Have I Lost My Blogging Mojo?

I've been blogging for around 2 years and a half but recently I have found myself stuck in a rut. Since first writing about my ever changing love/hate relationship with Instagram in a post titled why I've fallen out of love with Instagram, I thought things would change having finally put my thoughts out in the open but things haven't really changed. I can't quite put my finger on it, I don't know what has led to this lack of motivation and generally feeling uninspired to blog. I've found that these days fashion bloggers have really upped their game, a post can no longer simply be about what you're wearing but there has to be a riveting story behind it or a gripping title to rope people in to visiting your blog. In all honesty, that's just not my style. For me it's always been about sharing what I'm wearing and just a pure love for it, I don't have an adventure to write about in every post and I don't mind that but the thought that other people may think I'm not trying hard enough or working hard enough because of it makes me feel uneasy about it all.

I think I've done really well in terms of keeping my blog going, especially considering I have spent this year between London and France, it's truly draining. I mentioned earlier on in the year that as much as I love blogging I needed to slow down which I have done and I'm glad I did. I felt like I needed to blog every weekday, which was a schedule I created for myself, and when I didn't I was really tough on myself about it. Without a doubt the worst thing you can do in situations like these is to compare yourself to others and of course, that's exactly what I've been doing which obviously hasn't helped at all!

After months without shooting I finally dedicated last Friday for a blog shoot, I have to admit I wasn't prepared (which is never a good thing) but we powered through and shot 6 outfits, we even squeezed in a lifestyle post too which I'm very happy about and can't wait to share with you soon! I'm hoping this will be the start of more frequent shooting and the revival of my little old blog, I wouldn't want my space on the internet to die down. Despite all the uneasiness towards blogging and Instagram recently, one thing I have been loving is YouTube (I'm peexo vlogs on there by the way!) and that's the first time it's ever happened! YouTube was my least favourite platform because I felt like I wasn't good enough but recently it's been my favourite to post on. I've started uploading twice weekly which has led to a small boost in subscribers and it's incredible to see growth however small it may be; I love the creativity behind YouTube so I've really enjoyed creating content for my channel.

So I guess there always is a silver lining, I'm putting a lot of effort into my YouTube channel at the moment and I can see results which is really pushing me to continue. I'm hoping the same will happen with blogging now that I've been shooting more content. I thought it'd be fitting that this post come alongside some of the first photos from my most recent shoot, I'm looking forward to sharing more!

Leather jacket - (c/o) River Island
Cami dress - Topshop
Belt - River Island
Bucket bag - H&M
Converse - Office
Sunglasses - (c/o) La Moda
[Photos taken by Maria]

Have you ever felt like you've lost your blogging mojo? Any tips for me?