A *brutally realistic* few days in my life living in New York City. A Vlog. 

hi friends :) if it's not obvious from this video, I definitely need a break. if you're watching this in real time, I'll be taking a week or two off to handle my mental health and come back with allll the good NYC spring content 😍thanks for being here xx Edit: whatever was happening to my eye is all gone now haha so weird

Chelsey! The authenticity! The relatability!!!!! I’m so glad the RU-vid gods led me to your channel! Also Julie was a vibe. And your eye. Place a chamomile tea bag on it my mother would put that on my eye when I had eye inflammation.

I feel many of us found you randomly in these past few weeks. I hope your channel grows so much that you can get sponsors and youtube monies! I center myself with yoga and solving jigsaw puzzles. However, nothing kills the zombie in me except for quitting my job and trying self-employment. But the latter brings many new fears that eventually come true. Or not. I don't think this world is going right for us, the little people. Maybe if we keep connecting some day we will be able to point our fingers at it and change it. Until then, baby steps and little joys - like videos from stranger to stranger :) happy to have found you

I miss quarantine too. Life was slower- we cooked and went for walks outside. Also as an introvert people couldn’t invite me to social events. Honestly it was the best I felt in my whole life and I was the healthiest both physically and mentally.

As a fellow member of the “my job is taking every speck of my energy” club, you are 100% right that community is ESSENTIAL. Having a group of people (in-person, online, both) that GETS you and loves you and not inky let’s you be authentic but WANTS you to be authentic and honest and real is so important. Also, that pasta dish at the end your video looks amazing! Take as much time as you need for yourself, we’ll all be here with open arms when you get back ❤️❤️❤️

Randomly clicked on one of your videos today and somehow just found myself almost two hours later still watching. I'm not moving to NYC or anything like that, but love the true, genuine, real life that comes through in each of your videos. So honest and "normal" that I can relate on so many levels. Life is hard and beautiful and full of ups and downs. Its refreshing to see that so many of us go through the same experiences and struggles and that we're not alone at all 💪

I have recently found your channel on RU-vid and I have been binge watching. I love your authenticity and the raw glimpse into real life in a big city. I look forward to seeing what your next post has in store.

I don’t plan on living in NYC but I’m addicted to these vlogs! It’s refreshing to see such REALISTIC content ❤

Wow! Now your channel is really growing! So happy you deserve it. Your channel brings so much joy to us!

Watching this I couldn't help but chuckle about myself. I used to think the anxiety, exhaustion and disconnect I've felt about everything when I grew up was so unique and therefore mirroring some greek tragedy. When you're in that mindset, that everything somehow is meant to be hard and terrible for you and somehow maybe predestined to never turn good and happy, it can suddenly become frightenedly tempting to let go and unconsciously fulfill that premise for yourself. It's always something to be grateful about when strangers admit that they're struggling too sometimes. It makes that fight feel a little bit less solitary and a lot more communal. So please tend to yourself and take your time. Because that's what we're doing all the time too without having a camera pointed at us. We'll huddle together when you come back.

Hi Chelsea, That "pimple" you have below the waterline sounds like a stye. You can get it when the small glands near the eyelid (upper or lower) become blocked. See your dr. They can prescribe treatment.

Re: 12:45, it's every New Yorker's right to complain about things.

After "accidentally" watching someone's travel vlogs (you know how YT do), and seeing their amazing travels, your video was recommended and I realized I needed a refreshing and grounded dose of reality! Seeing someone else's "boring" NYC life was a welcome change and actually made me appreciate my mundanity a bit. (although your TJ's haul was more interesting than mine - it's usually vegetables, chicken and frozen shumai) And for the record, if you're going to commit to a good ol' box of Kraft M&C, there's no point in ruining it with vegetables - just eat a big salad the next day. 😋 But I enjoyed this video and just subbed, so looking forward to more! (and good luck with the mental break!)

You are awesome and as a therapist I thank you for being real and showing that sometiemes we feel like you and we can power through. I would recommend for you to try to find something spiritual that moves you, it doesnt has to be religious, but spiritual. It can be some sort of club or community and it really does help with mental health and frequenting the same people with the same interest will increase your dopamine levels.

Hi Chelsey! Your video and this algorithm made its way across the world to South Korea where you're helping a 27 year old (me, duh) feel a little less lost in my own feelings. I too love my home and city - despite being so far from family, and I sometimes think that if we weren't asking ourselves these questions that make us question our existence or make us overwhelmed, we'd never grow. I center myself with music and walking my dog, seeing his joy in simply being outside and having me with him, helps ground me. I found these insane colouring books by Kerby Rosanes that my brain relax, too. Hope your next week goes better - you're doing great, living the life you've always wanted to build. I can't wait to see it grow.

Appears to be a stye. Apply a warm tea bag as a compress. Make sure to squeeze it out first.

Omg this is exactly what I needed. Watching someone live an ordinary life while I live my ordinary life. I just went through a breakup and as a late twenty something living with my mom, single, I can’t stand watching people living these super unattainable lives. I just want to watch normal people. 😭

Brooklyn content creator here! just randomly came across your channel! I Enjoy the realistic nyc vibes! Congrats on your success

Just found this channel and it makes me feel so much better. I feel less guilty about my own life, seeing that living like that is absolutely okay

Omg the expired mac and cheese part 🤣, I’m a new subscriber but i like the little funny moments your vids have & how realistic they are

You are an amazing storyteller! I'm watching your videos all the way from Australia, where I live in a small coastal town... Our lives couldn't be more different, and yet I feel like I'm sitting here catching up with a friend. Your ability to show your humanity and share your vulnerability - with awesome humour peppered throughout - is so powerful. Enjoy your break, giving your mental health some TLC and I can't wait to see how you feel after recuperating a little ❤

I found your channel through the YT algorithm and I'm so glad that it suggested your channel! I really really love how candid you are in the videos of when you're struggling and things are tough. I really can relate to your quarantine experience, even though I was living with family just like having it so quiet and eerie it just calmed my mind so much. Thank you for such great content and congrats on finishing the marathon!

I live in the UK and i miss the early pandemic days, not the fear of getting covid, which i prob did anyway, but the work from home, slower pace and the limited people you had to deal with. I have a new job and its work from home, which i like, and the people interaction is not as much, be better if i had to speak to no one at all but hay.

Awww that is real NY of you. Malta is straight up NYC in a bottle …. And also Caribbean 😅

I hope you enjoy your break! I also struggle with being productive even when I know I should definitely rest. I just hate being still and not doing stuff lol but it's detrimental in the long term. Also you're hilarious- I laughed out loud through most of this video lol

Everything you said in this video is exactly how I feel living in NYC. Quarantine and all!

It’s called a stye not a pimple. Totally different things.

hi chelsea i found your channel bc im planning a trip to new york this year! im so happy i found you! I've been binge watching your videos. Please take the time you need off to recover until you feel better. rooting for you!!

Such a Cool Person :) Greetings from Germany

A dishwasher is without a doubt something you can't go without once you have had one!

"My life is incredibly stressful, I live in a tiny apartment, I have clear mental health problems." Also "I can't leave New York, it's my home and I love it so much!" Sounds like a toxic, abusive relationship.

just moved into my own place for the first time in queens (we're basically neighbors) and randomly your channel came up. it's been such a comfort -- appreciate you making these!

I loved lockdown, when the world was falling apart and we thought we were going to die it was this great sort of levelling for all the non anxious people to finally understand what it is like to have any kind a anxiety :-)

Wow...., U came up on my screen. Nice🎉

Is that a nightguard lisp i hear? Because same, every night 😂

I randomly found you and you’re so great and such a normal human being and that’s the biggest compliment because I forget I’m a normal human too. We all do what we can and our best. Hang in there. Thank you for creating content that I can relate to. Also. I’m proud of you too!

we live in a prison but we think we are free.

Omg I love your videos! You are most definitely not alone❤❤

As a fellow single, redheaded virgo 30 something year old, that lives in Alaska ( in 1 of the few beachside towns thank god ), I'm happy RU-vid recommended this vlog, very wholesome. Keep on keeping on, your awesome, & bumps & such that happens around the eyes are signs of tiredness/ stressed out. Have a good one

I used to get styes ALL the time. Feel free to disregard the rest of my comment in case you’re not interested in unsolicited advice :) love your channel! What helped me a lot with styes was warm compresses multiple times a day (just a warm wet washcloth) as well as reeeeally resisting the urge to rub it. Hope that helps!

Everything that you are saying, everything that you are doing, it is so relatable, it feels like we are very similar people which makes me feel so seen and understood and not lonely in the identical lives we live, with the main difference that I am in Europe and you.. well you live in NYC. Oh, and I love cooking. :) But yeah, I am now a loyal subscriber

Padd some frozen peas with your mac n cheese. Its delicious! That's a stye on your eye.

New sub! Love your channel!!❤❤

I can’t imagine living in NYC.

Would you ever do a video on how much money RU-vid paid you?

I always felt like I was thinking ahead from an early age, but never lived in another place like NYC because I knew it was expensive without being rich already, only wanted to visit it. I always knew that and avoided it. But I also somewhat wish I had gone to NYC and been this terribly stressed out person who had to get a second job, and had to over-pay so much to get an apartment. I've moved a bit, now been working remotely in FL again, and made some $, enrolled in a fitness camp. It helps a lot to get a workout and meet a few people. I can basically afford anything but it makes me feel the reality that $ isn't important. I bet there are some group things in NYC that would also help with burnout and things like that if you just went to it after 5PM or tried it in the morning (5AM), people neglect fitness more nowadays and it's a core part of being well; and yet I bet you are like 'o wel I don't even work out'. It's a caviat though of being an attractive woman that you don't have to do it, but I'd still think you are cute and want to hug you or something. I also think the culture revolves around women like yourself though, like honestly, you being 'burned out' is still like you are sexy and don't have to worry about too much. You say like 'oh I'm worried' but it's like your idea of 'worry' is a barely noticable sunburn lol. For some reason all the blue eyed women that I remember from like ~10 years ago, in highschool days, a lot of them did end up moving to NYC. It's probably different for a girl in a way is all I'm trying to say. I would not want to move to NYC even if I feel like time is catching up. I always knew NYC as a democrat zone that is mismanaged, and you'd have to pay like 3k for a very base level apartment, even given, it's so cramped and likely uncomfortable literally building upward because of all the population. People should be trying to leave it, not go to it, but it's like they still flock to it. I also view it as an aesthetic culture in NYC over like a physical culture like in tropical areas where, yes there's aesthetics, but you don't at least cover it up with coats and clothing. There's a whole lifestyle and psychology behind colder weather and simply bundling up in comfy clothes, that make you look and feel totally different, however, it also means like you are sort of afraid and always feel better covering up your body in too many clothes. You literally cannot wear such clothes without sweating or being very uncomfortable in other places, and yet it always looks good to wear an overcoat, etc.. it's just part of the psyche of living up north, but I think that can be deceptive. So I know I'm not some super elite, who still looks cute all the time, definitely not. And I'm definitely getting out of the young area (almost 30 in a few yrs), I am not the type who is grinding hard all the time to become better except at certain times of the week. But I do think, people should be comfortable while basically naked or basically become fit and reliable. Many people are way too old, then they decide it's time to go experience tropics . I think that's the main point, and all old people say this: they wish they had just ignored the idea they aren't ready yet, and just gone and done something anyway. In NYC you'll likely either be a 1% who succeeds or you'll leave with barely anything to go finally 'live peacefully' somewhere; I'm just avoiding that by not moving to a city area. I suppose my point is yes, my idea of being 'efficient' by thinking ahead and skipping overpaying to live in a city is fine, but also it sort of leaves a 'fomo' (feeling of missing out) even though it's not really true like 99% of the time, because usually, even in a city, you can develop mental illness and it's the same exact thing; also I can just visit the city and hang out on like a 500$ budget so? whatever. It's temporary but it still creates a good life and relationships.

new York city is so magical. I think

Crikey! Ok first off your Trader Joe’s haul was the best, just throwing shit up there! 👏🏼 Another great vlog that I feel connected to so thank you! I remember during quarantine I loved the silence, the slow down, not hearing traffic just peace and I didn’t want it to all go back to chaos. I work an exhausting corporate job that I love but it’s still hard some days. Going for walks and taking yoga classes are what gets me through and even tho I’m around people in my yoga class I just don’t talk but it helps to not be isolated. And sometimes I just cry doing yoga because life is a lot. ❤

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Hi Chelsea. Just want to add to all the love you’re getting for your very authentic vlogs. I stumbled upon one of your recent videos while researching NYC apartments and city life and now I’m a fan. I have a job interview in Manhattan this week and while the possibility of moving from the West Coast feels overwhelming, your videos have made it feel more real. Thank you. Take care of yourself and know we are rooting for you!

The big cities just force everyone to "live to work," instead of the opposite!! The cost of living has become way beyond unfair. Great videos, Chelsea!!

I kinda understand how you feel about having that period of freedom during quarantine. That time made me realize that I’m definitely expending too much time and energy on my day job, which I’m also thankful to have but wish I didn’t have to have. If that makes sense. 😅 And I also get it re: the dishwasher. My current apartment has the first dishwasher I’ve had since I lived at home with my parents, and I am loving it. I never had one in all my years living in NYC and now I don’t know how I managed without one. 😭😭😭

This video had me googling "should you drink pickle brine?", and it looks like the answer is "sure". I also work on a computer in an office setting, and for me, remote work has made all the difference. No more commuting, and I work between my couch, dining table, and bed. I don't think I'll ever go back to an office. I have more time and energy for the people, places, and things that I value. Like, I've started working out before work. Thanks for the video 😄

I haven't seen this specific video yet but have seen other videos of yours Chelsea. As a 33 year old man who has just moved to Sydney and living solo, I can relate to a lot of the mental, personal, and emotional triumphs and struggles you are going through and showing the whole world through your videos. The winter months are especially harsh for the mind and working from home is both a plus and a minus. I can especially relate to the sentiment of not finding fulfilment in one's job while not hating it completely, but needing it as a means to survive and fund your personal hobbies and growth pursuits. Just keep moving and progressing little by little is all we can try to do.

I love this realistic real reality. I quite often feel that I cannot relate at all to so many creators. I feel I can relate, even though I am not in NY, I am not even in the US. I am a single mom doing my thing, but it is still so relatable.

I love your content. I love that it is real and not all fake and aesthetic and boring. Living the single NYC life vicariously through you is incredibly helpful. Please take care of yourself and know that you are appreciated.

We're on 100% same vibe when you said "It's new york or nowhere". I don't know how I ended up in your channel but everything that you're doing is so relatable. That's a real new yorker for you!

Sending so much love precious Chelsea. THank you for reminding me of the passion I used to have in my home town. …. Who knows maybe I’ll move back someday.

This is interesting bc quarantine was not remotely fun for me, my mental health declined drastically and it only improved when I did re-enter the world. I could not find a way to be productive/enjoy my hobbies or anything when we were all quarantining. And if I end up working from home for too long it puts me back in that bad head space. I became mentally burnt out during the pandemic bc I was trying to finish college and go to school while I had 0 social interactions and no outlets. I’ve found it easier to reconnect with my passions and hobbies once I got busier. Just interesting how we can have such different experiences

Hi Chelsea, I really love watching your videos. Everything you show is just so authentic I can feel it so much. Please keep on doing your videos, I hope your channel will grow fast

So many more people should watch Chelsea.... Chelsea I think you'd be an amazing actress

Hello from Australia ❤ I just found your Chanel, very excited about your videos!! ❤❤❤

Love your channel. Subscribed a few days ago, and making my way through previous videos. For that tiny bump inside your eyelid, you can just take your nail and scrape it off (make sure your hands are clean)...works for me. Hope that helps. Take care.

Oh my you drink the pickle juice? You’re one of us!!!! I thought only my daughter and I do that. My wife thinks we’re heathen’s lol. Enjoy your channel and It just appeared on my feed last week. Hello from Northern British Columbia Canada!

Malta is suchhh a delicious drink!! I'm from south america and we have it here. It's so cool to see people from other countries enjoy it too! :)

A YT not in their 20’s🙌! Love how you do not give your exact age…I do the same lol! New to your channel so I apologize if this has already been said, how long have you lived in NYC and been single? Plus, where did you move from? And what is your job? (Sorry so many questions) I just completed my 10th marathon so proud of you Chelsea 🎉

Damn 😮super refreshing perspective as a former dude who has lived in Manhattan. Im a fellow virgo with thyroid issues , look forward to watching more of your videos. Get the vibe that your genuinely trying to keep it real. Rad work 🤙🏼keep going.

It could be a stye. Hot compresses.

I recently had one of your videos recommended to me and I am super glad for it! I'm so tired of these hyper-aesthetic vlogs (although I appreciate all the work that goes into it) but I just want something I can relate to lol. Honestly, you're one of the few vloggers I can actually keep on watching

I just started watching…the thing by your eye is probably a sty (sp? Stye?). They have over the counter ointment that you can apply…or do a warm compress. So uncomfortable! I’ve had them before. It’s basically a blocked tear duct (if I recall correctly). I think makeup can exacerbate things…and I find wearing my contacts to be problematic when I have one… Try to wash your hands more often especially when touching your eyes or eyelids. 🤓

Loved the lens cleaning :') I laughed out loud at "POV, I'm your disappointed mom cleaning shit off your face"

The fact you lived through the expired mac and cheese shows the fallacy of those dates. If stored properly, most foods are good well beyond that date. I thought I was the only one who missed quarantine. Just me and my three Pugs all day, every day. At the beginning of 2020, I thought I was an extrovert; by the end of it, I realized I was an introvert, and WFH makes me thrive!!!

Pickles ABSOLUTELY count as daily veg serving. (Or at least I'm hoping so too)

Randomly found your channel & gotta say I love your realistic take on life. Life isn't perfect, it's messy & we make mistakes but we still gotta carry on & keep going. Enjoy your break & come back when you're ready!!

I literally subscribed because you made burping look pretty hahaha Youre so my vibe hahaha

Hello chelsea, a new subscriber here from Egypt ❤️ so far i love your vids sooo much ..remember me when you get sponsored by big brands, best of luck and all the loovvveeee ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Anything fermented, and pickles are, are good for you. The sodium content is not ideal, but the pickles and accompanying brine are healthy.

I am so happy I fell upon your channel. I love vlogs but most are so fake "day in my life" and everything is perfect and planned. I'm 40. My apartment is lived in and I get take out a lot. Thats what I want to see. So thank you, and I will continue to binge your channel.

Eventually - REAL LIFE )))) Thanks a lot Sys for this view

Cut back on carbs. You're eating too many processed foods. All that stuff in bags is not healthy. You should make space for a good treadmill with an incline setting or auto. 20 min. each day to start, increase time gradually. Smoothies are good if you're not crazy about fresh vegetables. I was same until I found a favorite smoothie recipe. Now I eat lots of fresh spinach, blueberries and bananas in the smoothies I mix. Good luck.

Hi! Love your channel. I’m a Virgo living alone in NYC and I relate x100 to this. Love the realness of the NYC living which you capture perfectly!

12:39 , yes, YES ! having a strong sense of what you love and what you want but struggling in the midst of it all, i dont know if it is the charm or curse of stubbornness of a virgo ? not that i want to promote astrology but i can relate, especially when you find things in common and there is this astrology component on top , makes you think " mmhhh, OK". have a good week/s off and a strong recovery for your mental health. Regarding stuff to bounce back for low days , music, podcast, long walks through different trails of city and "nature" combined, look up to the sky and get lost in the cosmic perspective. Highly recommend the star talk podcast for your walk on such days. PS: try some spinach and Feta added to your mac and cheese.

I frikin love this channel now. I am totally hooked. Malta India is a famous drink from Puerto Rico. I am Dominican but we usually have it too, it's the frikin best! It might be a little bit sweet but combine it with condensed milk and I can ensure a diabetic coma but it will be delicious! Keep up with the content!!! ❤

You are sooooo funny.....making the mac and cheese and then throwing all your stuff from Trader Joes onto the workrop. Just take a few days off from computers, phones and give your brain a rinse and reset. Take care, Jenn from Vancouver, Canada.

I found your channel recently and I’m so glad I did 🤍 I’m in my mid-20s living in London for the last 6 years, changed career path after training as a musical theatre actor and so much of your life and stories resonate with me so deeply. thank you for an honest insight, so happy to see your channel getting the recognition it deserves 🫶🏼x

For me as a muslim, after i had long rough day bad day.. 1-2 hours for prayers and prayers in middle of nigh(solat n doa) keep myself sane.. i cant do any other way but that… my needs for my mental health, God. Ps love watching ur videos the way u talk etc etc… hehehe so realistic something i can relate..

Hi fellow Virgo! 😁 Music helps me too. I dance, drink wine, and sometimes do self care. When super stressed I clean and organize my space like a mf.

That Nicki Minaj had me on the floor. I wasn't expecting that. And yes, I understood the reference......

Hey, im new here :) came through your recent running video - you have a lovely authentic vibe about you - keep grinding at the youtube content - i think you're doing a great job. It all felt super relatable. Excited for more videos

Hey! Hope you are enjoying your break. I dunno if this will help you or anyone else, but I thought I’d throw together a few strategies that work for me, managing those bad mental health patches. 1. Buy those pre packed, ‘steam in a bag’ veges that take 5 minutes in the microwave. I don’t feel bad about food going off and frozen is better than no vegetables. 2. I have to take a train to work, so I park near the station, that means I have to do a 10 min walk at the start and finish of each day. 3. The really bad days at work, I go sit in the bathroom, close my eyes and take a few deep breaths. Then have a glass of water and get back in there.

That 'pimple'under your eye is a stye. I know all about eye shit. It can mean you're a bit rundown. Just bathe it with warm, saline. Warm water, with a little bit of salt. Just try & place yourself.

Stop touching your eye!!! That's a stye. Next time put a warm compress on it. It'll help it heal faster.

Love your vlogs and how genuine you are. I stopped following a few RU-vidrs recently as they are trying to only show a perfect life not real life. Never change yourself for RU-vid. Love you the way you are x

Totally off topic comment but about the pimple on your eye- it’s probably a stye! They’re super common it just happens bc a little bacteria got under the skin usually from makeup and it’s irritated but they go away after a few days to a week! If you keep your eyes free of makeup that will help too! also I’m not great about this but making sure to clean your brushes often, wash hands before touching eyes and get rid of expired makeup will help prevent. lol great video!! Hope you get some quality rest on your break you deserve it! ❤

I talk about missing quarantine alot w my neighbors. We miss the quiet. I miss not having to DEAL

Be careful drinking to much of that Malta. it sure as heck is a super weight gainer. most inner-city kids from NYC grew up on Malta.

I was watching this and you said "it's eleven o'clock now" right as it was 11:00 pm here 😮

It's not a pimple. It's a blocked oil gland. Wet a small towel in warm water. Compress it to your eyes to unblock the gland Get lid cleaner from your pharmacy and clean your eyelids.

You may have pink eye and need an antibiotic opthalmic cream which you can buy over the counter. Or, look for "natural" eye drops with sulphur, which is what we used as an antibiotic before penicillin.

I stumbled across your channel recently and I can’t stop watching your videos. I’m 23, going to grad school, and living in Oklahoma City, but I find your content so comforting. Thank you for adding some joy into my everyday life!!