I have been writing this blog for almost two years…it has become a part of our lives…my daily routine.

My topics are varied….very varied…sometimes I don’t even know what my post for the day will be until  an hour or two before my preferred publishing time.

I write about what I have read, the outfits I wear, the gadgets I find…but there are sometimes when I give you all a glimpse into our life.

And if you follow me on Instagram, you will get occasional peeks at what is happening day to day.

There has been a lot of chatter around blogs and social media lately about how many bloggers and social media accounts present a way too perfect, almost unattainable life…images of perfect people living perfect lives, eating perfectly styled food in perfect houses.

And I agree…there seems to be so many of them now….everything perfectly positioned in a way that us mere mortals can never hope to do.

Now I will admit that my social media feeds do have some of these sorts of accounts…I use them to gain some inspiration and keep a finger on what the perfect “trend” is.

But I never want to “be” like that…I prefer colour…chaos…life in all it’s facets!

I want to be real…but I have to balance that with being safe online.

Privacy is a real quandary when having a presence online…especially as a blogger writing about, well, themselves…there is the choice of keeping it real or keeping everyone from getting too close.

It is something I weigh up every time I post an image or write about something more personal.

I do feel very comfortable sharing our health issues as I feel it might helpful to others travelling a similar road, albeit a liver transplant, thyroid issues or food allergies/intolerances.

Surprisingly, I also enjoy planning and taking outfit shots…something I thought I would never do…and you will occasionally see my husband appear too.

If you are on Instagram, you will also see plenty of images of our furkids…cairns are just too cute not to share!

Nothing is staged when it comes to them…see exhibit A…

Dog-Yoga

But you won’t be seeing images of our house…we certainly don’t live in a beautifully designed interior to die for…but we don’t live in a hovel either!

It’s our home…our haven…

You won’t see pictures of around where we live…I just don’t want to let people that far into our life.

You won’t see perfectly shot outfit images either…no perfect meals, no perfect flat lays, no perfect outfit shots…just how I see things.

I will let you into a secret…most of my outfit shots I take myself, running between camera and posing, trying not to fall over.

I am not a model in any sense of the word…I am short, have big front teeth, a curvy body and often frizzy hair.

But what you see on screen is me…just an average 40 something year old with a penchant for vintage.

Looking-out-the-window

What the “perfect” social media feeds have taught me, is how to find what I like, what pleases my eye…what interests me.

Not that there were ever any blurred, dark, bland photos here…but I now do have a definite standard about what I do post….guess you could call it my Zinc Moon style!

I am honoured that so many of you take the time to read and follow Zinc Moon…I really appreciate all your lovely comments and likes.

I hope I can keep things real enough for you all!

Do you use social media or blog? How do you balance the want to share your adventures with a concern of privacy issues?