Greetings One and All, 

As I mentioned in the last post I had a daily goal on the Instagram account to create compelling photos with basic fundamental photography aesthetic, while striving for a goal of reaching 10K Followers.  The Instagram wasn’t about using the best lens, the best camera or anything like that. It was about using an iPhone, the most common camera, available to most everyone, and try to do something special. With intention behind each photo, there would be no room for documenting my mundane and daily existence.   My goal of 10,000 followers I initially estimated to take a year but it ended up taking almost two.   I achieved that goal this afternoon.  Thank you Andrew Oxenham for being Mr. 10K ( He told me he wouldn’t follow till I hit my goal so I texted him at 9999 this morning!)  

So that brings me to my purpose for the post today.  I’m embarking on a new journey, to parallel with my Instagram quest, and to challenge me in a similar way on a daily creative exercise. And I want to inspire people to live out their goals! To chase the impossible dreams, because NOTHING, is impossible.  So i’ve started a YouTube Vlog!  Feel free to like and subscribe ;) . Cause I know how these things work. They take time. Time and determination with an eagerness to succeed.   I’m embarking on a new goal. A larger goal!   I”m not going to give up on this Youtube ( I may take breaks)  until I hit 100K.  It’s going to take me YEARS.  I know NOBODY famous will help me out.  I know I won’t get any help as a Suggested User so I’m going to have to work hard, be creative and be vulnerable.  I know that there will be times I don’t want to share the struggle, but I know that’s exactly what I need to show.  Because that’s what inspires me about other vlogs.  The transparency of ordinary human beings doing extraordinary things.   I think I have a unique life worthy of a strong effort.  I travel often for work and I’m surrounded by lots of charismatic, entertaining people, and I’m always working in different conditions, up against different odds.  Ok, less type.    

I’ve spent a few weeks cutting together the following highlight video, and starting this week, (YIKES!) I am going full force on a daily basis (probably going to be every other day) To shoot, edit and upload a daily vlog.  

Come join me on this journey, wont you? 

Mariande’s Reason: Highlights of the coming Vlog

Mariande’s Reason: Highlight of the Adventure to Come