Starting over: Writng without perfection
Starting over isn’t always easy - but sometimes, it’s exactly what you need. Here’s why I chose to give blogging another go.
My first blog
my first blog from 2019: sosorreal.wordpress.com
The first time I started a blog was back in 2019 when i considered myself to be a minimalist (I was actually just poor) and had decided to drop out of uni.
“sosorreal.wordpress.com” was my website - back when it was my dream to become a full-time artist in some shape or form, and when I posted illustrations under the name SOSORREAL (Soso + surreal).
I was in my early twenties and had just discovered the freedom and challenges of living alone for the first time. Every decision felt life-altering, big, and scary.
Should I apply for this job? Should I really drop out? Do I want to study something else? Am I a disappointment to my family?
I had a lot of things to say and write about.
But my ambitions only lasted for about a month or two - until I ran into my first writer’s block. Nothing I wrote felt good enough to post. Not important, informative, meaningful.
“Who would read this, besides myself and a handful of people?”
My dreams were high, but the pressure I put on myself was bigger.
Creative perfectionism haunted me into the night. and so, after fewer than 10 posts, I quit.
Why try again?
Because I still have a lot to say - whether it’s sharing about my love for food, books, life lessons, or other messy bits of life.
More importantly - I have always loved to write.
I stopped in 2019 because I thought my writing wasn’t good enough.
Now, I give myself permission to write without needing it to be perfect. I am allowed to grow and change - and my writing will too.
And honestly, when I compare what I found cool in 2019 to what excites me in 2025, it seems like looking at two completely different people.
In short: I started blogging again under my real first name because I feel more like me.
There is no persona I need to hide behind anymore. I write because I genuinely love to write (and yap hehe).
And if my words were to reach only 1 person, I would already feel elated.
I am forever grateful that past me had the courage to try - and that present me chose to try again.
Cheers to the journey of this current blog:
soritta.com
BE BOLD,
Soso