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Decided to do a hip opening yoga session as I sit so much on cam. That yoga session felt good.
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Update: oh goodness. Today is just wretched. Anxiety real bad despite a good start. Then a really unhappy member on SM called me a bitch for not indulging him in free chat.
I just want to give up.
Instead I meditated on abundance & it's clear I'm stressed. HR is in the 80s BPM instead of the 60s:
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I'm gonna make tea then try again. I cannot let this anxiety win. Vibration is up. I plan to keep it that way.
Additional update: calories waaaaay under 1500. Quite happy about this. Vibration is up & I'm now ready, after a clean dinner, to knock out 3 more hrs. Please wish me luck or syncronisity or whatever your girl can use this evening.
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Last update: Back hurts pretty bad and I cut an 8hr shift to 6hrs. I'm running an epsom salt bath with coconut oil, listening to Deepak Chopra's meditations on Love Sutras, and I'm going to wind down for the night.
These sutras have become an integral part of my self love routine. You might want to give them a listen:
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Slept 7 hrs well and started the morning off right: 15 min wealth and abundance affirmations, coffee (my fave caramel macchiato), and got on cam. I've gotten 4 exclusive shows already which is great as I'm on 6 hrs earlier than I'm scheduled.
I plan to cam 10 hrs today. I'll take an hr break then another hr break for yoga.
Since my back and hips take a big hit on cam, I did another hip opening yoga session. I'll be doing this same class every morning to keep myself in good working condition as I sit indian style so much:
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That class got my HR up to 138 BPM and it felt damn good. My intention is to keep calories below 1500, drink 80 oz water, and take breaks when my mood dips. I'll be meditating today too.
Here we go: 10 hrs is the goal and I want $1000 for the week. You got this Sha!
First update: meditated real quick on abundance. HR slightly elevated but I feel fine. Was super focused during that session. Mood is good:
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Calories a little high: only 971 left for 8 hrs. Will need to eat fruit & sardines. I'm good on carbs already. Also hydration levels on point: 50 oz so far. I'm getting GTFO for 2 more hrs then I'll break an hr for yoga.
Second update: 5 hrs in; taking 2 hrs to play ping pong instead of yoga. I need fun. I'm not even close to the goal for today. Ugh! But I'm gonna keep my vibration up.
Calories good: a little over 800 for the rest of the day & water is met: 84 oz. Yessssss!
Last update: calories just at 1500. I can have a banana before bed and be good. Water is at about 100 oz (I had wine). And mood is exceptional.
I've made it 9 hrs and I'm at 78% of goal. Holy shit...I did a lot. I've had some really great shows and a lot of memorable foot shows. I'm a foot girl, so I love foot play.
The pay period is over and I'm done. Time for an epsom salt and coconut oil bath to some chill ambient music.
I didn't hit the hefty goal I set for myself, but I got damn close. Pretty proud of myself.
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Today is off to a good start despite less sleep: 6 hrs felt like good sleep (but I'll take Benadryl tonight to catch up), had coffee, repeated favorite abundance affirmations, then GTFO really early.
Intent is to keep calories below 1500, drink 80 oz water, & do 20 min yoga, plus mediate. So far calories are at 467, 50 oz water, & did 10 min yoga.
That yoga sesh was just to stretch hamstrings & hips since I sit so much:
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I have a 6 hr shift planned. At 3 hrs, but if I feel good I'll cam til I hit $300. I'm currently at 37% of that ideal goal.
C'mon Sha, you got this!
Update: took a 2 hr break to eat clean and rest my back. I'm 5 hrs in and I'm just at high goal, but I'm not at the intention I set of $300. I'm gonna cam until I hit it or 6pm (it's now 12:38pm US Central time). I'll meditate when mood drops, but for now I'm cool. Water is on point: 70 oz so far. However, calories are really high already:
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Second update: an hour of serving my sales pitch repeatedly with refusal of service caused a drop in mood. I had to meditate on abundance & syncrodestiny. I now feel better:
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Last update:
Today has been up & down. Self care on point tho. Calories below 1500, but I'm cheating to treat myself. Hydration at almost 100 oz as I'll have wine tonight. One hr left to meet the intention I set this AM. Did some quick downward dogs & hip opening yoga poses:
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Exceeded high goal & now at 71% of intention in 8.5 hrs.
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Slept 8.5 hrs and feel like shit. I drank too much alcohol last night; I don't have a hangover, but I'm really fuckin tired. Started the morning with coffee, 15 min wealth and abundance affirmations, and yoga. I'm still doing the hip opening yoga class as I sit so much:
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Intention today is to keep calories below 1500 (already at 919), drink 80 oz water (already at 40 oz), and keep my vibration up.
I'll meditate later as well.
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Since I was so tired yesterday and SMConnect Web Encoder stats were horrible (stream was pixelated plus audio issues) I took the rest of the day off after just 4 hrs of streaming.
I did manage quite a bit of self care however before going to bed a little before 7pm.
I slept so good last night! 10+ hrs and I totally reset my body:
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Then I trained indoor cycle for 20 min with great results. More power, more speed, with less effort on my hearts part:
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Also did a super long chakra balancing meditation session:
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Intent is to keep vibration up, eat clean keeping calories below 1500, also drink 100 oz water.
Since training regularly and keeping calories below 1500, I've lost 6 lbs in about 2.5 weeks. Most is probably water weight, but damn I feel good. Just 3 more lbs to go.
Update: Tuesday was perfect as I was able to, with the little earnings from Mon, far exceed high goal. Thank the Universe I GTFO on my day off. I needed those sales.
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Today I'm off and part of professional self care is taking those damn days off. Man, today's been such a good day. Slept damn near 9 hrs with great sleep quality (plenty of REM & Deep sleep):
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Repeated 15 min wealth and abundance affirmations while having coffee set the stage, and consuming 20 oz of water just felt good. Trained indoor cycle this AM. The ride was 35 min, but the training session only 21 (time crunch). That sesh was awesome: great speed, improved power, with less stress on the heart (still training upper aerobic however):
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Managed a 20 min detox yoga sesh from a class with The Yoga Collective subscription. Felt really good to twist & bend a bunch:
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Also have eaten super clean keeping calories below 1500. Carbs the last few days have been around 150g. So far, I'm up to 100 oz for the day (40 oz was for training). Eating clean is a huge plus:
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Listened to two hours of binaural beats with subliminal messages on loving myself which is quite relaxing to listen to while reading self help:
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In about 30 min I'm heading off to play ping pong with a buddy of mine. It's important for me to get out and socialize, plus playing ping pong is just damn good fun.
All in all, today has been killer and I'm pretty proud of myself for doing all this. I think a key to successful camming is self care...so I'll keep it up.
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Today didn't go as planned, BUT I killed self care. Most proud of this meditation session (1 of 4):
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HR for that session was LOW which is really rad as I was pretty emotionally upset with how dead it was on cam. Very proud of that result. Tomorrow is a new day. I'll kill self care then too.
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It's a contest on SM and I HAVE to really hulk self care to make it through this week especially after the disaster of last weeks sales. I'm currently in a slump and to prevent it from really fucking with my psyche, I'll be on top of self care game.
Started day off right: 10 hrs sleep, positive affirmations, and just took a 10 min break to cook a super clean low carb high protein mini meal of asparagus and eggs. I'm at 34 oz water so far and my intention is to meditate today on negative energy clearing.
Will update throughout shift to stay on task.
Update: oh dear LAWD! Just basically wasted time on cam as I was plagued with audio issues. The ins & outs plus no engagement I chalked up to the contest, but a reg tipped me off to audio issues & I had to take a long break to feel frustration, stretch, eat, & meditate.
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Feeling better & will finish off shift knowing all is not lost as recent clip sales can offset a dismal day on cam today.
Ate veggie spaghetti with power greens & hydration at 60 oz.
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It's a contest on SM and I HAVE to really hulk self care to make it through this week especially after the disaster of last weeks sales. I'm currently in a slump and to prevent it from really fucking with my psyche, I'll be on top of self care game.
Started day off right: 10 hrs sleep, positive affirmations, and just took a 10 min break to cook a super clean low carb high protein mini meal of asparagus and eggs. I'm at 34 oz water so far and my intention is to meditate today on negative energy clearing.
Will update throughout shift to stay on task.
Can you just come live with me and be my self care guru lol?
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^^Hahahaaa Giiiirl, I wish I had it all figured out. Last week I was a MF mess LOL even with self care up the yin yang.
Hey, how are you sleeping? I know that's one of your main goals.
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^^Hahahaaa Giiiirl, I wish I had it all figured out. Last week I was a MF mess LOL even with self care up the yin yang.
Hey, how are you sleeping? I know that's one of your main goals.
Well, its hit or miss, mostly sleeping well, but my mental freakout last week affected my sleep a lot. But slowly getting back to sleeping well again.
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^^Sounds good overall, but even a couple bad nights can feel pretty bad & really affect mood. I'm glad to hear it's getting better. Legit: sleep is my best friend & has the biggest impact on my mood. If I get lots of REM & less hrs I can still brave the emotional ups & downs of camming. However, a real shitty 8 hrs all broken up can have me feelin like I'm in a state of crisis LOL.
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HAVE to hulk self care this week. Sales are in the toilet, and my optimism is shaky.
Started the morning right with yummy coffee, listened to an inspirational Youtube vid on changing mindset and keeping emotions in check, repeated 15 min wealth and abundance affirmations, then showered and got on cam.
So far have engaged in some yoga stretching:
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then meditated on Deepak Chopra's Love Sutras:
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I've eaten clean and had 32 oz water so far. Mood is good with 3.5 hrs streamed so far. I'm at 57% of low goal. I've embraced this slow week and am only holding keeping my vibration up for myself. Successful thus far.
Update: 4.5 hrs streamed; 79% of low goal; had a quesadilla; at 54oz water; yoga stretch for 10 min:
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The best thing I did when camming to manage stress was honestly running. I ran all the time at night (Not safe I know) when camming and this helped to push things into gear. I would just think about anything and everything when running.
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^^Right! I used to run 25 miles a week in college to relieve stress, work out problems, or to just do it. It's how I survived finals everytime. Running is special like that.
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During this camming slump, self care is my main priority. Happy with how today has started:
Slept 10 hrs, had yummy coffee, then repeated 15 min wealth and abundance affirmations. Decided to do an hr long yoga class which felt amazing:
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Had a total of 40 oz water so far and ate a super clean high protein mini meal:
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Intention is to eat clean all day, drink a total of 80 oz water, and meditate for about 30 min.
At the 2 hr mark, I meditated on abundance real quick. Very proud of these results as HR was super low which means I'm stress free. YES:
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Have had a positive energy and green cup of tea with raw organic honey. Starting to feel hungry. Will cam for another 30 min then break for lunch. Planning another super clean high protein meal for energy.
Shift going very well! I'm pleasantly surprised.
Last update:
For lunch had veggie spaghetti with power greens and salmon. Damn it was good. Have had 80 oz water and kept vibration up all day. Very happy to report that all the self care has resulted in exceeding high goal, and I'm now just $4 away from low weekly goal.
So utterly grateful for the day starting off with 10 hrs sleep.
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Anyone have any tips for when you've reached burn out? i've been trying to prevent it - but tonight i'm at my wits end. i need to just veg out and do something to help refill my emotional wellness.
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^^Good question. The last time I was overwhelmed I took a week off. This may not be a viable option for you, but I just self cared the whole week.
Sometimes I update my schedule & take 3 days off just to self care.
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Today started off well with 7 hrs of good quality sleep, repeated 15 min of positive affirmations, and then did something different: meditated on abundance. It really set the tone today and as a result this shift has been very profitable.
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To stay well my shift I've eaten right:
A banana, 2 cups power greens lightly fried in a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil with a can of sardines in Louisiana hot sauce, then veggie spaghetti with asparagus and a whole small avocado, plus a total of 70 oz water so far.
I've kept my vibration up all day and I've met almost all intentions I set out this AM when I logged in to start my shift.
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Definitely needing this thread and it's info right now cause my mood is foul. Not sure why I'm stressed but yeesh....need to calm that shit down.
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^^Girl, it's ok. Even with all the self care I do, my mood dips. And I just read "camming sucks". It's hard to remain in good spirits when the income isn't there. I've been on for almost 6 hrs now and had to take 4 short breaks as it's terribly slow.
I've taken a break to eat clean, a break to have some CBD coffee, and a couple to meditate. Legit: I may not have made it without those breaks as it's been real slow and at times a bit discouraging.
It's ok for mood to dip. Mine does too. I just use that break button and freshen up with something. Sometimes just a 10 min break to make a kombucha tea helps ease the irritation or boredom.
There's a post by Panthera in GTFO with a youtube vid of money magnetism. Try giving that a watch real quick then hop back on.
I'll chk in with you in a bit. HANG IN THERE <3 :)
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^^Girl, it's ok. Even with all the self care I do, my mood dips. And I just read "camming sucks". It's hard to remain in good spirits when the income isn't there. I've been on for almost 6 hrs now and had to take 4 short breaks as it's terribly slow.
I've taken a break to eat clean, a break to have some CBD coffee, and a couple to meditate. Legit: I may not have made it without those breaks as it's been real slow and at times a bit discouraging.
It's ok for mood to dip. Mine does too. I just use that break button and freshen up with something. Sometimes just a 10 min break to make a kombucha tea helps ease the irritation or boredom.
There's a post by Panthera in GTFO with a youtube vid of money magnetism. Try giving that a watch real quick then hop back on.
I'll chk in with you in a bit. HANG IN THERE <3 :)
Thanks :) I'll def check that video and tea sounds really good right about now. Guess I'll hit the break button and make some Lol
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Well, I don't have a bb.
I need help dealing with the stress of wanting to kill my customers!
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^^LOL. I had them feels yesterday. I made next to nothing in 4.5 hrs I almost wanted to pull all my long hair out LOL.
How long have you been streaming, Whirlerz?
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I have to make $300 a day, every day, for the rest of the month. Without fail! I picked up a vanilla job. I can't cam everyday. Camming brings out the worst in me. I'm such a bitter bitch now lol so I'm going to cam every day this month, then go part time, starting next month. I start my new job on Monday. Hoping that I can make $1500 a week, between the two jobs.
This is how I'm managing my stress. I've been putting all my eggs in the "Camming basket", and it hasn't worked out as planned. It's not reliable enough for me. And honestly, I don't think I have a true "cam girl personality". At least, not one meant for great success.