Last updated on 5 January 2018
First of all, happy new year!
I thought I’d share with you a story of two Twitter accounts as I move into the new year and beyond…..
Over the last year or so following the completion of my Masters degree, I have focused more on my other interests such as travel, writing and photography in an attempt to bring back a little balance to my life and professional commitments. This means I have followed Twitter accounts and have tweeted about things unrelated to me as an information professional. I believe this sends mixed messages to other library and information professionals who may wish to follow me, but not sure which ‘Alisa’ they can expect in their feed. I believe people follow me ( @acrystelle ) do so with a reasonable expectation that I am an information professional tweeting and circulating information on topics related to the profession, and not about how to travel through Europe on a budget. While there are possibly more than a few tweeps in my PLN Twitter who are more than happy to see my travels in my tweets, I fear having my professional conversation and other interests in somewhat a ‘mixed bag’ of a Twitter account may stagnant future professional connections, interactions and indeed dilute my own focus on this (very important) part of life. This is not to say my Twitter account will be sterile or void of my personality, I’m just bringing back some focus.
I never thought I’d be a person with two Twitter accounts. But I am now. And it’s working fine so far.
In the last few months, I have (soft) launched a new website called ‘Notebook + Tea’, and so, a new Twitter account and Facebook page to match. 🙂 This is my new channel for pursuing my other interests and a space to develop a photo portfolio (over time, of course) and write about my wonderings unrelated to the LIS profession. Some may recall I had a blog called ‘Leaps n Bounds’ where I shared my travel stories. After some consideration, I felt the name wasn’t quite me. I love making my pot of tea in the morning and I can always be found with a notebook. So then became Notebook + Tea.
Notebook + Tea is about my passion for continuous lifelong learning; gaining the most out of life experiences, improving yourself through them, and hopefully inspiring others to step out to learn something new or something they’ve wanted to learn. I share my stories and practical tips from travel to home organisation. I wish to promote positivity, balance and noticing the small things in life. I’m a late 20-something tea drinker who can always be found with a notebook. As a 20-something I also have ’20-something’ challenges such as career progression, buying my first home, wanting to keep traveling, relationships and finding balance in day-to-day life in between. Here are some of my latest posts.
Having two Twitter accounts will enable me to maintain focus on each and provide content for followers that is consistent with my account profiles. I’ve set up the second Twitter account for the same reasons as above. For my current and future followers, I’d like them to know what they’ll see in their feed. Who knows? Maybe these parts of my life will meet and merge at some point. But at least for now, I believe them to be separate pursuits. The fact that I’m a Brissy girl won’t change between these accounts. I am aware of the possibility I’m overly proud of this.
I share this with you, my PLN in case you’ve noticed my travel pics absent from my tweets, or perhaps you wish to follow me and my writing at Notebook + Tea too. And just to clarify, having the two Twitter accounts and a new website doesn’t mean the end of Flight Path. This blog will stay attached to my ‘info pro’ Twitter account @acrystelle and I will continue my commitment to post on topics related to the LIS profession.
So that’s what I’ve been up to lately, in case you were wondering. 🙂
