Holly I am also very old school about writing things down daily and some how seeing things on paper helps me create a plan that works for me also having a pretty simple life is easier to manage …there was a time when my life was extremely busy and I remember always feeling like I was hurrying everywhere and never really enjoyed what I was doing because it seemed to always have a certain amount of stress that was always present…I don’t live that way anymore and while there’s times that my life feels a little boring I still don’t miss feeling like there isn’t enough time in the day to have a quiet moment of peace….I believe there’s a balance in all this and I wish everyone the best of luck finding it …mainly people that have children because as a parent you should be the very best version of yourself and stress can make that very hard to do…
Sometimes, you feel busy and you can't help but just be busy and overwhelmed. Then, if you don't have much to do, you don't feel like doing things. It's weird, how in life you either are too busy to think or don't feel like doing things when you have lots of downtime. I guess, you just create the avenue and the path to success, because otherwise it might not happen on its own. There are so many lessons to learn, so you have to learn all of that, too. Hopefully, we'll all reach that stage where we can do what we've been dreaming of doing.
@@SuperSiddhu Yes, it feels like I've spent years sacrificing leisure to pursue getting ahead in life with work. It just takes too long to succeed, sometimes. But, sometimes I wish I had done more leisure, when you realize the work did not give you enough money. That's the problem. It's not guaranteed that effort will equal success. We all try our best, however.
I totally agree with you here and have been victim to this paradox many times!😅 Rest and recuperation is something we really need to learn to do from my experience for sure and takes practice to overcome this “busy” conditioning! But it’s so worth while in the end as when you start focusing on what’s important the process and rewards become abundant. Thank you for sharing this!☺️✨
Life for youth today has become very virtual, ethereal. It is as if their lives are lived out on social media- everything has been replaced by a digital representation- for example products purchased on Amazon, digital friends, social media, video games, streaming services, and so on. Holly, I also want to take a step back to look at a bigger picture: how did we get to living life this way? Who determines the right or wrong way to live? Why must we follow the dictates of our society? Or any other for that matter? I appreciate all your tips, some will work, others won’t, but better to have some tools in the toolbox rather than not. Btw, I Love philosophy on this channel! That’s what drew me here!
Others are NOT you. I humbly suggest that you already know how you want to live your life. But societies influences are difficult for you to become autonomous. This 'others' exposure soon becomes contagious and habitual , automatic ( non conscious), but just little steps to make a change slowly move us to a better existence. But there has to be a first step, then another and another. Sorry, had to say this.
Thank you for your comment and I think you make some excellent points I’ve often thought myself! I do question how we’ve come to live in such an extreme way so quickly but I do hold faith that amidst it all we still have a choice and a large element of control how we choose to move and operate in todays climate😊 For me that’s what I always like to focus on. Yes everything is digital but how can I use this to my advantage I.e choose things that I want to see and see easily such as inspirational YT videos or Instagram educational content that’s only a click away. I know it’s not always easy but I do believe there is always a way to combat an issue at hand no matter how powerful it may seem!☺️ Wishing you the best and thank you for always providing such thought-provoking ideas✨ I will be back with more very soon!🫶
feels like there’s always something that needs to get done! I’ve always struggled with that feeling. I need to get back to being ok with controlling only what I can and prioritizing what’s most important - getting the tasks out of our heads and onto paper or some physical form really helps. Thanks for the video, Holly!
I totally agree and have been there more than enough times myself!😅 Although I haven’t irradiated it in its entirety I do feel little practises and mindset shifts like these help to combat this struggle and put things into perspective!😊 Wishing you the best Shawn and I hope you’re well☺️
You took the words out of my mouth...lists written down are my go to, ticking off as I go along. The satisfaction of seeing what I had on my list, compared to what I've crossed off, is just so satisfying n rewarding. It keeps me calm in knowing not everything must be done here n now, knowing bit by bit, step by step, the list will be completed...although invariably more gets added 😅😊
You are definitely NOT a dinosaur! I’ve always kept a notebook/diary?/planner? I like the slow and thoughtful process. It’s creative. I think I think my memory and cognition is improved. Having this introspective time is essential.🐇
Glad to hear! I really hope it’s something that never goes out of fashion 😄 I agree it allows for greater clarity and creativity from my experience too! Thank you for watching☺️
I totally agree with you. I tried all of those on line tech organizers etc. Forget them, pen and paper in hand in my journal/diary/notebook is priceless. I always indulge myself in a very nice one that is pleasant to touch and feel and keep my organized. Will go to the store tomorrow and buy ingredients to make this dish. Will make the following day. Need a change up from the same old same old dishes. Thank you.!
I totally agree with you on using pen and paper, it just makes things easier to remember and you can pick up your list any moment you want to. My to-do list contains everything I think of as something that needs to be done so it is awfully long. But I’m in the luxurious position of not having a job so I don’t need to stress about it as I will always have time to do it tomorrow 😅.
I agree with you for sure!😄 I firmly believe there’s no better method than to write something down as soon as you think of it as more often than not I’ll always forget and kid myself if I think I won’t🤣 Thank you for watching and sharing!🫶✨
I love having a physical dairy too. I try many digital options in the past and I never like it. One day, I bought a tablet that comes with a pen and found out that you can write there just as if you were writing in paper. That's what I use now, and I love it because I don't have to waste paper and still feel like I'm writing by hand. Anyway, I love your videos!
Yaaay a new Holly video! :-) beautiful video Holly, it always surprises me how organised you are, I feel like without a literal to-do list things can easily slip my mind. That salmon dish looks amazing! I never thought about cooking salmon like that, I've pan fried it, steamed it, but haven't tried it oven baked. I used to love steaming it with chopped up carrots, broccoli or asparagus, with salt & pepper, lemon, as well as adding chopped up tomatoes. It's interesting you keep talking about "calm amidst the chaos" because my unofficial artist name is Peace In The Chaos, and I'm currently learning how to make 140bpm UK Dubstep, from around 2010. Which of course makes me think of you Holly, because you're from the UK :-)
Thank you Stephen, so glad you enjoyed this!☺️ Sounds delicious and the perfect recipe to trial Timmy’s first few toms! I’ll have to give it a go😋 Sounds cool! I wish you the best luck with it as it’s not an easy skill at all! Wishing you all the best and for a great week ahead🫶✨
@lagomholly Thanks so much Holly! :-) yes I did enjoy it, I didn't quite notice the first time, but upon closer inspection Timmy has some decent sized toms growing on him already! Lol, you must be taking good care of him. Yes steamed fish and steamed veggies is a wonderful mix, I had bought a new steamer at the time and was just steaming everything lol. Music production can be very complex sometimes, but it's so beautiful once you know how, there's so much to learn to become really good at it. Thank you Holly, wishing you all the best and hope you have a great week too :-)
Beautiful video, Holly! Yes, licking the spoon is key to life. It also reminded me of the movie The Matrix ("There is no spoon"). You have great cooking skills! Looks amazing. Well, I'm always busy, but not with work. lol... My work ethic definitely needs a good restart. lol ... Greetings to the UK! Have a nice day!
Thank you Harry and I suppose it is!🤣 I do hope you’re well and it’s not a bad thing to be keeping busy at all! Sometimes a break is all we need though to regain some momentum!☺️ Wishing you the best!✨
Well Holly you definitely have a green thumb…Timmy is all grown up now and it looks like you will have a bunch of fresh tomatoes very soon…your video is absolutely wonderful and as always it would be wrong if I didn’t tell you how wonderful you are….oh great job using those chopsticks I would starve to death if I had use those and yes I have tried …..have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you next week…. Thank you 🙏
Haha thank you Andy! Hes come on such a way and almost ready to harvest his first little tom🥹 Chopsticks are a skill for sure, it’s taken me so long to get used to them so don’t give up!😅 Thank you for watching and your support as always Andy!🫶 Have a great week☺️
