 So comfortable And no one seems to hold me like you don't You're so wonderful A star could never shine as bright as you Shine as bright as you Even the dark days still see light Even the birds still sing at night Every word just comes out right With you, with you I'm so lucky I met you And I can't believe that I get to See those eyes from more than tonight I swear you must have felt from sky And I'm so lucky I met you It's not bad to come Yeah, I feel when you're at night Every word just comes out right Who met you Hello everybody Welcome back to another vlog This is gonna be kind of like the beginnings of a sick vlog Unfortunately I'm just feeling that little tickle in my throat And I mean as you can see I've been up to a lot recently So it's you know it could have been from anywhere I think the last time I was sick was when we were in Japan And that was back in March So I'm actually pretty grateful that I've only gotten sick twice this year so far Because last year I think I literally got sick like nine times In the entire year and that's not normal for me So listen I'll take it but yeah I'm just starting to feel that like Little downturn and I'm just feeling like So I thought I would hang out with you for a little bit before that happens So anyway the first thing I want to get done today Is I really want to try this again TikTok recipe that I saw I'm grabbing my paper towel holder as a tripod And yes I am literally in my pajamas Okay we're not gonna talk about it I'm so tired But I saw this recipe on TikTok Where you take a peach and you freeze it And then you like grate it over either yogurt Or just like on its own with cream All sorts of different things I think people doing like cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, etc But I'm gonna try it out Because I froze one the other day And I've been curious about it And I feel like the frozen peach will just feel really good On my throat so that's what we're gonna do So let's get our ingredients Am I doing like a TikTok recipe in every vlog now? Yes probably Okay so we are going to need our frozen peach Yep that thing froze it I'm probably sure let it sit out for a few minutes Before I try it And then I'm gonna do it over yogurt I think that just sounds really good to me So we're gonna do a little bit of yogurt And then maybe like I haven't decided if I want to do like a crunchy element Like I saw this girl on TikTok do pistachios That sounds kind of good But it also like granola sounds kind of good So I don't know Let's see what we got You are currently in my pantry And I do not see any granola So do I even have pistachios? I thought I did I do have like a nature's valley bar That's like essentially granola And I mean if you've had these you know That like the second you open them It's pretty much granola anyway The whole fricking thing breaks So maybe I can do that I think I had a bag of pistachios But I guess I don't I have tough bokeh flavored almonds So that probably won't be very good And I have cashews That's a no-go So we'll go with this And then like do I want to do anything Kind of drizzle like honey, agave Kind of Okay We got our honey We got our bar So let's get shaving And see how this goes I have no idea Oh by the way We're finally done with this area Above our sink I'm going to give you the rundown Because I feel like when I'm editing Like every time I pass by this area It looks different So basically kind of like here-ish There is like this random outlet Slash I don't know hook thingy That I think used to be for a clock Back in the day But there isn't a clock big enough to cover it So we had originally Gotten a few of these prints From the farmers market Or from the Melrose trading post I mean And so we had like hung them up It was good But then we decided to hang curtains And then they weren't even anymore So then we needed to buy Anyway, long story short I really like the way it looks now It's so so cute We have the espresso martini one And the espresso spritz, negroni and old fashion And I just think they look adorable I included them in the last vlog So if you're curious about the stand we got them from I like zoomed in on their name And their website and stuff And then we have this over here And it's over where Leila's area used to be And I really can't like look at it for too long Because I will like actually throw up from grief But we're thinking about getting Some sort of like baker's rack Or something to put here to like fill in the space Let me know what your thoughts, opinions are Suggestions Because we have a little bit like very limited Outlet space in this kitchen And we have two extras right there So it would be nice to be able to put like Maybe your microwave on it Or like something where we can like Free up some more counter space over there So if you have any suggestions let me know But anyways, okay, back to the recipe And my paper towel tripod Because I can't find mine I'm going to use my little heart bowl Because this is just the cutest dish to me ever And I thrifted this like I don't know A year or two ago And it's funny because I was all proud of it I was like I found these vintage heart dishes And I probably paid like Two dollars each for them Then someone commented Those are actually from Dollar Tree And they would have been a dollar so That's what I get for not paying attention Anyways, we're going to do some yogurt This is my favorite one It's the Oikos Triple zero I like it because it has like 15 grams of protein And I try to like get more protein These days so You know I'm fuller for longer All that good stuff Okay then Most of the people are just grating The peach like right over the yogurt This is a white peach It's one of those like I showed it in the Trader Joe's haul It's one of those like donut peaches Or Saturn peaches But it's white on the inside So I don't think it's going to be as pretty As the people who have like Those bright yellow ones But we're going to try Oh Can you see that? It's like barely working But I think it's working So okay Let's keep going I am so scared to cut myself with this thing I feel like I'm going to be here For a very long time doing this So you know what Here's what it's looking like so far I'll check in with you when I'm done Because I don't feel like this is going to take forever Okay here's where we're at With the frozen peach So again I think it would be cuter If it was yellow Because I think it would just look nicer But I mean it still looks okay Kind of also looks like potato So it's a little weird But anyways okay I'm going to take like one of these And just kind of crumble it up a little bit Why are these literally The messiest thing on planet Earth But it just tastes like childhood I'm going to do both Or maybe one and a half And then lastly We will do our drizzle of honey Nothing too crazy Just a little bit Okay here is what we're working with I'm actually just going to like mix it in now Because I want to get everything And then we're going to try it Here we go Taste test time I'm going to make sure I get a lot of peach on there Cheers Oh my god it's so good Mmm Do you know what it kind of reminds me of? Do you remember McDonald's I don't know if they still do But like back in the day McDonald's Used to have yogurt parfaits And it always had like frozen berries in it And to me that just like hit so hard And this is kind of like a fancier version of that I don't really think I would have needed the honey But like it tastes nice I do want to try it with pistachios But wow this is 10 out of 10 I would highly recommend trying it It really doesn't look that good I swear it is unbelievable You have to try it Oh my god is there anything better Than lying down in bed when you're sick Ugh I think what I'm actually going to do is Catch up on some reading Because I set a goal for myself to read Two books this month for my TBR And I'm on the second one and I'm only like I think 10% into it And as of today it's like I think a week left of August So I think I can do it Really though like I've just been reading Sorry if you can see leaves in the corner Of the frame There's a giant plant hanging behind you But I usually just read for like 30 minutes before I go to bed So it's just been taking me longer To like get through books I'm currently reading The Housemaid's Secret Which is the sequel to The Housemaid By Freedom McFadden I was going to look at my list Of like what I've read so far this year So yeah I read The Housemaid a couple books ago And I try to do like a thriller And then I'll do like a romance one That I've been wanting to read forever Or you know just things like that But I did make a main channel video Talking about like the books that I've read This year so far But since that video I've read Things We Hide From the Light Which is it's like a three book series The third book hasn't come out yet I think it comes out in September It's like a three book series Where it's like in this small town It's like the sunshine grumpy trope Or whatever they call it I learned about that on TikTok And it's like so physically cringe Like I'm so sorry to the author There are so many parts where I physically cringe And like I actually can't handle it But I mean I'm still going to read the third book Like I already pre-ordered it so whatever It's got some spice it's good So I would recommend that one And then I read The Housemaid Which was really good It was like my first Not my first like thriller Because I read The Perfect Marriage last year Or maybe at the beginning of this year And that was sort of like my first thriller That I've read in a while Besides the one Oh my god what was that called The Silent Patient So yeah maybe I have read like quite a few thrillers But anyways this is the sequel to that I believe or it's just a similar storyline But I'm also pretty sure it's the same character So yeah I'm only 11% into it And let me tell you if it's anything like the first book I was like Huh It was so good Like I never thought to read thrillers But yeah anyway I'm gonna shut up now That was a long rant for nothing I'm gonna try to put a bit of a dent in this So wish me luck Well It's a few days later and um Yeah I got COVID I started feeling progressively worse Throughout the day And then I think it was like The following day I woke up And I was like mm-mm Something's not right So I took a test And it was positive instantly So anyway It's been a really rough few days But first I need to like listen We're in the trenches Okay I've been so ill This is the first morning I woke up Feeling semi normal again So we're gonna shower and like Cleanse our soul And then we will ricken me Alright that is feeling much better Just took an everything shower And did a little bit of skincare Just like threw on some mascara Brow gel and lip gloss Just to like I don't know Feel like I'm more human Sorry this tripod is wobbling all over the table But I mean I do have another like lounge Outfit on of course I'm a little too close There we go Much better So anyway Yeah I ended up getting COVID I have no idea where I got it from I got a few GMs from people being like Did you get it from Disneyland Cause I went to Disneyland on Monday And then I tested positive on Friday And I don't think I got it from Disneyland Because nobody else that I was with Even got sick And so I'm wondering if I either got it From somewhere I went Like when I was out and about When my mom was here Or I mean honestly who knows It could literally be from anywhere But it's my first time actually Like getting COVID And knowing that I have COVID while I have it I got sick in like what November or December of 2021 We had Drew's niece over And she had been sick And she had tested negative And like she was like on the mend So we thought everything was fine So she came over And then we got sick Like a few days later And we got really really sick But we both tested negative So I was just like Oh it's fine I think I tested like the very first day And I think that was right around the time That you were supposed to wait to test Like and we didn't know You were supposed to wait to test Until like day four or five And I had some friends who had COVID Who didn't test positive until like Day six or something So anyway long story short I found out that it was in fact COVID when the following January So a month or two months later I started getting symptoms of porosnia Which is like a distorted sense of smell Like I was smelling the most rancid Horrible smell Like every time onions were cooking garlic Every time I walked by a coffee shop Every time I drank coffee, peanut butter, meat Like everything was just so foul And I only knew about that because Alexa had had porosnia And she had like told me about it And I texted her and I was like Oh my god I think I actually have that Anywho This is like my first time Actually testing positive And then this morning Earlier I retested to see if I was You know like if it was gone And it's definitely like faint But it is still positive So that's unfortunate Also is everyone okay? I literally got probably 200 DMs from people Saying that they thought this was a pregnancy test When I showed it on my Instagram stories And I was like it literally says COVID On the actual test And the thing that I post I'll post the story on Instagram I just said well And that was it Like imagine if that's how I announced a pregnancy Anyway So many people thought I was posting a positive pregnancy test On my stories That's kind of funny But anyways Yeah it's actually been nice to sort of slow down Because I think If you saw at the end of the last vlog I've just been feeling a lot of grief of course In case you didn't know My 12 and a half year old dog passed away And she had cancer And it was really sudden and awful And really shocking Even though like her health Had kind of been dwindling for a while And there's just so many things That like make sense now I have just been dealing with a lot of the effects of grief And I think because I've been trying to keep myself so busy To like distract myself as much as I can In the long run It's almost ended up like putting it off in a way So yeah I just I think this was a good chance to just like rest And catch up on some sleep I think it's actually been good for me In the long run I mean I wouldn't recommend getting COVID It was actually awful Like it was actually horrible There was one night where I was like kind of scared Like I had chills and fever and sweating And like it was bad But yeah we survived and we got through it And this truly this month Has just been the gift that keeps on giving And giving horrible things I cannot believe that this is the same month That like Alexa and I had a little staycation For her birthday And we got tattoos And then Layla passed away And then like all these other Like I can't believe this was all in the same month This was just like a very crazy month I will be very thankful when it's over Um it is almost over thank god But yeah it has just been truly like a roller coaster And I've actually gotten quite a few comments Of people asking about Moo And very kindly being like How is Moo doing? Like is he okay? Has he like been different Since Layla passed away? And I love that so many of you are so sweet And thoughtful but no Moo does not care He has not noticed He has not changed his behavior at all However he I mean he's a cat Like I don't know He just doesn't care about that kind of stuff Everyone's cats are different of course But no he does not Care at all So I guess that's a good thing Because he They never were like close They just kind of tolerated each other But I do think that Moo has noticed Like when I'm grieving Like I have my moments almost every day Where I'm like crying or upset And he always comes and comforts me So I think it's more like a selfish thing On his part It does feel like He's more just like looking for comfort for himself But we love him for it nonetheless I was reading a note of like Everything I wanted to touch on For the rest of this vlog Cause it's like This is obviously just a very chatty vlog So that's where we're going with it I even said at the beginning Like this sounds like It's gonna be the beginnings of a sick vlog And like I had no idea that I was gonna You know that I had COVID At that time But I did end up As like a follow up to earlier in this vlog I did end up finishing the book That I was talking about Which was called The Housemaid's Secret I feel like when I'm talking about books I do a really bad job of covering it Number one because I have ADHD And like my thoughts are going from Here to here to here to here to here Like all over the place But also because like I don't want to spoil anything So I try to just like glaze over it But The Housemaid's Secret was amazing I think I might have liked it better Than The Housemaid And I loved The Housemaid I've discovered that I really love like Thrillers And I need to keep reading more of them Because they really keep you at the edge of your seat And like you want to actually read more So I finished that one And then I also actually read another book Over the weekend And it's a Colleen Hoover book called Leila And I ordered it like months ago Because of the name I was like oh like a book with the name Leila Because obviously I'm partial to that name And it was totally different than I expected It was almost like a paranormal type of book I won't give anything away But I really loved that Like if you are you know Someone who reads and enjoys books Like Verity Which is another Colleen Hoover book Which I highly recommend It was really good I think you would really like Leila So maybe you want to give it a shot I actually I mean it was like corny But I really enjoyed it And so now I'm on to another Freedom McFadden book called What is it called? The Inmate I haven't started it yet Well I'm on like page one But I'm just giving myself like a little reading break For the last like 24 hours Because I finished two books in like two days But yeah that's really all I've been up to I've been on the couch Reading Playing my Switch Been playing so much Disney Dreamlight Valley Drew and I have been watching TV So far he's okay And hasn't been sick at all Somehow I don't know But then this morning he said He was starting to feel like a little icky So we'll see what happens Fingers crossed he doesn't get it But that's kind of it That's sort of the end of this vlog I hope you enjoyed it There really wasn't much going on Because I was sick But hopefully I think like for the next vlog I'm gonna do just like a getting back into my routine Hopefully like feeling like a part of life again After you know a setback Or just after life happens I mean I'm obviously not gonna do anything Until my tests come back negative And I'm like not sick anymore But like I mean as far as On the agenda for today when I stay home I'm just gonna like relax Do some editing maybe Maybe do some more reading And I think that'll be pretty much it for today So anyway thanks for hanging out with me And stay safe out there Honestly I probably should have been wearing my mask more When I was going places And now I think I will I mean I do when I'm going to like appointments Getting my brows done Getting my hair done Getting my nails done Things like that But I mean I probably Could afford to do that a little bit more I will definitely be getting my booster in September Which I think they say includes like this variant Because I don't want to get this again Or at least I don't want it to be this bad So I will definitely be doing that But yeah thanks for hanging out with me And I'll see you very soon in the next vlog Bye Sorry you had to see me looking like this