Returning, with an Un-Schedule

I had to take a break.  Its been a very weird and hard winter this year and rather than give crappy streams, I just walked away for a bit.  I re-evaluated my strategy and my schedule.  See, I'm going to admit something that I may have joked about in the past but its really something I struggle with.  I have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).  What that means for me is that novelty is key when I do anything.  As in, if its not new and interesting to me, I usually don't stick with it.  The fact that I've been streaming steadily, for the most part, since May 2017 is really quite miraculous.  The fact that I've been streaming Star Wars: The Old Republic almost exclusively since that time is a testament to how much I like that game.

But like a lot of people with ADD, burn-out is quite common.  So going back to the re-evaluation of the way I run my stream, I have come up with two solutions.  

First, I'm going to cut back on my hours even further to three days a week.  My goal is to make each stream a solid four hour block so that having less days during the week makes it worth it for you to have time to watch and enjoy yourselves!  

Second, I'm going hard core, folks.  Hard core variety!  With one exception I'll mention later, I'll basically be playing and streaming what I want!  I'll be the veritable box of chocolates - you'll never know if you're gonna get SWTOR, Hearthstone, Elder Scrolls Online, or Warframe, just to name a few.  I promise it will never be boring.  I love gaming and I'm still my dorky self.

Here's a few of games I plan on playing (though suggestions are always welcome!):

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Hearthstone

Elder Scrolls Online

Warframe

World of Warcraft

TERA

Everquest II

Creative

I have a few other fun things planned for the future, including parties (see below for information on St. Patrick's Day!) and concurrent gaming/writing project that some of you may find intriguing.

Right now the new weekly schedule will be Saturdays at 2pm MST, Sundays streaming for GirlStreamers playing Star Wars: The Old Republic exclusively at 8pm - 10pm MST, and Mondays at 8pm MST.  I reserve the right to surprise everyone with an extra stream or two besides these set points but these times/dates seem to fit the best with my family's schedule.  So watch out for my return this Saturday, Feb. 24 at 2pm MST.  Always check my Twitter for the most update to date streaming information! I hope to see you there!

The future is bright.  Even though one foot of snow was dumped on us in less than 72 hours, spring is on its way and my one year anniversary of streaming looms closer!

Also join me on March 16th at 8pm MST for my Day Before St. Patty's Day party!  As always,there will be prizes, games, song requests, and much fun to be had.  Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day so join me for some orange and green fun!

Thank you all for your support and encouragement!

~~~~  Scrappywheelz  ~~~~~

Emoticon Plans

I honestly didn't think I'd love streaming as much as I do.  Its been a challenge and very rewarding for me.  My first big goal since I started streaming was to be affliatied with Twitch.  Not because I expected wealth and riches right off the bat.  More like the possibility of making money while doing something I love, I think, is pretty much what everyone hopes for.

With that in mind, I started thinking about the different ways I would like to reward my viewers for supporting me.  The first thing I wanted to do was have a whole series of cute emoticons.  But I wasn't sure what I wanted to do thematically.

Enter my daughter.

She's twelve and a natural artist, just like her dad.  She loves chibi and anime.  And when I told her about my emoticons, she wanted to try her hand at making one.  The result was this:

Off the fly.  No instructions.  And it was perfect.  I didn't plan on doing animals or cats for that matter but her 'scared' emoticon was just too freaking cute for words.  I was sold and I told her that if she would do more emoticons I would make sure she was compensated accordingly.  I can handle Animal Jam credits as a commission any day of the week for such a talented artist.

So in the coming weeks as I work my way towards affliation and as I work to color and size the emotions for approval, I'll make sure to share one or two just to give you a taste of what is available to my viewers and subscribers!

And don't forget, my birthday giveaway is just around the corner!  If you have not followed my stream yet then you can't win!  Make sure to follow HERE by Aug. 24th, and the giveaway begins at 10pm MST.


~~~  Scrappywheelz  ~~~

NOTICE! -- Streaming Schedule Redo

As many people do, I was chagrined to discover that I am subject to data limits on my internet.  Talk about an elbow to the gut.  So because of this, I'm forced to redo my very robust schedule and pare back a little.

As of Aug. 6th, my new schedule will be:

• Sunday - Creative Stream 1pm-3pm, SWTOR evenings
• Monday - Marital Felicity Mondays - WoW 9pm-12pm
• Tuesday - SWTOR - 9pm-12pm
• Wednesday - SWTOR - 9pm-12pm
• Thursday - Day Off
• Friday - alternate weeks off, on week - TERA/Hearthstone 9pm-12pm
• Saturday - alternate weeks off, on week - TERA/Hearthstone 9pm-12pm

SWTOR (Star Wars: The Old Republic)    WoW (World of Warcraft)

I'm not happy about this. I'm working on getting better service or more data but either way, I taking the extra day off on Thursdays.  That's not to say I won't be playing on Thursdays, I just won't be streaming it.

~~~  Scrappywheelz  ~~~