What is your pre-work routine?
We ladies have lives other than camming. Many of us are in school, have kids, do housework, run errands, etc. We are not a bunch of unrealistic horny woman that want to expose ourselves every moment of every day.
What do you do to "get ready'? How do you unwind or get hyped and get ready to throw yourself to the wolves? ;)
Hopefully this thread can be helpful to veterans and newbies alike because at one time another we all deal with the dreading hesitance of logging on.
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Well i take a shower cause thats important lol,,... find something to wear and grab a water and log on :) sorry not alot of interesting stuff here
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i work at different times of the day, usually early morning or late afternoon/evening. my non-work hours are mainly taken up with non-adult biz meetings, social justice/volunteering meetings, and marketing and writing. i try to get out each day, even if it's just to the coffee shop by my house, and do everything i can online there (like marketing, writing, checking facebook compulsively, etc.) that doesn't involve getting on cam :)
so my routine varies a lot...but...i try to always eat before i cam, so whether it's in the morning or the afternoon, i will eat something and then put on my makeup while watching a tv show episode or part of a movie. (i'm currently stuck on law and order: uk :D.) sometimes i make coffee at home or walk up to the coffee shop before work in the morning. if i'm working in the morning, i console myself with promises of cookies and coffee shop trips and compulsive facebook checking when it's over with ;) i also check email, stripperweb, and some other places before work. then comes the annoying part - spreading towels and sheets on my bed and changing out the bedding so i can cam properly. (i think the set-up and take-down and the putting on of the makeup is the most annoying thing for me.)
sometimes i like to play music that makes me feel fabulous. i'm usually not a huge ke$ha fan but nothing gets me in the mood for work like ke$ha. or lil kim. or p!nk or rihanna or m.i.a. something i can dance to :) (especially because i try to play more mellow music when i'm actually live on cam...so it helps to get energized beforehand.) if i'm feeling anxious i do diaphragmatic breathing or dance around wildly for 5-10 minutes and that usually helps.
eta: something a lot of writing teachers advocate is not to let your writing "routine" get in the way of writing. i think the same is true for camming. there are always certain things i have to do before logging on - putting on makeup, setting up my bed - but the rest of it is all negotiable. relying too much on a routine can do more harm than good i think. but there is nothing wrong with doing things every now and then to get in the mood, so to speak :)
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After I wake up and get something to eat, I try to run all my errands for the day, clean, etc. Then I shower, and get some type of caffeinated drink. I browse these forums, of course, and tweet that I'm getting ready to get on cam. Do my makeup, pick out an outfit, and wash my toys. I often end up getting distracted by something and get on 20 minutes later than I planned on, haha. I'm terrible about that.
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I jog to get my adreniline going, then i shower to wake me up, consume caffiene to keep me going throughout the night (all while listening to soothing music) hair and make up, grab towels, clean toys and set up my "office space."
My "office space" consist of toy of the day, small snack, water, lube, lip gloss and some times a little pot....all out if view of cam of course.
Then I watch the other girls to see how they are doing because it gets me in the mood.
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Eat, take Adderall, Get ready, Drink Water, Smoke a blunt and watch porn and then im good to go
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Ummm,wake up,wash my face,brush my teeth,hit the shower and jump on cam? Yeah thats about it :-[
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carabella
Eat, take Adderall, Get ready, Drink Water, Smoke a blunt and watch porn and then im good to go
I'm jealous. I would make so much more money if I had Adderall.
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JoJoX
I jog to get my adreniline going, then i shower to wake me up, consume caffiene to keep me going throughout the night (all while listening to soothing music) hair and make up, grab towels, clean toys and set up my "office space."
My "office space" consist of toy of the day, small snack, water, lube, lip gloss and some times a little pot....all out if view of cam of course.
Then I watch the other girls to see how they are doing because it gets me in the mood.
Me all day, except replace jogging with a 10 minute high intensity workout .
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I posted my routine in the procrastination thread :D
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Up by 5:30 am-6:30 am..the earlier the better so I can get a walk or jog in with it being so hot out (ran with my neighbor this am..she had to pick up my straggling ass)...shower, eat, get kids to school, do make-up, throw on a wig and work a couple hours.
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Seriously one thing I always do before I start work is shower, it just refreshes me and gets me into "getting ready for work mode" even if its my 2nd or 3rd time getting on that day...
...put on whatever bra, panty, tanktop set Im going to wear, fix hair and makeup (which takes me all of 5 min) have a drink ready (iced coffee usually) and then log on.
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carabella
Eat, take Adderall, Get ready, Drink Water, Smoke a blunt and watch porn and then im good to go
If it wasn't for Adderall, I would NOT have the patience to be in this business! Lol.
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How do you all get adderall? Do you lie to your doctor or do you actually have ADHD?
I need some, but I don't think I clinically have ADHD.
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1. Drink caffeine!!! (Red Bull, Rockstar, an espresso... whatever I'm in the mood for lol) I've also started taking B vitamins and an iron supplement and have noticed a substantial increase in energy
2. Shower/shave/hair removal/lotion
3. I fix my hair and do my makeup but while I'm doing so, I ALWAYS listen to some pumped up, sexy, energetic music to get energized and mentally prepared and to put me in a good mood. It really works!! ;D
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Lol, funny that ADDerall was mentioned. I actually have some (LEGALLY prescribed by my doctor LOL), but I don't really ever take it because I don't really need it. When I was taking though, I effortlessly lost 30 pounds in less than 3 months!
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I'm prescribed the medicine too it's easy as filling out a questionarre and i already was seeing a pychlogist. I'm also taking classes so it's helpful for both
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sammii
How do you all get adderall? Do you lie to your doctor or do you actually have ADHD?
I need some, but I don't think I clinically have ADHD.
I've been taking medicine for ADHD since my early teens. It's really helped me a lot with school, and just life in general. Whenever I forget to take it or run out of them, I can't focus on anything for more than like 5 minutes. Haha.
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I was diagnosed with ADD as a kid, but I always excelled academically so I never really needed or used it since I was a straight A student anyway BUT I have noticed a tremendous increase in my productivity and focus when I take it,especially now that I'm an independent adult and not depending on parents/teachers to help keep me focused and on task. But I really just hate how nausueated and jittery it makes me feel, blech. And I'm a gagger so I suck at taking capsules lol
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Grab something to eat. Being on cam with a growling stomach ain't cool.
Take a quick shower and get dressed. Put on chapstick, body lotion, and mascara (I don't wear a lot of makeup).
Put on a CD (often it's my Janet Jackson 'Number Ones' double-disc).
Keep my toys (K-Y Jelly) nearby on cam for when I need them.
When I'm positioning my cam on top of my laptop, I make sure that the picture of my son (up on my wall) isn't in the cam's view. I don't need pictures of my son showing up on cam. Too many weirdos out there.....