August Newsletter

Wonderhussy VIP Newsletter Aug. 2023
Hey everyone! Wonderhussy here — sitting at a hotel bar in Reno, sipping on a White Claw (they don’t have Ranch Water), waiting for a friend who’s meeting me for dinner.

I haven’t been in a city this big in a loooong time — I’ve been traveling around the American outback for the last few weeks, ever since I got my dang shocks rebuilt and was finally able to get out of Death Valley. Idaho, Montana, Wyoming — and just last weekend, Goldfield, Nevada.

It was while I was there, for the annual Goldfield Days event, that a viewer described what I do as “peering under the skirts of the world.” HA!!! I thought that was a pretty good description — I *am* nosy, and curious to a fault…and I’m always poking my nose somewhere it probably shouldn’t be.

But I can’t help it — the world is so WEIRD and WONDERFUL! I feel compelled to see as much as I can, and share it with anyone else who’s interested.

Which brings me to my website — the redesign STILL isn’t finished, and it’s taking much longer than I’d anticipated! I thought it would be up and running by now, but I’m meeting with my web designer tomorrow, and hopefully it won’t be much longer.

It’s really been bugging me, because I need a place I can express myself FREELY! As we all know, I can’t promote my magic beans on YouTube — so I figured I’d use my website as a platform to do so. We are currently selling 3-packs of the sleep gummies, since they’ve proven so popular — since many of you have told me you take them nightly, I figured it’d be good to buy them in bulk! Buy 3 get a FREE pack of 30 count Wonderhussy Delta 9 Gummies!

But it’s not just magic beans — there’s all kinds of stuff I can’t really talk about on YouTube.  I recently visited a working brothel, and did a video about their hot spring…which of course got demonetized, because duh. But it was still a lot of fun to make, and I really enjoyed meeting those women and hearing their side of the story — and would have liked to tell more!

After I finished shooting the video, they invited me to join them at the Nevada Brothel Awards in Elko — and talk about interesting!! That awards banquet was FASCINATING —but there was no photography or filming allowed…and even if they’d let me, I certainly wouldn’t have been able to post THAT on YouTube!

Which brings me back to why I need to get my website up and running…I need a place to talk about the strange things I see and do, that are “too hot” for YouTube. Nothing X-rated or anything — just some of the weirder and wonderful-er stuff I find when I’m peering under the skirts of the world.

You know what I mean?

There are some things you can’t put on YouTube….but you can put most anything you want on Wonderhussy.com!

Sarah Jane

P.S. Look for me at Burning Man, as I will have some samples of my “Magic Beans” to pass out to my VIP Followers! Also you might be in one of my videos! Look forward to meeting you there!

Happy 4th of July

Wonderhussy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July
Hi Everyone!

Wonderhussy here…feeling more like a Wonder Wussy.

We all know a Wonder Wussy — that person who sits at home and watches the TV news and just WORRIES all the time. Life is too dangerous! Nature is too unpredictable! The world is full of hazards, so it’s safer to just stay home and never leave the house!!

Well, I’m starting to feel like a Wonder Wussy, myself. By now, you’ve probably seen my latest Death Valley Life video, in which I compare my situation to being shipwrecked –I’m stuck in Death Valley waiting for some car repairs, while everyone else is off having summer adventures.

I’m trying to be smart, and take care of my vehicle — but part of me wonders if I’m being TOO cautious! Sure, my front shocks are leaking…and now my engine is making a chirping sound, too. My inclination is to get these issues addressed before I leave…and that’s why I’m STILL stuck here in Death Valley, in July, all by myself.

Does that make me a Wonder Wussy??

Should I have just headed out on my trip anyway, consequences be damned? I mean, what’s a little leaking hydraulic fluid??

Or…am I doing the right thing in being cautious?

Sometimes it’s hard to know if you’re being a Wussy — or just being smart!

Either way, I talked to my mechanic yesterday, and with any luck I will have these car issues resolved by the 7th — so I can still set out for a few weeks of exploring…which is certainly better than nothing!

And that means I’ll be back to being Wonderhussy soon. WOO HOO!!!!

The bright side of being stuck out here alone is, it’s given me plenty of time to think — and is stirring up my creative juices. Thanks to recent events and the way I’ve been feeling, I’ve been inspired to create a new character: WONDER WUSSY!

Wonder Wussy is too afraid to go exploring, off-roading and solo adventuring, because the news has given her the idea that there are rattlesnakes under every rock and serial killers in every abandoned building. Until one day, she finds a mysterious bag of magic beans…that changes her life!

Since I was stuck at home anyway, I was inspired to make a little video about Wonder Wussy.

I had costumes and props and everything, and it was pretty funny — and turned out being a great commercial for my magic beans!

Alas, I can’t post it on my YouTube channel –you can talk about marijuana and edibles on YouTube, you just can’t directly share a link to a place to buy them.

So, the commercial I made will have to wait for when my website redesign is finally done — I should be able to post it at Wonderhussy.com then.

In the meantime, the company that manufactures my gummies is posting it for me — so you can watch the video for yourself here:

or Here: https://deviatecbd.com/blogs/news/wonderhussy-adventures-new-magic-beans

And speaking of my magic beans, we are running an Independence Day sale.

If you prefer vaping to gummies, for 1 Week ONLY we’re offering new 4 gram Alien Exotics vape pens — regular retail is $100, but for 4th of July you get 20% off…and as always, free shipping on orders over $50.

Order here: Wonderhussy Gummies and Vapes

USE CODE: wonderhussy20

Only a few more days left on this Sale! ( Expires on the 7th of July) 

 

Anyway…whatever you do for 4th of July, I hope you have a great time celebrating being FREE! That’s what this holiday is all about — our freedom as Americans, which is something I cherish above just about anything else.

As for me… I’ll have to celebrate Independence Day a few days late, when my car is finally ready to roll again.

And with any luck…I’ll be celebrating by wallowing in a hot spring in a cow pasture somewhere far from the edge of civilization, a glass of champagne and one hand and a magic bean in the other!!

Down with Wonder Wussy! Up with Wonderhussy!

Happy 4th of July, everyone!

Thanks for your support and keep your eyes out for more videos coming soon!

Sarah Jane

Contact: wonderhussy@gmail.com

Don’t Be A Wonder Wussy!

In case you aren’t signed up for my newsletter (in which case — why aren’t you?! Click the button to the right!)…
here’s the latest ad I made for my “magic beans!”

@deviatecbd

Magic Beans

♬ original sound – deviatecbd – deviatecbd

I couldn’t post this on YouTube, for obvious reasons…so the people who manufacture the gummies shared it on their TikTok.

If you’re confused about the whole YouTube thing….YES, they show ads for cannabis products on YouTube. But creators aren’t allowed to promote sales of “regulated substances” directly in their videos.

This is because they don’t want to alienate advertisers — not all advertisers want their ads places on videos promoting the sale of such “regulated substances.”

But if the ADVERTISER is the one promoting regulated substances…then it’s fair game.

So that’s why, though it may seem like a double standard…it actually makes sense, from a business standpoint.

Anyway…enjoy the video, and take advantage of the 4th of July sale going on at wonderhussygummies.com — we just launched a new vape pen, if you’re into that!

Thank You!!! Now I’m Exhausted and Disappearing Into the Wilderness For 12 Days!

Yesterday was our big Volunteer Fire Department Fundraiser party, and OMG! I was completely flabbergasted by the number of people who showed up!

I didn’t expect that many people to come, so it was slightly overwhelming, mildly terrifying and thoroughly humbling to meet and talk to all these amazing people who watch my videos. People came from as far away as New York, and waited in line in the hot sun for over 2 hours to get a photo with me — which completely blew my mind! 
I did the meet and greet from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. non-stop, with only one 5 minute pee break…which was exhausting, but so much fun! I couldn’t believe how many cool, fun, kind people showed up — AND, thanks to their generosity, we raised almost $19,000 for the fire department!!!
Everyone in my funky little town was so grateful — including the fire department!! One of the firefighters even bought my sis and me dinner, to thank us. (Huge shout out to my wonderful sister, for helping out and taking many photos with viewers herself!! That’s right, my camera-shy sis stepped up in a big way for the cause!)
This money is a HUGE deal for our first responders….so, from the bottom of our hearts, I offer a sincere THANK YOU to everyone who attended, everyone who donated online, and everyone who was there in spirit. It was an amazing day, and we will probably do it again — and be better prepared next time! Our little town was woefully unprepared for the number of attendees — next time we will have food trucks and port-a-potties :-p
I must have hugged well over 100 people yesterday (!!!!), and I am thoroughly wiped out and ready for a break — so now I am headed out to a very remote part of Death Valley for some much needed R&R at one of my favorite hot springs. Unless I befriend somebody who has a Starlink out there, I will be totally off-grid for the next 12 days.
That means I will have no cell signal or wi-fi, and will not be able to respond to email, messages or comments until April 28th. I’m not looking forward to facing my inbox when I get back…so go easy on me
But, never fear…. I have plenty of videos uploaded and ready to go live while I am away — so no more Wednesdays will be missed.
Once again…a great big mushy gushy THANK YOU to all the wonderful people who helped make our fundraiser a huge success! Now I’m going to the middle of nowhere, taking off my clothes, and not getting dressed again until April 28th.
See you then!
xo

Ross to the Rescue!

I might be in YouTube jail…but they can’t keep me off the damn platform altogether!

Many viewers were concerned when I didn’t post new videos last Wednesday. Those who follow me on Facebook or Instagram saw my updates there, explaining what happened. I also got a bunch of emails from people who aren’t on FB/Instagram, so I was able to answer those people, and let them know. And, of course, those of you reading this were smart enough to track down this blog — so you know, too.

But there are still a bunch of people who don’t know, and the only way I know to reach them is through YouTube itself. But I can’t post there! What to do?

This is where my friend and neighbor Ross, the One-Legged Miner, came in handy. He has his own channel, all about living in a giant mine complex on the edge of civilization with two adorable dogs…and together we came up with a way to get the news out to at least a few more people!

Ross hasn’t had a channel for very long, so he only has around 8,000 subscribers. But many of those subscribers are also followers of my channel, so we decided to make a fun video together, for HIS channel, explaining what happened. That way, maybe we’ll reach a few more people.

I didn’t expect Ross to go through this much trouble with the video — and I must say, I’me very impressed with his creativity, comedic chops — and editing! Good job, Ross!

We are planning to shoot part 2 today — so stay tuned! Check out Ross’s channel, @Tecopa Mines, and subscribe if you’re interested.

Thank everyone! 4 more days to go!

What Happened??!

Since I started YouTubing in 2016, I have never missed a single Wednesday when it comes to uploading new videos. But yesterday…my record was finally broken. Against my will!

Believe it or not…I’m currently serving time in the YouTube slammer. I inadvertently violated one of their terms of service, so they issued a strike against my channel…and blocked me from posting any new content for one week. This means I can’t post ANYTHING — no videos, no photos, not even a god-damn short — until Tuesday, April 11.

What did I do to warrant this jail time, you might be wondering?

Some of you (over 11,000 of you, actually) may have watched my latest Death Valley Life video, wherein I promoted our local fire department fundraiser party coming up on April 15th. Well, in that video, I also went on to talk about some stuff going on in my personal life — sort of an update of what’s going on around the compound.

The main thing on my mind was money, unfortunately — as of January, I have noticed my ad revenue from YouTube dropping DRAMATICALLY. I am currently earning about 60% of what I used to make, and I couldn’t figure out why.

At first, I thought  I was just a washed-up loser that everyone was tired of watching. Even though I wasn’t losing any subscribers, and my “watch time” numbers were the same…my ad revenue (the money I get paid from YouTube, as a result of the ads they place on my videos) was almost half of what it used to be! I just couldn’t figure it out…and it was pretty depressing!

I have since learned that revenue is way down for many creators — so it’s not just me! And I’ve heard all kind of different explanations for why this is happening. Some say YouTube is focusing on “shorts” right now (you know, those 1-minute vertical videos meant to be watched on your phone, like TikTok). Some say advertisers are just paying less for ad space these days, because a recession is coming.

Whatever the case, everyone I watched who talked about it agreed on one thing: you can’t rely on YouTube ad revenue to make a living! It’s too volatile. You need to diversify your income, and focus on selling books, merchandise, and other products.

So, I decided I’d better start promoting my line of hemp-derived Delta 9 THC gummies more.

I don’t LIKE promoting them, because I feel like it’s annoying to my viewers who do not use cannabis or hemp products. But I felt it was the reasonable thing to do in this situation. So…I talked about my gummies at the end of the video. Since they are made of hemp-derived THC, which is Federally legal (and since all cannabis is legal in more states than not these days), I figured it was OK.

HA!!

MEANWHILE, totally unbeknownst to me, YouTube had just changed its Terms of Service. They do this periodically, and notify you with an email. I guess you’re supposed to log in and read the entire thing every time they change it — but who has time for that?!

Well…I guess I’d better start making time for it. Because this time, they had added the following:

“Content intending to sell certain illegal or regulated goods and services, such as drugs or pharmaceuticals without a prescription, is not allowed on YouTube. This includes directly selling or providing links to sites that sell regulated goods and services.”

D’oh!!!! This means I can no longer promote my gummies on my YouTube channel — which is a real bummer, because a LOT of viewers seemed to really like them — especially the sleep formula. (Come find out I’m not the only one who has a hard time sleeping!)

Anyway, because of all this, YouTube issued a strike against my channel, and I am blocked from posting new content for one week. The strike was issued on Tuesday – -so that means I can’t post any new videos until next Tuesday, the 11th.

It sucks, because I had two juicy new videos ready to go yesterday (Wednesday)…but I couldn’t post them. And consequently, I have gotten MANY concerned emails from viewers, asking if I’m OK. Because, like I said at the top of this post — I have *NEVER* missed a Wednesday!

But, the good news is…if I mind my Ps and Qs, and don’t commit any further violations, the strike will expire in 3 months and I’ll have a clean slate again.

HOWEVER, if you get 3 strikes in that timeframe…they can permanently disable your channel altogether!

So I had to go through and remove ALL references to my gummy website on my channel…which, unfortunately, meant deleting a few videos. I had to take down the one where I went to the weed trade show in Vegas in my marijuana showgirl costume — which had over 122,000 views 🙁 I also had to take down my WalMart tire rant video, because I talked about them in that one, too. And, out of an abundance of caution, I even took down the one where I toured my neighbor’s cannabis farm.

I felt I couldn’t be too cautious, because I *REALLY* don’t want to lose my channel altogether. But in the meantime…I needed a place where I COULD promote my gummies, and talk about whatever I WANT to talk about, uncensored.

My first thought was to try posting content on Rumble.com, which is sort of the right-wing version of YouTube. But after a few seconds on their miserable, post-apocalyptically chaotic homepage, my head almost exploded and I knew that wasn’t right for me at all.

So, here I am. My plan is to try and re-vamp this website, which I haven’t used much since I started YouTubing, and turn it into sort of a basecamp for Wonderhussy Operations, where me and my followers can connect, hang out, and I can share the latest news of what’s going on in my life. And I can promote my gummies…or whatever else I want to promote, because it’s MINE! (Okay, it’s hosted by GoDaddy…so I can’t spout white supremacist crap, or they’ll shut me down like they did to that Nazi newsletter. But you get what I mean.)

My tentative plan is to re-do this website, and then link THAT to my YouTube channel. That way, interested parties can come here, check it out, and join my email newsletter list. Once you’re on my email list, NO ONE can stop my from communicating with you!

My only concern is that YouTube terms ALSO prohibit sharing external links to “pornographic” websites. Although this website is clearly not pornographic…I do have nude photos in many of my blog posts about modeling, so I’m worried they might not allow that, either.

ARRRRGGGGHHHHH! What to do???

I really hate to give up the URL “Wonderhussy.com…” but going through all my old blogs and deleting the photos would basically be impossible. I suppose I could just delete all the blog stuff altogether, and start with a totally clean slate….but I really hate to lose all that content — which, if you’ve bothered to read any of it and have half a brain, you’d probably agree is actually quite literary, and not pornographic at all.

Anyway, I guess I’m currently mulling all this over, and planning my attack for what’s next. Because one thing’s for sure: it would be foolish to continue to keep all my eggs in one basket, on YouTube. I need to build my OWN platform, independent of any corporate oversight (as far as that’s even possible in this day and age!).

In the meantime…unfortunately, you’re going to have to wait until next Tuesday to see any new videos from me. Unless….

If you follow my friend Ross, the one-legged miner who bought that big mine complex down the road from my Death Valley compound…you may catch a surprise appearance from me on his YouTube channel! Ross and I are planning a special “dispatch from jail,” where I will make an appearance in one of his videos sometime in the next few days. So if you’re interested, subscribe to (or at least check out) Ross’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tecopamines4572

So….now you know what happened. It was an honest mistake, and it’s unfortunate, but it is what it is!

I won’t be talking about my delicious hemp-derived THC gummies on YouTube anymore…but every now and then, you may hear me obliquely reference my “Magic Beans.” Like my Magic Bikini, this is a device meant to subvert the totalitarian moral police…and those of you who have read this, will know what I’m REALLY talking about 🙂

Wonderhussy Stickers, T-shirts and Such

I’ve had a lot of people asking me about buying stickers, hats, t-shirts and such…only problem was, I never had the time to set up an online store! Thankfully, my sis stepped in to help, and designed some stuff for me…if interested, you can check it out here:

https://www.zazzle.com/store/wonderhussy

When I logged in to write this post, I also realized there were bunch of comments I had never responded to…apologies for that! WordPress apparently doesn’t notify me about EVERY comment…just sometimes :-/

In any event, I don’t update this site much, because it has been marked as an “adult” website, so I can’t use Google AdSense or link it to my YouTube channel 🙁

Even if I deleted all my old blog posts and photos, there is realistically no way to “un-adult” this URL…so sadly, I’ll have to start from scratch with a brand new website…and a new URL. Boooo!

RIP, Wonderhussy.com