Like many who grew up in the 2000s — whose whole personalities and aspirations were informed by movies like 13 Going on 30, The Devil Wears Prada, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days — I wanted more than anything to break into fashion. I wanted to be like Jenna Rink and Andie Anderson working at a cool fashion magazine. I wanted to be Andy Sachs, thrust into rooms of designer clothes and important people. But in reality, those dreams felt so far away. I didn’t know anyone in fashion. My mom worked in labs and my dad was a stay-at-home parent and basketball coach — I didn’t have the first clue on how to break into the industry.
I really enjoyed reading this article and you pointed out such a good points. Loved the boundaries you created for yourself for social media and hope this helps to courage other people to do the same. Thank you for sharing!! 🤎
loved this! i am happy to hear you found balance, peace and boundaries that work for you. i don’t work in this field but it does seem like there’s a sense of entitlement by followers of 100% visibility into your life 100% of the time (also encouraged by the platform) and i’m sure that is exhausting to try to keep up with. as always, thanks for sharing!
It's an ongoing struggle but always trying to find that balance! Emphasis on encouraged by the platform -- completely agree there. Thank you for reading - appreciate it xx
Love this article! I was just wondering do you think it’s okay for someone not to have an Instagram account or not go on it anymore? Sorry to ask lol but I was thinking of deactivating my account but I am not sure. Xx
100%! I think it’s completely fine to deactivate. I have friends who don’t have social media and admire some of them for it -- depending on what they do with their time instead of course :)
Thank you! I have been thinking about it for months or even just taking a break for a longer time off the platform and not checking it (I know that is silly to say as I am not an influencer or a content creator). I have seen people with massive platforms say they don’t scroll and I was like lol I do or people say they just post and then they are off to do other things and don’t check instagram until later. I was just thinking as someone who uses it to have a look and I was thinking omg I really am spending a lot of time on this platform and other people really don’t. I am overthinking it all as I was like am I going to be missing out or people won’t think that I am up to date on anything. Sorry!! Love this article I keep coming back to read it so many times 😊
I get it! I used to be a chronic scroller! I don’t scroll anymore but it took me a while to get there. I had to create a new account following just a few people to get me to scroll only in there and now I hardly scroll at all :) it takes intention!
This is such a good food for thought especially these days where everyone directs unnecessary pressure to speak up on things. Like, it’s one thing to rightfully use your platform for good but it’s a different thing when others force you to do something.. like most people tend to forget that most of us are still individuals with the different things that occupy our everyday lives
I work in social media and this resonates with me! I enjoy social media both personally and professionally but I'm starting to realise I need more boundaries to find true balance. Xx
Thank you so much 🤍🤍🤍 appreciate you taking the time to read it x
Wow, I don’t work on social media and still find this deeply relatable. Thank you for sharing!
So so glad it resonated! I always hope there are takeaways from our pieces for anyone who finds themselves on social media x
I really enjoyed reading this article and you pointed out such a good points. Loved the boundaries you created for yourself for social media and hope this helps to courage other people to do the same. Thank you for sharing!! 🤎
Thank you always x
So well written. Truly resonate with this
So glad 🤍 appreciate you reading x
Amazing read, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for reading x
Deeply resonated with this! Happy to see you created boundaries for yourself, which is important for all of us. Thank you for the lovely read! Xx
Thank you so much and hope you can do the same! Thank you for reading x
loved this! i am happy to hear you found balance, peace and boundaries that work for you. i don’t work in this field but it does seem like there’s a sense of entitlement by followers of 100% visibility into your life 100% of the time (also encouraged by the platform) and i’m sure that is exhausting to try to keep up with. as always, thanks for sharing!
It's an ongoing struggle but always trying to find that balance! Emphasis on encouraged by the platform -- completely agree there. Thank you for reading - appreciate it xx
Love this article! I was just wondering do you think it’s okay for someone not to have an Instagram account or not go on it anymore? Sorry to ask lol but I was thinking of deactivating my account but I am not sure. Xx
100%! I think it’s completely fine to deactivate. I have friends who don’t have social media and admire some of them for it -- depending on what they do with their time instead of course :)
Thank you! I have been thinking about it for months or even just taking a break for a longer time off the platform and not checking it (I know that is silly to say as I am not an influencer or a content creator). I have seen people with massive platforms say they don’t scroll and I was like lol I do or people say they just post and then they are off to do other things and don’t check instagram until later. I was just thinking as someone who uses it to have a look and I was thinking omg I really am spending a lot of time on this platform and other people really don’t. I am overthinking it all as I was like am I going to be missing out or people won’t think that I am up to date on anything. Sorry!! Love this article I keep coming back to read it so many times 😊
I get it! I used to be a chronic scroller! I don’t scroll anymore but it took me a while to get there. I had to create a new account following just a few people to get me to scroll only in there and now I hardly scroll at all :) it takes intention!
This is such a good food for thought especially these days where everyone directs unnecessary pressure to speak up on things. Like, it’s one thing to rightfully use your platform for good but it’s a different thing when others force you to do something.. like most people tend to forget that most of us are still individuals with the different things that occupy our everyday lives
I work in social media and this resonates with me! I enjoy social media both personally and professionally but I'm starting to realise I need more boundaries to find true balance. Xx
Same! I approach it so much differently now and I resent it a lot less when I was so invested in it