I am Kerry. A nearly 40 year old, wife, mother, south coast of England resident who loves to travel and wants to make a living doing something I love. I have always had jobs before and never had an answer to the age old question of "what do you want to do when you grow up?" SPOILER ALERT .....I still don't. But for the moment I am lucky enough to be in a position where I can travel and talk to others about it. So lets see whats out there shall we?!
When I decided to write a blog, I had a few ideas about things to write. Mostly about things to do with being a parent and school as these were the biggest things in my life at that moment. They are both eye opening experiences every day. But what should I call it that is individual but generic enough so that I can write about anything and everything?
Making decisions is not something that comes very naturally to me. In a world when growing up as a millennial means that the world is at your feet, you can do anything with your life. For some it's very freeing "I can do anything- WOW!" But if you are like me then it's more "I can do anything - that's too big, how do I choose?"
I struggle to make decisions about most things and mostly my indecision is about a silly first world problem but for me they can be crippling. Making a choice feels like I am committing my whole being to something. What if it doesn't work out? What if it is the wrong decision? What if I let someone down? What if it's a waste of time or money? What if, what if, what if???
My husband is very patient with me but when I've been struggling to make a choice for a while he often uses the same phrase.......Just Pick One! I decided to use his words. I know a name is important, but to get going on this new hobby / adventure I've decided to keep it simple and Just Pick One.
As a big believer in trying new things, especially as you get older, I wanted a slice of the YouTube pie. I am a life long YouTube fan, I watch something on YouTube every day, whether thats for fun watching my favourite travel channels all the way to "how to" videos on editing software.
My channel came about after I created the blog JustPickOneUK in February 2024 as I could use the content from there to create content on YouTube. I was writing about whatever I wanted and I thought I could translate it to YouTube well enough but I didn't have a fixed idea in the very beginning - I didn't decide on my niche - and I am still finding my feet. Ideally I would like to earn a living from making my videos so if anyone knows of a sponsor for a 40 something lady with a travel based channel then let me know.