Decided to take the plunge and venture into some new territory. My friend, Susannah, of the YouTube channel Susannahsaurus did a VEDJ (Vlog Every Day in July), and her candidness and encouragement is what finally gave me the final push to do this. Some of my friends and I do something called "FFFC", or "Flame Free Friday Confessions", which is what these videos will likely be, or perhaps just some chitty chat with people who care to watch. And by confessions, I mean the light hearted ones that you may be embarrassed to tell a stranger, like Dollar Tree addictions. These new GTKY (Getting to Know You) videos are more like "listening videos," meaning that visually it'll just be me on the screen talking, with no flashy products on the screen. SO, if you'd like some company while doing other things, like getting ready, driving on the way to work, or making dinner, I'm there for you! It's definitely not for everyone (as I'm sure most of my viewers are subscribed for Dollar Tree hauls and organizing), and it's OKAY if not everyone watches. I totally get it. Plus, if you're in the Dollar Tree community and love watching hauls, it's near impossible to keep up with all the channels nowadays! I myself don't watch EVERY video that is posted by people I'm subscribed to. Usually I watch the DT hauls first and then watch whatever else I can fit into my daily routine. But, if you do decide to spend a little time with me, thank you for listening to my silly thoughts and let's chat it up! Oh, and THANK YOU to my amazing subscriber Frances M. for encouraging me into making this a series! This first video is about the Dollar Tree shopping, toxic friends, the dangers of YouTube, and more. See video here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-aUd__aUsI
Oh my....how did this happen? I told myself over and over again that blogging will NOT happen. The amount of time and effort that goes into my YouTube channel is enough already! But yes, here it is. I keep hearing the first few words of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in my head... "IS THIS THE REAL LIFE? IS THIS JUST FANTASY?"... Well, I'm thinking that blog is going to be closer to my "real life." While I LOVE making videos for my YouTube channel, it doesn't allow me the freedom to be myself 100%...not that a blog could really do that either, but at least I don't feel so restricted as to keep my thoughts and words under an "X" amount of minutes. Making short, compressed videos, while fun (and much more rewarding than I had anticipated because it brought me to YOU!!!) is not "THE REAL LIFE"...no, how can it be? And yes, I could do vlogging, and even make videos up to an hour long just talking about my thoughts, but I don't know if I'm ready to do something like that. SO, where do the remnants of my daily thoughts end up? Probably here. Will it last? Time will tell, I guess. WELCOME to the REAL CLARA SLATE....hopefully you weren't brought here simply because you were looking for Dollar Tree stuff, because there is definitely going to be some non-Dollar Tree topics here. If you ARE only interested in Dollar Tree stuff, please feel free to visit my YouTube channel, at https://www.youtube.com/user/claraslate ! If you prefer to ignore this blog completely, believe me, I totally get it. I'm not hilarious, I'm not a supermodel, and I'm not a wonder woman with an immaculate house and Pinterest-worthy decorations. So, hopefully what brought you here is merely a wish to get to know me better and discuss some things...whether you are a long time friend or family member, a new friend, or a new subbie to my YouTube channel! I'd love to hear your thoughts...but anything nonconstructive or disrespectful will probably end up in the trash, just fyi :) Love + light, Clara Slate