the week where she got big expectations

SHE'S GOING SOMEWHERE

it’s wednesday again, which means it’s time for another episode of she’s going somewhere.

you’ve probably heard olivia and chappell roan’s new duet by now. i’ve had it on repeat for the past few days, and honestly, i’m not even a huge fan of either of them. i mostly just know their popular songs. but damn, i can’t lie they ate.

i’m the kind of person who once i like a song, will listen to it over and over again until i eventually get sick of it. right now, that song is definitely on its way to becoming one of those songs.

it actually reminds me a little of what’s been happening with this blog lately. i’ve been spending so much time making little things for it, and somehow i keep getting more and more ideas. the more i work on it, the more i start expecting from it. not necessarily in a serious “i need this blog to become something huge” kind of way, but more like, okay, now that i’ve made this, what else can i do?

last week alone, i added quite a few things here. there’s the new about the local girl page, the blogging calendar, the what’s in my bag widget, and, most recently, the local tv that i literally just finished today.

and speaking of things i’ve been making, i’ve accidentally come across two other bloggers using blog codes that i’ve shared here. it’s not a lot, but as someone who’s still very much a beginner and learning as i go, it honestly makes me so happy to see that something i made is actually useful to someone else.

of course, not every idea on this blog comes entirely from me. i get inspired by so many other bloggers. for example, the local tv was inspired by two of my blogging idols, diary of indigenous diva and lotusofmysou. i love their blogs so much that, honestly, you could probably call intunesque the cheap version of the two combined lol.

i actually made a blog tv last month too, but i called it youtube playlist. i ended up putting it back into drafts because it didn’t really feel right with my current blog theme. then i saw lotusofmysou’s version and thought, okay, maybe i can try making one again, but this time make it fit the blog better and have several channels instead of just one playlist.

 

the what’s in my bag widget was also inspired by lotusofmysou. obviously, mine isn’t nearly as pretty as hers, but i tried my best, and that counts for something.

the blogging calendar, on the other hand, was completely my own little problem-solving moment. i wanted a way to keep track of which days i had posted that month, so i made one. then, after visiting more and more blogs, i realised a lot of bloggers already had similar things on their sites. had i known that earlier, i probably would’ve just asked someone for their blog code lol.

and then there’s the corkboard on my about the local girl page.

that one came from me trying to figure out how to make an about me page that wouldn’t feel boring. i originally didn’t even want to make an about me page at all because i liked the idea of keeping myself a little mysterious. but what mystery? i literally have my instagram linked here lol.

so instead, i thought, why not show who i am through pictures, with just a little explanation? i like decorating my blog, but i also want the things i put here to have an actual purpose. that’s how the corkboard idea happened.

and honestly, i’m really proud of that one.

it’s far from perfect, and you can definitely tell i made parts of it in a hurry. there are still quite a few things i want to fix, but i haven’t had the mood to go back and work on it again. maybe another day.

i think that’s probably where the “big expectations” part comes in. i started this blog with a lot of ideas, but lately i’ve realised that the expectations i have for it are getting bigger just because i’m enjoying the process more than i expected to.

one little idea turns into another, then another, and suddenly i’ve spent an entire week making tiny things for a blog that i originally just wanted to have as a creative outlet.

and i guess that’s where i’ll leave it for this week. the blog is still a work in progress, the corkboard still needs fixing, and i’m sure i’ll find another thing to obsess over before next wednesday.

for now, i’m calling it a day. i have a blog to stare at and probably a song to play for the 100th time. see you next wednesday.

xoxo,

your local girl