Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Wow! I got so much work done today I have even impressed myself. I have made Tuesdays my unofficial day to edit, upload, and schedule the videos my friends are recording of them reading my journal posts. My friends are rocking it! I am currently posting one video each Wednesday on my YouTube channel. As my friends help me create a video backlog, I expect to start posting a new video on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If I get the two assignments I still have out this week, next week I will be programmed into May.
Today I worked on three videos. My friends have been amazing at making their videos easy for me to edit. Editing one of their videos usually involves me cutting off a few seconds of them turning their camera on and off at the beginning and end of the video. I increase the speaking volume because the phones do not seem to have great microphones, add my intro and outro, and click the button to make my edited work a video to post on YouTube. I can do my part for these videos quickly, so I can edit several videos in a day.
I have stated in the instructions I send out with the journal assignments that I can edit the video body, but until last week I only edited out a couple of words in a couple of videos. I think most of my volunteers start a new recording if they mess up instead of pausing and starting the sentence again. Last week I needed a last-minute recording because I sent an assignment to an incorrect email address. An actress friend, Star, came over on Monday and recorded one take for me. Star made the funniest faces when she tripped over words, and I laughed a lot when I edited the video last Tuesday.
Today, I edited another one-take video. My friend, Cass, was so funny when she messed up. Cass spoke to me when she made a mistake like I was in the room with her. Both Cass and Star would pause before starting the sentence again which made editing the videos easy. My seven-year-old, Mika, likes to start her videos while I am still talking to her which makes editing out my voice very difficult. I like the easy-edit videos most of my friends send me because they are so quick to edit, but I really liked laughing at my friend’s facial expressions and silly words. Perhaps a few more of my friends should do a one-take video occasionally.
Those three videos were not enough work for me today, no. I programmed some of my business social media, spent two hours on client social media, programmed some marketing emails, and programmed some of my journal entries to my blog. I only had the blog for Thursday left in my blog que. I was glad Mika has an after-school meeting on Tuesdays because that was the time I used to finish programming my blog posts. I would like to have another get-work-done day like today tomorrow, but, alas, I will be going to feed my soul. All work and no soul food turns Susanne into Angry Susanne; you would not like me when I am angry. After I recharge my soul tomorrow, I will put my nose to the grindstone again.
Somehow, I ended up with a lot of work to do in March. On the bright side, once I finish my very large to-do list, I do not expect to have such a big list until next March. Woo hoo! I expect April to only be a slightly busy work month for me because I will be doing so much work in March. I am planning not to work much during Mika’s Spring break near the end of the month, so I need to get it all done as soon as possible. Not only will Mika be off a week from school, my youngest sister is coming to visit. My sister and I plan to spend the week giving Mika’s toys a home in her room so I can reclaim my bookshelves (if they can be repaired). Eventually, we will get through the giant mess that is my home, and my family will not be left with a bunch of items they do not want to sort after I pass.
My piece of advice to you is to be willing to do extra work if you are able when that frees up quality time later. I want to work as little as possible in June and July while Mika is out of school. I am happy to work more in March, April, and May while she is still in school to make that happen.
Until next time,
Susanne
Please check out my GoFundMe page.
Wow! I got so much work done today I have even impressed myself. I have made Tuesdays my unofficial day to edit, upload, and schedule the videos my friends are recording of them reading my journal posts. My friends are rocking it! I am currently posting one video each Wednesday on my YouTube channel. As my friends help me create a video backlog, I expect to start posting a new video on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If I get the two assignments I still have out this week, next week I will be programmed into May.
Today I worked on three videos. My friends have been amazing at making their videos easy for me to edit. Editing one of their videos usually involves me cutting off a few seconds of them turning their camera on and off at the beginning and end of the video. I increase the speaking volume because the phones do not seem to have great microphones, add my intro and outro, and click the button to make my edited work a video to post on YouTube. I can do my part for these videos quickly, so I can edit several videos in a day.
I have stated in the instructions I send out with the journal assignments that I can edit the video body, but until last week I only edited out a couple of words in a couple of videos. I think most of my volunteers start a new recording if they mess up instead of pausing and starting the sentence again. Last week I needed a last-minute recording because I sent an assignment to an incorrect email address. An actress friend, Star, came over on Monday and recorded one take for me. Star made the funniest faces when she tripped over words, and I laughed a lot when I edited the video last Tuesday.
Today, I edited another one-take video. My friend, Cass, was so funny when she messed up. Cass spoke to me when she made a mistake like I was in the room with her. Both Cass and Star would pause before starting the sentence again which made editing the videos easy. My seven-year-old, Mika, likes to start her videos while I am still talking to her which makes editing out my voice very difficult. I like the easy-edit videos most of my friends send me because they are so quick to edit, but I really liked laughing at my friend’s facial expressions and silly words. Perhaps a few more of my friends should do a one-take video occasionally.
Those three videos were not enough work for me today, no. I programmed some of my business social media, spent two hours on client social media, programmed some marketing emails, and programmed some of my journal entries to my blog. I only had the blog for Thursday left in my blog que. I was glad Mika has an after-school meeting on Tuesdays because that was the time I used to finish programming my blog posts. I would like to have another get-work-done day like today tomorrow, but, alas, I will be going to feed my soul. All work and no soul food turns Susanne into Angry Susanne; you would not like me when I am angry. After I recharge my soul tomorrow, I will put my nose to the grindstone again.
Somehow, I ended up with a lot of work to do in March. On the bright side, once I finish my very large to-do list, I do not expect to have such a big list until next March. Woo hoo! I expect April to only be a slightly busy work month for me because I will be doing so much work in March. I am planning not to work much during Mika’s Spring break near the end of the month, so I need to get it all done as soon as possible. Not only will Mika be off a week from school, my youngest sister is coming to visit. My sister and I plan to spend the week giving Mika’s toys a home in her room so I can reclaim my bookshelves (if they can be repaired). Eventually, we will get through the giant mess that is my home, and my family will not be left with a bunch of items they do not want to sort after I pass.
My piece of advice to you is to be willing to do extra work if you are able when that frees up quality time later. I want to work as little as possible in June and July while Mika is out of school. I am happy to work more in March, April, and May while she is still in school to make that happen.
Until next time,
Susanne
Please check out my GoFundMe page.