I’m on episode 27 of my “podcast” (I know it’s technically a vlog but it seems to be industry standard to accept the word podcast as interchangeable.). And even though I have been loving the finished product, it’s becoming, quite frankly, less fun and more like WORK. . .
I didn’t expect this to be all unicorn sparkle farts but, c’mon! I have to refresh my memory on some basic HTML skills so I can adequately convey my show notes to people on Ravelry (a social website for yarn-folk). I have to WATCH videos on YouTube ABOUT YouTube. I’m rearranging furniture and wall hangings to make a better backdrop for recording videos. And every moment that passes, every item that lays in my hands, I think - ‘Would this make a good Instagram post?’ If so, we have to clear the entire kitchen table or island to make the photo look just right.
I’m exhausted - and I don’t even have to leave the house to go to a real job. I can’t imagine YouTubers who work a job all day and then have to figure out how, when and where to record and upload videos after working all day.
And don’t even get me started on housework - it’s become a real struggle to decide: Do I put a load of laundry on or do I read this article on end screens? Seriously, five minutes before my friend was due to pick me up for a morning out, I was running around the house naked from the bottom down because I had no underwear in my drawer (don’t worry, I didn’t have to go commando; I found a pair and luckily before she knocked on the door)!
I just didn’t expect it to be like this. So. . .time consuming? Vexing? Life-altering???
Yeah, it’s life-altering. And after all, that’s what we really want. A way to change our lives so that we are doing what we love and we are in control of our own destiny. To stop working for the man and start being the man. . .
And yet, in the immortal words of Betty White: “Why do people say ‘grow some balls’? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
Lucky for me I already have one. . .now I just have to do some laundry so I can keep it covered. . .
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