“Why Every 20-Something Female Should Be Ashamed Of Herself”  , “26 Perks of Being in a Serious Relationship in Your 20s”, “The 6 Types of Guys You’ll Date in Your 20’s”

My twitter feed and Facebook newsfeed are suddenly being flooded by articles such as these. Along with the “open letter” blog types to the class of 2014.

And then there are the professional articles that show up all over LinkedIn and the professional twitters I follow. For example, “20 Signs You Work in PR”, 10 rules of an incompetent professional and “9 Resume Mistakes That Might Cost You a Job”  are just some of the numerous articles I have seen.

Every time I log onto Facebook or Twitter it seems like there is another “list” article being shared. It’s hard as an emerging (baby) blogger to decide whether or not this type of post would be a good read and well-written blog post. At this point, I’m not even sure what I would write a list about… other than things I’ve learned as a college student, an already popular list topic. But I don’t want to write a post like that just because it has become a “trendy” way to write for the popular press.

My friend, Rachel, wrote a great blog today about online presence that got me thinking about how I wanted my own presence to be viewed by others. I want this blog to be as authentic as possible so people are able to get a better understanding of who I am through my writing. To whoever is reading this, I hope you’ve been able to get that impression from my posts.