I FINALLY Did It!!!

I made a YouTube video (aside from the one I filmed 4 years ago...). Or more like 8. Seven are published already and I've actually had more viewers than I would have thought given the fact I haven't done anything besides tweet the links (which creates no traffic that I can tell) and put my page link in my Instagram bio. I posted one Instagram post when my videos became monetized but, aside from that, nada for promotion. So I'm pleasantly surprised. Even if I only get 1 view per video, I'll be happy because then I didn't create it for nothing, but of course I'm hoping for more. My goal right now, to start, is to get 10 views per video and I've been achieving that and more so I'm really, really happy with how everything is starting.

Here's my YouTube link, btw:  BareBohemianBeauty 
Please go check it out and subscribe and view at least one video. The newer ones are better, of course. The one I posted this morning is my favorite so far. I do one take videos to eliminate editing, but I think that might change down the road. I just need to get a newer laptop. My MacBook won't update past 10.6.3 so my camera won't work with it. Boo to that... Anyway, a stop by and a subscription to my channel would be beyond greatly appreciated!! I will love you forever. And please comment below if you did stop by. I'd love to know who is seeing my content!

So I have a list in my notes on my phone of videos I want to create and I just posted a video this morning that I had scheduled because I was ahead. I already have one ready to post in two days so anything I film in the next couple of days will be more pre-filming. Which makes me really, really happy because I'm usually a procrastinator but I'm ahead of the game. And I'm having sooooo much fun creating content for the page that I have a feeling it will be more than a hobby, it will become an obsession. Kind of like writing. I wrote over half of my first book in just a few days, I was on such a roll! I get into something and I REALLY get into it. So yeah, that's my update.

Things need to be done around the house -- it's truly a complete disaster because I'm moving, slowly but surely. I have stacks of boxes in the living room and beauty room / library and my goal is to get through one towering stack a day. Kind of a lofty goal but I'm going to try. I took down the Christmas tree and all the decorations yesterday (except for the mistletoe because I can't reach it hahaha) and I organized the front coat closet and shoe area. I wonder what I'll get into today. Probably dishes. We have this bad habit of not unloading the dishwasher so the dirty dishes pile up in the sink instead of going into the dishwasher, where they should go. We really need better habits around here. It would make life so much easier. Especially since I haven't been feeling well lately at all.

Yeah, I'm not sure what's going on but I'm seeing my rheumatologist later this month and I'm super excited for the appointment because I haven't been in this much pain in years. And I can hardly do anything without getting super fatigued. I slept around seven hours last night but I know I'll have to take a nap later today. It's just so frustrating because I have the drive to do things, I just cannot physically do them. But enough of the pity party. I'm signing off so I can go get something else accomplished.

Peace out! xx

Filming my "Welcome to MY CHANNEL!!!" Video

Yay! So it's dark thirty ... not really, not for a couple of hours, but midnight thirty didn't sound just right.

I'm up on the 3rd floor -- my domain that is a wreck if you've EVER seen one. I'm going to spend the wknd getting books and clothes put away and then get my bed up here and then see what's left that I want to keep or get rid of! Oh yeah, I need my bed, too. (This shows JUST how with it I am not. After .03 seconds I already forgot that I'd mentioned my bed. Freaking "lupus fog," "fibro fog," "depressive state" -- whatever you want to call it... Wow...) Right now there's just a loveseat and, even thought I'm short and the length isn't bad for me, it's not a memory foam mattress by ANY stretch of the imagination.

Not much to say in this post. When I'm done and have it edited and up on the YouTube (yes, I meant to say "the"), I shall return and either embed or put the link. I'm not quite sure how I'm gonna make all that work yet.

Last night I set up a tumblr account. I just know my username is: BareBohemianBeauty ... so I'm assuming you can find me that way since usernames are how I found my first three blogs they made me follow. All right, I found my page and put it up into the name at the top of this paragraph. It's boring right now but I'll get around to doing more with it.

If you're wondering ('cause I Know you are Haha) who I chose to follow, I picked Kalyn Nicholson -- I haven't watched a ton of her on YouTube, but what I have seen I really really like. The next choice was Kandee Johnson, since she was the first "beauty guru" I ever watched -- it was a couple of years ago and I watched her video on how to conceal undereye circles ... seems no one but her does it the way that really works; everyone does the Kim Kardashian thing -- not that I know a thing about that girl. I don't know who's who in that family and I'm not ashamed! After I learned her trick, I subsequently forgot YouTube even existed until v.recently... My third choice was the adorable and sweet as can be Alison Henry because she's most definitely an artist and I love her pets and her hair! (YAYYYY -- I just received an email saying she uploaded a new video. That'll be my incentive to get mine filmed, at least. Then I can crawl in bed and watch what she has to say or show :))

Okay, enough writing. If I keep doing this, I'll go one all night (morning) and I'll never get to sleep and I have to be up at 7. Yikes!!!

Except for I forgot one more thing. Story of my life :P
My Instagram account  ←Click there to get to it. It's about the most personal I will be since I don't think I'm going to make my Facebook account available for anyone other than friends I feel I maybe know a little bit. I have two accounts, though, and one doesn't have that many friends so I may open it to everyone or I may turn it into a fan page. We'll see.

For now you have this page, my YouTube channel, my tumblr, and my Instagram ... so I'm thinking that's enough because I do NOT want to bite off more than I can chew!

I have a signature I adore on my author blog -- I'm thinking I need to come up with one for this blog. Maybe this coming week sometime, since I'll be busy tomorrow watching HomeFront with my future husband, James Franco ... well, I won't be watching it WITH him, but he's in it. And Jason Statham is sexy as hell. I've loved him for years! Then after that I'll be making the 3rd floor work for me so I can spend more time up here and away from everyone else who lives here. We all need our space, as much as I love 'em.

Guess that's it for now!

Oh, wait ... I have a bit of a preview of my video. I am doing a haul to make the video worth watching (I have no clue what I'm actually going to say..) and I took a picture earlier of one of the things I bought today at Target::

I needed some new slippers and I'm LOVING these Hello Kitty ones I found!