Today, I’m diving into Zen As F*ck, a mindfulness journal by Monica Sweeney! So let’s pull out some deep breathing exercising that you use with your screeching tots and finding our f*cking center.
The first thing you notice, and that I have to say about this journal, is that it is absolutely f*cking beautiful. Every page is ornamented with watercolors in a stunning array of color that makes even the staunchest of grouches pull out their phone to snap a quick new background pic.
The second thing? The gratuitous swears and “happy-ass vibes” that fill every page to bursting like a rain cloud exploding into a rainbows raining multicolored candies down from the heavens!
What is the maximum velocity of a Skittle anyways?
The point of all of this is, go buy this f*cking book. It’s beautiful, packed with moments for your happiest and most frustrating moments, and a hilarious way to get all of that bullsh*t off of your chest!
From the Homeschool Pop YouTube channel found here!
If you, like me, frequent the YouTube sphere for entertainment or educational purposes, you may have heard your favorite content creators talk about the disaster that is COPPA and how it will affect their channels. Some are migrating away from YouTube altogether simply because they can’t afford to stay.
But I’m not actually here to talk about COPPA. If you would like a detailed description of what COPPA is and how it affects your favorite channels, check out this video done by MatPat over on his channel Game Theory. This massive change is set to possibly wipe out their channel, something that makes me incredibly, extremely sad.
I’m here to talk about a channel that will DEFINITELY be affected. That channel is Homeschool Pop.
You have probably seen them pop up in your recommended feed at some point if you’re educating young children. They are a channel that aims to give a full video curriculum to elementary aged children. They’re wonderful. Homeschool Pop is educational, but engaging, fun, and intentional. I’ve used them quite a lot in our day to day just because my little and I enjoy their content so much!
They feature everything from video timers for your kids (something I hadn’t even thought of), to history, science, mathematics, and even phonics. We just finished their videos about poinsettias and dog facts! But now, Homeschool Pop is in danger of disappearing forever.
image courtesy of Homeschool Pop’s video ‘The Future of Our Channel’.
COPPA going into affect on January 1st will strip any channels that produce content for children of their “targeted ads”. These are ads that are placed on videos that allow the creators to make money from their videos. For a lot of creators, the money they make from those ads is their sole income. It’s their job. It is why they can make the videos that they do and go to the places that they feature.
It’s why Blippi can go to another state to an interactive children’s museum. Those ads are why PinkFong, creators of Baby Shark, can go to other countries to make videos with different people. It’s been estimated that targeted ads are responsible for 80% of a YoutTuber’s income. For Homeschool Pop, that income is how they keep their lights on. Now, on January first, they will lose those ads.
However, there is something that could help Homeschool Pop continue to make amazing and educational videos! They’ve made a merch shop that can help a little. Most importantly though, they have a Patreon set up that we can all become members of. For only $1 or $3 (or a custom amount) each month, you can subscribe to the Homeschool Pop Patreon page and help keep another high quality learning resource from disappearing.
So please. Help them stay afloat by considering a monthly subscription to their Patreon page or by buying some of their merchandise. It’s up to the fans and viewers to help keep this deep well of educational resources from drying out altogether!
Please see the hyperlinks in this post for links to their YouTube channel, merch shop, and Patreon! Thank you!
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