As you may have noticed, I been extremely absent from The Secondhand Magpie for the last few months.
I
have been grappling with a nasty case of Bloggeritis, better known as
Blogger Burnout. It led to a slow deterioration of my motivation and
creativity with outfits and posting in general. As my
life/priorities/focus shifted, I found myself pigeonholed with the
notion of a blog existing based solely on my tendency for being thrift
minded. I realized I didn't have the time or funds to continue thrift
shopping, as we were saving for our first home.
In
a lame attempt to stay relevant in social media, I Instagrammed and
Pinned my daily happenings as a form of micro-blogging. I figured it
would suffice until I knew I was fully committed to the responsibility
of maintaining a blog with quality content. But I knew better. I started blogging to really connect with
others, to share and learn from other women who loved everything
creative and wanted to share their experiences like I did.
If
I am going to continue to blog, I need a platform that allows me to
fully expound on who I am, what I love, and why I love it. Stocking my
closet and home with thrifty finds is a huge part of my life, but not
all of it. I don't plan on sharing every nook and cranny of my life
here, but giving a more well rounded view of life as I know it. There
have been so many things that I have wanted to share, but was afraid it didn't fit my niche in blogging, so I left it behind.
In
keeping with the true Magpie spirit of things, going forward, the blog
will be named The Magpie Collective. It embodies more of my life, as I
am still that little bird flitting from thing to thing, store to store,
activity to activity. I just have a bigger nest to fill, and want you
guys along for the ride. It's about a life eclectic, a life full of an
assortment of material possessions, shared experiences and stories.
So, in closing I suppose I should say, Welcome to The Magpie Collective.
Glad to have you.
