My move to vlogging

The wheRe, the when, and the why

     I’m making the switch to vlogging, and I’m moving to YouTube. Now, that’s not to say I won’t post on here. I’ll put all my videos here, and I may even write posts occasionally. I’m not abandoning the Rambling Homestead blog entirely.

     This may feel like it’s out of the blue to you, but it’s been an idea I’ve contemplated for a while now. I very much enjoy blogging. Looking back and seeing all the things we’ve done over the years, seeing how far I’ve come as a blogger, and a homesteader, it’s awesome. And no, I have never been the most consistent blogger. I jump on and off this blog like a kid playing hopscotch. And no, I don’t have this huge following, probably for that exact reason. I just feel like more and more people want to see and hear their information, rather than sit down and read it. Honestly, as a busy mom, sometimes it’s easier to watch a quick video instead of find time to read an article.

     It’s also more personal. I struggle with connecting with you all. I put up a wall. A wall with a pretty perfect picture on it. You see only what I want you to see, not being open or vulnerable. I used to like it that way. I’ve gotten better with this blog, but I have a lot of things to still work on. Vlogging is going to be a way for me to open up a little more. Be a little more me and a little less regulated. You probably don’t know this, but sometimes I take days or weeks writing these posts. I agonize over every sentence. I read and reread the post to make sure it comes across the way I want it to. I mean, not to the point of OCD, but every time I hit the schedule post button (not even publish immediately in case I want to change something last minute) I’m afraid. Afraid of sounding stupid. Afraid I’m going to sound like I know it all when I don’t. Afraid someone is going to pick it all apart and question everything I said. Afraid that no one is going to read it.

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     Sometimes I feel like just a drop in the bucket. I question myself. I question my motives. Why bother making yet another homesteading blog, or vlog. Why not leave it up to those other people. Those more successful people. They actually know what their doing. They know how to make this work for them. You’re a fraud. You’re incompetent. No one is going to care what you have to say. And that all may be true. Or it may not. Maybe someone will be inspired by me, and my journey. Maybe I’ll figure out how to make this work. Maybe I’ll connect with more like minded people and be able to start making my dreams come true rather than just sitting around hoping to get there someday.

     Hopefully I will be uploading my first video with in the next few days or so. It’s hard. I’ve never really done any video editing. There’s a learning curve that I’m still trying to figure out. I’m getting there. It’s coming, I promise. Even if I do just end up as a drop in the bucket.