Re: Full Time Cam Girls: Time Management/Time Schedule Block/Cam Girl Planner
omg i tought i was the only crazy one ! my schedule is a mess since the pandemic, it takes me ages to get ready to log in ! and i end up doing less hours than i usually work, way less !!! i also do not upload clips anymore ! WTF!
this pandemic is mentally fucking us, sex worker or not !
Re: Full Time Cam Girls: Time Management/Time Schedule Block/Cam Girl Planner
Very interesting thread! I've been camming a few years but only this year have I had a set routine. For the last 6 mths I've been doing 8hrs a day, 5 days a week, all days and no evenings. I like the fact I can now track what I earn, it's impossible to do that when your hours are sporadic and random. I know now when I look at each month this year if my earnings are genuinely better or worse as time goes on, obviously taking into account some months have fewer working days.
This schedule totally works for me, two days off to do what I need and want to do and all my evenings off. I have done loads of evenings before but now i really like to finish and relax.
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Clip makers what is your schedule like? I was never good at keeping a schedule as a cam model but i feel like i can cope better when it's not live, but right now editing holds me up. Do you split your filming/editing days? How many do you try to get out at once?
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sexysusie
Clip makers what is your schedule like? I was never good at keeping a schedule as a cam model but i feel like i can cope better when it's not live, but right now editing holds me up. Do you split your filming/editing days? How many do you try to get out at once?
This is something I am working on myself is to get a good solid routine down.
What program do you use to edit with?
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Esixxx
This is something I am working on myself is to get a good solid routine down.
What program do you use to edit with?
premiere
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^^^ Ideally I would like to take a full day off to shoot and edit clips, but I am working on being consistent with cam and putting hours in.
What I am experimenting with today is working on editing on slow times (during breaks) and short days. I figure even if I can do it in stages edit and save the project in Premiere then queue it Media Encoder. I can encode while I get something else done- household stuff, etc. or overnight. I figure I will get into the swing of things once I experiment with different strategies.
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I stream exclusively with SM & work mornings/day shift from 9am-6pm with 2 days off. I take anywhere from an hour break to an hr & a half to meditate, stretch, & cook.
I go to bed at 9pm & wake at 5:50am. I train 5 days a week at the gym for 40-60 min before my shifts.
I'll either stream 2.5 hrs to 4 before breaking to cook. I usually meditate early afternoon for 30 min unless it's crazy slow in which case it's a 15 min meditation after an hr or two. But I get right back on.
Certainly takes discipline & consistency, but I function best with a strict routine. Helps ease my anxiety.
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To stay organized and on track I've doubled down on the planning process, which seems to be working out fairly well for me right now. Basically one method or the other wasn't enough to keep me on task daily, so what I did was start using an app called "dreamie planner" (best one I've found for free) & put up 4 mid sized cork boards in my office within easy eye shot just for work related stuff. Due to my unreliable and unpredictable health, managing time & figuring out how best to utilize it is almost a full time job in and of itself.
For starters, the cork boards: Each of the four has a different label: "Goals", "This Month", "This Week", & "Today". I keep a pad of sticky notes by my work station at all times and add to each as need be. for example, on "Goals" I currently have my yearly income goal, "this week" has a few videos i need to film, "this month" usually has a few things I can put off a few weeks, and "today" has time goals for the day and a picture set I need to edit. Every day before i leave my office, I clear all the accomplished stuff off of the "today" board, then look at the "this week" board and shuffle whatever needs immediate attention onto my "today" board so it's ready for my next shift.
On the planner front: once per week (usually sunday when i wake up), I go day by day and fill in general stuff that I know has to be done if i'm feeling ok. The app allows you to add blocked time entries & alarms for those entries, which I've found useful for days I plan on camming set times. every day before I leave my office I update it. usually I do one 6-8hr shift if i'm working earlier (take a 10 minute break every 3 hours) or a 5hr+ a 3 or 4hr with an hour break when I typically have the lowest number of customers if i'm pulling an all nighter. Taking regular breaks, even if its just 10 minutes, helps a ton.
I'm trying to get better abut taking a dedicated day off and it's been really hard! I feel like i'm always updating, queuing, editing, camming, or doing something, even when i'm laid up in bed for a day.