Influencers

Today I started a YouTube channel (for my school kids) and, basically, within an hour I had 6 subscribers and over 100 views so I'm pretty much destined for influencer status. You're so lucky you "knew" me when. Also, why is every single thumbnail available for my video epically worse than the one before it? I spent a solid 5-10 minutes laughing at all of them before I gave up and just chose the ones that were the funniest to me. Sometimes it's the little things.

Anyway, I posted my first video and then got information from my administrator so I shared the information that was pertinent to the kids and then got SO.MANY.QUESTIONS that I made a second video. I still wound up answering a bazillion questions but it's fine. Exhausting but fine. This is such a huge time of uncertainty and I totally get it but it would be nice if they would read/watch the information before asking the same question, or some variation, literally 100 times.

At least it kept me busy today. Speaking of busy: my living room is mostly packed up. There are quasi-orderly piles everywhere and I set up a makeshift desk across from a window where I get some light. The other alternative would be to go on live video calls from a bedroom or with a direct line of sight into my messy-ass kitchen (the next room on my "to tackle" list) so washed-out in the living room it is! :)

Tomorrow we have a video conference for CORE subjects (that's me even though the majority of my kids are an elective version of the core) so that should be wildly interesting. We're supposed to start with online classes on Friday so we'll see what happens. Of my 176 approximately 71 have signed up for the digital platform I've asked them to use so we'll see. One kid sent me a message tonight that said, "You mean I actually have to do work?" so that was a fun one.

I'm weirdly excited about this digital experience. What I know is that it will not be a smooth ride but what I hope for is that it will create a unique and lasting bond with this group of kids. I am truly so incredibly grateful to have this group. They have challenged me and made me look inside myself to determine whether or not I am actually happy with or proud of the person that I am and they inspire me to make changes, to be better than what I'm settling for. I'm not sure I could ever tell them that without sobbing hysterically so we'll see if any of them ever find this blog. :)

Tomorrow begins a new normal and, while it won't be implemented overnight, I do hope I at least have confirmation that I'm going about this the right way or more explicit direction...you know, so I can just do what I plan do to do anyway.

Whatevs.

Aubs