 Good morning everybody. Welcome back to another vlog. It is 9 a.m. on a Tuesday Which actually feels like a Monday because we just had Labor Day yesterday if you see my eye twitching at all during this vlog It's been going on for like two weeks. It's fine But today is so nice because it's the first day in probably Two weeks over two weeks that I've actually done my morning routine and like it has become So integral to like me having stable mental health And you know over the last couple weeks my mom was in town and then I got COVID and then just like Everything was falling apart and I mean the last like month of my life has been truly like I mean Hell after I'm losing Laila that was literally a month ago today And so many of you are so sweet and are still asking like how I'm doing and Um, and it's I'm just really sad. I just don't really show it a lot But yeah, I mean I think about it all the time. I'm just trying to Put one foot in front of the other so anyways It just feels so good to like have some normalcy in my life again And feel like things have slowed down for a bit and just yeah get back into my regular routine It's just really important especially for like my ADHD like it really helps me a lot with that just to have a routine So it felt nice and now I'm gonna take a shower and today's gonna be an editing day So a lot of just kind of lounging so I wanted to like get some steps in beforehand today It's also the day that one of my books comes out which I had pre-ordered on my Kindle So I'm very excited to dive into that even though I started a new book last night I guess I can read two books at one time, but yeah, we'll talk about that later That's gonna be fun. That's the things that I get excited about as a 35 year old So I'm gonna drink the rest of my smoothie which is a little bit different I bought a chocolate and a vanilla protein powder like two separate ones and I used up the chocolate Which is my favorite I had never tried the vanilla and I just don't like it at all by itself So I've been mixing some of Drew's like chocolate me peony to powder in it And it's I'm just not like a peanut butter smoothie gal, but like it's fine I'm gonna get through it So this smoothie is like my go-to but just sub the two powders that I used for the one Chocolate protein powder and then it's like well it tastes like a chocolate milkshake But this is still good and I'm gonna enjoy it. I've been talking for too long. Let's go take a shower All right I was just finishing up getting ready and I remember that I bought these things that I had seen quite a few people recommend They seem pretty hyped right now And they're like a sort of like temporary false lash But they go under the lash line and if you remember if you've been watching me I had been using these sweetheart by Flutter habit and I mean I've definitely used them a lot But it's like a commitment like it takes me a good probably 20 to 30 minutes to put them on every time And I mean I use them especially when I'm traveling like I'll bring a little backup pair just in case and like some more glue Because it's just nice and I'll have to do your eye makeup every day when you're like But these are like an everyday one and there's no glue. They literally supposedly just stick on your lash Wine or under your lash line, I guess so here's what they look like it comes with like a little applicator And it says right here that it's got a pre-bond on it and that you don't need glue So we're gonna try it out. I might just do like a couple on my outer corner We'll see so it says just pick a cluster place it underneath your natural lashes and then squeeze it with your natural lashes together To like secure and it says they last for 24 hours. I'll be the judge of that. So yeah, all right Let's do it. Oh Okay, I see and then it says right here too. I got the voluminous ones by the way I think these were like the second to most dramatic it says right here that there's medium and long So you can choose like which ones you want on your inner corner and which ones you want on your outer corner I'm just doing outer so I'll do a couple long ones. So here is what it looks like. So it's just got the little bond on it I need a little mirror That's pretty easy actually and then I'm just gonna do this Get right up in there Secure it with my natural lashes Honestly, that's on there like that seems pretty good number two. Oh, it really honestly just like stuck right on there Let me just secure it in place Squeeze it. Should I do one more? I mean, we're already at it. We might as well. I'll try one of the medium ones Yeah, that looks a lot better That is so cute. I actually really like that a lot. Okay, we're gonna do the other eye I'm glad I went with the third one Feel like you can if you had like a eyeliner or something else you probably get away with doing like one or two on the outer Point, but this is cute. I just thought I would try them out. I think they're pretty good We'll see if I keep using them Yeah, maybe maybe if I stand here. Oh, wow. Do they look good? Yeah, they look fake. No Yeah, really easy I was trying to find a spot with like decent lighting, but suddenly it's like super super cloudy today Which I'm not mad about but I just wish it would rain like I want if it's gonna be cloudy I just want it to rain. But anyways, this is what they're looking like I honestly think they look really good like I'm really impressed I did just sit on the couch for like the last hour watching tiktoks and Instagram stories and all of that But um, that's okay. Drew was standing over there by the window. Oh He's waving at me through this window Hi He was watching me through the window Anyway, he was standing over at this window earlier because someone got pulled over right in front of our house And if there's one thing that drew is gonna do it is be the nosy neighbor And he needs to know what's happening at all times the second someone raises their voice He's running over to the window. He knows what everyone drives He goes our neighbor ordered Chipotle and it's 10 50 in the morning I was like, well, I mean to each their own I suppose He usually orders Taco Bell breakfast. So he was in the mood for something different But anyways, I have so much editing to do so I am going to prop myself up in my little editing corner here I have my little tunnel in case Mu wants to join me and lay underneath with me and That's gonna be me for the next several hours. Also real quick I am wearing a new dress that I got from Urban Outfitters. Look how cute this is It's like a little baby doll dress and it's gingham and it's like a blue and brown kind of and it's just so cute and comfy And I was gonna wear just like a lounge outfit And then I was like, I mean I could just lounge in this dress because it's essentially like pajamas anyways And I mean would I style it with these slippers? No, probably not, but I'm in the house I literally have to turn this light on it is so dark in here But I did just go into my fall storage little thing under my bed because I was like I want to wear a sweater Like it's become cloudy and kind of cozy weather. So that's what we're gonna do this I got from Airy last year, I believe and it's like so warm and cozy So that's what I'm gonna be doing cozy enough on the couch Editing my videos wearing my cute little sweater and my dress and maybe the sun will come out later But that's what we're gonna be up to so catch you on the flip side. All right It's lunchtime now. It's actually after 2 o'clock. So it's a little Later than I would like for it to be but we have some Delicious looking like how red these are some campari tomatoes from Trader Joe's. There's this little gem lettuce That's like so adorable and perfect for sandwiches. It's I mean, I'm pretty sure it's just like baby romaine. Oh, yeah, it's burnt well No, it's like actually black Never burnt bacon in my life Burnt it with love Indeed I'm gonna chop up this other the rest of this little head of lettuce and make myself a little side salad There we go. I'm gonna do these little tiny baby cucumbers. They're literally the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life All right, we're gonna do some cucumbers and then I have this big old chunk of chicken. It was like a pre Whole fucking thing. It's massive. Oh, I think that that's good, but that's about two minutes too done for me I was just doing too many things at once. Can you taste it a lot? No, it's just kind of like salty All right You have to do cute email obviously even though It's got him quite Luffy and we're gonna do some thin tomatoes. I'm gonna find the like thinnest ones Maybe that many and then I'm gonna do flaky salt and pepper on those We'll do the lettuce then If my avocados are ripe, I probably would have smashed some avocado on the actual tortilla and like seasoned it but this will do Look how cute don't come for me for not having a wall of tomatoes. Okay beautiful My side salad do some berries on the side then in my salad. I'm gonna do my tried and true face I don't actually have any crispy parmesan or croutons Which I would prefer because I like the crunch, but this is really just like a side salad So we're gonna do some Stachios and some craisans and then if I'm gonna find some kind of cheese Will I eat all of this probably not but Drew will eat my chips More focused on this than this so I actually think it turned out. Okay. Let me take a bite of the burnt bacon And I will let you know It tastes way less burnt than it looks so that's good today's spicy water of the day is Trader Joe's raspberry lime Dullish before I go back to work. I was like, oh I got a package and it's this cute little brand called find me now. I think it's what they're called I'm pretty sure they're like a small business or like a sustainable business or something But I get ads from them all the time on Instagram and most of the ads I get are like Companies like that and I've seen a couple other people wear some pieces from them And so I decided to get a couple things from their sample sale because stuff was like really discounted This first piece is like a little bolero. Is that what it's called? It's like a set so it comes with this Cute to top and I don't know if you can see but it's like lacy and really pretty I couldn't decide if I wanted this color or the brown one But I said I go black because it goes with everything and then there's like a little shrug thingy that you wear with it Obviously it just kind of goes over your shoulders and then look at these ties along the side like the bows. I Thought this was like a little maxi skirt or even a mini skirt would be so so cute This wasn't part of the sample sale I just really really wanted it and I had my eye on it for a while. So that's very exciting And I got two more things. This is I don't remember how much it was I know that it was like severely discounted though, and it's like this cute little knit Tank top the size extra large slash double XL. It doesn't look like that It looks like a medium when I'm looking at it. So we'll see but like so cute Just very kind of like retro with the wavy pattern and the colors and stuff and the last thing I'm so excited about this. This came in a set But I decided I just liked the top and I liked the idea better of wearing it with like a black mini skirt instead of the matching Mini skirt, but look at this top. It is so cute. It has these little like Polka dots or little ovals and it's like a little almost kind of like a cardigan type of thing And it has these cute wooden buttons. Oh, I'm obsessed. This is so cute This will be so fun for fall this one and then the black one are gonna be really fun for like fall and winter And then I mean I can listen It's still very much gonna be summer time here And I was more thinking about this for like the end of this summer and then next summer as well Of course, I'm excited for my three new pieces. How adorable. Okay now It's time to go back to work Right before you go to bed like honestly the best feeling ever it is much later now It's like close to 9 p.m. And here is I mean Ignore my face makeup because all I wore today was this like say slip-tint powder and concealer So like it's definitely not long wearing so ignore the rest of my makeup But here is what the lashes look like after what 12 hours. I will say this one little outer corner I might not have like secured it well enough. So it does sort of feel like it's not the sturdiest thing in the entire world But honestly, these are pretty good like if you're in a pinch I obviously probably wouldn't wear them every day But if you're just like, I don't know going to an event or it's just like another form of lashes But just so much easier than like a strip lash and gluing it on and stuff So I can honestly say I like give it my stamp of approval and they're still looking pretty good So I figured before I get in bed and start my new book, which I'm very excited about I would show you like the process of taking them off because I mean I have no idea what this is gonna be like So we are gonna find out together. So apparently you're able to just pull them right off. So let's see They're really on there, but okay. There you go. There's one. They are very sticky Like they're still sticking to my finger like are you able to reuse these probably not but it's so nice because there's no glue Ow, I think that one did pull one of my eyelashes out But I think that was just me not being gentle this one. I feel like it's gonna come off so easily Honestly, these are not bad. Like I'm I'm pretty much convinced I'll link these down in the description box below in case you want to check them out I already posted them on Instagram today and so many of you DM'd me saying you're gonna buy them So hopefully you like them as much as I did but like they looked really good I guess we can do a little nighttime skin care routine So we're gonna do this milk makeup hydro ungrip makeup removing cleansing on this stuff's great I want to say I did this like one time before I don't think I like did my full skincare routine But I definitely remember filming a vlogmas video and I was like drunk doing this I feel like I used to feel so much more comfortable Sharing like a funny silly side and then I think I just after a while started letting stuff get to me like People's opinions and oh, don't do that. Don't say that like every time I would do something or show a bit of my personality I think over time that just kind of like whittled down a little bit But I am like truly feeling back in my unhinged era. I don't care. Oh my god This is a look the good thing about this particular like cleansing balm is that you can first of all It doesn't hurt my eyes and second of all you can just rinse it off with water So you don't need like a washcloth or anything. So I'm gonna like rinse it off with some water and then wash my face We're gonna do I lost the pump for this But we're gonna do a little bit of my kale and green tea spinach vitamin superfood cleanser by you to the people I love this. I am dripping everywhere, but these scrunchie things are honestly so clutch for washing your face I mean the water's like all over the sink, but at least it's a lot on my arm. Do you know? Oh That feels so good Drives in here brushing his teeth now, but um, yeah, I feel like just like I don't know lately I've looked back at Old vlogs and been like whoa I was so different and like I've grown a lot as a person I'm so appreciative for that and I feel like as time goes on I just want to continue becoming a better version of myself But I do think that I really miss like the feeling that I get whenever I watch old blogs It's just like damn. I really miss like how I used to be like I used to just be carefree and not got so concerned with Everyone's opinion about every little thing and I've just been trying to let go of that and I think I've talked about this in the past I'm sure I have but I do think that I don't know I got a couple comments on like a couple recent vlogs being like I love for this vlog It felt like kind of old-school or just really wholesome and like cozy and just real life And I think I just need to focus a little bit more on that and just staying true to myself And like there are gonna be people that you encounter online day in and day out in your life That like you don't agree with it or at least don't agree with every single little thing And there's definitely gonna be some things where you're like oh, I wouldn't do that or I wouldn't say that or I wouldn't wear my hair Like that whatever but that's the beauty of it is that like we're all different and I am guilty of that too Like I have just been trying to have so much more of an open mind in being like why do I feel like that's cringe? Like is that cringe because it's a problem with me? Yes, it is. That is the problem. So anyways, I'm in my unhinged cringy Authentic era and I'm happy about it finishing up my nightly skincare routine I always use this grande lash every night before I go to bed and it is expensive I think it's $60, but this has totally changed my lashes. Excuse me. I just burped You're not able to really tell by like looking at me right now Look like a naked mole or hut, but I have blonde eyelashes So they're kind of hard to see and this has completely like doubled the length. It's literally crazy So I use it every night. So okay, let's change into our PJs and get reading. I'm We're in bed Chillin ready to read sound machine is on Skylight thingy is on I bought one of these Or maybe Drew bought it in the pandemic in like the peak of 2020 For me for Christmas. Oh Christmas 2020 and like everybody was using them and honestly it still hits like we literally use it every single night And yes, I am wearing the same pajamas that I wore last night I do sometimes wear my pajamas two nights in a row because unless I like sweat in them It's fine. I just slept, you know Anyways, the book that I am starting tonight just came out today. This is the series It's by Lucy score the first book is things we never got over the second book is things we hide from the light And now this is things we left behind so I won't give any spoilers But it's a kind of like small town in Virginia I think story where this person ends up in a small town and there's this like, you know Grumpy hot guy that lives there. Whatever. He has a brother. They like hate each other They have like this feud blah blah blah and then it's just kind of like a grumpy sunshine Trope which is I learned that from tiktok. I guess that's like a common trope in a lot of books And then the second book is about the brother and like his significant other in their story And then now this third book is about their best friend who has been in both of the books And he's kind of this like shady character It's like who is he so mysterious and he has this like ongoing beef with the librarian I don't know. They like grew up next door to each other and they like hate each other Drew's laughing at me There are parts of it that are so so corny. There was one night. You remember What they say to each other Yes, there was one night where I was reading it and like I was facing this way Drew was facing the other way I think we were both reading and I was like, I have to I have to bet I'm physically sweating under the covers like I'm sweating because it's so uncomfortable the way they're like. Oh, yeah, big guy I don't know how they're like. Oh, yeah, hot shot. Well, let me tell you something. It's just like. Oh my god Who talks like that? I'm so sorry to the author And I think it just goes along with the story, but it can be so corny. There's definitely some spice all that said I genuinely Fucking love it. Like I'm so excited that this third book came out. So here we are. We're gonna open it This is book three of three any who that's gonna be the rest of my night I mean, it's already like nine something so I'll probably read for like another 30 minutes and go to bed But thanks for hanging out with me today. I appreciate it Hopefully even though this was like mostly a stay-at-home vlog. It was still, you know, slightly entertaining for you I got reading to do so we will see you next time