 Hello guys, welcome back to another vlog. We're about to decorate for Christmas if you saw my last vlog My brother was here this past week. He just left this morning I cleaned my entire apartment took down all of my fall decor and I got all the Christmas stuff behind me and I'm really excited last night We were in Target and I just kind of like poked around and I got a couple Christmas decor items I also got some Christmas scented candles from Bath & Body Works over the weekend I brought out my bin of extra hand soaps and then I have my bin of Christmas decor that I already had last year I moved into this apartment like two weeks before Christmas and it was a huge move I moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina and it was just a lot like I had a lot to unpack and organize So I didn't even bother decorating for Christmas So it's been two years since I've seen what's in here and I honestly don't remember at all so this is gonna be exciting and I got the fireplace crackling on the TV to set the ambiance So let's see What we got in here this Christmas tree sign, which I believe is from Michaels this sign that I think is also from Michaels. I Also have like my wrapping stuff. So like extra Christmas bags and bows and tags and stuff like that My nutcracker. Oh, so cute from 2020 which was like a pretty Monumental year. I feel like for the whole world But for me personally that was the year that I moved into my first apartment Completely by myself. It was the first time that I was just living on my own. No boyfriend. No roommate And it was really exciting and a big deal. So I wanted to make sure I got something with the year on it I got another thing with 2022 on it to mark The year of when I moved here to North Carolina because that is another huge deal I'll show you that when we get to it. Oh I totally forgot about this. Have yourself a merry little Christmas. This I think was from Target from like the little $5 section in the front and I have this Garland That lights up. I think this was from Walmart this blanket Just so cozy Oh, I forgot about this. I have this white glittery Garland that was from Walmart Have some ornaments and then my Star tree topper. I don't know if I'm gonna put a tree up this year to be honest We'll see how I feel with all the decorations up if I feel like I want it My apartment is just so small and the tree I have I do have it in my storage closet here But the tree that I have is quite big and I just feel like it would be too cluttered Like I would have to move things around in order to make a spot for it So I just don't even know if it's gonna be worth it. So I don't know. We'll see but then I have These glittery trees that I think were from Walmart They got two red ones exact same thing. Oh, this one got a little Bent up this Noelle sign that I think was from Michaels either Michaels or Walmart And then I have Two of these green pillows Throw pillows That will go on the couch And that's it. Everything else that's in here is just like more Christmas tree ornaments and then as far as the new stuff that I bought from Target last night Q wrapping paper. I got this ranch I'll show you where this is gonna go. This is from hearth and hand then I got This little baby tree. I also got this black velvet Reindeer, which I think is so cool looking also got this Christmas pillow. I love they had a bunch of this kind of style like a more traditional vintage kind of Christmas style and then I got this snow globe that plays music It has the year on it even though technically I moved into this apartment in 2021 It was December. So like 2022 Really was like the first full year that I've lived here And then I got this candle that's in the scent fireside glow, which smells really really good but I thought that the Packaging was really beautiful and would make for nice decor as well This is what happened when I was decorating for fall too. I felt like I had so much more stuff Then I actually do but I do have a pretty small apartment so we are going to just put this stuff out see how it looks and if I Feel like I need a little more to add We can always go out and get some more stuff But I'm gonna start with what I have for now and I'm gonna play some Christmas music while I do this And I don't want to get copyrighted. So we're gonna do a time-lapse Alexa play Christmas music Classic holiday station from Apple Music close the blinds so that hopefully you can see It a little bit better. I put my Christmas pillow over here I originally had the blanket on the chair But I kind of like how it looks falling out of the basket then up here I put that Christmas tree sign and one of the glittery trees I definitely feel like it's missing something like something a little bit shorter to put right there Down here. I feel like I don't know this is cute. I'm happy with how it looks I feel like I could maybe put something on that side, but that little pine branch. I Stuck in that vase. I always have something like some kind of little branch of Something sticking out of there and I've been changing it out depending on the season then on the coffee table I put another glittery tree. They all got a little bent and Fucked up looking. Yeah, that's okay. Then on the bar cart I had all of this glittery garland. I didn't know what to do with it. I was gonna wrap it around The front door, but then I thought oh, let me kind of glitz out the bar cart and make that look Christmasy, I can't decide if I think it's like cute Christmasy glitzy or like ugly and Stupid and then I put another glittery tree up there. Don't mind the laundry back there I'm in the process of washing a bunch of stuff Then up here on the kitchen island I put more of that garland around this tray This little tree I put up here this too. I've been swapping out like I always keep some kind of little Something I normally have a faux snake plant the rest of the year and then for the fall I had like my little Arrangement of faux leaves now this and I think that's cute On top of the stove. I put the Noel sign By my coffee machine I got the nutcracker and then in my bedroom Again, I'm washing all my bedsheets. Don't mind that. I wasn't sure if I wanted to like Fully decorate in here. So I put the reindeer another glittery tree and That small candle in here. I think that is everything. Oh in the couch I put those green pillows on here and the have yourself a merry little Christmas pillow So yeah, I don't know I did take my tree out just to see so it's definitely Too wide to fit over here because I was thinking like that corner might be nice I could push my couch over a little bit But then I have this stuff here and then that would be sticking out into like the walkway here And either way I just feel like it would be really cramped back there And it would be too close to the couch or I was thinking I could put the tree over here I was thinking that I could just put in the corner over here in the meantime And then the tree could just have that whole corner But then I have no idea where I would put the chair because I feel like anywhere else that I tried to squeeze it would be Way too cluttered the tree otherwise Could just go there in the hallway But I feel like then it would block the door to the bathroom if it was here Like definitely would block the door to the bathroom. All right, I decided I'm just gonna Order a new Christmas tree and just get a narrow one And I'm gonna put it in that corner because I feel like that's the best thing And I was measuring to make sure it would fit there and it will so that stool and I have my Mike stand from when I record That I can just move somewhere else and I can put the plant in my bedroom Remember a few vlogs ago when I was saying that I wanted to cut my hair. I Am so glad that I didn't act on impulse because now I am back to loving my long hair and I'm just So glad I didn't end up cutting it Anyway, hello. Good afternoon. It's Tuesday I've had like a really lazy morning because I got all of my Computer work done Yesterday, so today. I just kind of like Took the day off and I've just been watching a bunch of YouTube videos Which was so nice, but now that I have to get up and get ready for work I just feel so lazy and I was like starting to feel sleepy because I was just laying around and it's gloomy out Sometimes it's really nice to Rest, but if I have somewhere to be or things to do It's almost better if I just like get up and start doing stuff First thing in the morning Like I have to go grocery shopping and I was gonna go earlier today before work But I just was I don't feel lazy. I didn't feel like it and I was like, yeah, I can just go After work on my way home and now I'm just kind of wishing that I would just went earlier Because if I was already like up and out I don't think I would feel like as lazy and tired as I do now Anyway, I had added a couple waves to my hair Yesterday, but I'm just touching them up a little bit. I'm just doing one twist Pull it down and then right when I get to the end. I like untwist and pull it down so at the ends Come out straight. I feel like that Gives it like more of a beachy look, but it also I think makes my hair Look longer and fuller when the ends are straight because it like emphasizes the blunt cut That I have good enough. I'm gonna go get dressed Here's the outfit I'm wearing today Which I just threw together last minute and I feel pretty cute You know when you're like, okay, I'll wear these things together and you're envisioning it one way in your head And then when you actually put it on you're like, oh that is not what I was expecting That does not look good. This actually worked out. So this sweater I think actually it's supposed to be like an off-the-shoulder kind of thing. Yeah, I don't know This is from Abercrombie. My friend Julia that I do my podcast with bought it actually for herself and I think it was like, I don't know She just didn't really like it or it was too small or something and then the skirt is from Target and then my cowboy boots That are from Altered State, which I love so much keeping it simple with jewelry I've been doing this necklace combo a lot lately. They are both from Anna, Louisa As are all of my earrings I'm gonna take Benny out. She's the bathroom really quick and then head to work. I'll catch up with you later. Good morning It's not even 7 a.m. yet. I feel Weirdly awake despite feeling like my body is still Tired and asleep. I feel like my face looks really tired, but like mentally I am awake and ready To start this day. It is the day before Thanksgiving I feel like the last work day or school day like right before a holiday It's always exciting, you know, I think pretty much everyone is traveling out of town for Thanksgiving Except for me. I'm staying here. I was contemplating if I should Go home for Thanksgiving or not, but I knew I wanted to go for Christmas So I felt like it was too much to do like too much driving back and forth for myself and Obviously I have to bring Benny with me. So flying isn't an option I was like, yeah, I really don't want to do that nine-hour drive Especially because I feel like Thanksgiving isn't as big of a holiday At least not in my family. Like we don't do anything We don't really do anything special for Christmas either But I just feel like Christmas you kind of get like a double whammy because then New Year's is right after So yeah for me it just made more sense I'd rather go for Christmas than Thanksgiving and I felt like there was no point in going for both because it is a pretty far drive and Yeah, so Staying here for Thanksgiving by myself. I don't have any plans, but honestly, I'm cool with that I'm taking two weeks off around Christmas time from work and everything like I'm gonna completely Unplug and just enjoy time with my family so I Will hold down the fork here and I'll work at the salon a lot of my co-workers did invite me over to their house Which I thought was very nice, but it's like no Honestly, it's gonna be my only day off to just stay home. Here's what I'm wearing I'm sorry that the lighting sucks as you can see it's still pretty dark outside But I am so excited about this outfit because I love these pants I just got them at Target. They are just the comfiest Stretchiest pants and like look at this beautiful Velvet and then these shoes like a pointed Mule little heel are also from Target. I got them a few years ago and then I'm wearing a Silky button-up blouse from Lily silk. I feel like a freaking Greasy mess my feet are freaking sweaty and Hurting it's five o'clock. I just left work. It was a Crazy day just like I predicted it to be so I didn't get a chance to vlog anything at all because it was just non-stop And it's amazing like I have been doing hair and working in salons now for like five years over five years and like it still blows my mind when people call in the day before a holiday Looking to get an appointment that same day. I'm like what Planet are you living on where like you think we're just sitting around? I was hoping that I was gonna be out of there by like 415 at the latest and then everyone Ended up running a little bit behind Okay, I am back home. This is looking Kind of fogged up. So this is Thanksgiving single-person edition, but I did want to get a couple like Traditional Thanksgiving type things to make for tomorrow because like why not but obviously I'm not gonna like make these big Homemade meals because it's just me and there's no way I'm gonna be able to eat it all so I have Some frozen mac and cheese single serving from Trader Joe's this stuff is so good Then I just went to Walmart and I got this little ham Because I'm not really a big turkey person. I also got some green beans I got crescent rolls, which I'm surprised. They were fully stocked. I thought they were gonna be wiped out I also got a sweet potato, which I'll probably just have a little bit of but I mostly got it for Benny That's a little treat for him stuffing I got this pack of two slices of cookies and cream pie It's a perfect thing if you're a single person and you want some pie, but you don't want to have an entire pie Oh also the new Christmas tree that I ordered arrived today. I Definitely need to play around with the branches and spread them out a little bit more But I just wanted to put it together Just to see what it would look like and it is perfect. It's the perfect height Perfect size it fits So well in that corner and the quality is so Good like it looks So high quality I'm gonna wait till tomorrow to decorate it Because I am just too tired tonight And I just and rather do it when I have the energy and I'm like excited to do it Rather than forcing myself to do it tonight I actually ended up ordering this one from Walmart because that one I was showing you from Amazon the earliest It was going to arrive was like middle to end of next week but this one from Walmart literally came in less than 48 hours and It was a couple dollars cheaper too. I will put a link to this one specifically in the description Watch my face now. I started watching the sex lives of college girls season two I'm excited. I really really enjoyed the show. I watched it last year when I first moved in and I didn't have a couch at the time I don't even think I had my bed yet and I just remember sitting on the floor in this living room on my air mattress Watching this show. It's just crazy how it's almost a whole year later. So yeah, I'm gonna watch a little bit of that And then go to bed because I am Very tired I'll see you in the morning Good morning. I'm looking rough. I need to open the shower and wash my hair, but it's things giving morning I think definitely putting the tree up made all the difference. I'm so glad that I ended up just Buying another tree and I love this one I think this is one of the most beautiful trees. I've ever seen by far my favorite tree that I have ever had all of the Round ornaments that I had were from Target from years ago And then I had these gold Pinecone ornaments from Walmart I think I'd like to just get like one pack of red ornaments Just to sprinkle throughout to give it a little bit more of a pop I'm just gonna have some breakfast I'll eventually take a shower and then I will catch up with you when I'm ready to make my Thanksgiving dinner which I'm probably gonna make it kind of early because I don't want to make like a separate lunch So I think I'll just make everything around lunchtime and then I'll just have a second Helping for dinner later if I'm hungry. Okay. It's literally 130 and I'm getting hungry already So I'm gonna start cooking and I'm doing a face mask. I just got out of the shower. This is the origins rose clay Mask that I have been doing on the reg lately Here is everything I'm gonna be making and then I have the mac and cheese in the freezer. I have a sweet potato in the oven for Benny and I hear my mom video chatting me so Hi Thanks Okay Just got off the phone with my mom got the crescent rolls ham slices green beans mac and cheese Stuffing the sweet potato Is still in the oven I'm just gonna spend the rest of the day watching movies my favorite kind of day. Hello Good morning. It's raining outside. So it's Really dark in my apartment. It is currently The day after Thanksgiving a.k.a. Black Friday. I have to Go to work today. I don't have any clients and actually no one is gonna be at this one I'm just gonna be there to Enter the phone and do gift cards because the salon is running a Black Friday special That's only running for today. So someone needs to be there to do the gift card purchases It's like a you know every hundred dollars you put on a gift card. You get an extra twenty dollars So that's what I'm doing today and I am gonna bring Benny with me He's just waiting by the door. He's like, all right You got dressed ten minutes ago Why aren't we leaving yet? I will see you later. Oh my god, okay? He's excited. He's ready to go. I'll see you later I will maybe vlog a little bit at the salon if it's not too crazy Morning It's only 7 30 but I've been up since six for whatever reason my body just naturally got up Six this morning it feels Way later than it is, which is a good thing. I don't usually feel this awake at 7 30 Especially considering I want to bed at like midnight, but I am currently getting ready To go to work only the massage therapist is gonna be in today. I think she just has one Client in the morning then later this morning. I have a client for hair Here's my outfit for the day. These faux leather pants are Zara shoes are targets top is Nike and Denim jacket is also Zara but after work I need to go to Target because it is my co-worker's birthday today And she invited me and a few people out to celebrate get some drinks So I just want to get her like a little something and then I'm gonna come back here Put a little makeup on probably keep the same outfit on I'm gonna take Benny for a walk and then head to work I've been putting this fireplace on YouTube just makes it so cozy. I'll see you later Here completely alone, which is like Kind of cool, but like also kind of creepy. Let's go Downstairs and Get the laundry going before I start doing anything else Prepped this from yesterday already put a pot in Boom this stuff is dry From yesterday Started this before I left Still alone out here. There is someone here getting a massage, but like in the back Spot area. So They can't hear anything out here. I've been just doing laundry. There's almost Nothing dirty left, which is pretty amazing because this freakin salon is huge There's a whole spot area too. So like there's constantly Laundry so to have it at a point where there's almost nothing like not a single piece of dirty laundry in this place is amazing and I've just been doing like some front desk computer things that we needed to do I got my station area Set up For when my client gets here. So that's all good. What I've been doing now is We have all these products they sell Lanza here like that's what they use for their shampoo and their styling products and they have these holiday bundles we got a shit ton and She wanted majority of them wrapped with bows To look all cute and then she wants to keep some unwrapped to put in front of the wrapped one so that people can actually see like what Comes in each thing and they can see you know What is in there, but it's been a freakin Process and she said that they always sell super well, which I'm sure they will Great gift idea, and I know people here like do buy retail like crazy So it will definitely be worth it, but it's been a freakin process We started getting these a few weeks ago and when they would come in we had to get them in the system Give them all a name set the price point add the tax Etc and then like separate and organize them and then Set aside the ones that needed to be wrapped versus the ones that are saying unwrapped Then we had to print the little labels to put on them. So that way when we are Checking people out. We know what it's called in the system And then we had to actually wrap the gifts and I finished the last few of those yesterday So now what I've been doing is just putting the price stickers on the ones that are staying unwrapped So these are all of the ones that are done. This pile here is what I have left I need to make more stickers. That's what I'm gonna do. We have this label maker So I am going to just make the last few tags for those and then this will finally all be done It is almost 10 o'clock my clients was to come at 11 and then I don't know all else I really need to do is vacuum. So hopefully I can get all that stuff done before my client gets here then I can just do her hair and As soon as I'm done just leave So my clients came in with a grown-out blonde balayage and she wanted to just do a gloss to Temporarily tone it down make it a little bit darker and kind of match it up to her natural color as much as possible So I did equal parts 7 and w with 6n red conchades EQ let it process for the full 20 minutes and This was her final hair. It was super easy. We just did a gloss no haircut or anything back to Just me at the salon It's like deeply Quiet but I just finished my client She said that she's like just sick of the blonde and she kind of wants to go darker and she's done like a darker Gloss in the past as like a temporary solution So she just wanted to do that again and just blew it out and styled it it was pretty quick and easy and Then we talked about doing her hair in the future and she booked a future appointment, which is very exciting And we are going to add some TZ lights To bring the balayage up a little higher keep the dimension But make it a darker color still super low maintenance But with some dimension so that her hair, you know, it doesn't just feel like blah and flat So that'll be fun and she was so nice. We had a great conversation. She was easy to talk to It's many hours later. I'm about to Go out for my co-worker's birthday put a little bit of makeup on and I'm wearing The same outfit I had on earlier pretty much except I just changed my top to a long sleeve plain black bodysuit From Target because it you know got a little bit chillier out I am going to leave now and I'm gonna wrap up this vlog because tomorrow I'm planning on just staying home and doing Absolutely nothing and then I'm gonna start a new weekly vlog on Monday because I have some exciting things going on next week So stay tuned for that. Thank you guys so much for watching. I will see you really soon in my next video. Bye