A Blog and a Vlog

It's kinda strange having a semi-normal life aside from the life that I'm still acclimating away from. I now work, attend classes, have a keychain full of keys, bring home a paycheck (first one soon!), eat Sushi out with friends, take Superdog on walks, workout in my living room, and I have even joined Sporty in starting a vlog. For those of you new to the concept of vlogging, it is kind of like blogging, only with a video camera and uploaded to YouTube. Videos tend to be shorter than 10 minutes in length (unless you are super famous), and just follow your life (unless you have a theme like cooking, comedy, kids, etc... just like blogs). T.S. has been into vlogging for several years and we are joining into it for a little bit of fun and stress relief. When I was young I wanted to be a film maker, now I guess my thoughts are part of the documentary called life documented on YouTube.

Sporty and I just started our YouTube channel and it's we haven't really explored much about our lives yet. We figure that things about ourselves will naturally surface over the course of time, if we decide to keep the vlog going. It's kind of like when you make new friends. You do not announce all your secrets and reveal your past on the first day and in the first 10 minutes (the length of our first video), but rather over time, as things naturally progress that way.

For me, I do not personally feel as if I have anything to hide. I do want to respect the friends and community of T.S. and Sporty who may watch the vlog who do not know my story - as they do not need anyone to judge them for my past or my story. It's always important to keep a balance of ensuring we try to protect those around us - even when we feel as if we no longer need to protect ourselves.

I guess for at least a while, I will be a blogger and a vlogger... as well as a student, a worker bee, a woman on federal supervision, and many other things. I'm glad I have many identities in this world. I have many positive things to offset the negative and I am able to keep my focus on all the good in my life. I am enjoying this new activity called vlogging. I won't claim to be all that photogenic in the lens, but I certainly have a lot of stories to share with the many potential YouTube viewers!

Now, if I could only get myself to start writing that book...