Mass Anxiety... BUT... LEGO City Traffic Lights & Room VLOG 

The regular visits to Bricksie LEGO City are a welcome moment of sanity and peace and quiet in this crazy world.

Once the city is done you can start working on the underwater scene or medival area if you still plan on doing those. There's always other projects.

Jordan, you are a driven man balancing an impossible number of things, and it's not like supporting your family through a tenuous thing like video content about a crazy expensive hobby with never ending possibilities. It would be weird if you DIDN'T have anxieties. I'm constantly amazed when I look at your output and your schedule. When the kids were born, you talked about slowing down for a while, and the fans were universally supportive. And yes, we recognize that doing less videos also affects the finances potentially, which is only part of the cycle of worries. But you need to take care of yourself to be able to take care of your family, and THEN to worry about us. I have no doubt that however you choose your path(s), you'll be successful at it, and we'll be here to take the ride with you. Mental health is so important; if you need to, find someone to just talk to. Then come back with a clearer mind and flex that imagination and joy. EDIT: Oh and the kids are SO BIG! Benny was definitely due for that haircut. Lookin' sharp! :w

Anxiety is a perfectly normal emotion to have. Just allow yourself feeling anxious. When we are anxious we can do 2 thing. Act on it, like for example minimising all the risks of getting a new place. Or accept it, accept that this is a big step for you, youre family and youre company and that some things are not in youre control. I love seeing youre lego journey every single day

Whilst I love your Lego content, I'm also a huge fan of you as a person. You're a genuinely nice guy, with an adorable family to match. Very watchable & likeable. Don't be afraid to make more Vlogs. I know you're a huge COD gamer, so a glimpse into that aspect of your life would be cool, along with your snowboarding. Either way keep doing you, your traffic lights are bangin' and Happy Holidays from my family to yours.

In Italy we have so many old arches and pieces of medieval buildings on the sidewalks. I think the arch close to the dragon looks great as people can walk through it and it looks like the city has authentic history and preservation qualities. Please leave it as it is! 😊

Don't forget the skyscraper around the white piller. I like the idea of letting the train track go through the building like they do in Asia. No matter what your city is amazing. Thanks for the daily content my dude.

Hey Bricksie, I would never be concerned about 'completing' your Lego City, because we all know a Lego city is never truly complete. You'll always have content there even without the new bigger warehouse space. Even if you fill the table, you'll still have portions of the city you aren't 100% happy with, or feel like you want to refresh. After filling up the city, I would then just find whatever about it makes you the least happy and pull that out and improve/destroy/replace it.

Your kids are growing up really fast!😮

You can still do medieval city, harry potter universe, fantasy universe, spooky universe... it never ends.

Having moved my business out of my shed to a commercial building was a huge move and even with all the issues at the start its worth it to do what you need to do in your own space and at the end of the day, closing the door and leaving it behind and going home.

Maybe you can make content on making all the buildings you wanted to do, but not got space for right now. But store them on the side until the move? And maybe have vlogg once a week on the status of the move.

Just keep pushing forward, Bricksie. Everything is working out for you. Been enjoying your city and cant wait to see what you do with your new place when it comes.

You should make it so the traffic lights are only at the 4 way intersections because they don’t normally have them at 3 way ones. You wouldn’t have the weird one at the 3 ways and you would use less. Love your content!

content ideas could be literally anything from showing us how you arrived at making benches, your thoughts on adding trash bins around the city, your table designs for your city. You have alot of smaller scale content ideas that can be beneficial to those of us who are putting together our own cities that have found you in the last couple of months. Always appreciate the content, keep it up!

Suggestions for what to build near the hospital: 1) a zen park with a seating area-these days big hospitals have an area for people to relax since being at a hospital can be very stressful even as a visitor 2) a pharmacy-there’s always a pharmacy near by.

I can definitely refer to the anxiety and feeling constantly overwhelmed all the time. What worked for me is just do 1 thing at a time, focus on the next step and then on the next and boom, you're over it. Anyways, no matter what, remember that you're doing a great job and there are people that will support you on the way. P:S. it's my favourite lego themed channel and I watch every video with a big thumbs up placer under it

As a 22 year old I feel anxious every now and then but finishing a big LEGO project is relief, pride and satisfaction. Couldn’t imagine the anxiety of kids on top of everything else

With risk comes reward. I am excited for the future. I remember when the Lego room was under construction…new construction….I want to fly there for the grand opening.

To help alleviate your completion anxiety: 1. The hospital should move closer to the other tall buildings. It has prime space that would improve with shorter buildings. I think that’s preventing you from figuring out what to put next to it. 2. Now that you have the beautiful Central Park area (👍), do you need the park area next to the hospital? Together with the hospital move, you would have a prime area for development. 3. Move the zoo. I love the zoo! But those mountains in the back should be connected. Move zoo to camp group side, I think, would work. 4a. Imbed Gringott’s in Diagon Alley. A big challenge, but could be worth it. 4b. When Christmas is done, use the Christmas village spot to develop a fabulous Diagon Alley Diorama. Again, more space for the city. 5. Looking forward to the hardware store! As always, thank you for keeping the Lego City and the whole room so lovely and tidy.👍❤️ BTW, that new bamboo table is great.👍

I've commented this before but it would be super cool to see you build an arena for your next big build and put it in the city (maybe when you get the new place)... I'm talking about a huge NHL caliber arena where you could sit a couple hundred minifigures... You could even make it where you could switch the ice for a basketball court

So, I think an interesting idea when the city is ‘complete’, after you’ve done all coverage you want of the finished product, is to tear it down completely and make a series about ‘starting a lego city from scratch’. It will be fun you and both fun and informative for the audience.

Don’t over think it do it! Be confident in what you do, look how far you have succeeded. We love what you do!

The kids are walking so well! NOW is when the fun begins with them. They'll be all over the places and grabbing at everything. 😁

That is amazing about getting a bigger place for your Lego!!! I understand about having anxiety about a big change and big risk! I know you can do it and everything will work out! I'm rooting for you!!

Twins getting stronger doing fantastic job best RU-vid lego ch ever👍

Those traffic lights are amazing! Your building skills have come so far, and they fit in so naturally with the city. Take your time whenever needed bricksie, your health means more to us :) great video

I’m so happy for what you are doing and the mental energies you’re putting in this channel and life project. You’re creating the dream of all your followers. A huge city, so many display sets, inspiring a community and also you are a family dad now! You are allowed to be stressed 😊

Don’t be anxious bricksie, consider finishing the city as the first stage then second stage is finishing the finer details, am sure that going to take a bit of time off while at the same time looking for a new place. We will still be here supporting you despite the city is finished.

Jordan, I’m excited for your next adventure…I’m rooting for you and your family. I watch every video even though I do not collect Lego. They always say with great risk comes great reward and with a bigger space, maybe your channel can grow even more!!!!

I would re-do the hospital to fit the city and the surrounding building better, and then move it back in the empty space and increase the Parc, maybe add a little playground there.

Sorry you’re dealing with the anxiety, Jordan. Take care of yourself. If you need a break, take it. We’ll still be here.

The City doesn't fuel the channel, YOU DO! There are lots of city builders on youtube but people watch who they connect with. Step it back to 5 or 6 videos a week and hopefully feel better!

Man , you got a space most of us dream about. Tear the city d9wn , start from scratch , with different risers in wood etc , make a whole new city. You have thousands of sets. A ton of room. Your poss8bilities are endless . Its lego.

Adding Lighting to your city would be a great new way of improving your city and creating new content. No more space required. Your City would look sick lit up Just an Idea!

Suggestion.. Finish the city. Get it exactly how you want it. Then take all the buildings and move them to a storage facility if you are serious about getting a bigger place. Dont get the new place yet. Take the houses and such that you have (like the home alone house) and start a brand new build on the tables with that as a starting point. We can all watch you build something brand new. Once you are ready to get the new place you will have this city, and whatever you build next on the tables. You could even start building the most epic castle area on the tables. Bring up all of the castles and built out the castle area from your top shelf where the observatory building and castle. That shelf could be your starting point on the table, with a ton of room for expansion... either way, the content you could make going forward will all be built out for the new place and still have you city ready to go sitting in storage.

Mental health counselors are an awesome third party to help you navigate the next steps. Don't hesitate to reach out to one if you need it. Lego is some of the best therapy so don't let the stress throw off your groove.

I guess you need to get busy with the Warehouse project! That will probably be a stressful process, but you only have so much space to work with in the basement, and the kids will need that soon! They look adorable in their matching outfits! They’re always adorable!

I think you need a large supermarket given the size of your city.

Jordan, please don’t stress over this, life is too short to let what you are passionate about cause you undue stress. We are all here behind you and your family and supporting you however we can. We are all here for the long haul…keep building.

I love your city and how hard you have worked to make a stunning creation! I think that when you finish the city you could work on details of the city and eventually change the whole thing up again and maybe make a completely new city with almost all MOCs! I don't know. Your imagination is the limit! You have a great family! Thanks for being on here inspiring us Lego enthusiasts!

Build a lego IKEA modular. I feel like you have to because of all the IKEA products in your room :)

Just like real cities you could pull down some older parts of your city, box them away and make space for new buildings that Lego releases. A city is ever evolving. Love your videos and your beautiful city.

I've already come up with a few ideas for future content after the city is finished. One is reconfiguring your minifig stories throughout the city and also a "before and after" video to boot. Also, have you ever considered renting out the lego city or the future lego studio you're committing to? I imagine some animators would love to collab and use your settings, figures, and props for stop motion. I'm sure you've already come up with solutions for yourself, but know your feelings are valid and you have already spoiled us with a new video almost everyday. Your upload schedule is exceptional for the content you create. Cut yourself some slack!

4:12 another MOC could be an IKEA store 13:00 another way to shoot POV is from a small remote control car driving through the city (with go pro on top) It would be cool if you shoveled snow with your CAT D-11 The traffic lights look awesome! Using non transparent studs for green/red lights is a genius technique You have said before that the city is always changing. If you're looking for ideas, you can take a look around the city and see what can be changed and made even better Great to hear an update on the bigger space. Great video

One project that would take long is a medieval section.

Good luck with all the stuff that's making you worry. I hope it all goes fantastic and that the stress level comes down after a while. Of all the YT channels I have ever found, this is one of the few channels I have stayed with for years and I don't see myself unsubscribing ever.

Hey Bricksie, thanks for the daily content. The city looks good. Consider to start adding lighting features to some of your sets or even to special areas like the castle prison.

You have accomplished so much. Pick 1 to 3 items on your to do list and then take a much needed break (a week or month). It will help with your anxiety. And I have a feeling that you will come back with new perspective and new awesome ideas for your City and it won't feel like it's ending. But with Lego, is a city ever complete, you always say the options are unlimited so think of it that way. All the best Bricksie. Love your channel

You could have a pharmacy and a dentist near the hospital using your white masonry bricks.

Jordan, you and your family are amazing. You all work so hard, I am so impressed. As others have said here anxiety is perfectly normal and I wish you all the very best.

Jordan-your VLOG videos is some of my favorite content that you create. I know life is stressful and being diagnosed with high anxiety myself, I know how horrible it can be. What could be, what might be…it will drive you mad. Even if your city was destroyed, I’m sure most of us would be happy sitting here watching you talk for 30m just about your family and random Bricksie thoughts. We aren’t going anywhere. Keep your eye on the prize and only focus on the things that are within your control to change. You are awesome and anything you do will be successful. Much love from Atlanta, Georgia ❤

You keep at it. Pressure will be there but you have a huge fan base rooting for you! Plus once you get the bigger place, you’ll can use the open area to use for making more money like build events, meet and greets, a resale area, merch etc! I’m excited for you and you’re doing amazing buddy!

Have you thought of adding lights to the city? That could be a cool project once the city is done.

My guy, I've just picked up Lego as a hobby, and what I immediately loved about it is the near infinite iterations one can make in the same footprint . . . what then does "finished" mean in the context of this hobby? Your Eiffel Tower was "finished" but now it's an opportunity for a redo or perhaps use the parts for a bridge or a totally new, modern building. You could make a Lego museum / play center / store . . . there are infinite possibilities!

If you get that place with the messinine, have that area be a coffee bar. Sell coffee and pastries, sponsored by a local bakery, and maybe Tim Hortens. ;) Your new place needs to be a museum of sorts. Also, you need a gift shop. Bricksie t-shirts, mugs, coffee cups and tumblers that have a discount for coffee on the messinine. The museum price should be very nominal, like $3-$5. There needs to be a path through your city so people can see up close what you're working on.

I am really pleased for you and your family. You have worked so hard and now you are able to move your fantastic Lego city into a bigger space. It is a big project and I can understand you are stressed, but this project is now within reach and it is so exciting. It will be great that the twins will get more room to play and you can separate your work from home. Love you and your family. Hope this all works out for the best.Don’t forget to have a break you need it.❤

Stick with it, buddy. Your content makes people happy, that’s a gift.

You are a terrific content creator. In addition to ideas already suggested you can also do “tutorials” ie building trees which you do beautifully. What tree is your favourite build? For some of us simple MOCs that you take for granted are challenging. Merry Christmas.

Doing a great job buddy. videos every day for SO long now keep up the great work 🎉

No worries about the city...all cities are ever evolving and changing...look forward to seeing all you do 😊

Build a future Bricksie store so the mini figs have there own mini Bricksieville. You could try an aquarium building to consume some of your underwater Lego.

You have so many projects on the go, it's no wonder you experience anxiety. Best of luck finding some relaxation and I wish you the best on getting a new place. I'm sure you'll find something perfect for you and your family.

Would love to see your take on (when you move into a larger space): a film studio, ancient monuments, treehouse village, space-shuttle launchpad/NASA, worldwide heritage sites (like Machu Picchu, Angkor Wat, Sphinx), develop your zoo to include a Jurassic Park area, underwater city, moon-base, Santa's workshop, Halloween village, classic horror monsters.... Great channel, Jordan.

Good you’re taking your time with the expansion space. I follow Bob Brickman/Brickstory and they’ve moved from place to place to get more room and the work was immense. You’ve a great family, you’re a hustler, I have faith!

There's a simple solution to most of your to-do list. When doing a project, finish it. If you don't have all the parts, don't start it.

Awesome design for the traffic lights!

Be careful, your mental health is important to take care of too, anxiety and lack of sleep are bad signs. Take a break if you need it.

Where you added the first street light, I would recommend adding a stop light for the other direction of traffic, but instead of a pole, attach it off the raised train line, it would not look cluttered, and give a stoplight over each section of road.

Fewer traffic lights look better. Your current example is best I think. For a 4 way junction I would agree with your 2 sets of lights at opposite corners. I love how the lights look using the ‘lit up’ solid stud and the ‘off’ trans coloured studs. Looks great!

Hardware store would be cool!! Maybe a mini train stop? It’s convenient for anyone leaving or coming to the hospital!

I am so excited for you and the next chapter of the lego city.we are all behind you and wish you all the success for the future.

Lots going on in this video, but overall it's all great Jordan! Running out of room is a stressful thing for sure, but you will come up with something, there will always be stuff to do to take th city to the next level (lighting). Can't wait to see the new camera footage

Love your videos ❤ Me and the wife love watching you each day! 💡 Some suggestions for the city: Seeing how well the central park turned out, I would love to see you moving the zoo to the front to create another one of the big open spaces. You could then move the amusement park to where the zoo was, utilizing the height of the rides between the mountains and back of the room. The location where the amusement was can then be used for additional city blocks and possibly suburbs! Just a suggestion for expanding the city project 😊 Again love the content ❤

6:07 Jordan tuned into his inner skateboarder with that “super”

Great video. I love seeing the kids. It's amazing to see them walking about. They are so cute. Hope to see a Xmas video of them on that special day. The lego city is amazing.

Buying a new house/space is one of life's most stressful times....so it's normal to be stressed and have anxiety 😊

I seem to remember you doing a video a while back saying that you were nearly done with your city, and then you re-did the layout and added new sections. So you’ll probably do the same thing. You also have the under water section to do.

You should build a parking garage next to the hospital. It would probably be too small for ramps, but it would still look cool from the exterior.

I respect your decision to turn your passion into your business. That is something I would never do personally with my passion for lego only because I want to keep it an enjoyment and not a requirement. You’re doing great.

Change and anxiety go hand and hand. Plan your work and then work your plan. It will set goals and then you can tackle them and check them off as they are knocked out. As for the evolution of the city.... LIGHTS! They would add another whole dimension to your amazing creation. Just something to think on. Be safe and well!

Super excited for you! Growth is uncomfortable at times. Really looking forward to following along as you pursue your next challenge. Appreciate all of the great content!

It's ok to take a break and take care of your mental health, we're going to be here waiting patiently :) Content idea: educational series about city planning and building, for all city enthusiasts who dont know how to start - streets, buildings, landscaping etc

Would love to see videos of you decking out the interiors of some of your empty buildings while you wait to acquire more space to expand the City layout. Or making more Modular’s taller making use of more of the vertical space.

Wow!!! Your twins are growing up so fast!!!

Gringotts needs turned inward to serve the wizards in Diagon Alley with a facade behind it facing out to the city.

I love your videos! If you are worried about future content, maybe try stop motion after you "complete" your Lego City? Or incorporate lighting? Or make seasonal displays where your Winter Village is? Best of luck!!!

I’ve been watching your vids for years. Can’t believe you’re saying you’re feeling anxious about finishing. I watch and it seems like every week you start a new project. Not to add to the pile too much, but you still have that skyscraper based on the sanctum sanctorum to finish. I know it’s a can of worms you’re keen to avoid, but I think the next logical step would be LIGHTS! 💡 Remember how you avoided mills plates for ages because it seemed too much, but now you love them? Well, I think lights would be a major faff, but it would be an epic project… imagine flicking a switch and seeing your city lit up at night?! It’d be epic

Hi Bricksie, I understand where you are with your life at the moment and the first step to keep your “Work/Life” balance right is to make sure you balance Work, Family and You time. So you have taken the first step to help with your Anxiety Issues, is to first understand what the issues are that are causing the anxiety and work through them to be no longer a issue. Also talking about, especially with your wife, family and friends, as you should not be embarrassed about it. To also help with your anxiety, maybe do a To Do List for your LEGO Projects on a Whiteboard so you can easily update and change as required. Secondly if you haven’t already you need to have a Business Budget and a 1, 3 and 5 Year Plan for the expansion of your business. But always remember Plans can be changed to meet any external changes you may come across. Also as you have said yourself, your LEGO City will never be completed. Build, Destroy and Re-Build. Keep Brickin.

You should swap the farm and bricklink dinner because the farm should be further to the edge of the city in the countryside

Oh wow how exciting can not wait to see the new space and the massive new city you’ll be able to build 🥰✌️🇬🇧

There’s always the Eiffel Tower rebuild lol just kidding, love your vids man, we’re all on board for your journey whatever route it takes anyway!

You’re killing it man! I’m amazed at what you accomplish everyday as a RU-vidr/creator/entrepreneur and the amount of creative ideas you come up with is inspiring. You clearly gravitate towards projects that you are most passionate about which leads to the best content! Ideas for added building: jewelry store, car wash, Carvana car vending machine tower, a children’s discover museum with slides going from floor to floor. Just to throw a few at you!

An idea that could be a very cool challenge for you would be a diagonal road through the city.

Post office modular would be cool

You know, since a lot of people started working from home, there's a ton of office space sitting empty. My guess is there might be space going cheap because companies don't need so much office space any more. You could rent out a unit or a whole floor within a building, and then you don't need to worry about heating, lighting, security, etc, and there might be room to expand when you need it in the future. There'll likely be a kitchen, and meeting rooms where you can display your collection and set up studio space. Just a thought. Might still be way too pricey for your budget, I really don't know. Whatever you decide, can't wait for the next chapter but please take care of yourself!

If your anxiety has anything to do with having to install traffic lights, may I suggest building roundabouts? You can also build mini roundabouts that don't require a circle island, just a few arrows in the center of the intersection and the same rules would apply. if you have the lego yield signs then you can use them for these intersections. No traffic lights needed. Also if you want to have a real roundabout island intersection then you add nice landscaping details to make the road more pleasant. Thats just my opinion thought so you do you :)

When the city is full you could start to build dioramas in the shelves. Pack up some sets to make space!

Behind the hospital should be some sort of sanctuary and possibly a church of some sort

Great to hear your progress it's simple awesome.