If you have read the “About Me” page, you know how I came to be writing a blog. My therapist set me on a course for “selling my own personal brand” and the blog was step one. This past weekend, I took step two.
I’ve been working on recording myself reading my stories in hopes of producing a podcast, but I was not feeling good about it. The whole process was not bringing me joy and after all, a hobby should be done for the joy of it. I reached out to my friend and she was glad that I was thinking about my feelings and asked me what else I would like to talk about. I have always imagined the podcast idea involving her. Ray is someone who has been a guiding light in my life for the past 20 years. She is young enough to be my daughter, but in fact, she is my mentor.
Yesterday, we were able to finally get together and record our first podcast. I had an outline prepared that was several pages long, but we didn’t even get through the first page. Before recording, we talked about what we would like to accomplish with this project and created an opening catch phrase and a closing statement that would be my trademark. In keeping with my love for all things Mid Century Modern and Tiki Lounges, I decided to start the podcast by stating that we were coming from my happy place, a space filled with palm trees, pink flamingos and pineapples. We ended the session with me making a similar remark and stating that it was time for a dirty martini with blue cheese stuffed olives, extra olives please. I can’t even begin to tell you how happy this venture has made me. I have re-listened to the recording a few times and I am very satisfied with the results.
The next step was actually purchasing the domain for the podcast. I suppose I could keep with the Stories by Groovy Gail theme, but that did not feel right. Instead, I am very proud to announce that today I have purchased the domain 2phatgirls.com. PHAT represents Pretty Hot and Tempting which is the way I choose to see myself these days. It’s not a statement about what size clothing I wear, it’s more about the way I view myself. Yes, I am working on losing some weight, but no matter what size I wear, I am a very attractive woman, a BBW (Big Beautiful Woman) and I actually have something to say.
I have issues with being seen because, well the world has not been very kind to me about the way I look, but no matter, I still have something I want to say and even if I am paying for the privilege to publish those words, I am feeling rather gratified about being able to do so. I am also working on the idea of becoming a public storyteller in front of a live audience, but baby steps. I have something I want to say and I actually think people may find it interesting to listen to me. I also think it’s time for me to be seen, no matter how frightened I am of the comments that may ensue. I think I’m ready and maybe the world is too.
Mind you, I’m doing this all while working a full time job and keeping up a household, but I am enjoying the process in whatever time I have to give it. I do not believe the podcast will be launched anytime soon, but I’m so very glad that the domain I had desired was available. I have a feeling most women would not be comfortable with being referred to as 2phatgirls, but like my mentor, I have become comfortable living in my own skin and I know who I am and how I would like to be thought of. In a nutshell, I’m fat. However, that does not define me as a human being. It’s a number, like my age, something else that does not define me.
I’m me, I’m Groovy Gail and I love palm trees, pink flamingos, pineapples and most definitely dirty martinis with blue cheese stuffed olives, extra olives please.
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