This Girl is on Fire - Yes She Did It and There's No Reason Why You Can't
Hey Steemian’s, 😻
My name is Brandy and I'm from the great state of Texas in the United States but currently living in Louisiana. I'm a military spouse, entrepreneur and love learning about new and exciting ways to make coin on the interwebs.
I’m gonna start off my introduction post with a story, do you like stories? I’m going to assume you said a big “Heck Yes” and that you going to keep reading. Would you keep reading if I told you there is a surprise at the end? Ok, Good!
Here goes.
One day I got fed up with Facebook and I had this thought.
“Is there another online community I can be a part of where I can
really make an impact?” “A place where people will truly engage with
my content.”
I woke up the next day and checked my email and saw an email that said:
🎜Singing Alicia Keys🎜
This girl is on fire Oh, oh, oh, She's just a girl, and she's on fire
Now try getting that song out of your head. You're welcome.
Back to the story shall we? Of course, I was curious who is this @HopeHuggs and what is this "secret community". Yep, I went down that rabbit hole. 🐰
There aren’t too many emails that make me want to open them when you get about 100+ emails a day (mostly spam), but on this cold and lonely day in February I wanted to know “What is this girl doing?” and of course I wanted all the juicy details. So one paypal transaction later I’m the proud owner of the information I was seeking.
Had my prayers been answered? Was someone tapped into my brain the day before when I was at my wits end with my current social network.
I believe in the notion that “whatever you think about you bring about” or was it just “Synchronicity” meaning a meaningful coincidence. Whatever it is, it connected me to this amazing community with so much potential. Potential to make great friends, open my mind to a new world of information and to learn how to invest in this magical world of coin.
1978 was a great year because that was the year I was born. My mom loved the song “Brandy” by the Looking Glass. It was a one hit wonder but it was a popular song and pretty much every mother was naming their daughters after that song because my best friend is also named Brandy and she was named after that song too, what a coincidence.
Yes, I’ve been on earth almost 40 years. I’ve been told you can’t tell by the way I look but it’s true. I wrote my first paper for high school on a typewriter. I’m so glad we have smart people in this world who created the personal computer because I really hated the typewriter.
Let’s skip to college when I got my first PC with Windows 98. This is where I learned about a whole different world beyond the small town atmosphere where I was raised in Texas. This is also where I found my love for earning money online. It took 10 minutes on dial up to download a picture. Then another 10 minutes clicking the big red X when you realized you’ve downloaded a picture that is “NSFW”.
After college, I started a family and had a baby girl. Having a kid is a great accomplishment and I love watching her turn into a miniature version of myself. This is my daughter Hannah and my husband Randy. Yep, Randy and Brandy. Cute, Right?
This was last weekend, we are waiting in the rain for the Mardi Gras Parade.
This is us and our two boys. Gage and Koen.
My husband and I love discovering new places on the map. Especially restaurants that are off the beaten path. Recently, I discovered the love of Snorkeling on a trip to the Grand Bahamas Island. We spent 3 days and 4 nights on the wonderful island and got a great deal using groupon. Just stay clear of "Big Mamma" she wants to sell you a timeshare as well as everyone else on that island.
One of my ultimate goals in life is to own a beachfront bungalow. My husband and I love the beach and our goal is to retire somewhere we can comfortably live out our lives while also enjoying everything that that beach life offers.
Well Steemians, we've come to the end and I told you there was a suprise. So Press Play and Watch and see what I have to say.
Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you!
Out of everything I've read here two silly things popped into my mind. One is you've gotten crazy earnings on your Dtube video. I posted my first video there two days ago and it's like it doesn't exist so for you to get support so quickly is truly amazing!
Second thing is YOU'RE 40???? You look like you're in your late 20s or early 30s. I'm blown away..
Yes, @herosjourney might be on the fast track to success. I'm happy for her.
Indeed. I'm motivated by her already
Hey @solomonsel ha! Yes, I will be 40 in April. I try to take care of myself because we only have one body to live in so might as well take care of it. hehe :) Thanks for your comment!
welcome to steemit comunity i hope you enjoy here :-)
So far I am loving the support I'm getting. Thanks so much!
Welcome to Steemit and good luck! Follow me and I will follow you back :) @phil917
Sure thing! Nice to meet you!
I'm new in the comunity so Good luck :)
Welcome!
On Fire Brandy, I'm Oatmeal Joey, and yes, you are on fire, and Facebook was worse than MySpace, Xanga, and maybe AOL. At least MySpace had more customization. And emails started collecting moe and more dust, AKA spam, like you said. Brandy, you have a great family. i love what you say. And it inspires. i am 33, from Oregon. My brother was in Texas. I may move to Texas or something. I love Texas for many reasons. Life is full of adventures. I love the potential of Steem, Bitcoin, Gab, and more. Welcome and keep doing what you do.
@Joeyarnoldvn So what caught my eye about your welcome post was that you call yourself "Oatmeal Joey" tell me more about that. :)
Texas is a wonderful state. One of the reasons, I just found out in the last 2 years, that I love Texas so much is that it doesn't have a vehicle tax or income tax that it imposes on its residents. Living in Arkansas we were struggling to pay this tax out of our weekly checks and then the tax imposed on our vehicle we drive every single year even if its a 15 year old vehicle. I'm perfectly fine with the way Texas runs its state and I think others have found the secret too because its booming! Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston are booming!
I agree I loved MySpace but I guess there aren't many people like ourselves that loved the fact you could customize your myspace page almost like having a one page website. Our daily lives shouldn't be effected by an algorithm of news that they think we want to see.
Anyway, thanks so much for the warm welcome!
I am Oatmeal because I eat oatmeal since I was a kid and people say that and would call me the Oatmeal Boy or Oatmeal or Cool Kid because I was maybe cool. I like less taxes. I never heard of vehicle tax but it doesn't surprise me as I know government grows. I hope we the people can vote in and out people in government that can do what we want them to do. Drain swamps. So, we do better with less taxes and more freedoms, choices. I would not want an oatmeal tax, haha. And I love web design.
Welcome to steem! Great story! Good luck!
Thank you!
Hi there @herosjourney!
on behalf of the newly established steemit community here in General Santos CIty Philippines.
We welcome you our fellow new comer!
Wow that a large group of supporters! I hope I can get the following you have. Thanks so much for your comment and support.
Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you!
I like your steemit name, @herosjourney. I'm not sure if you're a fiction writer, but writers are familiar with Joseph Campbell's concept of a Hero's Journey, or monomyth.
Many writers try to base their stories on the monomyth, which is the distillation of a storytelling pattern that's been told over time, across many cultures.
That's what your name reminded me of.
Anyway, I'm not a military spouse, but I am a military person: I'm in the Canadian navy, as a reservist.
Like you, I do have interests in entrepreneurship.
Welcome to Steemit.
PS: You're right: your daughter does look like you.
@dkfynn Thanks, Yes I really resonate with the Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell. I love how it starts with an adventure and ends with the freedom to live. I feel like every entrepreneur starts on a adventure or journey in the hopes that the outcome is the freedom to live our lives without having to worry about finances. We can truly live when the things we dream about doing in our lives can actually come true.
I'm not a writer but I've learned that to be great at what I do as a business coach and leader that storytelling will be the #1 thing to learn. People love to hear a good story with a great outcome or a lesson to be learned.
Thanks for the warm welcome! :)