 I guess I really don't know what Christmas is all about. Christmas is all about Good morning everyone. Today, oh my gosh, this is my first vlogmas vlog. My hair is crazy today. I slept on it really weird. I'm getting it done today so it's fine. Anyways, hi guys. Welcome to my vlogmas vlogs. I love vlogmas. It's something I do every year. If you guys are new here and you don't know, this is where I film and post every single day. I'm gonna be very lenient with myself because realistically, the chance of me having 25 really stellar mental health days in a row is kinda low, you know what I mean? But I do have other pre-film content. I'm gonna be posting most days so it'll be fine. So if you guys are new here, be sure to subscribe. This is my busiest time of year. I love vlogmas. It is so fun. Watch every single video. I hope you guys liked the dawn morning routine. I thought it was so funny. My house is so festive. It's Christmassy. It feels like the holidays to me this year which I'm really excited for. Anyways, today is the 30th. I'm... I started vlogging a little bit earlier to kinda get ahead of schedule. I need to get my nails done today and get my hair done today. I have some other work that I need to do. I've been up... I've been up for like hours. I did my divo. I recorded some podcast stuff. I've just been working all morning. It is now 9.45. I'm gonna tip the dogs out and then I'm going to head to get my nails done which I'm excited for. They look so bad right now. So they really need to get done. Also, I'm gonna listen to Dolly Parton on Brene Brown's podcast. My dream podcast guest, guys. We have to get Dolly on the podcast. I don't know how this will happen, but it's gonna have to happen. Guys, I am just so happy in his vlogmas. I say that now. Just kidding. I'm wearing like all Everlane, even my mask is Everlane. At least my coat and my shirt. I really struggled this morning picking out an outfit because first off it's 37 degrees. I wanted to wear a sweater. Sweater would like mess up getting a haircut. You know what I'm saying? Because it would just be thick and like my sister would be really mad at me. So, here I am with this uneventful outfit, guys. Anyways, like I mentioned before, I have been waiting to get my nails done so I could sit down, get my nails done, and listen to a podcast so I could listen to Dolly Parton on Brene Brown. I just want to say it's crazy because I was on a call with my team and I kept saying, guys, my dream guest is Dolly Parton. I know this is so far-fetched, guys, but like a girl can dream, you know what I mean? Taylor, my producer, was on the call and we... Actually, this was when Taylor and I were on a call because we talked too much and so we had to do our own separate call. Anyways, he looked up all of this. He was looking up to see if she'd done any podcast and she had it. The next morning, the Brene Brown podcast gets released. Okay, guys, so it's gonna happen. Okay, prayers, everyone. Let's start. 21 days of prayer and fasting to get Dolly Parton on the I Love You So Much podcast. Thank you. All right, guys, this is the before of my really grown-out nails. Very bad call with the nail color. It was supposed to be like a really dark, like, taupey, mauve-y color and it's literally, like, purple. What? I don't like them, but I'm just gonna have to suck it up. I wish I would have done, like, a chocolate brown. Like, this was so dark. This just cannot possibly be the same color. But, oh well, it's fine. Whatever. This is just not what I had envisioned. Should have done a chocolate brown. Anyways, I'm literally teared up in the nail salon while listening to the Brene Brown Dolly Parton podcast. She's everything I could ever want to be. I'm heading home, gonna take the dogs on a little walk and then I need to head off to get my hair done. All right, guys, there's what I changed to plans. My hair appointment got moved to Wednesday. So, I actually am going to be filming and working and just prepping for the holiday season. I'm going to start working on my mocktails tonight. I decided that I'm gonna make some mocktails, maybe some cocktails, just prepping for entertaining. Since this year, I can't really entertain in the way that I would want to, so I'm using it as, like, a prep year. You know what I mean? Anyways, I actually have a lot of work that I'm going to get done now that I have this day kind of open. I need to film a bunch of brand stuff to get sent in. So, I'm gonna do that today. And then I need to run an errand or a few and we will get going. First off, this is so funny. He loves a sweater. But I've already started wrapping Christmas presents. It's November 30th, and that's just been, like, such a great way off. Like, it's just amazing, because, one, it doubles as decor. This is nothing revolutionary. It's just really exciting for me, because it's the first year that I'm already in Texas. So, I don't have to travel back with all these gifts. So, I would always, you know, ship them to Texas wrapping what I got here. But it's really exciting for me. Actually, I have presents under my tree. Then, today, I'm filming a, like, what I want for Christmas slash gift guide. All my gift guides are on my, like, to-know-it profile. Oh, my gosh, my hair looks really dark again. So, follow me on there. I just can see Elizabeth, and then the video is gonna be, like, a holiday. What I want for Christmas slash holiday gift guide. You know? Guys, I really need to hang this acrylic cowboy hat up there. That's gonna be my next thing. I also ordered more cord covers, and they got lost in the mail, so. I just have this genius idea. This is so messy, because I'm messing with everything, and I'm getting everything reorganized in here. This chair needs to go on this side of my office. I mean, I know that there won't be natural lighting when I'm, like, at my desk, but that makes more sense here. This chair looks bigger over here somehow than here. So, here's the thing. I actually kind of, I don't know. I think I do like it better this way. It just makes much more sense. This is gonna be so organized. It just looks cluttered because of all my sewing stuff, guys. Like, this is what stresses me out. And then, here's the thing. If I sew on this table, I can just watch a movie. Like, come on, guys. What else could I ever possibly want? Having a small office is actually, like, pretty difficult. I'm not gonna lie. Also, having a huge chair and insisting on having a huge chair in an office. And, like, I kind of regret painting the wall black, and it's just, it's been a whole thing. So, I just wanted to make sure, as the vlogmas goes, that everything's, like, organized. And as organized as I possibly can be, I'm getting a professional organizer to come this month. So, this closet, it's gonna be a whole new closet. I don't know why Coco is barking, and everything's just gonna feel a lot better in here. But, for now, this is good. I'm gonna go get my Dyson. Oh, I filmed, by the way, guys. The past, like, probably three or four hours, I've just been filming different videos, different stuff for brands to send in. And, anyways, I need to vacuum. So, I'm going to vacuum with my Dyson, and then I need to edit and get some more stuff done. Things that I just, like, don't feel like doing today, but I need to do. So, that's what we're on to. It's 2 p.m. This is my outfit right now. I've just been cleaning the upstairs. When life is about to get really busy, I like to make sure everything is clean, put away, so that, like, a mess in my house is not gonna bother me. I'm really affected by my environment. I've said this so many times, but I just don't do well with messes at all. I'm thinking that I'm gonna get a little 12, 3, 30 workout in, and then I still need to get some computer work done. I need to go run to the grocery store and do some more stuff. I'm really glad I actually got these videos and things sent in today. Didn't film. Didn't vlog as I was, like, filming and stuff, but I feel good about it, so... Gosh, guys, I just feel so good. My house is so clean. All right, I changed into clothes to get a little afternoon workout in. I have these set-active leggings on. I have matching sports bra, but it's in the wash. Then I have this Nike sports bra, and then my Allbirds. I'm about to go downstairs to my treadmill and do 12, 3, 30, which always makes me feel so good. I need to go get my water, my liquid IV. You guys already know the drill. For lunch, I will one that's bone broth. I'm out now, so I need to go to the farmer's market this weekend. But I made the little chicken label from Zinc, but I'm missing Parmesan and arugula. But if you guys need the actual recipe, it's the best lunch ever. It's so easy to make, especially if you're working from home. It's on my Instagram rules. It's the best. 4 p.m. now. I showered. I got dressed. I cleaned some more. I did some computer work. I found, on a less productive note, I found the perfect chocolate brown sweater from H&M. Guys, H&M has been killing it this season. I have never really been an H&M kind of gal. But I just want to say, my best pieces that I have purchased this year have been H&M. And I'm just so shocked. If you go on my liked note profile, I have everything linked there. Like that beige puffer that I wear is only $40 and it's on sale always. So many sweaters, great pants. Like that incredible beige coat I just got. Like there's so many things I've gotten from them that I'm just so impressed. Anyways, I'm on my way to Trader Joe's. I'm going to make some homemade chicken noodle soup tonight. It's my first time trying this recipe and I'm really excited. I'm also going to make a mocktail, which is going to be my new thing this year. I think Liz, who's in my pod, I think is coming over tonight. And she said she just made this really good like actual cocktail last week and she's going to bring this stuff over to make it tonight. So we might actually make a cocktail as well. But I'm just, like I said, rashing off my hosting abilities. I went to Trader Joe's because the Trader Joe's line was out of control. Got some shredded chicken for the soup, sourdough, stuff for a cheese board. I don't know why it just felt like it. Some red peppers for another recipe I'm going to make. And then I'm going to try these new, well they're not new, but new to me drinks. Okay, I've been seeing ollie pop everywhere and actually the only soda I like is root beer and it looks weird. So I'm excited to try that. It's like a healthy root beer. And then I got this coffee because I'm really tired even though I probably shouldn't drink it. It's a winter cheer, cold brew coffee, made with ollie. So I'm excited to think it's a stump town. Yeah, it is. Stump town, so cute. I made myself a mini cheese board because I'm really hungry but I'm not going to even start cooking for like another hour. I need to get some work done. I'm going to edit for probably the next hour and just have my cup of cheese board. Good job. Dom is watching Gilmore Girls. She literally doesn't know how to recording. Now we are getting to our cooking with Kendi segment. I am making some chicken noodle soup. I'll show you guys what I'm making. And then another recipe. Probably Shaw. Okay, so this is what you need. I'm going to start off by sauteing the onion and then you add celery, carrots. Whoa, dude. I'm sorry. I cannot take you seriously in your Christmas sweater. You're not very scary. I have chicken broth, adding in the chicken. It's super easy but it looks really, really good. Guys, I just made some tea. It's 9.30. I think I'm going to go to bed. I need to edit a little bit but I'm using my really cute mug from Amthro. I have one with a candy cane in the middle and then one with a Christmas tree. But I hope you guys enjoyed today's vlog. I'm just already loving Vlogmas. I love you guys so much and I will see you guys in the morning. Bye.