Okay friends, I just posted my first video for my channel. @livefitknit (Live as in "I live in Florida") As Karen said the first ones are gonna suck, but I'm glad to took the first step.

Good morning! I just started my channel on Feb 1 after being laid off at 63. I started collecting SS last year but was working a part-time job in the corporate world. I wanted to start a channel for the last year or so but was always sooo scared to post the video for various reasons... I felt cringe looking at myself on video; I was trying to lose the weight I had gained after having kidney cancer and so many other excuses. I told my friend I was going in to the office to return my laptop (I worked from home) and told her I'm going to make a YouTube video about it. Her response was, "You've been saying that for a year or so." Well, I made the video and then posted it on Sunday, Feb 1st. It felt cathartic because I was SOOOO over the corporate world. I was hoping there was someone else there that could resonate with that feeling, and I wanted to document my life as I went through this transition of going into full retirement. I was hoping for about 50-100 views on the video because I heard hardly anyone sees your first 10 videos, which I was okay with because I figured it would give me time to get used to being on camera. I posted a 2nd video a few days later. I truly never expected the channel to grow sooo fast as it did, because by Friday I had met the monetization requirements. It took another week to actually get approved! It's been a bit overwhelming but in a good way! I'm so excited to be here. I still have a lot to learn. I say all of that not to brag but to say, JUST POST THE DANG THING! 🤗🤗🤗 Do it scared, do it messy, but just do it! because your future self will thank you! ❤️❤️