Hey twitter birdies! (and facebook fans!) I'm so excited that I'm now getting more readers from twitter than facebook! I never thought I'd live to see the day! and bringing up the rear are readers directly from lindsayloomis.com! Sometimes I imagine what a wonderful world it would be I didn't have to use facebook at all....a girl can dream. Not that there aren't toxic things happening on every social media site. It just seems facebook can be...especially triggering. Yah know? I used to be almost 100% off of facebook for a few years but when I realized how many of my readers access me through my facebook page, I realized I needed to be more present there for them and that's why I created my lindsayloomisdotcom facebook page. That page now has over 2,500 followers and I've never been more happy with my group of mental health warriors! Once I crushed that goal, it opened other doors.
Let's talk about entrepreneurship . Eddie and I have something huge in the works right now and it's so exciting. but along that layer is another layer of my own personal goals and hobbies. I have this blog and then on another layer I have my etsy shop. It's like a layered chip dip of goals, dreams and creative endeavors. Being an "influencer" for certain brands is just the sprinkled toppings. When I am promoting things from different brands it's not only fun for me but it's another way to add some passive income to our bank account. I wouldn't be able to do that work with certain brands without a lot of self-promotion and pushing for more social media followers. The more followers I've gained, the more other doors have opened for me and it's all happening really, really fast. It kinda all started with a young woman in California who had a knack for social media and started doing social media for businesses back in 2011. (that young women is me) In 2015 I started this blog when I wanted a more meaningful way to talk to everyone online. A way to interact with people that didn't have to go through social media first. I've been blogging for 5 years now and....unfortunately, social media is still a vital part of this gig. It's a love hate relationship for sure.
When I decided recently to quit my part time job, it is more because of covid and all of the things that came with it that made my job unbearable. but let's be real, it was also that I wasn't making a "living wage". If I'm going to be making an amount of money that is too small to live off of, then I want it to be for myself. Because of my husband's job, the money we've saved and the fact we don't have kids, I get to chose that option for myself. It's still hard though. Yesterday was a particularly hard day when I was struggling for find my purpose. After spending my 3 hour allotment I give myself for the morning to spend on my computer, I wondered what I could do next. I mean I know there are many things to do but what could I do next that brings in income? Not every waking minute I spend needs to be on making income but I feel like it's kind of a mind set I'm getting into in order to make my dream of not working for anybody else but myself come true. I don't want people to have to deal with my weird quirks, panic attacks, mental illness escapades...etc. Just like I don't want to have to spend 8 hours a day dealing with the same people's behaviors and weird traits. I realize that's an ambitious goal. and probably not sustainable forever. but it continues to be my dream.
I feel like most people have dreams and ambitions about a certain career or job title and mine is just to work for myself, by myself, and spend the rest of my time with my husband and cat and family and also volunteering my time. What are your current career or income goals? Tell me about them! What can I do to support you as you are supporting me right now? Please always feel free to message me in any way you feel most comfortable. I want to help small businesses and fellow creative types like myself.
Also a quick update on my overall mental health and physical health. I had one of my anxiety medications upped last week and I am waiting for the that to kick in. It usually takes approximately 6 weeks to take full affect. I haven't had a panic attack in a couple of days! So that's a relief. I think I've been using this magnesium supplement for about 3 weeks now and it's helped a lot. You should give it a try if you are super anxious like me. I also have been using my pharma-gaba again. This stuff is like the supplement version of xanax to me. Pure gold. My Mother and Sister in law told me about it 5 years ago and I've been using it ever since. Also doing my daily CBD oil (it's like a daily ritual for me) and still staying away from THC for now, which is kinda tough sometimes but I'm still reveling in the bliss that Nuvita has given me. (if you want to try out the Nuvita CBD oil, use code LRL at checkout to save $$$). The closest I've come to a panic attack was earlier today when I was shoveling outside and coughed a few times and then felt like I couldn't breathe. Is anyone else having that reaction? My lungs are still wheezy sounding every time I work out and I can't figure out why. It keeps making think I actually had covid and the test was wrong. Anyone else? Bueller?
I gotta do my thing where I tell you once again about my pinup girl cards in my etsy store and that there's still time to make an order and make some dreams come true for this fellow creative crafter! These cards are good for New Years as well! They are just so fun, festive and cute! Take 10% off as blog reader using the code THANKYOU10 and also let me know you are a fellow mental health warrior in the message to seller section to get an extra special gift. This year is super hard on everyone and we all deserve a little magic in the mail! Be sure to click on the advertisements in the blog so I can make some cash! Every click helps! I'll see you back here tomorrow!
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