also in hopes of connecting to others who might also feel the same and even for me to learn some new things. It's also a way of somehow reformatting or refreshing my mindset, in time for the start of the new year. Posts in this blog still resonate with those I have been doing in my previous blogs from the past few years.
So, with that out of the way, you might have already seen from the 'Stay connected!' tab that I previously ran 2 blogs. I've noticed those two lasted for only around two years, at most. Which made me feel sad, since I realized how I was really unable to manage my time to include updating my previous blogs. However, I also felt more determined. In this new blog, I will try to channel more of my energy into writing about things that make me feel happy and positive, also in hopes of connecting to others who might also feel the same and even for me to learn some new things. It's also a way of somehow reformatting or refreshing my mindset, in time for the start of the new year. Posts in this blog still resonate with those I have been doing in my previous blogs from the past few years.
Looking back at them, I guess you could also say that I have witnessed my growth in trying to put out ideas through writing. Personality-wise, I wouldn't really claim myself as a confident individual. Compared to public speaking, spending time writing and reading has been my forever safe haven. However, I would always have second thoughts when writing, even more when trying to present it to another audience. Why blog, then? I guess you could call it a long time interest of mine. I also grew up enjoying reading blog articles from inspiring personalities who encouraged me to get out of my comfort zone and grow to become a better version of myself.
My first blog was entitled '반짝반짝', which translates to 'shining' or 'twinkling' in English. It was created in 2012, at the start of my interest for the Korean wave and the Korean culture, which was also before I sort of really got into learning the Korean language. So, yes, actually, nothing really relevant about the blog title. I just liked the sound of the word and I heard it in quite a few songs, so it just stuck. When the second blog came around in 2015, it simultaneously came about when I decided to also develop my mini Youtube channel. 3 years prior to that, I did already have the Youtube channel up, but it was only with a few song covers. In the second blog with a title, 'Colors up in the sky', I took it and tried to connect it to the videos I (somewhat regularly) posted on my channel which were about personal experiences, short travels, some product reviews, etc. However, since the next few years went quite hectic for uni, I had to push the pause button on blogging/vlogging.
That's about it with the History lessons.
A lot of things have happened in the last 2 years, and I decided that I could have another take at this with a more motivated mindset and slightly less busy schedule (and ofc with better time management). Things to come are also not predictable, so there's that. But, it's definitely a challenging motivation to stay on track (maybe videos might be back up, too). Anyway, as previously mentioned, this blog will feature little somethings or the little 'gems' under the sun that hopefully spark your interest as it has sparked mine.
Welcome! Have a look around and I hope you enjoy!
'Til the next post,
That's about it with the History lessons.
A lot of things have happened in the last 2 years, and I decided that I could have another take at this with a more motivated mindset and slightly less busy schedule (and ofc with better time management). Things to come are also not predictable, so there's that. But, it's definitely a challenging motivation to stay on track (maybe videos might be back up, too). Anyway, as previously mentioned, this blog will feature little somethings or the little 'gems' under the sun that hopefully spark your interest as it has sparked mine.
Welcome! Have a look around and I hope you enjoy!
'Til the next post,
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