First off, let me just say that I am incredibly grateful for everyone who takes the time to visit this site, even if you never comment or interact. There wouldn’t be a site if I didn’t have viewers.
But I am TIRED, y’all. I started this site in 2007. And while it’s great that the site has evolved, when coupled with the growth of streaming and network shows, it means a lot more work. And aside from some great help some of the time, I’ve done the schedule primarily alone. I personally prefer the daily schedules, but I’ve had to cut them out simply because just doing the weekly is enough work. I literally spend ALL of my Saturday every week on the schedule. Sometimes I work on it off and on Friday and STILL have to spend the majority of my Saturday on it. Don’t get me wrong. It’s a labor of love. But that is one of only two days that I should be able to spend with my family, going grocery shopping, playing board games, catching up on shows we like to watch together. But I simply can’t. And while I love my work as a fiction book editor, sometimes I get so busy that it’s tough because I have to virtually do no work at all on the weekends because I do the schedule on Saturday and spend Sunday with my family. I know I sound like I’m complaining, and I am, but I don’t mean it as COMPLAINTS. I’m just literally stating facts.
So what does that mean? I need help. I have Taylor’s wonderful help doing Saturday. But if I don’t want to find myself in tears on Saturday afternoons or dreading the weekends, I need another person or two who can help take like…Tuesday and Friday (the least busiest days, generally, aside from Saturday) off my plate. If I can’t find help soon, I may just have to shut the site down to save my sanity. I HATE that thought. It’s been 18 years. EIGHTEEN YEARS. That is INSANE. To shut it down would be absolutely heartbreaking, because I literally feel like it’s my second child. But for a while, it’s felt like more of a burden than a gift, and I hate that.
So if you’re at all interested and have some time on Fridays or Saturday mornings to help with Tuesday or Friday, please, please send me an email.
Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you taking the time to do this. I use this as a daily “holy grail” of tv. I have found so many new shows I never would have discovered without this site.
Thanks for all your hard work 🙂
Thank you. I appreciate it! 🙂
I completely understand how you’re feeling. I know if it’s a week that you’re unable to do the schedule I am completely lost lol. I will look for similar sites but NOTHING even comes close to yours, it’s the best hands down.
Thank you! 😀
I tune in weekly for this because I enjoy the way you lay it out for the week with the specials and so forth… it has religiously become my go-to place to find out what’s ahead. Do you get any money from your site’s ads? Have you considered monetizing “this labor of love” as you call it on various social media platforms…not just to enhance viewership, but to make some cash? You could even make it subscription based… While I am not in a position to curate with you, I would like to be able to donate to the cause via venmo if you have it.
Thank you! 🙂
I don’t make any money, no. I don’t have any ads any longer because they didn’t work very well, and I got no money from them. I thought about doing it subscription based, but I don’t want to keep it from being available to everyone. When I raised that possibility, there wasn’t enough interest to do it.
I do have Venmo. 🙂 It’s Jenny-Rarden
Don’t feel obligated, but obviously it would be appreciated! 🙂
Great… you should receive payment tonight. Keep it up!
How can we donate?
There’s a Donate page on the right sidebar. 🙂 https://tvismypacifier.com/donate/
I got it. Thank you!