{"id":64,"date":"2023-06-10T01:56:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T00:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/?p=64"},"modified":"2023-09-22T12:03:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:03:52","slug":"the-girl-behind-the-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/10\/the-girl-behind-the-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"The Girl Behind the Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My dearest gentle readers&#8230;welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is MacKenzie Maddox and this is my blog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started this blog because well&#8230;I love to write! I&#8217;m not the most sociable person and if I could, I would define myself as someone who is in-between the introvert-extrovert spectrum&#8211;an ambivert if you will! So I thought, &#8220;What better way to be more social than to launch a blog on a social media platform right?!&#8221;. However, if you still need more clarity as to who I am, I figured I would explain my identity with a few examples to offer some perspective: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I would prefer to be the PowerPoint creator rather than the speaker. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;m more of a BTS (&#8220;behind the sceeeeeeenes&#8221; peeeeoooplee, I know you probably thought of the K-pop group, so let mama get you back on track) than a front and center presenter (oop bars!).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Sous Chef rather than the Head Chef.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But don&#8217;t label these positions as inferior! These are positions that require selflessness, consideration, and responsibility for other people&#8217;s emotions, feelings, surroundings, and group presentation. Essentially, these are the people who ensure everyone and everything remains in excellent condition, a utilitarian! Did that help? I hope it did and didn&#8217;t come across as braggadocious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My goal for this blog is to just have fun! I want to use this platform as a multifaceted, electronic journal where I talk about a variety of topics: makeup, self-care, and travel, as well as utilize this blog as a safe space and discuss thought-provoking topics&#8211; like why does Sonny from General Hospital have amnesia <em>again<\/em>?!? LOL, I&#8217;m teasing&#8230;not really, like why is that show still on?? Quite frankly, y&#8217;all can thank my mama, auntie, and grandma for keeping that show in syndication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My dad thinks he&#8217;s good at pretending <em>not<\/em> to sneak a couple of peeks in while my mom is watching. But he ain&#8217;t slick, I know he be tapped into the show too ;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I am being fully transparent, it&#8217;s really challenging for me to put myself out there, which is attributed to past insecurities (still prevalent) and the fear of exclusion and rejection. But that&#8217;s the funny thing about us humans. We often worry about how we&#8217;ll be perceived by other people who don&#8217;t matter, or better yet we&#8217;ll vacation in our mind and harbor these thoughts only to realize a lot of people don&#8217;t even know we exist! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, it&#8217;s almost always the same people we worry about that are usually the individuals who don&#8217;t know the difference between a graduation ceremony and an ABC Network dating competition that utilizes florescence as a method to define value (I hope you got those references, I&#8217;m corny, sue me). So does that mean it&#8217;s worth worrying about them? Absolutely not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I digress, I&#8217;m excited to see what this blog has to offer and what you all may have to say about it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So by now, I think you&#8217;ve gotten the gist as to who I am. Everythang clear as mud? I threw in some corny comedy to (hopefully) keep you tuned in until the end. But if that information didn&#8217;t suffice your palate just right, and if you want to know a <em>teensy<\/em> bit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">more<\/span> about me, click this <a href=\"https:\/\/keepingupwithkenzie.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/10\/get-to-know-the-girl-youre-keeping-up-with\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"link\"><strong>link<\/strong><\/a> if you&#8217;re nosy enough! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy what I have to share in the future :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely~ Lady Cornball<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My dearest gentle readers&#8230;welcome! 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