Love the new intro Helen … I have to admit I was shouting a the screen “its 43, definitely 43 hours “😂 PS - your indoor plants, when they aren’t doing well just need a holiday outdoors for a month or two (depending on the season), a horticulturalist friend gave that advice a few years ago and it saved some our very expensive house plants from the bin!
I always feel nostalic at the end of summer too. Really enjoyed this vlog, it was so calm and chill. Loved the babies on the paddle boards and Diane whining for Lola, so sweet.
I was influenced by your leopard skirt and got one for myself last weekend 😁 I can't remember the last time I wore print, but I just couldn't stop wanting a leopard print skirt after seeing it. Love your style! ❤
I have autism and adhd and i relate partially to your struggle. I also clearly lack focus when I'm not under pressure, but i need way much more "down" time than a typical adhd person, so I tend to like it. But if it stays for too long, then yeah it becomes a problem because I start to get absolutely shitty at life, like I can do only 1 task per day (ie: go grocery shopping OR vacuum the flat but not both the same day 🙄) and I indulge a lot (doom scrolling, ordering food, etc). The thing that helps for me is keeping a list of tasks/ideas/stuff I want to do but never get the time to when it's busy that I keep on my phone and go through it during these calm months, it consists of "building a new light fixture", "paint a watercolour for the living room", "fix this one cupboard", "read this one book", "try funky makeup", etc.
I think the productivity without pressure thing is something we all struggle with! I work in an office and when times are quieter my entire team says they feel like this. Defo not just a symptom of being self-employed. Don't beat yourself up!
Your vlogs are so fun and your energy gives me energy! I’ve been inspired to gym ‘n’ swim in the mornings and it’s changed my whole brain (in the best way) 😂 thanks for promoting such a balanced lifestyle of health, fitness, fun, food, work and creativity. Bloody legend.
Helen! There’s a petrol clip! I only say this because no one ever told me and then I saw someone use it and just walk away from their car while it filled with petrol. It’s a little metal bit that you click in on the handle of the hose. ❤❤❤
Heeeleeennn - if the palm is drying out it might be root bound, too many roots taking all the water quickly. Check for pests too. Bottom watering the big guys also find more effective.
Wish we had decent warm summers but yeah I’m with you on that as summer is so freeing and always has the best plans. I have started decorating for Halloween already though, guilty! I hate winter too, it goes on for way too long 😂
As a freelance translator I feel you 100%! My work comes and goes and I really struggle to stay motivated when I haven't got a full to-do list. I also keep saying that I will enjoy some time off when I don't have as much work but then I just end up feeling guilty for not working and end up spending my days looking up at what "normal" jobs I could and feel like should be applying for xx
Hi fellow translator! My therapist said that part of the reason why I burnt out was that even those non-working days are cognitively taxing because you're constantly alert and waiting for that offer/email etc. It's hard to relax when you're keeping one eye on the job all the time! I ended up getting a "normal" job but I miss translation terribly :( sorry for rambling, I'm just always so happy to see translators in the wild 😅
I feel exactly the same - today has been such a dull day and now it’s pouring with rain and it’s cold😰 I can smell Autumn in the air and it makes me feel so sad and sort of anxious that Summer is almost over and it was so short, with only a few proper sunshine days 😭 Love your vlogs so much, they always cheer me up! 🧡 Ooh, also, do you still have any hair extensions in? Your hair looks so gorgeous and thick and bouncy! Xxx
I know how I feel when it gets darker so I’m also sad! I have two tape in pieces on the front of my face! Just to take the brunt of the heat styling and constant touching. I wanted a solid frame
0.50 for half an hour time 86 is 43 hours :) - I cant wait to see what it looks like :) also loving the paddle board would love to do this looks so relaxing
Sat here crocheting whilst watching your vlog 😄 I made 200 something granny squares for a blanket, still working on it because I’m still joining them together! 😂 look up the Battenberg blanket by cherry heart (Sandra Paul) it’s made up of small solid granny squares (they’re about 5 x 5cm each) and you can use as many Colors as you want! You;L have to crochet yourself a hexi cardigan (uses the granny stitch) in preparation for the autumn/winter
@@helenanderzI started the project 4th April and had finished 234 mini squares by 15th May… I think each square took about 8 minutes or so to make. But this was something I was picking up in between working, walking the dogs and running around after my feral child 🤣 he starts school next month, so my free time will be spent crocheting and dog walking round our beautiful Norfolk coast 🥰 me time here I come! 🤗
I'm a self-employed tour guide and I have AuDHD. I absolutely hate not having anything to do. I don't "like" hanging around and watching stuff. It's what I do when I am overwhelmed and paralised or I hyperfixate on a show but it always leaves me feeling guilt and unfullfilled. Up till June of this year I was always busy, if not for work, I was designing and preparing stuff for my best friend's wedding and once it was over I got so bored and it's been eating me alive. It drives me so mad, that I can feel depression creeping around my feet and the only reason it doesn't reach my head is my meds. Last winter I taught myself to code for 2 months, I did it for 10h a day at times and I miss this feeling so much. Nothing has engaged me like this for months and it makes me feel like I'm watching precious life time run through my fingers. I hate feeling like this.
Hey Helen, I've been meaning to try paddleboarding for years and your vlogs have given me the push to want to do it... but I'm on a super tight budget (if any budget at all). Can you recommend how to get started off? I'm also shit at swimming 😬
I wish summer away because here in spain is toooooo hot and the kids are off school for 12 LONG ASS WEEKS haha! so its basically 12 weeks of an overstimulated, overheating ADHD mum who needs the routine and kids back in school so yes, i start to wish the weeks away around 3/4 weeks into summer holidays! haha!
Hey Helen i tried to get to your website to look at the graphic tees buy the website was down is there a different link i can use? Also did you you illustrate the prints? ✨💕
I gave up with my Parlour Palm, no matter what I did it just wasn’t happy. I watered it, I put it in the right position, I fed it, I even spoke to it..they’re bloody impossible!
Plant care advice: Maybe you're not watering your plants enough, because the soil is *too* dry and it cant soak enough water when you water it with the watering can. Try bottom watering once in a while and see how much it soaks after 1 hour for example.
@helenanderson it makes me anxious and stressed and I don’t know why even all the reels of autumn coming etc ..I just struggle in winter with the darkness it makes my body feel so grey ..spring summer makes me come alive xx
„ 43, omg that’s so long „ 🥲 I always think to myself, print a few cups, 2 hours and I'll be done. After 4 1/2 hours I always notice how much my math doesn't add up 😂
The cut to drone footage of you walking after the sunflowers made me really emotional for some reason! Loved it x
Awwhh 🥹
Me too, the music added to the emotions! And Helen was absolutely in the moment :)
Loved the new intro! Forgot to mention that on lasts weeks vlog 🥰 its perfect!
Awh thanks! Xxx
Wow the drone footage looked amazing, you are amazing at capturing things, made me feel all warm and fuzzy and a bit emotional x
We have so much in common, I enjoy watching someone relatable. And I get so many ideas from you. Been on and off watching since high school. :)
Love the new intro Helen … I have to admit I was shouting a the screen “its 43, definitely 43 hours “😂 PS - your indoor plants, when they aren’t doing well just need a holiday outdoors for a month or two (depending on the season), a horticulturalist friend gave that advice a few years ago and it saved some our very expensive house plants from the bin!
Or new soil, if watering isn’t enough
I always feel nostalic at the end of summer too. Really enjoyed this vlog, it was so calm and chill. Loved the babies on the paddle boards and Diane whining for Lola, so sweet.
I was influenced by your leopard skirt and got one for myself last weekend 😁 I can't remember the last time I wore print, but I just couldn't stop wanting a leopard print skirt after seeing it. Love your style! ❤
I have autism and adhd and i relate partially to your struggle. I also clearly lack focus when I'm not under pressure, but i need way much more "down" time than a typical adhd person, so I tend to like it. But if it stays for too long, then yeah it becomes a problem because I start to get absolutely shitty at life, like I can do only 1 task per day (ie: go grocery shopping OR vacuum the flat but not both the same day 🙄) and I indulge a lot (doom scrolling, ordering food, etc). The thing that helps for me is keeping a list of tasks/ideas/stuff I want to do but never get the time to when it's busy that I keep on my phone and go through it during these calm months, it consists of "building a new light fixture", "paint a watercolour for the living room", "fix this one cupboard", "read this one book", "try funky makeup", etc.
I think the productivity without pressure thing is something we all struggle with! I work in an office and when times are quieter my entire team says they feel like this. Defo not just a symptom of being self-employed. Don't beat yourself up!
Your vlogs are so fun and your energy gives me energy! I’ve been inspired to gym ‘n’ swim in the mornings and it’s changed my whole brain (in the best way) 😂 thanks for promoting such a balanced lifestyle of health, fitness, fun, food, work and creativity. Bloody legend.
Helen! There’s a petrol clip! I only say this because no one ever told me and then I saw someone use it and just walk away from their car while it filled with petrol. It’s a little metal bit that you click in on the handle of the hose. ❤❤❤
Omg whaaaat?! Where?!
Not in the UK there isn't.
Heeeleeennn - if the palm is drying out it might be root bound, too many roots taking all the water quickly. Check for pests too. Bottom watering the big guys also find more effective.
Wish we had decent warm summers but yeah I’m with you on that as summer is so freeing and always has the best plans. I have started decorating for Halloween already though, guilty! I hate winter too, it goes on for way too long 😂
I bought those damson madder leopard cargo jeans because of you. Obsessed with them! ❤️🐆
arent they the best!! xx
As a freelance translator I feel you 100%! My work comes and goes and I really struggle to stay motivated when I haven't got a full to-do list. I also keep saying that I will enjoy some time off when I don't have as much work but then I just end up feeling guilty for not working and end up spending my days looking up at what "normal" jobs I could and feel like should be applying for xx
Hi fellow translator! My therapist said that part of the reason why I burnt out was that even those non-working days are cognitively taxing because you're constantly alert and waiting for that offer/email etc. It's hard to relax when you're keeping one eye on the job all the time! I ended up getting a "normal" job but I miss translation terribly :( sorry for rambling, I'm just always so happy to see translators in the wild 😅
Then when it’s gets busy it’s like GIVE ME A BREAAAAK!! There’s no winning 😂😂
The drone shots 🤩 another great vlog ☺️
The drone footage 👏🏻👌🏼
I feel exactly the same - today has been such a dull day and now it’s pouring with rain and it’s cold😰 I can smell Autumn in the air and it makes me feel so sad and sort of anxious that Summer is almost over and it was so short, with only a few proper sunshine days 😭 Love your vlogs so much, they always cheer me up! 🧡 Ooh, also, do you still have any hair extensions in? Your hair looks so gorgeous and thick and bouncy! Xxx
I know how I feel when it gets darker so I’m also sad! I have two tape in pieces on the front of my face! Just to take the brunt of the heat styling and constant touching. I wanted a solid frame
I feel you .. summer always makes me feel nostalgic… good good memories .. ❤
Isn’t it just wonderful
0.50 for half an hour time 86 is 43 hours :) - I cant wait to see what it looks like :) also loving the paddle board would love to do this looks so relaxing
Sat jamming out to the weekly vlog song 🎶 love it! ♥🤘🏻
Hahaha xxx
Sat here crocheting whilst watching your vlog 😄 I made 200 something granny squares for a blanket, still working on it because I’m still joining them together! 😂 look up the Battenberg blanket by cherry heart (Sandra Paul) it’s made up of small solid granny squares (they’re about 5 x 5cm each) and you can use as many Colors as you want!
You;L have to crochet yourself a hexi cardigan (uses the granny stitch) in preparation for the autumn/winter
How long did 200 take?!!
@@helenanderzI started the project 4th April and had finished 234 mini squares by 15th May… I think each square took about 8 minutes or so to make. But this was something I was picking up in between working, walking the dogs and running around after my feral child 🤣 he starts school next month, so my free time will be spent crocheting and dog walking round our beautiful Norfolk coast 🥰 me time here I come! 🤗
I'm a self-employed tour guide and I have AuDHD. I absolutely hate not having anything to do. I don't "like" hanging around and watching stuff. It's what I do when I am overwhelmed and paralised or I hyperfixate on a show but it always leaves me feeling guilt and unfullfilled. Up till June of this year I was always busy, if not for work, I was designing and preparing stuff for my best friend's wedding and once it was over I got so bored and it's been eating me alive. It drives me so mad, that I can feel depression creeping around my feet and the only reason it doesn't reach my head is my meds. Last winter I taught myself to code for 2 months, I did it for 10h a day at times and I miss this feeling so much. Nothing has engaged me like this for months and it makes me feel like I'm watching precious life time run through my fingers. I hate feeling like this.
LOVE the wee theme tune!
17:35 Popping noises in Bubsy **immediately transported back to childhood**
I bring my crochet to the pub too!
Love the Kimono on you, Ozzy Osbourne vibes 🦇
The heat makes me feel claustrophobic 😂 can't get away from the heat I hate it gets me mega mardy 😂 been buying Halloween stuff since June xxxx
We are different people 😂😂
Loved it! 💜
Thank you! Xxx
I don't know if you've had that intro song for awhile already bc I just haven't noticed it before but that was SO fun!
Hey Helen, I've been meaning to try paddleboarding for years and your vlogs have given me the push to want to do it... but I'm on a super tight budget (if any budget at all). Can you recommend how to get started off? I'm also shit at swimming 😬
Loving the vlogs x
Thank you!! Xxx
I’m jealous, I need this time in my life.
I wish summer away because here in spain is toooooo hot and the kids are off school for 12 LONG ASS WEEKS haha! so its basically 12 weeks of an overstimulated, overheating ADHD mum who needs the routine and kids back in school so yes, i start to wish the weeks away around 3/4 weeks into summer holidays! haha!
Just me with the Children of The Corn vibes with the sunflower field?...
Omg !!! When you turned on your Alexa… mine turned on & i nearly shat in my pants !!!! 😂😂😂 💩
She honestly could hear a mouse whisper her name I swear
Yep just happened to me 😂 I absolutely flew
I need to know where that v neck denim top is from please. It's so flattering on you, I'm shook! Xx
Where is this denim top from at the beginning!? Obsessed x
DID YOU CALL YOUR LIGHTS BLACKPOOL?? hahahaha love that x
Also, keeping indoor plants in the best shape: bottom water them!
Great vlog! Where did you get the alien top?!
Hey Helen i tried to get to your website to look at the graphic tees buy the website was down is there a different link i can use? Also did you you illustrate the prints? ✨💕
ADHD and the urgency stuff is too real. I try to have backup hobbies or interests that I can get into when my primary focus/es have lulls
Innit 😂👀😂
It’s the fact your sausage is called Diane. I’ve never met a pet with my name let alone and adorable sausage 😂
I gave up with my Parlour Palm, no matter what I did it just wasn’t happy. I watered it, I put it in the right position, I fed it, I even spoke to it..they’re bloody impossible!
Your palm is dead darlin. I had to put mine in the green bin the other day 😢 Love You ❤
NOOOOO
Plant care advice: Maybe you're not watering your plants enough, because the soil is *too* dry and it cant soak enough water when you water it with the watering can. Try bottom watering once in a while and see how much it soaks after 1 hour for example.
i thought the Space NK candle was being cooked!
i love you girly ❤
Awh thankyou!! Xxx
Oh my giddy aunt Helen where are those printed / patterned bed sheets from 🥰 had to ask before I forget , ok I’ll carry on watching now 😂
Dunelm baby xxx
@@helenanderz thank you muchos xx
Bubsy love is strong here ❤ #snes
If you can, please play " thank goodness you're here" its sooooo funny 😂
👌🏼
@helenanderson it makes me anxious and stressed and I don’t know why even all the reels of autumn coming etc ..I just struggle in winter with the darkness it makes my body feel so grey ..spring summer makes me come alive xx
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That's such a good idea to buy new parents nice ready meals and coffee etc! Bet they were so pleased with that
And they really appreciated it so that made my heart full ❤️
@@helenanderz that's so lovely
I love that you don't know who's playing, lol.
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Am I just super unobservant or did Helen get a drone?
„ 43, omg that’s so long „ 🥲 I always think to myself, print a few cups, 2 hours and I'll be done. After 4 1/2 hours I always notice how much my math doesn't add up 😂
Hahaha craft math 😂