I had every intention to stream last week, but I fell through on my stream schedule due to a very long “quell well” (work week).

I also thought I would be up to streaming multiple days this week, but then I forgot to take my afternoon dose of antidepressants today.

So to be on the safe side, my stream schedule this week is just going to stay at one day.

I thought about teasing an impromptu stream on Thursday or Friday, but I’m not sure how missing a dose will affect me this week.

I also have a fair bit of stuff to complete on Friday for work and for errands, so it’s also probably best to take the day for myself.

So for now, my stream schedule continues to stay at one day.

I hope to see you Saturday for some more Sims and brunch!

Upcoming Plans

Next week, however, will be a bit more streaming, hopefully!

I have Friday off of work (trying to use up PTO instead of lose it), so I’m contemplating a Thursday evening stream.

I’ll also be participating in ThanksInternet’s Charity Stream on Friday April 29!

(You can find her stream schedule image in the tweet below.)

Next Friday I'll be live for 24 (to 30) hours raising funds for Trans Empowerment Project!

This is our first charity stream this year and I'm so excited to be able to do a 24 hour stream for such a deserving cause.
We have lots of amazing guests – I can't wait! pic.twitter.com/UbVD1an15V

— thanksnternet (@ThanxInternet) April 19, 2022

I don’t think I’ll stream while active on her channel, but I would like to try and raid in to the start of her event.

I should hopefully have more details about games and times when I’m ready to post next week’s stream schedule.

I’m chancing a stream schedule post today because I’m feeling better with my medications.

Granted, I have a psychiatrist appointment tomorrow, so she might want to change things again.

I think I’m going to refuse this time, though. I’ve had enough jerking around with meds for now.

Normally I try to keep my streams to one of three days. But this work week is a busy one.

I also don’t have the weekend available for stream because I will be spending it with Manthing.

So I decided to stream on a day that I might not normally—Friday! And it’ll be DBD shenanigans.

Friday night DBD just feels like it will hit the spot after this work week.

I hope you’ll come hang out! Don’t forget to follow my Twitch so you get notified.

Upcoming Plans

Website Rebrand

I mentioned a bit ago that I’m contemplating rebranding Gamer Girl Confessions to just Chestnut Plays.

I’m still a bit waffle-y about the choice, but I’m leaning towards the rebrand.

Chestnut Plays is just an easier URL to type and to remember.

Right now I’m still doing some research on how to handle it mindfully and not destroying everything I’ve created over the past eleven years.

Which, honestly, is not something I thought heavily about when I moved from Blogger over to WordPress. Unfortunately.

More Posts

I’m trying to create a bit more content lately so that this doesn’t turn into just a random stream schedule website.

That would be boring for y’all. And for me, honestly.

But I just haven’t had a lot to talk about. The only media I am consuming on a regular basis are books.

And writing a book review for every post would be boring to me. Or at least, it’d get old after a bit.

Especially since book reviews take some thought. I can’t make micro-posts out of them very well.

Normally I would have liked to post my stream schedule for the week on Monday.

However, I’m dealing with some medication changes, and wanted to make sure I was really feeling up to streaming this weekend come the middle of the week.

So far, I think I’m good to go! I’m going to be picking up where I last left off with the Flower Legacy Challenge.

Our second generation heir is now a toddler, and we have some goals to finish for our founder, Rose.

I’m thinking of doing a small Just Chatting segment to start, and then jumping in to chill and cozy Sims.

I hope you’ll join me! Don’t forget to follow my Twitch and turn on notifications for when I go live!

Monday means a stream schedule post! I plan on streaming Saturday with some cozy Sims 4.

I want to get some time in with the Flower Legacy Challenge family!

This past week got out of hand more than I thought it would.

I was dealing with some dosage changes to my antidepressants, and it made streaming well beyond my capabilities on Saturday.

Good news is that I’m being brought back down to the dose I was initially on (and doing well with), so I’m hoping that I’m leveled out for streaming this weekend.

If I still don’t feel 100%, I would like to try going no-cam, or even trying a no makeup stream, before having to cancel.

We’ll see how I’m feeling, however, before I make a final decision.

Be sure to follow me on Twitch and keep an eye on my Twitter for any stream schedule updates.

Website Rebrand?

I’ve been putzing around with this whole blogging thing for twelve years, now, and all of those years have been under Gamer Girl Confessions.

But I think it’s time to bite the bullet and rebrand. I use Chestnut Plays everywhere else, and I’m thinking of changing the blog URL/title to align.

That way I don’t need a separate site that just boasts links and a bio, and redirects here for all my actual content.

I’m not sure when the switch will happen, but when I officially change the URL I’ll let y’all know to update your links.

I will still be keeping the Gamer Girl Confessions domain, however, as a redirect to the new URL.

I’ll probably also put a “formerly Gamer Girl Confessions” in the header image as well.

Have y’all ever rebranded your content after years of using your current name? I’d love to know how it worked out for you!

I ended up needing to take off January and February, but I’m back with a new stream schedule for the week!

I’m really trying to get back into it, even if it’s only one day a week. I miss it something fierce.

This week I’m only going to do one day because I have quite a few meetings at day job this week as I wrap up some projects.

I’m hoping that this bodes for a bit of a more normal work load so that I can get back to streaming more than once a week.

But I’m not going to try to push myself too hard or too fast—I’ll take it one week at a time.

So be sure to follow me on Twitch and keep an eye on Twitter for any updates!

Content Goals

A while ago, I mused on a schedule that I wanted to use for the blog.

Since then a lot has changed.

I’m no longer just blogging; I’m also trying to stream and put out YouTube videos because I miss doing both.

So here’s a sneak peak at what and when I’d like to post SFW content (at least for March and April).

• Monday
  • Stream Schedule blog post (here)
• Tuesday 
  • Possible stream night (Twitch)
• Wednesday 
  • n/a
• Thursday
  • Blog post (here)
  • Possible stream night (Twitch)
• Friday
  • YouTube video (ChestnutPlays)
• Saturday
  • Sims/Story Saturday (Twitch)
• Sunday
  • Blog post (here)

Saturdays also end up including adult content. Now, will I always stream on Tuesdays and Thursdays? No.

But the days are there as options depending on what’s going on in my life and at work.

I know that it doesn’t necessarily look like a lot in schedule form, but that’s not including a lot of backend and admin work for all of my content.

It also doesn’t include all the daily exclusive content on my Fanhouse and adult subscription sites.

Wednesdays are pretty much my only “day off” content because I have therapy, and it’s date night with Manthing.

Do you have a set schedule for your content endeavors? Has it changed any over time like mine? I’d love to hear about it!

I debated for a while this weekend on what my stream schedule for the week should be.

But decided last night, after having an excruciatingly difficult depression day, that maybe no streams this week would be a better plan for my mental and physical health.

Permission to Rest

As you may have noticed, pretty much every stream I’ve planned this month I’ve had to cancel due to life and work.

Or the lack of balance, I suppose, to some degree or another.

Not being able to follow-through on things I want to do (and have, in a way, promised to do) bothers me.

But in an effort to take better care of myself, I’m going to rest this week. Which, honestly, is a bit of a difficult thing for me to do.

I’ve already decided that if I do stream next week it will only be one day.

However, a lot of that will depend upon my mental health through the rest of this week.

As usual, you can keep up to date on stream schedules here on the blog, on Twitter, or follow me on Twitch.

Another week, another stream schedule!

I spoke too soon last week when I said that the week was looking more manageable.

So I’m knocking on wood this week before I even begin.

Like last week, I’m going to be doing some chill Animal Crossing on Thursdays.

I really want to start fiddling around with Island Designer even if I have no idea what I want to do.

I’ll also be continuing my Sims 4 Flower Legacy Challenge on Saturday.

There’s just something about playing this challenge on stream that’s invigorating to me. I’m looking forward to it!

Butt-Kicked by Life

I have every intention of streaming as I start the week.

But the past few weeks of work (and by extension life) have just… blown up on me.

I don’t like it. And not just because I don’t like having life go ka-blewy.

I really do want to log on and hang out with folks and stream. And streaming helps me to make the time to actually play games.

Knock on wood, but this week looks like things are settling down a bit. So I can start prioritizing content a bit more in the ways I want to.

That said… be sure to check Twitter for streaming updates in case life and work start kicking my ass again.

And be sure to follow me on Twitch to hang out for streams!

I’m back to content with another stream schedule! Last week was excruciatingly long, but this week is looking more manageable.

So I’m going to try to stream two days this week—Thursday and Saturday.

I’ll be doing some chill Animal Crossing, and trying to design my island for the first time ever on Thursday.

Saturday I’ll finally be continuing my Sims 4 Flower Legacy, and I’m so excited to finally get back to it!

I might stream a bit longer than 3 hours if I really get into it. Which I expect I might.

YouTube is Coming

Speaking of my Sims 4 Flower Legacy, I’m finally going to start uploading episodes for it on my YouTube starting next week!

Getting back to putting some content on YouTube is something I’ve wanted to do for a while.

I miss creating all of those housing videos I made in WildStar, and I figure condensed streams is the next-best-thing I can get into.

One day I’d also like to get back to creating planning videos, but right now it’s a bit too much on top of day job, adult content, and streaming.

Don’t forget to follow me on Twitch, or check my Twitter for updates on when I go live.

I was contemplating streams this week, but have decided that it is better for my mental and physical health to take a week off. Thus, no stream schedule for the week.

I have Monday and Tuesday off of work because I had to use up some vacation time, but I wanted to spend the time working on behind-the-scenes content things, as well as just take care of my mental health.

Thanksgiving through New Years are just not the greatest time of year for me, and I’ve had a difficult time rectifying that again this year. Hence wanting to try and focus some on my mental health this week.

Good thing I have therapy on Wednesday so we can discuss it! Wednesday is also date night, and I consider it my day off from content creation, though sadly not day job.

I did contemplate streaming on Thursday, but I get my COVID booster that morning, and I know I’ll have some stuff to tackle with day job before we have another three-day weekend.

Weekend Plans

Friday and Saturday I will be spending time with my polycule, assuming we’re all COVID-negative, since I didn’t get to see them for Christmas.

And Sunday is my prep day for day job. Also, the Star Wars TTRPG I’m a part of is also starting back up on Sunday (on Roll20).

So, to ensure I don’t burn myself out, I’m taking the week off. I will be back probably Thursday of next week, and Sims Saturdays will start back up on January 15!

Be sure to keep an eye on the blog and Twitter for next week’s stream schedule, and follow me on Twitch to get notifications when I go live!

After a stressful month at work, I have some time off. Which means a few more days on the stream schedule this week!

I’ve invested in a VPN finally, so I put some DBD on the schedule for the first time!

I’ll be doing some DBD Thursday night after a day of working on content.

As I mentioned last week, I don’t really celebrate Christmas, so I’ll be doing some cozy Animal Crossing on Christmas Eve evening into the night, with more DBD on Christmas evening into night.

New Years Streams?

I’m not sure what my plans look like for New Years, yet. I’m sure I’ll be spending time with my polycule bubble, but I’m still not one hundred percent sure of that, so I can’t definitively say when I’ll be streaming.

I would like to do a Goal Setting and Vision Board stream, but that will probably be the first week of January, rather than on New Years itself.

Going into the New Year, I would like to keep my stream schedule to a minimum of one day, with a maximum of three.

Working full time is not necessarily conducive to streaming consistently, but I’m trying my best to be as consistent as possible.

As always, you can follow me on Twitch and turn on notifications, or check Twitter for updates on when I go live!