My complicated relationship with social media

Good day, WordPress friends!

A few things that you might know about me because they are obvious: if you follow me on Instagram dr_vasquez_md, is that I’m not very good with the social part of media, and with the media part of social as well.

It was fun at first but then it became a chore as I started to follow certain guidelines.

I noticed that creating my posts was taking longer time and to be honest I was not in my element. This does not mean I will give up, but it does pose a question…why was I using Instagram in the first place?

I thought Instagram would boost my readership here, but it did not, rarely anyone clicks on my link in bio. I tried too hard to get the perfect selfies, the product showcases and ultimately ended up neglecting my blog post content creation, which I enjoy more than taking selfies.

I then stopped using Instagram altogether, because it was not fun anymore and I felt that I had no time for that and missed a few good opportunities to do collaborations with people whom I admire. Last December I returned to instagram, and I find myself enjoying it again.

I returned to a book by Sir Ken Robinson and this book helped me to get back on track with my blogging goals. The key point of this book is about finding your element. It’s rather difficult to explain briefly, but it is a good read if you need to refocus.

My Science based Hair blogging goals are to find my element and stay there and produce content there, but also to have fun while doing it.

I share with you now, my first attempt at reinventing myself as a blogger of sorts in a visual media format, as an experimental approach to determine what I enjoy about content creation asides from writing long wordy pieces for this WordPress blog.

I hope you like this raw edit, mixing lots of hair shots & nature to reflect the permanence of things while constantly changing at the same time.

Your essence remains the same regardless of looks, in the same way the cherry trees blossom at a specific time in Spring and they stay the same tree the whole year round.

You will blossom when the time is right and it’s never is too late to bloom.

 

December’s Curleebox Review

December’s curleebox was amazing!

So far I have tried the floracurl claywash and it works wonders.

I really like it, it leaves my hair clean but not overly stripped, smells very pleasant and it’s not difficult to mix.

I need a lot more than the recommended amount but that’s because despite the shrinkage my hair is loong. It is easy to rinse out and I usually follow it with a deep conditioner and my hair feels soft, clean and moisturized.

The floracurl hair mist has to be my favorite product of this box. It is just so light weight and fresh and functions as a great primer before applying my styling products or as a daily refresh during the cold harsh winter days.

The Aunt Jackies curls and coils “fix my hair” deep conditioner leaves my hair soft and moisturized without using too much product AND it has great slip so it helps to detangle if I need it to. The only product I have been having trouble figuring out is the Curl mane-tenance defining curl whip, it’s my first time trying a product as thick as this one so I will have to try and continue experimenting with it to give a proper review of it, but so far I haven’t found a use for it. Once I do, I will definitively report back as I have been very impressed with the flax seed recipes line of Aunt Jackie’s Curls and coils.

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