The Year I Traveled

Posted byRachel SprousePosted inBlog
It’s been more than a year since I updated this blog (oops!) but I haven’t taken a year off. Instead, I took time to travel, reconnect with family, and gain new experiences. I’ve planned a bridal shower, an 80th birthday party, sampled fried delicacies at the Texas State Fair, snorkeled in St. Thomas and St. John, and helped my grandfather document his childhood memories into a book.
Our family called 2017 “the year of travel” because we all have been on the move each week. Most of my vacation time in college I spent working, either glued to the computer for The Plainsman or at my part-time job. But this year made up for the last four, allowing me to photograph different destinations and people along the way. I’ve learned different methods for editing photos, videos and scheduling social media content in between flights and trips. I had to make a map to keep track of all the places we’ve been!

Don’t worry, I’ve been writing about each adventure and saving the drafts to post here. What slowed me down was “photo overload,” or 5,000+ pictures I tried to edit all in Photoshop. I want to thank Adobe for creating Adobe LightRoom, which has saved me hundreds of hours and the frustration of having to edit photos individually.

I’ve been able to clean up photos from months ago in minutes, allowing them to be posted and shared with loved ones. I wish I had known about Adobe LightRoom sooner. I’ll continue to add more photos to my Photography page as they are cleaned up.

When I’m not traveling, I’ve been doing social media work remotely for different businesses, including my own small business. I’ve learned how to fully use scheduling apps like Buffer, HootSuite, Tailwind, and TweetDeck to make the most of every minute I have! I’ve gained more experience using SEO keywords and metadata to promote my own website and business, which helped my Etsy page go from 2 to 200+ orders in less than a year!

I’ll continue to post (more often) on this website now that I’ve conquered my “photo overload” and finished planning major family events. As much fun as it is to plan a bridal shower and 80th birthday party, I wouldn’t recommend doing it back-to-back!

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