365 Days of Questions: Camille Co (Part 1)
I wanted to do this for awhile and I've been waiting for the new year to start but when it did, I forgot that I even had planned to do it. Now that we're 10 days in, I've remembered and I'm going to keep the momentum going by posting five or 10 at a time.
This is a question-a-day quiz that I actually used to fill it out every single day in my journal. But since this is my personal platform, and all of you are my friends, I decided to share my answers for 2018 so you can get to know a little more about who I am.
Day 1: hopes, dreams, and plans for the next 365 days with a picture of yourself
It's hard for me to really just put into words what exactly I want to accomplish or what I dream of achieving in a single year. I know that I'd like to become a better person in terms of physical and mental health; that I need to darken the line between work and personal life; and, that I'd like to increase how much effort and time I put into my personal projects like YouTube and my blog. So cheers to the new year and hopefully working towards that goal!
Day 2: something that’s illegal but you think it should be legal
The first thing that comes to mind will no longer be illegal in Canada come the summertime. The stigma of marijuana-use needs to dissipate because there are plenty of people who use it for medicine and studies prove that it benefits them. Also, for recreational use it can be seen as an alternative to alcohol.
Day 3: what you think your reason for being here is
Being here, on this blog? Or being here on this earth? I'm not sure. I'm still trying to figure that out myself :) But every day I work on being a better person than I was yesterday and that seems to be doing alright.
Day 4: how you think your life would change if you achieved your dream
My life would be a better version of how it is now. My values and morals wouldn't change.
Day 5: something you would change about the world
That's hard to narrow to just one thing. If I had access to all the resources and money in the world, I'd change third-world countries. I hate to think of how many people in this world do not even have the ability to eat, drink, have a home, or go to school.
Day 6: something you would like to change about yourself
I deal with a lot of anxiety — and, to be honest, it all boils down to me. I do it to myself. I told someone recently that I'm already so hard on myself being my own worst critic but I don't have to be my own bully. That inner voice in your head should be comforting and trying to coax you to see the positive, but instead a lot of the times, I'm judging my own actions and self in the most negative way. I'm changing that this year.
Day 7: a show or a movie that has changed you, and how
I'm not sure if there is one, but I watched a preteen movie recently called "#REALITYHIGH" on Netflix and it helped me reset again. Sometimes I get so lost within social media and the numbers that I forget that my life doesn't need to revolve around it. I'm always comparing myself to people who seem to be more successful but at the end of the day, who knows if they're actually living their actual life or if they're just putting on a front on social media. They might not even be happy at all. It's better to be genuine and live your best life and have people love and support you for that.
Day 8: things that make you sad
Global issues like poverty and famine
Day 9: things that make you happy
Meeting people who have the same goals or values
Learning from other creators who genuinely want to help
Spending time with people without feeling judged
Day 10: what you think when you hear the words “be yourself”
I think of how many people in the creative industry have to put on a facade when the camera hits record, or lose themselves when a brand offers a sponsorship to become a puppet. This is the reality that I can't accept. Then I think about how weird, awkward, or annoying some people probably think I am, but at least I'm being myself.
