Wow, this is going to be weird.
I can't remember a time when I didn't have a blog. I remember for my eighth birthday my mom made me a blog using one of those Google templates and I was ecstatic. I had so badly wanted somewhere to write online and when it was finally given to me, it was so overwhelming I didn't know what to write about. An endless amount of space for my words, and my words only? That seemed impossible.
But here I am, several years and several blogs later with a blog format and name I absolutely love (still haven't gotten used to the endless-amount-of-space thing yet). For the first time, though, in all of the blogs I've had, I'm about to show my face. I mean, technically in my last post I already did that, but here I am addressing, well, my face.
This is me. And to be as exact as I can be, I took this picture of myself today.
I feel weird knowing that this picture is now open to whoever wants to see it because the world can be a cruel place. However, I decided to post this because I feel like there's a barrier between me and the words, like I can't write to the best of my ability unless my identity is attached to it. See, writing on a blog, there's no pressure or grade attached to it, and that's almost what stops me from writing the best I can because it can't be linked to me. But now, putting my face on here, I know people can go on my blog and say, "Oh, this is Gabi's blog, she writes this stuff." and I think that will help me to write more quality pieces.
That's another thing. My name is Gabi, short for Gabriella. Don't get me wrong, I love my name. But "Evangeline's Corner" sounds way cooler than "Gabi's Corner", right? Evangeline is my middle name, by the way:) and I'll still be addressing myself as Evangeline on this blog, my Twitter, and Instagram. :)
Going back to why this is weird.
Growing up, (what am I talking about, I'm still growing up. I sound like a middle-aged woman.) I was never allowed to post my face online, and for good reason. I applaud my parents for making the decision to not let me have an Instagram until about a year ago, and not allowing me to have a Snapchat until July of 2016. In that decision, my parents were not only protecting me from the sketchiness of the Internet, but they were also suspending my youth. I feel that social media has stunted our human behavior to the point where some of us don't know how to have a conversation unless it's through a DM. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE social media. I could write whole blog posts on the pros and cons of social media, so I won't really get into that right now, but all I'm saying is I appreciate my parents for making me live without Snapchat or Twitter for those few extra years- I feel like I can say that I appreciate life without it.
In all the blogs I've had I never posted my face on any of them, so that's why it's a little weird for me to finally be posting something with a picture of myself. I'm excited to be more motivated to post and I think being able to post my face on this website will give me a lot more freedom in what I can post- fashion ideas, makeup tutorials, hair inspiration... Get excited:)
As always, have a beautiful day:)
- Evangeline
