About eight or nine months ago, my life was quite literally falling apart at every seam. It was 2am on a saturday night, all of my friends were at the bar on campus, and then there was me...laying on my couch in my apartment, completely lost in life and unhappy. I turned on YouTube with the intention to find some random video to provide enough background noise for me to fall asleep too.
And then I came across A video titled “2018—Indy Blue” a simple, yet captivating title that pulled me in. I remember watching that video for the first time and crying, for most people they’d see it as a year of short clips highlighting the best parts. But for me personally, it was more than that. I’ve seen tons of travel videos with the perfect B-rolls, drone shots and cinematography, but Indy creates content thats so special, something you can’t quite put a finger on it—but you know that it’s absolute magic.
Laying on the couch that night watching her videos, I felt something I hadn't felt in a very long time, hope. Hope that things get better, hope for myself and my future. I watched the video on repeat and cried for what felt like a lifetime. I cried because that was the first time I realized has had completely settled for a life that I felt like was never mine to begin with.
I was so busy listening to what other people thought was best for me, instead of doing what ever the fuck I wanted. I was in college and unhappy in my environment, barely any money to make it by, anxiety driven, and in a dead end major that I absolutely hated. I knew what I wanted but I was too scared to go after it. But, after watching that video, I decided to take a chance on myself. I decided it was time to go after it, wholeheartedly.
I know it sounds crazy, but 2 days after watching the video, I dropped out of college and started working on my social media digital content company, “To The Bone” (@ItsToTheBone) and I know most people are reading this thinking that I’m bat shit crazy for letting a YouTube video influence me to drop out of college. But here's the thing, I never wanted to go to college, I did it because it was the safe choice. I did it because I didn't want to disappoint my family. I did it because I thought that a degree, equated to success.
Indy makes content that makes me and thousands of other people feel hopeful, she makes content that sets itself apart from everything else in its category. Why? Because Indy Blue makes your dreams feel obtainable.
Aside from her YouTube Videos, Indy is taking social media by storm, with her own clothing line called Indy The Labelsoon to be named Lonely Ghost, she sells presets, hosts online workshops and seriously has one of the greatest Instagrams I’ve ever seen, Oh, and let's please not forget her iconic twitter.
The world needs to watch out for Indy Blue.
And no, she doesn't have a trust fund.
Written By:
Reagan Calwise
To The Bone Founder and CEO
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Twitter: @CosmicThirdEyee