Hello Victoria, It's good to see someone dedicated to writing even while having a day job. But what's even better is your honesty.
I've a blog too that talks of travel blogging related stuff. It's got over 1500 readers per month. A mistake I've made is writing so inconsistently. And I've spent way more time on my own blog.
Sure, it is dangerous to end up on a hamster wheel with Medium's algorithm. But we've to start somewhere. And that's where I went wrong. I've spent way too much time on my own blog rather than on getting people to actually read it.
Anyway, thanks for the post!
Manas