Early stages of my blogging were, well, rather shameful. I had no experience, didn’t know what I was doing, and honestly, every post felt like an embarrassment.
Starting out with WordPress, I must have tried at least two themes over the years. One was called something odd like “djsfuntimeimages” , and the other one was “My Photo Gallery”. Both failed miserably. I ended up deleting them, and one lingered half alive while the other disappeared completely.
It took me years trying to find my place and identity.
What I am trying to say is that…
*It’s okay to start messy
*It’s okay to delete and try again
*It’s okay if it takes years
Part One: The Beginning
I tried everything, and if you are the kind of person who feels ashamed to ask for help, you shouldn’t have to be. I was like that for years. But slowly. I had to learn the basics just to get around WordPress.
Recently, I realised I’ve been here for 11 years. Congratulations to me, I suppose. That felt good somehow. Even after all this time, I’m still figuring it out.
But that’s the point. We are all still learning. And one day, we will look back and laugh at those first steps and say, “How on earth did I do that?”
When I first wrote this, I worried people might laugh at me for not knowing enough. Most seemed to know more about blogging than I did. But the truth is, this was my beginning. And beginnings don’t have to be perfect — they just have to be honest.
This post quietly reached over 100 views. I didn’t expect it to echo—but it did. Thank you for pausing here.
—DJFP + Ghost writer
