 Hi guys, welcome back to my channel. Today I am staying at home. It's a home chill vlog today. But I wanted to share with you something really exciting. I got paid by Instagram like what? Or Facebook I should say. I got like a notification. It wasn't like a notification. I was actually just checking the dashboard because like with like Facebook and Instagram Reels it's basically you've made like $5 like okay or like 50 cents. So I never really like checked but today I was like checking and it was like payout on February 18th and I was like what? So I go and like check the bonus reel things and I actually did give paid. I don't know if you're allowed to share the exact amount. I will give you like a rough estimate of like it was over $100 which I know like in the grand scheme of things it's not a lot a lot but it's a lot for like posting stupid I don't know videos online. Kind of like this one. Kind of like the one you're watching. But no I think that's like crazy that like I was able to earn money. Like I feel like how I felt when I got my first like $100 from YouTube like it's almost it's so crazy so I think I'm gonna still like try to make Reels obviously but my plan is I'm only gonna post ones that I really like and I think we'll do well on the platform like me and my mom like we get a lot of views obviously here and on there and like when I do like more vlog style content on Instagram that one did well like the ones that I actually like put together and edit like the ones I take more time on I'm probably gonna post on Instagram and I still have it like figured out how to to share to Reels or share to feed like I don't know which one's better because like one time I did share to Reels and my Reel did like a lot better and then when I shared a stupid video like it was like two seconds then I only got like a hundred views on it but it was kind of stupid so like I'm not saying that it should have gotten more traction because it probably shouldn't have but I think my game plan is like if I'm proud of like a little dance I do or if I think a TikTok is funny I'll read upload it to Instagram Reels because that's cool like you can make money um again like I know it's not a lot but like it's a lot for me like I think that's crazy I mean I knew I had the monetization feature but I didn't realize that like I was actually gonna get paid like I was actually like really fed up with Instagram so and I still kind of am like I really like TikTok as a platform and stuff but like I'm not making any money on it which again I do it for fun like I do this for fun I'm so glad and happy that I get to do this for some side hustle money and like for some fun money because I buy some stupid shit it's not like my main income like I'm not like solely relying on this as my income which is a lot more pressure off of me like I wanted to make a whole video on that because I feel so like chill with this and sometimes you know like if a video doesn't perform well like yeah it's frustrating um but I will say the most frustrating thing is with Instagram getting 40 likes like I don't know it just that was really what bothered me because I know kind of like how to work the YouTube algorithm in some aspects um so it's like oh I know I already know that this video is like not gonna do well. TikTok's also really frustrating too. I'm getting better because I'm trying to be more consistent. My friend has some good video ideas like I'm kind of just taking her ideas because I don't know. TikTok's just really frustrating because I don't know how to work the algorithm but I'm trying to just use like current music like if I'm on my for you page and I'm constantly hearing like one song like I'm going to use that song because I want to get on people's free pages I know this clip is getting long sorry but I just wanted to tell you guys the good news and everything also if you are not following me on TikTok please follow me it would mean the world to me um I don't know how creators I think you need like 10 000 followers on TikTok that's another reason why I kind of just treat TikTok as like fun and trying to gain an audience on there because like I mean I do think it's the way social media is kind of going but it is just so hard like I don't know how to crack the algorithm I don't know what to do it's just like hard but um yeah follow my TikTok it's alexjane underscore just like all my other ones um other usernames so that's what I'm really kind of trying to do but instagram reels thank you so much I'll show you the video it was the like why do you take selfie fit pictures after a workout and it was like because I'm annoying that one literally got 150 views on reels it was so funny oh it barely it didn't do that hot on my uh TikTok either it sounds like 100 but it's better than what I used to get because what I used to get on these things hold on let me like scroll back oh well like more of them have more views now which is good oh well like they're doing better but I used to get like only 40 views on my reels well now they're all over like 100 which is like good I guess okay well I haven't like looked at these I haven't deleted anything either okay so they all have over 100 which is like better than I thought but like yeah um this one like only has 50 views and it's like annoying kind of worked hard on that one but anyway um I'm just gonna go work out now and um then I'm gonna have lunch shower do my routine and then we're gonna get packing because um we're going away for the long weekend well it's not really a long weekend I just took off work um but we're going away for Valerie's birthday so that is going to be super fun get ready for those vlogs they're gonna be so fun um and exciting we are going to stay at the cabin and everything I'll tell you I guess more when I start packing for that but anyway let's get on to working out today I'm going to be doing the six pack killer workout um and then best of hit training and then this third one is a 10 minute yoga I'm only doing half an hour because I really honestly didn't want to work out today but I'm like it's fine we'll work out I'm also throwing away this bra once uh once I finish working out like I'm not even gonna wash or anything because like it is so well it's not like so old but like here well on one of the things like it's kind of like not ripping but the elastic is kind of like stretched out and then the logo here is like it's not peeling but like when you stretch it out it like is all cracked and stuff and I have a lot more other bras to wear so I'm gonna get rid of this I'm definitely keeping these black leggings though um this is my kick ass set I'm a second bra like this so I mean this is just like one that's kind of ratty so um yeah let's get to working out again sorry this clip is like so long oh my gosh and I'm just going to shout out on my lunch here chill kind of taking a later lunch today because I didn't get to start to working out until later okay so kind of failed at vlogging today um other than that other clip you saw but I've been watching all day inventing Anna okay so I've been watching um this like all day and the reason why is because I saw the um story covered well Kendor Ray covered it and then Vanity Fair I think covered it and they made a Netflix series out of it obviously and I don't know I have some mixed opinions on Anna honestly like I think she's kind of like a genius and I can't believe so many people believed her so I mean kudos to her for like you know getting that far and stuff but um Valerie cooked dinner tonight I'll show you guys it's our um it's our steak meal and um then I'm going to pack so I can kind of like um complete this vlog because tomorrow morning I'll probably watch some of this I don't think I'll finish it tonight but then I'll edit this video and schedule it for Thursday I did do something I edited my lululemon collection so if you haven't seen that video make sure to check it out but um I did edit upload and schedule that and um I was gonna edit this video tonight but I think I'll be still binge watching this uh series because it's so good at first I was like eh about it because it just like I don't know I think it started off kind of weird but I'm like into the meat of things and all like the secrets coming out and I'm like yes I don't even know what episode I'm on I'm on episode five Valerie yes hello she is slaving away in the kitchen I am slaving away she is getting the meal off so I'll show you guys but other than that not much to update all right so here's the gorgeous meal like normal mushrooms are like my favorites and then the mothers also got some um onions on theirs yeah mushroom and onion and then we'll have don't forget the asparagus that will be coming soon yes yes I probably will forget that but we have asparagus coming okay so it is currently almost midnight crazy but I am going to pack my stuff um for Valerie's birthday weekend and I'm going to use my new like phabletics backpack I've actually never used this and I'm excited just because I've been wanting to use it and we haven't like really done anything where I'd like need to pack stuff but this looks like so roomy and perfect for like overnight stays and stuff so I'm going to pack this up guys I'm on episode seven I have two more episodes of the inventing Anna um series and like I'm obsessed with it okay little mini review I'm not going to give any spoilers even though like the story's kind of old but the reporter or like the person writing the story I like her and I don't like her at the same time throughout the whole thing I just get the feeling like she does not want to have a kid at least like that time was just like not right for her so that kind of annoyed me but other than that like I really like the story and like all the characters um so tomorrow like going first of all throughout the whole trip I'm just gonna wear my white sneakers because I don't know I just don't want to pack like any other shoes really so I'm just gonna wear those with like my socks but going and being at home I'm gonna wear this outfit you guys know like I love this outfit it is just this burgundy top and leggings so I put that over there on Saturday we are going horseback riding so I'm going to wear my lululemon align tank and and also the same leggings so that'll be an outfit for like horseback riding it's going to be probably pretty warm and I just want to wear something comfortable got my underwear here obviously and then a pair pairs of socks so after horseback riding we are going to like shower and stuff and then go to Disney Springs for dinner so I'm gonna wear this black top and these blue jeans they're just kind of like mom jeans with like one little cut my other jeans like got some horrible like stained grease on them and these are like the only other pairs I really like and have I do have some from luke and gray but they're like the ones you have to button up and I'm too lazy to do that so I barely wear those because of that so that's my Saturday night dinner outfit so this is my Monday night dinner outfit I don't know I'm getting all the days confused because I took a couple days off work for this so like yeah I don't know when I say Saturday I really mean like Monday if you know what I mean so then on Tuesday morning we're going to like a brunch at the boardwalk and I'm gonna wear my new dress um yes this is a little fancy but I kind of want to get or try to get a cute picture at Disney's boardwalk in it I think that'll be like pretty cute vibes um I don't know I just thought I would do that and I'm gonna try to make some TikToks too but like I know vlogging is probably gonna be like my main priority when it comes to like remembering to do things so but yeah this is Tuesday's outfit and then we're kind of like just coming home so that's pretty much it for the outfits um so we have casual on Sunday horseback riding and stuff Saturday morning dinner Saturday night or should say Monday and then brunch on Tuesday which is going to be really fun so I am just going to pack up this stuff funny I saw the tag on this the luke and gray tag I think that's kind of funny um they changed their logo oh so what I found out so what's really cool about this backpack is the compartments so there's like a little oh you can't really see anything but there's little compartment you can see where my socks are there's little like hole here which is like pretty cool little pocket okay so I do want to take my makeup so I'm making sure to pack my beauty blender it normally does not stay in the bag I have a little ice cream cone thing but I'm gonna pack my makeup and then I'm packing my curling iron I might curl my hair before I go I don't know I kind of want my hair to be curled for the brunch photo but I'm not sure I think I might just curl my hair before we go tomorrow evening and then just have it like be curled for the rest of the time and not worry about it so thinking about that right now I probably will just keep that here because I don't want to like pack a lot of stuff and then obviously shower cap always need that because you know sometimes I just don't wash my hair and that's fine I just take dry shampoo and stuff and it's fine um oh that's something else I need to pack and I'm just going to take this dry shampoo I could take my travel size but I'm just like trying to conserve that for just like work days and stuff so I have my living proof dry shampoo and I think that's about it for now because I still need my toothbrush for tomorrow morning and um my lufas for showering and stuff so I probably will just pack that tomorrow morning so I'll just film that tomorrow morning um but I need to clear my bed off because I always had this issue of like yeah look at how much this fits a lot like I still have a lot more room in here that's really convenient I always have this issue of like oh when my laundry's done or like when I'm packing for stuff I just lay down on my bed and I'm like oh I'll get it later and then I come into my bedroom and then I'm like oh my gosh I have all this stuff so I have to like do something with it so that's why I just decided to film this little section now and then finish up tomorrow morning because obviously I need my toothbrush and like my soap and all that stuff like for tomorrow I think I am going to go to bed now because it's a lot later than I thought I would be getting into bed but that docu series it's not a docu series it's more just like a Netflix series so good so I can't wait to finish it tomorrow the next day and I just wanted to come on to kind of like finish the video I put on this outfit don't worry I'm not wearing my slippers I'm gonna be wearing my shoes but haven't changed yet I think I'm gonna just curl my hair now and just see if the curls last throughout the trip um I just don't want to be like curling my hair and stuff like all the time so it actually looks pretty good straight and I was like contemplating on just like leaving it straight but I kind of just want to curl it just for fun but I have everything packed I got my pajamas my like loofas everything in here I love that everything fits in here that's really convenient I'm also debating on whether or not taking my pillow I think I will but I then again I don't want to forget it there so I might just actually leave it here but I sleep so much better with my own pillow but yeah I'm going to get to curling my hair and let's see how it turns out fingers crossed that it turns out well so I'm just going to use some heat protectant throughout my hair just like on the ends because like I really only curl the ends and I just want to like make sure my hair kind of like stays healthy I always try to remember to use heat protectant um just because I don't know my hair has been through like so much that there's been times that it's like been super super unhealthy and I want to at least try put effort into preserving my hair health I just let my hair I would put like hairspray but I don't know I don't really feel like it I don't want like crusty hair so I'm gonna take her down I've done this like multiple times and like I just love the way it looks because it like gives me like all the volume which I really like and I get like compliments on my youtube channel and like tiktoks about my hair like this so I like doing it and I don't know it's just something different so something different than the ordinary big and puffy and I don't really mind it being this big because I know it'll like flatten out in like two seconds so I think that is going to be it for this video I hope you guys enjoyed it yeah anyway give this video a thumbs up don't forget to subscribe to my channel and I'll see you guys in my next video bye