Any video that you want to make, I feel like you shouldn't even have to ask us whether we want to see it or not because your passion for the things that you like is so transparent in the way you approach them in your videos that it makes any topic you cover an absolute blast to learn about ❤
Couple Weeks ago you mentioned, that you ordered transparent sticker dots (with the weather) I am just curious because I wanted to ordert some stickers as well.
tip for hot weather, shower with warm or hot water not cold!! cold water makes your botdy work extra hard to heat your skin, tires you out and makes it feel hotter, warm water avoids this and hot water makes it so your skins cools instead, so this helps when its really hot at night and you cant sleep
I look for long videos so I can have background noise while I do chores or journal myself. That's how I found you. Thank you for them, I love them and you have such a soothing voice..
you should look into getting a floor AC unit that you can plug in. its only gonna get hotter and if you can save up and get the accommodation for yourself it will be worth it. if not a dehumidifier and a fan are really helpful. you could also build a swamp cooler which is basically a box fan and a cooler full of ice. take it slow and don't worry about that the norm is to struggle for the heat and do what you need to do
A fan can indeed make a huge difference. I got a big standing one years ago and just take it with me from room to room if gets really hot. And it creates consistent noise which can be a blessing in the night when having the windows open and needing to drown out outside noises. I didn't know about the swamp cooler. If it gets really bad I take a wash cloth or small towel, wet it and put it on my head or in my neck.
I've read that Didion essay and it's really good! If you want more reading on physical manifestations of trauma, I'd really recommend the book "The body keeps the score". It's one of the best non-fiction books on psychology that I've read. Definitely not a fun reading topic but so illuminating and relevant.
Hey Megan. I haven't commented on your videos before, and am a very casual viewer. But I just felt the need to say given your commentary on the last few videos, and this included, I really appreciate any and all content you are creating, and respect whatever time you need off from RU-vid as well, considering. Your videos have been very helpful for me in the last few months, for many reasons through graduation and just general knowledge and inspiration for journaling and stimming, etc. Recently, my anxiety has been giving me a lot of struggles and it's been hard to be by myself, so your attic archives and the journal with mes are very good to just fall asleep to or keep me company throughout the day. Thank you for all you do and your hard work! Please take your time and again, appreciate everything.
Hi Megan! Love your videos ❤ About storing your pages, I suggest getting those frosted cover binders rather than the transparent ones. The transparent soft ones tend to attract mold and dirt a lot. It also kinda melts in hot weather which makes it sticky through time. The frosted ones are like hard plastic ones that hold out longer and store pages neater hehe. ❤
i have a frosted one actually! not pvc or anything. i wasn’t very clear in the video 🥲 i’ve heard people talk about the pvc wallets sticking together inside the binders so i was wary of it when looking for storage options! hadn’t considered mould though 😥
Thank you for this series! I've been having a lot of similar health issues lately that make it really hard for me to get up and do things that I actually want to do like commonplacing, as silly as that may sound, but this series has really helped me. It's nice to have a body double through the screen.
I’m normally quite the lurking watcher, but I wanted to pop by and say that I love your long videos. I find listening to your thoughts very relatable and the overall vibe is very relaxing. The struggle with the heat is real. As someone who struggles with chronic fatigue and living in Texas the heat absolutely sucks what little energy out of me and it’s miserable. I also think the big sad about your blackout curtains is that your room is already hot so when you close then they’re trapping that heat in your space. Maybe something you could look into this an evaporative fan, where you put ice and water in it, so it could help maybe during filming sessions, or just in general for shortish stints. Also absolutely in LOVE with your custom pages. I want to use them so badly but I don’t have a printer which is very unfortunate. Thank you for continuing to show up for us! I’m always looking forward to gloomy vids 🖤
We've been seeing similar heat here in Germany the past few years. We also have multiple rooms in the "attic" and curtains won't do you much good. We have gotten semi-reflective foil for the window panes which seems to help quite well.
Filofax (and also Plotter, a comparable ring system) sells storage binders that look nice and uniform on a shelf. They come with labels for the spine, too.
yeah! i’ve looked at the filofax ones but i thought it might be annoying that you’re not able to turn the pages (?) only lift them up and down, because they’re prongs rather than rings. but if i organised them in a box with clips it would be the same, so i might have overthought that a bit 💭
Would love to see the in-depth Filofax video! And, love this new format so much - I've had such a peaceful half-hour journalling with this on in the background 😌
I love that Didion article too.. "afflicted apparently at birth with some presentiment of loss" is one of those phrases that rattles around in my brain all the time lol
Im in the US, but also lived most of my life in incredible heat with only fans. Blackout curtains do help, but black actually attracts and holds sunlight. Find some reflective surface (we always used panels of insulation, the shiny metal colored plastic kind, we get it in rolls from the hardware store, but tin foil will work in a pinch), and fit them in behind the curtains. It reflects the light, it makes a HUGE difference.
I FEEL YOU on the heat intolerance, I live in the Pacific Northwest in the US where it's supposed to be rainy and foggy most of the year, and pretty moderate in the summer - it was 104º F this week (or 40º C according to google). My art space is in our attic and I physically can't be up there right now, it's absolute misery and I am dying 🙃 Also any videos you make are lovely, but please don't shy away from long ones! I also watch long videos while I work and your voice is super relaxing, so yours are some of my favorites!
You are So right, August is the 'bad' month here and this heat is super early and oppressive. It was nice to hear you talk about it- i felt understood :) Love your videos - especially the long ones :)
I understand your pain when it comes to the heat. Where I live in Canada we don't have air con either and I live on the fourth floor of an apartment building 💀At least my cat enjoys it... We had an unseasonably hot spring this year so I started struggling sooner than usual. Luckily we've had a bit of a break in the weather before summer goes full force. I hope you get a break soon too.
I was rewatching this with audio this time around and heard you mention the heat; imo the blackout curtains (esp if they’re thick) are just going to trap the heat inside the room and indeed make it worse. When the weather is hot, it’s important to prioritize ventilation and let the breeze in because if your windows are closed the room is *going* to cook you. The lighter the curtains the better (as long as they keep the rays of the sun out). I live in the SEA and the heat here this month is similarly awful
Loved this video !! So fun to watch you journal ! I love that you are explain the structure as you go along. It is really making it interactive and making Us think about our writing and topics!
I really related with a lot of what you said esp on body doubling. I also love your vulnerability in discussing neurodivergence. You should make whatever gives you peace. Hope you’re doing better or were successful in advocating for yourself! You’ve got a new sub w me 😊
I use the like composition notebook style binders that are meant to be for kpop photo cards to store A5 pages, printouts, etc. I really like the simple aesthetic of them, and they're perfect for holding things and looking like a nice little archive. Enjoyed the calming vibes of this video.
oh interesting! i’ve looked at them but never bought them because i assume they’re drop shipped which makes them feel a little unreliable for long term use
as an autistic living in the uk at the moment I ALSO feel like im way more senstive to the heat this summer, i nearly had so many meltdowns and its not even into the yearly like 30s and up that we get for two weeks!
Haha it was very awkward listening to you read my comment. Thank you for answering. 😅 Dividing things (even journal entries) by topics is an interesting idea. Also what you said about blank back of the pages. If I journaled in a filofax, I think I'd get these bookbinding rings to store the loose paper sheets, and make covers for each month. Or even tie them with ribbons or strings. I'm looking forward to that video about how you use your filofax. 😊 I keep looking for The System too and I can relate to the autistic thing. 🙈 Edit: YES, that's what I mean, it's annoying to have really personal journal entries in the back of commonplace ones, especially if they're unrelated.
I feel like June is often the warmest month in the uk though, my birthday is in august and it’s always cool and rainy, so a lot of the heat might be behind us 🥺❤️
A bit late bot black out for Windows has to be on the outside to keep the heat out, because otherwise its reflecting the heat back to the window glass heating it up even more or trapping the heat between the curtain and the window, also heating up the room
Blackout curtains are no good in the heat. Get some lace curtains. I have lots of experience from living in Australia 😅 it’s 30c on a cool day in summer here in QLD and then imagine in winter, it’s just a nice day for you. 5-15c. We survive with rotating fans or water coolers, air conditioning & shorts/singlets. You got this girl, just try your best. I could imagine if it ever snowed here I’d die from frost bite, meanwhile you’re struggling with heat stroke! Lots and lots of water too.
"a nice cool 33c". And i thought my flat being 28C was bad! But this sounds utterly foul. It wasn't until mid-July last year that the weather was really hot - I remember moving scottish bank holidays to compensate for it.
tl;dr: I'm trying reflective panels on my windows next year to see if it's any improvement. I know I'm commenting a year and three months later, and it's not even summer 2024 anymore, but you and Reese Regan and Kat Karas are my comfort youtubers right now, so I might pop up in the comments at random if I hear something I want to comment on -- ANYWAY. Blackout curtains seem to turn your windows into these giant radiators - I discovered this the hard way this year. Dark traps heat because its albedo is so low, meaning it doesn't reflect any light. I need blackout curtains to sleep, but next year I'm going to try reflective panels on my windows - they're fairly easy to find and install, and see how I get on with that. Hopefully well, because this year was just unreal, and I think it's only gonna get worse lol, climate change and everything.
Loving this format! I would love to see how you use the journal (like if you could do samplepages of the printables you have or something like that, I'd love that.. cuz I'm not completely sure I'm using the pages correctly, haha) and also the stickers you've made. ☺
Struggling with the heat massively too! I’m a IIH and PMLE sufferer so the change in air pressure is a killer for my migraines and the sun/UV/general heat brings me out in hives soooo bad! It’s just absolutely unbearable! Regardless of having the issues I have, I just find heat SO overstimulating in general! Interested in where you find the images that you stick in your filofax…do most come from tumblr etc? I love the little moon trinket, so pretty!
For those of you who have not experienced living in this heat with out air con, believe me she is NOT exaggerating- at all. If anything she isn’t saying enough. I used yo live in a 2 story so had the option of coming downstairs to sweat myself to sleep on the floor until the weather broke so I do empathize you’re up so high. 💔 I moved to FL where they equip living spaces with window unit air conditioning that you can order from Amazon and stick in your window. Is that not an option in the UK?
I use archival boxes of a kind the national achieve use. They do not change stylewise over time and are in classic brown cardboard shade - they can fade naturally when exposed to light. They are made in acid free paper and is made to store paper over decades. They come flat so you have to fold them but it makes it easier to get a couple and fold them when I need them. A question: what brand and size is your little cutting mat?
i’ll look at the boxes! the cutting mat was something that came in a small kit from a model shop. i don’t think it has a brand unfortunately 🥲 it’s a little smaller than a5.
it’s 40+ celsius here in my country all the time and lowest it goes is 32 or 35. and it sucks. all my candles have melted and my room is like hellplace.
As someone's whose full job is the archives and is kind of a nerd about it, if you plan to keep your backlog stored with clips remember that metal clips rust and tend to damage the paper (over years obviously but you know)
the sagging with suspended files is what’s bothering me about the idea of storing pages in rings long term! a v good note about the clips though, thank you. as an archivist, what’s the safest and most efficient way for general storage in your opinion?
@@MeganRhiannon It's gonna be the very boring way I'm afraid. Piles of documents separated in files, stored in boxes. That way you know for a fact it's gonna remain stable. Although in your case I would be very careful with temperature control ? I've seen you use a frixion pen. In general the ink will have totally disappeared in 30 years from my experience, but changes of temperature will make it worse.
@@mlleariane6667 yes that’s a good note. i do really need to change pen but i’ve been using this one so long, the idea of trialling new ones feels impossible. i suppose i haven’t thought about how long id like things to last- whether im only archiving for myself in the present or if i think i’ll still want it all in 30 years 💭
@@MeganRhiannon Would pencil be an alternative for you? Still erasable if needed, but (I think, I am more of an digital information archiving nerd) it's very durable. Smearing might be a posible concern though, with softer lead? And not sure if harder pencil would be too light for you.
Do you ever not feel like journaling? You’ve established it as a necessary part of your routine, but do you ever get so disconnected from journaling altogether that you take an accidental hiatus? I’m experiencing this currently and have basically switched notebooks this year as much as you, but I can’t get pen to paper right now even with so much on my mind. What’s your take on this?
i don’t think i ever take an accidental hiatus, as you put it, but some weeks i do feel too tired/less inclined to sit down and pull pages together. however, because i know the practice is important to my wellbeing, i’ll normally still pick and evening to just write a little. normally i’ll just “brain drain” by writing down how im feeling, whats bothering me, what needs doing etc. other times if i don’t want to write (or if it’s too hot to write, like most of this week) i’ll interact with my system by looking only for articles to add to my commonplace later, that kind of thing. hope that makes sense! the longer i leave between pages the more intimidating it feels to pick back up so i do try to avoid big gaps.
I live in south Texas, and we’ve been in the triple digits 🥵 it hit 107 the other day.. It’s hot in Texas but man it’s only June! 🔥 my phone says that due to the humidity, it feels like 118 🔥🔥🔥
Hello! I am late to this video! However, you spent, like, five minutes on the topic of "it's too hot", and I have some suggestions! First: point your fan out of the window, a few feet back - it will pull the hot air out. Don't put it right at the window, though. That'll do absolutely nothing. Also! You can put a bowl of ice in front of your fan, and it will blow cooler air. These are two separate tips, mind you. Don't want to blow the cool air out of your room. Also, you can throw some slightly misted towels in the freezer in some freeze-safe ziplocs, so that you can put them on your wrist/the back of your neck when it gets really, really unbearable. I've heard that fruit juice tends to help more with dehydration than straight up water in unbearable heat, but even just water will help. Keep yourself extra hydrated!! It has been way hotter in your neck of the woods than usual. Also, I think blackout curtains do usually help with heat, it might just have gotten hotter after you got them. Keep yourself safe!!
I don't want to overstep or anything, so if you don't want health advice from random strangers, feel free to skip past this comment. :) A lot of your symptoms remind me of my own struggle with Hashimoto's/thyroid disease. I was actually diagnosed because of my extreme fatigue and drowsiness. Other symptoms include intolerance of heat and/or cold, intolerance of physical activity, heartburn, nausea, headaches, eye/vision problems, and joint pain. Most people focus on weight gain/loss, but there are SO MANY other symptoms, and I seem to have all of them. So a quick blood test might be in order. And if your T4 and T3 come back wacky, it's important to get your thyroid antibodies checked as well because it can be caused by an autoimmune disorder, which is slightly different. Anyway, I love your videos. I'm a dedicated discbound person myself, but I did decide to make myself some new printables and switch to a different size/layout after watching your videos. I hope you feel better soon and get some answers!
my bloods came back ok, but thank you nonetheless! next stop for me is the sleep clinic 😎 honestly making my own planner pages has been such a lovely revelation/game changer, very happy to inspire others to do the same!
Unfortunately, I think the difference between last year and this year is more climate change -.- . I highly suggest a cooling towel. It is a strange towel that you get wet, wring out, and can place on your neck or chest or wherever. It slowly evaporates and cools you down. Excellent to use with a fan. It does have a weird texture. I like the texture, but some might not. You do get a bit damp of you use it around your neck, but is super worth it.
I've been using a Cousin this year and I'm interested in your Filofax system, but like you, I'm wary of taking in more information that might draw me away from a system I'm happy with. LOL!
I really like these videos about journaling. I know you feel very tired at the moment. Maybe you could videos about skating in the future? I am very interested in that at the moment
Hey! I was wondering the name of the article you mentioned, I’m very interested in reading it myself. If you still remember the name, of course! I really love your videos, and it makes me happy to know that there are people all over the world who love journaling just as me, it’s less lonely ♥️
oh! it’s aeon.co/essays/how-bad-experiences-in-childhood-lead-to-adult-illness it’s a few years old but super interesting- along the same lines as ‘the body keeps the score’ if you’ve read that!
American here with A/C. I was wondering why people in the UK are not able to purchase window A/C units? In the US, these are affordable and just attach to the window of a room. Thanks!
Hi megan, feel free to ignore if this is overstepping but I was wondering if you'd ever been tested for coeliac disease? A few of the symptoms you've been discussing the last few weeks (especially the fatigue) ring true with symptoms I was experiencing before my diagnosis.
haven’t been tested specifically but frequently get full bloods done so i think if there were markers they would have been picked up! looking at the symptoms though it doesn’t match most of my issues 😊
13:32 I could see a file cabinet being a nice solution, maybe? You could put each group of papers in one of those hanging file folders? (Edit) omg your next sentence said the exact same thing I wrote in this comment, whoops
oh! it’s aeon.co/essays/how-bad-experiences-in-childhood-lead-to-adult-illness it’s a few years old but super interesting- along the same lines as ‘the body keeps the score’ if you’ve read that!
I wish I could send you my air conditioning. I'm from the south (in the US) and we know unbearable heat/humidity. Be kind to yourself, drink lots of water, and do what you can when you have the energy to do it!
