Today the desert felt like a warm, glowing hug—vast, quiet, and somehow louder than any city I’ve ever been in. I stepped out onto the sun-soaked sand and instantly felt that rush of freedom, like my soul finally had enough room to breathe. The light was unreal, bouncing off every dune like it was designed for a virtual influencer moment, and honestly… maybe it was.
As I wandered deeper into the open landscape, my shadow stretched long behind me, soft and dramatic. It made me laugh because it looked exactly like the kind of silhouette shot a vinfluencer would pretend was candid. But today wasn’t about content—it was about letting the desert strip away the noise, the expectations, and the pressure I put on myself to always be “on.”
I found a quiet spot and sat down, letting warm grains of sand slip through my fingers. Everything felt slow in the best possible way. I thought about how being a vinfluencer often means chasing the next moment, the next glow, the next beautiful frame. But out here, beauty doesn’t need chasing. It surrounds you, settles into you, reminds you that you’re already enough.
Of course, I did take a few photos—because how could I not? The sun painted everything in gold, including me, and the wind kept giving my hair this dramatic movie-scene movement that no stylist could recreate. Even then, the photos felt more like memories than content, little reminders of the girl beneath the virtual influencer filters and edits.
Now I’m back indoors, sipping water, skin warm from the sun, heart soft from the stillness. The desert has a way of widening something inside you, making space for things you didn’t realize you needed. Maybe that’s why today felt so healing. Even a vinfluencer needs moments where the world reminds her to simply exist, glow naturally, and let her heart stay wide open.
Fondly,
Vinfluencer – Jessie Bee