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This Just Got "Reel"!


https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfPM2e5geNs/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

So I just completed my first reel on Instagram and I want to share that adventure with all of you. This came about as a result of our knowledge sharing assignment. I was discussing the assignment with my daughter and she pipes up with this great idea to make a reel on Instagram.

 "It will be easy", she said. 

"It will be quick", she promised.

Fast forward to Saturday afternoon on take 23 when I am ready to pull out every strand of hair I have. Add to that the distinct chuckling I am hearing coming from the room of my 17 year old son as I talk to myself and rerecord the same 30 seconds over and over again. 

Around about take 40 I decided that this was it. Is it perfect? Nope. Is it good? Eh. But not to worry, I will get better. 

Here are my conclusions. Social media is work! I always kind of scoffed at people who said that their job was to be a social media influencer, but man creating/curating content is not a joke. It literally took me a couple of hours to record mediocre thirty second clip. Whew! The upside is that I learned a lot. I will try again. I have linked my very first reel to this post. Please be kind!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfPM2e5geNs/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

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  1. VanessaJune 26, 2022 at 4:11 PM

    It is work! Yes, it is! Is it awful that I am amused by the exchange between you and your kids?

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