In Her Shoes: Nurse by Day, Stripper by Night
A Week in the Life of Hayli Hooper
At 38, Hayli Hooper juggles three unique careers: registered nurse by day, stripper by night, and OnlyFans creator on the side. With a career background that includes everything from banking to working for the government, her journey has been anything but ordinary. Now, she balances nursing shifts with her more adventurous side hustles, allowing her to travel, invest in property, and support her family. Get ready for a peek into Hayli’s world, where she gives us an inside look at her week living a life that’s crazy—but exactly how she likes it.
“I’ve always operated at a million miles a minute, I don’t like to sit still for too long and I need variety to stimulate me. A born multitasker. I’m the first to say that my lifestyle is wild and would be too much for most people but it works for me and I believe it will pay off in the long run as well.
Like a lot of us, I have many passions that I want to pursue in life. I always wanted to be a performer but I also wanted to be of service to people, beyond that I wanted to set myself up financially, I didn’t grow up with money so I always knew that financial freedom was important to me. Creating content or Nursing alone were unlikely to cut it, financially or otherwise, so I decided to find a way to do it all.
It’s chaotic but I’d rather be busy than bored, so this is what a week in my life looks like:
Saturday
I wake up at 6am on Saturday morning, having waitressed for a bucks party until 2am the night before. 4 hours of sleep, probably not enough but within my realm of normal. I have to get to the airport for a flight to Sydney, while I wait to board the plane I have to get some editing done for my OnlyFans account.
Sunday
I’m only in Sydney for 2 days for a family engagement and a couple of work meetings. I get my meetings out of the way after I land, but it takes up a good chunk of my day. After that I head to my family event for the evening, before heading back to the hotel and getting back on the computer to chat to my subscribers on OnlyFans.
Monday
On Monday I head back to the airport to fly to Bali, where I’m booked in for shoots and networking events with other entrepreneurs in the industry. I’m in Bali for 3 days, getting content for OnlyFans, doing shoots for brands and meeting people.
Wednesday
By Wednesday night I’m back in Perth, knackered. I was on a late flight, which means I don’t get home till 3am. I have to be up by 6am for a photoshoot. Before I go to bed I check my nursing app, just to double check whether I’ve been rostered for any shifts this week and… I have. For the next two days.
It’s in these moments that I, admittedly, do get a little overwhelmed. I take a deep breath and try to see it as a positive. I’d promised myself that I’d do at least 3 nursing shifts while I’m back in Perth, before flying to the Gold Coast next week, so it’s probably for the best.
Thursday
The next morning, before leaving for work I write out my entire schedule for the next few days on my whiteboards. I have 3 in the living room that I use to write out my schedule and everything I need to do. Staying organised is crucial, not only would I inevitably forget things if I didn’t stay on top of things but I’d probably lose my mind.
I have to sacrifice things as well, my schedule doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for spontaneity, so I have to be clear on what my priorities are. Housework and my social life tend to get pushed aside first when things get busy. My house is a mess half the time and I always have 30+ things on my to do lists, that’s just the reality. It’s one of the harder parts of my career, I end up being less reliable and flaking on social engagements, which always makes me feel guilty.
I want to be a reliable friend and I’d like to have more flexibility in my dating life, but the reality is that something’s got to give at a certain point. At this stage of my life I am very focused on my career and setting myself up for the future, so as much as I don’t like it, sometimes that means having to compromise on how much time I have for friends and dating.
To be honest I find slowing down difficult, even if I didn’t have to be on the go as much as I do I think I would struggle to sit still. I get addicted to the rush and stimulation of my jobs, I think that’s why it works for me. If I was someone who wanted to sit at home and watch tv all day, this lifestyle would probably kill me. I want to keep building businesses and I love working for myself, so I will always continue doing that and nursing gives me so much purpose that I want to keep doing that as well, but perhaps at some point I’d stop stripping in order to free up some more time for my personal life or, let’s be honest, probably more businesses.
Having 3 incomes is hard in practice but ultimately it offers me so much financial freedom and variety that I can’t imagine ever doing just one job. I couldn’t live on one income alone and I’d lose my mind from boredom. It might not work for everyone but I’m not everyone, I have no interest in being ordinary.”