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    Lately, people have been pointing out to me that I am a 'camming machine'.

    I live, breathe, eat, sleep, study and dream about camming.

    Awesome, right?

    Well, I thought it was.

    The people who have been pointing this out to me have not been using it as a compliment. Camming is a job and should not be lived as a lifestyle.

    So, because ultimately I will always be a 'productivity-based' kind of person I've decided to challenge myself for the next 14 days to take a good hard look at my work/life balance and in order to keep myself accountable I am in turn challenging you too.

    For the next 14 days I will force myself to do something 'just for myself' and update here that I did.

    I understand that some camgirls are shy or highly-privacy minded so feel free to just post the sentence 'I did it!' for everyday you were able to complete the challenge.

    Ready to start? I'll go first......

    I let myself take a long relaxing bath today instead of a quick shower.

    What about you? How did you selfishly spoil yourself today?


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    I'm totally new to these boards, but I saw this thread and fell in love with the idea. Just a few weeks ago, I worked as both a cook and as a stripper (weird combo, I know) and honestly really loved both of my jobs despite how physically strenuous they were. Unfortunately my body did NOT love them, however, and at some point during one of my dancing shifts I hurt my knee to the point that I had to quit both my jobs and pretty much can't do anything until Obamacare goes through in January and I can have surgery done on my knee. I moved to camming because it's low impact enough for me to be able to still make very good money without causing too much damage to my joints. (SIDENOTE: 22-year-old me thought that stripping would be sooooooo glamorous. 23-year-old me now wishes she could go back and slap her in the face and tell her to GET FUCKING HEALTH INSURANCE.)

    I've been putting every ounce of my energy the past two weeks into building a web client base and making a solid foundation for myself to succeed on my site, and now that I'm not working a "regular" job, I really feel like it's time to start putting more time aside for ME. Working as a cook and a dancer left my body sore, bruised, and beaten, and I rarely found time to let myself relax and unwind.

    SO. Today I've made sure to drink 50 oz. of water so far, washed my sheets and made the bed, then made myself my favorite strawberry tea and have been snuggling in my fleece robe and reading my favorite books. In a few hours I'm going to take a long shower and do a sugar/olive oil scrub all over.

    Oh, there's also been a lot of snuggling with my cats. Because they're both fluffy, fat, purring little balls of unconditional love and I am a TOTAL crazy cat lady.

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    yes! i love this thread. i need balance.. i am either a total work machine or a total bum (doing whatever i want and not working lol)..so i need this lol thanks.

    edit: oh i can post! i ate breakfast this morning (a salad- yes i know its weird to eat one for breakfast)but that is a big step for me cuz i usually either eat something quick/crappy before i work..or i just skip eating..both are bad ideas lol
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    Great thread. Left cam due to not being able to leave the money. I was not rolling in the bucks, but it sure was great to work many different sites and always have some money flowing in. Want to return, as a MILF and work differently. Easy, take care of myself on cam and not push myself too hard this time around.

    I will start with MAKING myself work a set amount of hours when I am signed on. No more long, tired out, worn down, dying for sleep cam days where I look and feel like shit.

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    Omg I so need this! I did say screw it and went for a hike yesterday. I made a vow to do things like that more often. You just reinforced that vow. Thank you!!!
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    Oh, man... this is going to be hard because I have a TON of stressful shit going on (family stuff, money stuff, legal stuff) and camming is the only thing that I feel like I have control over. But it's gotten to the point that I think about camming so much that when it's time to log on it feels like I've already done 3 shifts that day. It's really not productive either way. Sooo I guess what I'm going to do is let camming time be camming time and let the rest be me time. The hardest part about this job is that you're never really off the clock. There are no official hours to tell you that your job is done for the day. I guess part of being our own bosses is imposing those limits upon ourselves.

    So on that note... Today I'm going to do a protein mask & then coconut oil mask for my poor hair. And clean my apartment (a bit! not all at once! sprees are bad) because it's hard to have an uncluttered mind in a cluttered space. Then I'll cam for a few hours but I'm going to start when I start and be done when I'm done. Awesome thread btw.

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    I went shopping today and got my eye brows waxed and didnt think about anything cam related all day, Basically so that's great!!!
    it's always something wether responding to customers or thinking of new things to do, outfits, changing my cam room etc.
    Not Today XO

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    I went out shopping too, didn't think about home, problems, camming, anything at all, and had a blast and now I am in a much better mood and ready to get some work done
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    For the first time in my life I asked for help! I know it seems like its not a big deal, but all my life i helped others and when I needed help I never got it!
    Today I asked a friend for help! And he did it! He reached out his hands or me and literally pulled me out of the edge!
    I believe again and I do feel like there is hope again and that there are good honest selfless people out there!
    Thank you so much for this thread!
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    Great Thread JAC! Perfect timing with my thoughts about creating balance for my life, which has just expanded.
    I'm the kind of person that when doing something, I get totally engrossed in it, I lose all sense of time if its enjoyable, or need to reach a goal.
    I've been "burning the candle at both ends', as the saying goes, and have had a cough and cold for the past week as a result of running around and not having enough sleep.
    Between camming, starting a new sales job, private party dancing, going out with friends, dating a new person, its all too much!
    I'm going to take Your advice, and today will be a "ME" day- Phone off, pjs on all day, deep condition my hair, & watch Netflix, read my new pile of fashion mags,eat good food, (soup),oj,etc. and take care of my ailing body. I will only cam if my needs are met first.
    I did a double shift camming yesterday, and I almost upchucked about 10 times. (I know,tmi). I was so sick last night that I couldn't
    even go down to check my mail.
    Thanks for this reminder of doing what's good for one's self! I'm going to start with 14 days, but I feel that I need much longer, and will report back.
    Good luck everyone!

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    I did a wordsearch today.

    Not on my computer and actually on paper

    With pencil!

    And no shame.

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    Today I woke up and washed/moisturized my face (I know this is bizarre but normally I only wash my face at night to remove makeup. Because I'm lazy like that), made myself tea, and am going to paint my nails soon. As soon as I get my first webcam check I'm going to actually go get my first manicure and fake nails applied for the first time in a year and a half. This is actually a monumental occasion for me because I LOVE having my nails look nice, but I couldn't have them long or paint my nails at all when I worked as a cook for obvious reasons. Taking the time to sit down and paint my nails and plan on what sort of manicure I want in a few days (french tip? Colored? DESIGNS? OMFG THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS) is actually making me feel really happy today. <3

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    I was gonna work last night but my body was telling me otherwise...

    So I listened, cause I don't need a melt down.

    Last night I went out to dinner, went shopping and just enjoyed myself. Today I slept in and then I cleaned my house. Now I feel accomplished. Honestly I need to start learning how to relax. Camming takes so much of my time that I have no time for me, so I am thankful that I took the time for me and my family this weekend :-)

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    Awesome idea JAC! I'm in. I'm a day late, but that's okay. I need to take better care of my body. So, I'll be adding some exercise to the mix. We have a gym not 20 feet away from my front door so I will be using that.




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    Wow, I freaking suck.

    I am having trouble coming up with something to do today. How sad is that?

    Maybe I will try to do some yoga.

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    ^^ Or You could enjoy the Holidays, both American Columbus Day, and Canadian Thanksgiving.

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    Yesterday I slept all day and today I drank a whole bunch of super fruity girly drinks and skipped the eyeshadow. I'm planning on gradually skipping makeup step after step until I see how little I can get away with.

    And now I'm singing along to my music in free chat 'cause barely anyone's talking and I no longer give a single fuck.

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    I'm a few days behind on this one but I'm definitely in on this challenge. Tomorrow I start a much more structured camming/clips schedule so I'll need to remember to take time for me each day so I don't burn out. I'll start this challenge tomorrow!

    Some things I plan to include in the challenge

    It's fall! I need to get outside some more so I'm going to try to take some walks even if it's just around the apartment complex
    I've completely cut sugar out of my diet with the exception of the occasional alcoholic beverage so I'm going to find some sweet alternatives that I can enjoy for myself
    I miss reading so maybe I'll pick a book and even if my "me time" is only 30 minutes I can get some good reading time in
    I miss traveling so as an on-going "take care of me" task, I'm going to earmark a certain amount of each days earnings to go into a travel fund. I think it's time for a trip to Vegas
    I'm going to take at least a half a day each week and completely forget about camming/modeling/clips and anything related to them. I may up that to a full day later but right now I need to do some kind of work 7 days a week.
    I'm going to insist that my boyfriend watches one of "my" kind of movies instead of ALWAYS watching his alien bull shit lol I might even get brave one Sunday and insist that we NOT watch every single football game on the face of the planet

    Ok, that's enough ideas to get me through the first week right?

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    Wow, I freaking suck.

    I am having trouble coming up with something to do today. How sad is that?

    Maybe I will try to do some yoga.
    You should totally try yoga! I hope you did/do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Camigirl View Post
    I will start with MAKING myself work a set amount of hours when I am signed on. No more long, tired out, worn down, dying for sleep cam days where I look and feel like shit.
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    One thing I started doing again which has always worked in the past is to focus on getting in a certain amount of hours a day/week instead of a certain amount of money. I also starting following a suggestion from another thread which is to not count my day's earnings religiously while I work since, for me, doing that often leads to either a.) watching the clock like a hawk and feeling like I haven't made enough money for the amount of time that I've been on(which means I give up and log off frustrated) or b.) feeling satisfied after making my minimum goal and logging off.

    Things I would like to work more on include getting on cam earlier(I like daytime camming, I despise nighttime camming), spending way more time outside and doing some form of exercise daily.
    I can sooo relate to this!

    My problem is taking TOO much time for myself and fun things and then getting myself run down and sick when I panic due to late fees/bills piling up and do marathon sessions to try to make enough fast.

    It's not doing myself any favors when I avoid work to pamper myself and watch movies instead of working (which I did yesterday, didn't make a dime when I desperately needed to work).

    Going to make this week my prototype week (unfortunately getting a late start so will have to do a few marathons to make up for it but it will be worth it in the end when I can see my bills paid and some extra money).


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    I took the day off yesterday.

    This is a HUGE deal.

    I don't take days off, ever!

    I work 7 days a week. The only time I will ever allow myself to take a day off is when I am too sick to be able to avoid doing so.

    Yesterday I took the day off and used the time to start unpacking and organizing my apartment instead. None of my dishes were really out so I couldn't have a cup of tea. I wanted a cup of tea so I took the day off so I could have it.

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    Hubby and I are going to visit my mom at her nursing home today. But before that, I decided to take him out for lunch instead of working.
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    I make sure to workout daily for at least an hour and spend sometime outdoors.

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    Today a customer sent me an amazon gift card. Normally I spend those on things for camming or clips or my photo site. This time I'm buying myself a Sims expansion pack... yes, I play sims DON'T JUDGE ME lol

    I'm going to spend my evening playing instead of stressing about how much money I did or didn't make. I count today as a success!

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    I am kind of behind but here goes: yesterday I really wanted to go out with my BF, but instead I relaxed with him and fell asleep in his arms (usually one of the FEW ways I can get to bed and sleep well). I let my body catch up on much needed rest since my vanilla job kicked the shit out of me for four days straight and it sucked.

    Today I began taking my supplements (to prevent YIs, and just generally keep my healthy). Also, when I feel the need for a food break from camming, I have been taking one. Camming is a work at home job, I deserve to rest as needed.
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