Since getting the shop, it’s been difficult to manage YouTube as well.
We’re working on a solution.
I’m currently at the shop for 10 hours per day, Monday to Friday, and for five hours on Saturday. On Sunday, we don’t work so we can dedicate that day to the Lord and to the family He has gifted to us.
Sometimes I take a couple hours off here and there to work in the greenhouse or on other projects, but most of the time I’m in for most or all of 55 hours per week. That has made YouTube difficult to maintain.
I do have someone that can manage the shop a couple of days per week while I’m out; however, if I am out, we make less. Right now, as we’re just getting the shop running, the more I can build up inventory, talk to people, etc., the better. It takes serious work to build a new business, even if it was already a working store.
When I get home in the evening, I leave my phone at the office. This means I’m really home when I’m home. We get to eat dinner together, then pray the Rosary and read the Bible as a family, then I often read to the kids afterwards.
Right now I’m reading Tacitus’ Annals of Imperial Rome to the family. Not all of them enjoy it, but it builds character.
This means I don’t have time to do live streams either.
However, we are working on freeing up some time. I have some videos planned and Rachel and I could probably record two or three in a day if we can get a couple of hours, then post them weekly.
That’s the goal this week now that things are stabilizing at the store.
YouTube has been a good way to meet people and get gardeners growing their own food. We won’t stop, even posting frequency has declined precipitously we took over a brick and mortar business.
When spring comes, this business will really be busy. If we can post at least a YouTube video a week then, we’ll also gain new people that will help the store. It’s a balancing act, and I’m trying not to cut out any more family time (or church time).
We also have a baby due in June.
Life is good – it’s just a little busy right now.
This week I also hope to measure up the final harvest totals from our gardens. That will probably be a video. I just need a few more minutes!
