 Hey guys, it's Monica. Thank you for joining me. I know I've been missing in action, but I've had a number of things happen. So if you're curious, it's a day tuned. Thank you so much for coming back and joining me on my YouTube channel. And I know some of you are connected with me on Facebook and some of you are connected with me on Instagram and I've received many messages from you and You know asking where I am and those of you are on Facebook, you know, you're sending me message and stuff like that So so I've been sort of struggling with a few health issues that nothing nothing major But enough that it stopped me from being able to video as much as I wanted to Many of you know I'm a real estate professional But what I do in my day-to-day world is I'm the training director of the company I work for so I do all of their Majority of their training not only do I organize schedule I also teach present the classes a lot of them and for the last couple of weeks. I've had a really heavy heavy Class caseload where I was actually presenting Classes and I ended up having a voice strain So I found myself a week ago not being able to talk much above a croak Meaning that my voice would give out I would talk and then it would just be completely gone I have nothing but like Coming out of my throat so that was one thing and I've been feeling an earache coming on and I Have a burst eardrum on one side years ago. They recommended surgery to close it up. I didn't want to do that and Now my my doctor is saying I really need to go see a specialist because it's becoming more of a chronic issue even though I Wear a I put like a I put something in my ear to cover it up when I take a shower I so have an ear cap like a like a plastic ear cap you put on just like you would imagine a shower cap I have an air shower cap. I put that on still though. I'm having issues It's it's and I get out of the shower. I dry it off, you know with a blow dryer if there's any moisture in there You know, I do I do peroxide drops on an occasion So I still though have issues and last week and I know, you know, nobody wants to listen to a woe is me But last week I found myself unable to talk had a swollen face It's still a little swollen had swollen glands had my ear was so bad and then both eyes Started with dry eye redness my eyes are you know, you're probably saying oh, she looks a little weird I'm kind of squinting but both my eyes are bothering me right now, so It's just been it's just been one thing after another and the holiday hits. Oh my gosh So I was thinking holy mackerel. I haven't slept. I was feeling really really awful and very very sick. So one of the things that I I've been a proponent of for a long time. I've really advocated CBD. I use CBD is skin care Jay will use a CBD drop So I had an opportunity to check out a couple of CBD products One was sent to me complimentary from Octoly, which I think is an awesome product for anyone And I'm going to talk about that in a moment and another is something that I bought So Jay and I we were at a local bike shop, you know, I love my bike, you know, I love biking and And I just love bikes. I just love that outdoor activity So we were at our local bike shop and there was a CBD shop next door So we decided to walk in and see what they had to offer and we came out with a couple of bottles of CBD so that was pretty cool and I'll tell you if you suffer from sleep issues This particular CBD that Jay and I bought has it's just been really super fantastic for sleep issues It's pricey. I will admit that it is definitely pricey But it it has really done well and what it is is American shaman CBD I'm going to close some photos here so that you can see we bought two bottles of it We bought one that has like a blueberry flavor And the other is just a night version of it and what you do is It's CBD drops you put it in water so it absorbs super quickly into your system and The night version I'm telling you guys I don't sleep well at all and and this may not work for you because it is pricey and I and I bought it because I Don't sleep well and I said if this actually helps me go to sleep better and sleep more fuller than it would be worth the money and So I did I bought it. We actually bought two both of them water soluble So you drink it as opposed to putting it under your tongue tongue in a dropper. It actually works quicker So the night one that I did I am I Put it under my I drank it. I'm sorry. Mixed it up I have a little plastic shot glass like if you were drinking right I have a shot glass in a bottle of water In bed with me and when I'm ready to shut my iPad off I'm ready to go to sleep or right when I go in depending on the scenario as I fill up my Shot glass with water and then I take a half a dropper full of the CBD night It makes you drowsy so you've got to be in bed and And I drink it and then I still read some of my my iPad but like within 10 minutes I'm done. I shut it off. I'm and I'm out. I'm out like a light So so far I have tried it. They say you have to By the third night it'll really work really well well for me by the first night It worked really well the second night it worked a lot better and the third night it was fantastic So it it works for me and it might be something you guys might want to think about trying Or looking into again, it's an American shaman. I know they sell this all over the place. I've seen it in Many places. I've even seen it in flea markets at certain point in times when I went to a flea market last year and other shops and stuff like that, so I I I'm so glad I bought it as much as it was. I mean, I think Jay and I walked out of there Between the two bottles. It was a discount. I think we paid like 150 for the two bottles But I will definitely Rebuy the night one because it's you working great for me. It's actually working great for Jay as well We both really like it. So That was amazing. So because I like CBD and I know that some people Want to try CBD and they they're you know, they they don't really know what to expect or it's really cost prohibitive It's pretty expensive. I saw the CBD for life product Which was actually promoted on the Octoly network now. I I think the CBD for life and I believe it's it's like 30 ish dollars And I have the 15% off through Octoly and plus if you check out their website, they have other sales as well But what I really liked about this is it's a CBD tincture and it's 300 milligrams It's the flavor of peppermint, although I really can't taste peppermint in it whatsoever but it It's because it's only 300 milligrams, right? It is perfect for someone that just wants to try a CBD product To see how they like it and then they can increase slowly if they want because I obviously take much stronger CBD on a regular basis, but I like this Jay has really liked it. He's used it more than me This again was said to be complimentary from the Octoly network from CBD for life This is a oil you put it under your tongue You hold it for 60 seconds 90 seconds if you want and you swallow it the peppermint They also have unflavored so if you don't even want to risk the flavor go for it But the peppermint I didn't really taste a strong peppermint taste at all and neither did Jay So we both really like this and he says it works really well It it helps with some of your leg pain, especially he's out shuffling today So, you know, once you start to feel that sort of calming effect and all that You'll understand type of thing. So this one complimentary and From CBD for life by the Octoly network highly recommend they have a sale going on I think my link has 15% off But this is a great price point and a great starter Point for anyone that Wants to really start to go into CBD products. So I like it a lot What I noticed on their website that they had they had a face cream So I was looking and reading the ingredients on the face cream and I'll use CBD oil on my face So I was thinking the face cream sounded really nice. I really liked it The way it sounded and it was affordable. So I'm probably going to pick that up and I'll let you know now Again, most of the CBD products Sometimes have that carrier oil or whatever they would call it and even though it might be a pure CBD isolate, etc It usually has some sort of an MCT oil in it So if you are if you have, you know, any kind of a MCT coconut oil any kind of an issue with that You might want to just read the ingredients carefully But the CBD for life says on this 300 milligram bottle It says take one full a dropper under the tongue and then hold it for 60 90 seconds You can also add it to your coffee your tea in the morning or whatever or a cold drink or something like that And they say you can take it twice daily. So, you know, again one full dropper of the CBD for life It's only 300 milligrams, but it to me, you know, the price point is perfect So that was sent to me complimentary in exchange for a view from CBD for life via the octagonal network and I'm going to just keep trying in different CBD products because I believe in the value of CBD and I I'll tell you the CBD that I'm using for my for the night CBD has been awesome So another thing that I got that was sent to me that I love it I haven't really even talked about is this contraption now this stretches So believe it or not it stretches. It fits me. It fits Jay. It does have a velcro Aductible thing here so you can make it smaller if you're a tiny person but the stretch really gives out good and what what what it is it plugs in and This is from home press Show you this You can get this on Amazon. It has I mean, it's really nice. It's one size fits all You can plug it in. It gives you a Time setting so that it shuts off automatically after two hours. It's a heated wrap a heated You know wrap you can put it on your leg if you want if you have a sore muscle on your back You can really put it anywhere and the cord is long enough They give you a long enough cord that you can actually plug it in So I thought this was really cool and I was surprised at how affordable it was and I was actually surprised at how Comfortable it was to wear it just wrap it around So it fits me and if it's Jay and so when he's got some sore muscles or I have some sore muscles Or I just didn't feel good the last couple of days I actually put that on just for added warmth and I put it on the back of my head my neck You know, I didn't wrap it around my throat But I laid on it like that and it was it worked it really worked and I love the fact that it's got the timer So yeah, this was sent to me in exchange for you highly recommended. I think the price is great I think if you're going to if you have any kind of soreness like that, it's it's definitely worth pursuing So thank you so much for sending me this. I love it. So I'm going to do an empties a video that I don't know I'm going to try to do it today I've got a bunch of empties. I've got a wig review. I have to do I have been blessed to have wig sent to me from a number of wig companies And I try to respond, you know to The reviews and do them pretty quick but where I was sick these last two weeks I'm behind on everything So I'm going to try to get that done today and I really haven't Haven't done much. This is the extent Of my holiday decorations. I have no tree up. I have nothing else up I just put this up on my bookshelf with my little Barbie doll sitting there and Said yeah, it makes me feel a little holiday-ish So I think when you're not feeling good and you're in a funk It's kind of hard to get yourself Motivated, you know to be, you know up and to do it and all that at least for me So I did do some amazon christmas shopping. Yes and and I did some I'm buying some accessories for my bike And we have booked some plans for next year So I'm trying to look forward to it. We have postponed our trip to germany I think it's just leaving the country the end of may I think it's just too Up in the air. I think everything is just so up in the air So I don't think we're you know, so we decided I called the airlines and they said that our tickets We could hold them until the december 31st of 2022 So, you know, and if we don't plan a europe trip Next year if it has to be the year after then we're going to have to use those tickets for something else But um We made that decision. So we're going to stay local In all that many of you when you reached out to me you asked about my mom because you haven't seen her in a while Well, we're getting together christmas next week And we're going to get together at my sister. So I will be sharing some family pictures My mom is doing Remarkable for a woman who Within a short period of time has lost both her husband and her son She's doing remarkable. She is doing remarkable and even though my dad had been sick And we knew something was going to happen. It's always a shock when it happens, right? But we you're able to prepare when my brother passed away in september There's no Opportunity and I think those of you that have Experienced a sudden death. You understand what I'm talking about. There's no opportunity to prepare yourself for that shock So for a woman who you know, who has lost You know her son, right her into her her first born and her husband They've been married forever. They're you know, all they're you know, I mean a long long time Um, she's doing remarkable. She looks awesome Uh, uh, my husband jay had gone down there to get an estimate done for something and the my mother was there And she was talking to jay and the person that was doing an estimate And after my mother left the guy said wow, she's she's pretty good and jay said, yeah, she's 93 and the guy said You've got to be kidding me Could not believe she was 93 years old and I'm like, yeah, you know she You wait and see the photos when I put him in next weekend because you'll see some pictures of my mom You wait and see she is just amazing So, um, I'm going to try to get my wig done. I'm going to try to get my wig reviewed I'm going to try to get an empty film today. I just don't know if I'm going to So in the event that I don't have another video up between now and the holidays I just want to wish you all a very very very very Happy and I'm going to say happy holidays. I don't care because happy holidays to me Is a phrase that effect that really impacts everyone, right? However, you are going to celebrate whatever religious Avenue you pursue or or you celebrate Happy holidays covers it all. That's how we've always looked at it. I used to say happy holidays In my christmas cards and all that because it was it was so, you know, generic in that sense, right? To cover it and whatever the holiday was so Yeah, so, you know, I hope you all have a wonderful wonderful blessed holiday season I will try to come back on I don't know if I will But I will be on right after christmas in either case. So if I get my wig video done, I'll get that up But um, you'll see me and my goals for 2022 I'm trying to get back into that schedule. I'm hoping life settles down That's what my goal is life. Please settle down. So anyways, merry merry christmas. Happy holidays I wish you all the best. I will see you all shortly and thank you all for being so wonderful and kind and reaching out And always being there