I love your chatty videos because they really show us your thought process and I think you're such a thoughtful person. I like hearing about the rationale between switching up the resets every month, I like hearing about your goals and why you want to hit them, and I like hearing your opinions on books even when they're not a genre I like! I'm sorry February was a hard month, but I'm excited for your challenge and excited for your better days that are surely coming. I wrote this down a while ago and I've been saying it to myself frequently about winter, but also about bad times in general: "this earth has seen the rotation of many winters. like clockwork, there is always the thawing of spring." xoxo
I didn’t accomplish really anyyy of my goals in February, and that’s okay. I have appreciation for the good moments, but I’m counting it as a write off. It already feels like all of my friends are coming out of hibernation and I feel more hopeful and excited about my goals and life overall.
Love your monthly/ budget reset and you always have the cutest mugs! I get ideas of books to read from your tbr. I’m doing a 30 days movement challenge
although i’m sure That Time I got drunk and saved a demon is stellar- I wouldn’t call that a cozy fantasy bc cozy fantasy features a noticeable lack of violence and/or mature content. So spice on a cozy fantasy would no longer make it a cozy fantasy! Just an FYI since I know the lack of mature content is a big selling point of the sub-genre for a lot of people ❤
Ironically it's one of the most reccomended books in the Reddit cozy fantasy group which is how I found out about it! I talked about this pretty in depth in the dedicated cozy fantasy reading vlog - but I'd probably categorize it as cozy romantasy but I feel like when it comes to what is or isn't cozy fantasy (and subgenres/tropes of it) I think it really depends on the person. But I totally see your point of view on it! I'm in a few cozy fantasy reddit groups and alot of people in the group still consider it cozy fantasy! I think it just depends on the person and what they are looking for- to me cozy fantasy is just low stakes, slice of life sapphic vibes (spicy or not)!
My long covid symptoms are almost all gone over 18 months later! I also got super winded while talking. It was so crazy. I read a page of a book outloud to someone and was laying on the couch and I had to recover for like 10 minutes!
Your authencinty is awesome! I think that you interact with us helps your channel grow. Even when I havent watched in awhile, and I come back , your uploads always change my mind set and want to say thank you. Some people are so fake online and i feel that you are not! Keep up the good work. Hope that didnt sound cheesy, haha p.s. i can cant seem to figure out spell check haha
Ill be getting three wisdom teeth removed second full week in march. So yeah... ill probably skip your challenge. Would have been nice to participate because i really want to get back into training, but since the beginning of 2024 my body just went on a long term "not yet"
When I don't see a new video, I re-watch your old videos, it relaxes me a lot ☺️ by the way, if you've never watched it before, I also recommend the Books with Brittany channel . There are also books you will like . Oh, by the way, I wrote it before😊it would be great , if you could say in vlogs or videos,you can share your favorite music list for each month, for example spring . Be well , be happy 🫶🏻🤗🌼
I purchased Finding Me after you suggested it the first time. I'm looking forward to it. The book A Wild Idea by Jonathan Franklin is a really amazing biography if you're into those. Great video as always.
I can understand that. It's about the creator of the North Face brand. After he sold it and decided to become a land conservationist. Very environmentally focused but very inspiring and uplifting to read. There's a documentary named Wild Life about the same thing, on Disney Plus. But thanks for the response 🩵
I read 'That Time I got Drunk And Saved a Demon' after you brought it up in your vlog and I adored it! I think Im going to buy the second one as well! Also, Chew and Swallow on Spotify is my Podcast and its such a fun time!
Honestly I have no tips because I'm not a morning person and struggle with us so much which is why I'm challenging myself to do it hahahaha. My only saving grace is that Matt gets up earlier than me, so he just wakes me up in the morning loool
Only murders in the building STAN!! Also 2024 has been a SLUMP year for me hahaha I def will not be reflecting on Feb goals and instead looking at how I can improve in March 🤪
Honestly, it made me feel a lot better to not even look at my February goals and just start fresh. I feel like January and February were practice runs & March is my new year!
Even if we can't complain with the weather we had this winter (although the storm is crazy rn), I can't wait for March. Hope you'll achieve all your goals this month! 🌼🪻
I've talked abit about this abit here and there in vlogs before! For dinner- we mainly do meal kits (Hello Fresh, Chefs Plate, Good Food) 3-4 times a week for dinners which ends up being cheaper for us now that we aren't super close to many grocery stores! We rotate which service we use since they are pretty much always offering 30-50% off your boxes. For the other days of the week we base our dinners around what we have in the freezer. We buy mainly clearance meats/proteins that are a few days out from expiring because its 30-50% off and just freeze it for meals. So for example if we have chicken breasts in the freezer, I will typically pair it with a pasta dish since we stock up on non-perishables when they go on sale. For breakfast/lunch- we are both creatures of habit and eat the same breakfast/lunches daily- we literally just shop whatever is on sale and base our snacks, meals around that. Our biggest expenses are probably milk and yogurt since we both eat high protein. We both do sandwiches/wraps for lunch so we find whatever lunch meat/cheese is on sale. We also started making homemade bread which has saved us some money too. For snacks- we buy frozen fruit because it's cheaper than fresh fruit (in the winter) and pick 2-3 vegetables a week based on what's on sale. We always have bananas/apples since those are the lower cost fruits. Same goes for fruit in the summer, we ONLY buy whatever is on sale so one week it may be strawberries and the next it's blueberries. Same with snacks- crackers, granola bars etc we just buy what's on sale. Not sure if $400-$500 is a low grocery bill for 2 people in Canada but hope it was helpful!
Loved this vlog! I’m looking forward to doing a version of challenge with you in March. Hoping to get out of my rut also! Thank you for your great content and realness! ❤🎉
Congrats on 98k!!! We didn't have the best introduction, but I genuinely really like your videos now and I feel like you are genuine to yourself and that is VERY important in the "influencer" economy now. Also, can you start sharing links for your monthly favorites?? Thank you!!!
This is really kind, thank you!! And yes I can! I just find it hard because I feel like most of my audience is in the US not Canada and I can only provide Canadian links but I'll definitely just start linking them😊
It's not my template it's just one that I bought and customized from there! But I will let the template that I bought in the description, but please know it doesn't look like mine because I obviously customized it!!
with you on getting our shit together and turning things around! i feel like march will be better but knowing me i’ll probably end up sick on the first lol, i believe in us though.
I started reading A Little Life and barely made it through half of it last month. I did listen to 7 audiobooks including fantasy, romance, and thrillers so that kept the flow going through the disaster that was February. I've centred my March goals around home organisation and decluttering and I'm hoping it will push me out of the slump I am in.
Thank you for resetting with us!!! It's been pouring here in Vancouver BC so the winter blues are prevailing. But I have been loving your chatty videos and you sharing your inner thoughts and learnings!
february was a garbage fire lmao so i totally feel you about just wanting to move forward. can't wait to see you hit 100k, manifesting it for you soon!! 🩷