So, yeah, thereshouldbe a funandproductive, althoughverysleeptheproductdayinmylife, I amgonnamakemyselfsomepancakesbecausethatisliterallytheonlyfoodleftthat I haveinmyapartment.
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Hello, mylittlehomeofficecorner.
Obviously, themainpartofmyjob I seeisthevideos, andthatis 100% ofthemostimportantpartofmyjob.
Butwhenyoudon't seeislookbehindthesceneswhenitcomestoorganizingalloftheseextraopportunitieslike I'm doing a Q and A onYouTube's Instagramtomorrow.
I alsohave a bigprojectislaunchingtheresoon, whichisexciting, butalsotaking a lotoflikeadministrativework.
Thefirstthing I havetotacklerightnowis I have a brandyOh, comingoutinNovember.
So I havetosendmyselectabletheproductsthat I wanttosilentvideoandphotosofmyapartmentandaskedmybuildingmanagerifweareallowedtofeelmyapartmentofimagefingerscrossed.
ShesaysYes, because I don't reallyknowwhat I'm gonna d'ohAlsofunbackthatisholdyouinlike 30 minutes.
Whenyoucancloseallofyourtabsjustbeforeyougoontotherestoftheday, I wanttoshowyouguys a quicklookathow I amatleastattemptingtoorganizemylife.
Soasyoumighthavenoticed, I havethisgiantmonthlycalendar, which I willlinkdownbelow.
Thisiswhereallofmyappointmentsanddeadline I don't useGoogledrivebecause I amanoldpersonand I'd liketodothingsphysically.
GoRecently, I'vebeentryingtofigureout a waytomotivatemyselftodoworkmore.
So I gotmyselfthesecolorfulpostitsand I'vebeenusingthosetowritedownallyourideasandwhen I shouldbeinstagrampostandevenlikethingstolookforwardtoonthebeginning, somethingaboutmybrainreallyjustlikesbeingabletosee, like a stickynotephysicallyrepresent a taskthat I havetodo.
Andthenwhen I'm doneinthepast, likewhen I hadmyinstagrampost, which I'm tryingtodotwice a weeklikesuperstrictaboutit, I justlike, computeitoffanditfeelslike I didsomethingphysical, whichisnicebecausemyjobislikesodigital, andsometimes I gofromtheweek.
I don't evenfeellike I'vedoneanythingbecause, likethere's nophysicalproofthat I didsomethingthatmightgetallonlineanddistant.
Allofthis I alsousethisbulletjournal, and I justrightoutononesideallofmypastthat I wantitdonein a week.
I'veorganizedbybigthings, littlethings, e mails, errandsandstufftodolater.
Thatisn't likeanurgenttaskforthatweekandthenontheotherside, allright, outof a scheduleforeverythingthat I wanttodo, Get a certainday.
Okay, sothat I'veneglectedtomentionsofaristhateveryweekaftermyvideo, I leave a joint s inmyapartment, and I don't stoptocleanupthatnestuntil I'm doneeditingonThursday.
Hencewhymyapartmentlookslikethis.
Luckily, thisweek I filmed a sitdowninthatvideo.
SomyapartmentlookslikeitwasonLeestruckmelike a categorytwohurricaneandnot a fullonclothingtsunami, likeitusuallydoes.
This'llisthemosthilariousdilemma I thinkanybodyhaseverhad.
Basically, theotherday, I gotthisgiganticPRpackagefromStarburst.
It's literallylikeit.
Here, letmegetlike a Here's a potatoforscale.
Doyousee?
That's like 50 potatoesworthofstarbursts.
I don't knowwhattodowiththismuch.
Candycurrentlyisdirtierthanmylying.
When I'm onmyperiod, doesanybodyelsegetlikeperiodWardhere?
Isthatjustme?
Andforsomereason, recently I'vebeenhaving a periodeveryliketwoweeks, So I wasalternatingbetweenextremelyhornyandextremelyupsetandhorny.
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Alsomydaysforwateringmyplantsbecause, asyouguyshavenoticed, I have a slightplantobsessionandbias, likeplayingobsession.
I mean, I have, like, 50 fuckingplansinmyapartment.
E reportedrecentlyintotheselittlethriftstorecontainersthat I gotlike, a dollarfromgoodwill.
I thinkthatthemostpreciousthing I didputlikepebblesatthebottom.
Butyouhavetobereallycarefulwithhowmuchyouwaterthembecausethey'reobviouslyisnot a drainageholewhichhaskilled a many a plantinmyday, myhomesforplantslikethisone, I justhavetogetoutthereandtakeitdownand I ranoverthekitchensinkand I giveit a littleplantback, andthen I justshakeitoutandhangitupoverhere.
Well, I drive, I don't knowWhataboutthebathroom?
Butthisisfuckingthrivinglike, Oh, he's glowing.
Whathighlighterdoessheuse?
Isthatbendyalongmywindowsill?
I'vebeentryingtorootsomenewplants, soobviouslyyoucansee I have a lotofphotos.
I basicallyjustcutoff a coupleofnewleavesthataresproutingfromoneofmyexistingPutthoseplans.
Andthen I problemin a computedourthat I tookthelabelofflikethehipster l a pieceoftrashthat I am.
Butatleastwhen I readonlineisthatovertimetheydepletetheoxygeninthewatersoaround, likeeverytwoweeksorso, I'llswapoutthewater, justgetout, givethenewbest, andformyplansthataregetting a prettyintenserootsystemlikethisone I alsopopin, like, half a pumpofplantfoodbecauseithelpsitgetlikeallthenutrientsitneedstogrow.
Allright, somycamerabatterydyingwhile I was a TraderJoe's.
Soall I havearethesethreeshakyiPhoneclipsofbellpeppers, butneverfear.
Here I am, backinthekitchenwhere I belong, Reg, tocook a nicemealformeandmyimaginaryhusband.
I amtryingtoeatlessmeat, butthereissomethingstrangetomeaboutthefactthatthiswholenewenvironmentalistwave, Butoverall I thinkof a greatinfluenceismostlylikewomanenforcingitonotherwomanonline.
Like I haveneverseen a commenton a maleinfluencers, instagramandYouTubeaskinghimtogobegin, especiallywhenitcomestodie.
StakeinDependOh, that's a nicesizzleIn a 2nd 10 JustallhappenedWeneedinthesecondhandeverysingletimeoutDidn't seethere's thischillingwithRoughlyinmyoveryonderonthesideoftheroad I'm gonnaboiloutfuckingno, ProbablynotevenbeingdramaticonthevideoJustmyownpanfadingmeremindyouguyseverhavelike, I thinkflyjustintomynoseDoyoueverhave a beardlikehousewifefantasy?
I thinkit's about 150 pages I wanttosay, andinallhonesty, ithasreallyhelped, likerecentermyself.
It's helpedmethinkaboutmyemotions a lot.
I don't havelike a therapistoranything, and I don't have a wholelotofclosefriendsouthere.
It's nicetohave a wayon a dailybasistokindofdebriefallofmythoughtsand, like, honestly, it's kindofit's not a goofypleasure, butitis, honestly, somethingthat I reallyenjoy.
I had a gooddaytoday, and I feltprettycontentwithmylife, whichis a goodfeelingandnotsomethingthat I feelsuperoften.
But I wokeuptodayreally, reallyanxiousaboutmyvideo.
Normally, when I postmyvideo, I'llsitatmycomputerforabout, like, threehours, reloadingtheviewsandtryingtofigureoutwhether I needtochangethethumbnailortitleifit's underperforming, whichis a littlebithard, because I neverknowwhichthemealoptionistherightoption.
And I feellike, nomatterwhat, I'vechosenthewrongoption.
So I'm learningjustlettingthatgo, though, andjustlettingthevideobewhateverhappens, happens.
Mygirltalkvideothisweekthoughtslightlyfewerusedthenormal, but I'm reallytryingtogettothepointwithmyvideoswhere I stoppedtryingtoputallthisfocusontheviews, and I stoppedtryingtoappealto a massiveaudienceeverysingletime.
Likeat a basiclevel, itseemslikethemoreviews, themoresuccessful I am.
But I thinkonceyougetto a certainpoint, moreviewscanjustequalmoregenericormorclickbabycontent.
And I'veneverlikedClickbaited.
But I havemadesomeprettylikegenericfashionvideos, partiallyinanattempttokeepoutperformingmylastvideo.
Andyeah, I'm gettingto a pointwhere I wouldmuchrathermakesomethingmeaningfulforfewerpeoplethansomethinggenericfor a lotofpeople.
I wasreallyproudofmyvideothisweek.
I madethevideothat I wantedtomake.
I hadfunfilmingit, and I thinkthepeoplewhodidwatchitenjoyedit.
Sothat's reallythemost I canfuckingaskfor.
I meanthatandlike, 10 millionviews, butthat's nottheYouTubeworldthatwelivein.