featheringtheemptynest
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I’m sorry to hear that you’ve become tired of following my posts. I generally just share what’s been going on in my life at the time (I don’t stage photos or keep them in my drafts) I just take a snap and post it. For the most part, at the moment anyway, that’s been stuff at home and the completion of our new kitchen. I’m well aware that it’s probably bored the tits off most people, and I joke about that to my friends, but my Instagram continues to be the place I share the things I love.I used to enjoy following her and admired all the charity work that she and her husband did. But God, her page has become so dull now. She had a new kitchen. Great, it's a beautiful kitchen but it's all we hear about!! Gifted this, ad that. It's almost as if she's running out of content. I really wish these companies would start gifting to people who are genuinely in need - the fact that she is privileged enough to not need to work (I am sure her husband works very hard and that is a great thing) suggests that she does not fall into the category of being in need. Yet she keeps being given more and more stuff.
Just to also correct your assumption about me not working, I do. I work for my Dad, just data input stuff from home, but he allowed me to work for him after Teddy died as I found it too hard to go back to my old job in London and felt more comfortable at home where I could manage my own time and days. I know I was really fortunate to have the option. I also volunteer on the hospital charity for the NICU, which obviously isn’t a paid job, but I am involved in fundraising initiatives and where the money is spent at the hospital, that’s also something I do from home apart from the monthly meetings. I do talk about the voluntary role on my IG from time to time, but I choose not to talk about the work I do for my Dad as it’s not really relevant (if that makes sense?). Alongside that, I obviously have commitments because of my book and my Instagram, mainly answering emails and DMs from people who have taken the time to write to me; which can take up a huge amount of time. Yes, I also do the odd advert, always with brands of whom I am a genuine customer and I am proud to work with. That’s how I have chosen to do things so that I can continue to afford to volunteer and say yes to other things like press interviews and podcasts (all platforms I use to raise awareness of neonatal death and stillbirth).
If I am honest, I have taken time away from doing so much fundraising and related projects this year as we have been going through IVF and I have been in and out of hospital. It made me pretty poorly at the start of the year and resulted in a miscarriage of twins. So I have spent the last few months trying to say “yes” to less things and give my body the chance to recover so that we might be in a position to try it again.
I hope my space on Instagram isn’t “dull” for other people and that it still brings something to them. I’m really aware you cannot please everyone all of the time, and I’m sorry to hear that it’s not for you (or any of the others who have listed comments further down this thread) anymore.
Elle x