🛁🍵 For self-care, I find really useful to lower my social media intake (FB & insta). I fall* into comparing myself to others and being convinced to buy things I dont need. I try to disconnect from a filtered reality and focus on being present. I read, drink peppermint tea and go on walks. Thanks for reminding to do that! 🖤 (catching up on booktube)
I like hearing about the choice of books you are considering to read. I enjoy your reviews on the books you are reading. I enjoy your walks and the topics you discuss. Thank you for sharing.
I really need to get my hair trimmed. 🛁 For self care I meditate, do a tarot reading, journal, and have a cozy evening reading session with warm lighting and fairy lights. A cozy bath is also the best!
What do I do for self care? Well, it's the middle of the work day and I missed lunch (I ate some soup at my desk while in a meeting), so i'm running myself a bath and taking an hour to read! 🛀
I wish I could keep my nails done...but I'm so hard on my nails and they always chip/break. However, I can fully relate to long-to-short hair. I will grow my hair out until it starts getting caught on things and then chop it off. I just cut about 8 inches off. I do a wolf cut on mine and we have similar hair. Mine is curlier though, but still has waves mixed in. I love Epsom salts in a hot bath when I need to relax...or a long nap...naps are amazing.
For unwinding I curl up in bed with a honey face mask (from Lotus Moon) and listen to some instrumental music (lute or guitar is the best). Hmm...this reminds me that I'm due for one of these evenings.🛏
I love getting my nails 💅 done. It is the one thing that I do that helps me feel good about myself. I also enjoy sheet face masks, but usually feel I don’t deserve to do them. Working on that.
A lot of curly haired people have multiple different curl textures around their head😂 It's tough but I recommend using a Denman hair brush to help the hairs that don't want to curl! Also if you still have damaged hair - doing a hair mask weekly helped my damaged hair! And hair growth:) LOL I'm clearly very passionate😂 I also just wing it when I cut my hair 😆 It looks great!
Lovely wholesome vlog, Ashleigh 🥰 I love painting my nails 💅 and have made an appointment at the hairdressers next weekend for the first time in about 10 years 😅 I don’t really have baths or use face masks but perhaps this year will be the year I enbrace this 😊 I hope you have a lovely week!
Fridays and Sundays are usually self-care day :) On Friday I kickstart the weekend with more hardcore stuff: The Ordinary peeling solution and epilation :0 on Sunday I use a bath bomb and just chill (unless I have had a game of rugby, in which case chilling = working through the pain in the bath). I am looking for a new face mask, which one do you use from lush??
I love the sound of this routine! I’ve been tempted to try the peeling solution as I liooove The Ordinary. My go-to face masks from lush are either the coffee one or Don’t Look At Me!
@@AFrolicThroughFiction Tbh it wasn't as harsh on my skin as I thought it would be, though I do use more hydrating ingredients for 48 hours after using it. Definitely recommend it!!
🚿 Great vlog 🎧 For self-care some days I listen to music. Some days I take a shower. And some days I just get extra love from my fur sister Sadie 🐶 I love her so much 💜
Chocolate 🍫hot bath 🛁flowers for myself 🌸💐🌻going to the beach 🌊 🐚birdwatching🦉nature walks 🪶🪺 yoga 🧘going to the mountains ⛰🌄candlelight 🕯fire in the fireplace 🔥🪵 prayer 🙏 Reading of course 📚📖📕📗📘📙 I would also add watching booktube to my list of self care items especially your channel !!!❤☺️
Would you say that if someone loved Circe they would enjoy Last Tale of the Flower Bride? Trying to find more slow cottagecore type reads that have that Circe feel (love fairy tales more than mythology though both are great)
As you were unboxing Witch Casket, I was looking at Facebook at the same time and got an advert for Witch Casket. Is the universe tryna tell me something?
🫧🛀🧖♀️🛌📖🫖🍵 💅 ... I make a salon appointment when I'm feeling the hair needs a bit of trim and color, and even get my eyebrows waxed! ... sometimes, my self-care includes a foot soak using a homemade salt lavender jasmine and mint soak mix my besty made just for me. I'm all for the natural homemade kitchen self-care recipes. You know exactly what is going on on your skin or hair!
My hair is exactly the same texture I’ve chopped a few times over the years ( never again) same I go and say do this please and they never do so I do my own now xx
"just to confuse all the americans" so true 😅😅😅 and i remain the only person to like blood and honey more than serpent and dove lol self care emoji:💇🏻♀💇🏻♀💇🏻♀💇🏻♀
I think I DNF The shadow of the gods. I started already twice and I liked it okay but I don't really care about the characters and also I haven't read in a couple of months and I just don't pick the book up. I'm still not sure because I mostly heard good reviews about it.
I stopped after Blood and Honey because I hated the ending, and bothered with what happened with Lou. Then I found out book 3 has a trope I don't bother. :/
📖🛏🖤🐈⬛ this was really nice. i like to read, think about stories i've read, play dungeons & dragons, all the fantasy stuff. i like naps and my bed is my safe space, as well as cuddling with my love, and having my lovely cats sleep with me every night. one of my girls, merlin, is currently curled up next to me as i type this.
I felt the same way about Blood & Honey but Gods & Monsters was one of my favorite finales of all time! It really brings the story back around. I would recommend giving it a chance!
I actually really liked Blood & Honey, but didn't love the 3rd book. I rated it 3 stars, which while not a bad rating it's not what I want for a series finale
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🛁🍵 For self-care, I find really useful to lower my social media intake (FB & insta). I fall* into comparing myself to others and being convinced to buy things I dont need. I try to disconnect from a filtered reality and focus on being present. I read, drink peppermint tea and go on walks. Thanks for reminding to do that! 🖤
(catching up on booktube)
I felt the same way about Blood & Honey and ended up wishing I never wasted my time reading the third one
I felt that way too😒
Same, I dnf’ed gods and monsters
I like hearing about the choice of books you are considering to read. I enjoy your reviews on the books you are reading. I enjoy your walks and the topics you discuss. Thank you for sharing.
I love magnesium salts or sanctuary bath oil ❤
Ooh I never think to use bath oils!
I really need to get my hair trimmed. 🛁 For self care I meditate, do a tarot reading, journal, and have a cozy evening reading session with warm lighting and fairy lights. A cozy bath is also the best!
That sounds so calming omg 🤎
You always find the neatest things!!
What do I do for self care? Well, it's the middle of the work day and I missed lunch (I ate some soup at my desk while in a meeting), so i'm running myself a bath and taking an hour to read! 🛀
I wish I could keep my nails done...but I'm so hard on my nails and they always chip/break. However, I can fully relate to long-to-short hair. I will grow my hair out until it starts getting caught on things and then chop it off. I just cut about 8 inches off. I do a wolf cut on mine and we have similar hair. Mine is curlier though, but still has waves mixed in. I love Epsom salts in a hot bath when I need to relax...or a long nap...naps are amazing.
Ooh I'm very intrigued about The Last Tale of the Flower Bride! I've only heard good things so far.
I always look forward to your vlogs!
I just had a bit of a lie down with no distractions as my self care. I may have fallen asleep for a bit too!
For unwinding I curl up in bed with a honey face mask (from Lotus Moon) and listen to some instrumental music (lute or guitar is the best). Hmm...this reminds me that I'm due for one of these evenings.🛏
I love getting my nails 💅 done. It is the one thing that I do that helps me feel good about myself. I also enjoy sheet face masks, but usually feel I don’t deserve to do them. Working on that.
you deserve a pamper with sheet face masks! 😇🖤
A lot of curly haired people have multiple different curl textures around their head😂 It's tough but I recommend using a Denman hair brush to help the hairs that don't want to curl! Also if you still have damaged hair - doing a hair mask weekly helped my damaged hair! And hair growth:)
LOL I'm clearly very passionate😂 I also just wing it when I cut my hair 😆 It looks great!
you are a SAINT 🤎
💅🛀🕯🥀🫖📖🛌 As always an absolute joy spending my Sunday evening with you. xx
Thank you for stopping by 🥰🤎
Lovely wholesome vlog, Ashleigh 🥰 I love painting my nails 💅 and have made an appointment at the hairdressers next weekend for the first time in about 10 years 😅 I don’t really have baths or use face masks but perhaps this year will be the year I enbrace this 😊 I hope you have a lovely week!
🛀 my self-care starts and ends with face masks for skin and fresh manicure for when I need to record a video😄
Fridays and Sundays are usually self-care day :) On Friday I kickstart the weekend with more hardcore stuff: The Ordinary peeling solution and epilation :0 on Sunday I use a bath bomb and just chill (unless I have had a game of rugby, in which case chilling = working through the pain in the bath). I am looking for a new face mask, which one do you use from lush??
I love the sound of this routine! I’ve been tempted to try the peeling solution as I liooove The Ordinary. My go-to face masks from lush are either the coffee one or Don’t Look At Me!
@@AFrolicThroughFiction Tbh it wasn't as harsh on my skin as I thought it would be, though I do use more hydrating ingredients for 48 hours after using it. Definitely recommend it!!
Your nails are always fricking beautiful. Love the witchy vibes 🖤🖤
Thank you so much!!
@@AFrolicThroughFiction you’re most welcome! I really love seeing which new designs you get.
💅💇♀Thanks for the video! Finished Emily Wilde! Just starting Love on the Brain! Have a great week.
Hope you enjoy it!
Lovely vlog 🧖♀️
I do the standard self care stuff like face masks etc as part of my normal routine so my self care is usually some sort of indulgence 🍾🍫
We love an indulgent moment 🫶🏻
🚿 Great vlog 🎧
For self-care some days I listen to music. Some days I take a shower. And some days I just get extra love from my fur sister Sadie 🐶 I love her so much 💜
Lovely vlog as always 💅
Thank you! 😊
🍵🛀 I am deep diving in to the self care train.
I really need to find a copy of Hellbent 😤
Chocolate 🍫hot bath 🛁flowers for myself 🌸💐🌻going to the beach 🌊 🐚birdwatching🦉nature walks 🪶🪺 yoga 🧘going to the mountains ⛰🌄candlelight 🕯fire in the fireplace 🔥🪵 prayer 🙏 Reading of course 📚📖📕📗📘📙
I would also add watching booktube to my list of self care items especially your channel !!!❤☺️
💈Thank you, Ashleigh.
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Would you say that if someone loved Circe they would enjoy Last Tale of the Flower Bride? Trying to find more slow cottagecore type reads that have that Circe feel (love fairy tales more than mythology though both are great)
I wouldn't say TLTOTFB is cottagecore but they defo both how the slow melodic style of writing so I think could be a good fit!
I love your chin length hair, from older videos! Gorgeous none the less 🤎
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As you were unboxing Witch Casket, I was looking at Facebook at the same time and got an advert for Witch Casket. Is the universe tryna tell me something?
Sounds like it 👀👀
🫧🛀🧖♀️🛌📖🫖🍵 💅 ... I make a salon appointment when I'm feeling the hair needs a bit of trim and color, and even get my eyebrows waxed! ... sometimes, my self-care includes a foot soak using a homemade salt lavender jasmine and mint soak mix my besty made just for me.
I'm all for the natural homemade kitchen self-care recipes. You know exactly what is going on on your skin or hair!
That soak sounds wonderfully refreshing 😍
@A Frolic Through Fiction it is!
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🧖🏻♀️….did you do blood and honey on audio?
Both audio and physically!
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My hair is exactly the same texture I’ve chopped a few times over the years ( never again) same I go and say do this please and they never do so I do my own now xx
It’s so hard to describe I feel 😂
@@AFrolicThroughFiction exactly 😂
"just to confuse all the americans" so true 😅😅😅
and i remain the only person to like blood and honey more than serpent and dove lol
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I'm just curious, do you play other games besides animal crossing? I'm looking for recs 💜💜
Not yet! I will do eventually but still on this kick for now 😂
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I think I DNF The shadow of the gods. I started already twice and I liked it okay but I don't really care about the characters and also I haven't read in a couple of months and I just don't pick the book up. I'm still not sure because I mostly heard good reviews about it.
I probably should've...
@@AFrolicThroughFiction I did, I finally decided not to continue.
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I stopped after Blood and Honey because I hated the ending, and bothered with what happened with Lou. Then I found out book 3 has a trope I don't bother. :/
Do you cut hair as a profession? I was a barber my dad owned his own shop and my mom was a hairdresser
Nope! I just hack at it with scissors and hope for the best 😂
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this was really nice. i like to read, think about stories i've read, play dungeons & dragons, all the fantasy stuff. i like naps and my bed is my safe space, as well as cuddling with my love, and having my lovely cats sleep with me every night. one of my girls, merlin, is currently curled up next to me as i type this.
I really want to get into dungeons & dragons, it sounds so addictive!
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I felt the same way about Blood & Honey but Gods & Monsters was one of my favorite finales of all time! It really brings the story back around. I would recommend giving it a chance!
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I actually really liked Blood & Honey, but didn't love the 3rd book. I rated it 3 stars, which while not a bad rating it's not what I want for a series finale
oh interesting! I'm so intrigued to see how the last book goes for me, it has such mixed opinions
I also cut my hair myself, so much easier and saves the cost on hairdressers 😅 🛁
hairdressers are SO expensive omg
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