I don't comment every day, but I watch every time you post a video. :)) Thank you for showing real life and not stylized bowls of yogurt ready for Instagram - it really helps me feel ok about my daily struggles and move away from constantly criticizing myself. 🙏💛💫
I can relate to the tears of joy from seeing the spinner - there's nothing quite like finally getting something you've been wanting/waiting for! I recently cried after making a new crochet peppermint garland that I decorated my guinea pig's cage with! It's so cute and brings me so much joy seeing it up everyday 💚
i got up, had breakfast and now i'm back in bed watching this, so i can get some rest before i brush my teeth and get dressed. so thank you for your pacing support! (I'm terrible at it normally!) I always watch your videos. It's so good to see realistic versions of being chronically ill.
Your wheelchair hoist is absolutely incredible! This series of videos has been so refreshing. I already loved your vintage knitting and sewing content, because that’s my thing. The disability awareness - particularly for “invisible” disabilities - is so incredibly important. My partner is paraplegic from a spinal cord injury, and so much of what you discuss is part of everyday life at my house. The variable energy, the time spent planning when doing isn’t possible, the importance of taking breaks. This is something most people are totally unaware of. Thank you for your candor and wicked humor. And finally, getting a balanced number of candles heated up should make your spinner work.
I rarely comment to anyone but I want you to know that I like your videos because they are realistic with some good heaping of sarcasm and no-nonsense attitude. I don't care about the polished version that a lot of youtubers put up. I hope you take good care of yourself and pace even if it's frustrating and then focus on the videos you make. :)
Being neurodivergent, having an accident like that at breakfast does throw my whole day off, but for different reasons. Most of the time I can be 'chill' about unexpected turns, but if I'm thrown off balance in the morning it stays with me the whole day.
I was going to say something similar! Cleaning up a spill is physically not difficult for me, but it might use up the mental energy/executive functioning I was going to use to reply to emails... Especially on a bad day. My past week has been only bad days, really, (because I'm in burnout and I overdid it the last few weeks so my body was like OK IM OUT) so I've felt very seen by Claude's vlogs this week.
This! Physically cleaning up the mess isn't the biggest issue (though I have pretty bad fatigue so it certainly doesn't help). But it mentally fucks with me enough that I now won't have the energy to actually eat the meal I'm going to cook or fold the laundry for a week, or I'll just feel off balance and garbage all day, or it will start a chain of self hating thoughts about how I can't do anything right that will follow me around for God knows how long. 😂
I just wanna say thank you for all your videos. Because of you I learned how to knit and it's become one of my favourite pass times, especially on days when the AuDHD burn out is keeping me in bed. And the amount of work you put into your videos and the realism you show is so appreciated ❤
I don't often comment, but I look forward to all of your videos no matter how polished or unpolished the content is. Your blend of knowledge and authenticity is so refreshing, and your vlogmas videos have helped me feel a little more of the holiday spirit in a year when I've really been struggling with burnout and hopelessness. I hope your candle spinner works with more (working) tea lights, and that the birds bring you joy even though the bell crumbled!! Your wreaths were gorgeous!!
I watch every day! I'm chronically ill too, and autistic. I'm lucky in that my fatigue is minimal at the moment, but the mental load of planning around available spoons, and allowing for what-ifs and changing plans as accidents happen is HUGE.
I think you might need all four candles burning for the carousel thing to spin. We have them in Sweden, too, so I recognise the frustration when they just won't work! 😁
Yeah, from the metal ones I grew-up with you'll need to properly fill the candle spots and then let the air heat up for it to get going. Don't ask how many tea-lights I go through this time of year 🤣🤣🤣
Also they need to burn for quite a while in order for it to work- that’s how mine works at least. I turn them on and then after a while it slowly spins faster and faster❤
Thank you for keeping it real. I know you aren't keen on being an "advocate," but all of us who watch your videos love and appreciate the awareness you bring. Showing the good times and the hard times brings all of us a good reminder that life is not always aesthetic, despite what some social media folks would have us believe. Keep up the great work!
Wow Claude, it's really pretty emotional watching you do these kind of "day in the life" type videos. I am also pretty severely chronically ill, with actually very similar symptoms to you, and it's so sad but at the same time validating and encouraging to see I'm not the only one who struggles like this. The spill was such a perfect example, because like you the smallest household incident that healthy people don't even think twice about can completely derail my day, both physically and mentally. I call them "minor household disasters". 😅 Of course they're not minor to me, but in the grand scheme of things it doesn't seem right to call them just plain disasters somehow... But I think you're so brave and awesome for being willing to share your reality with all of us, because even as a chronically ill person who wants to share about the reality of living with it, it's still so easy to want to curate what you show to people so it doesn't look as bad as it is, at least for me. So thank you for sharing the sticky spills, dressing gown and no bra, knitting upside down on the couch, almost crying because the laptop isn't plugged in, REAL life of living with chronic illness. Sending you good thoughts for as many better bits of days as possible, and happy holidays to you and Woody. 💖
I met a friend after a few years of not seeing each other and she started with apologies because she used to secretly judge me and now is on the same boat. I really wish no one else will understand me like she is, at least until they are in their 90s. At this point I really prefer to be judged.
I've finally finished watching all your vlogmas episodes and I have to tell you it's my favourite vlogmas I've ever watched. It's so kind of you to include us in your life in this way, it's like we're hanging out at your place and enjoying a cuppa together.
I'm glad you like the comments! I've been loving the vlogs, both for the crafts and the realistic look into your life. It's good not to feel too alone.
It has been so lovely to follow along with this. I'm a disabled artist and sitting down at the end of the day to knit and listen to your discussions of pacing and slowness and the eternal struggle to take it easy on oneself has been such good company. I tend to push myself too far or feel guilty for not doing 'enough' in a day and your videos often help me reset and reconsider. Also you make such lovely things! A friend introduced me to your channel this year and now I get so excited to try new techniques from watching your work.
I had to have surgery last year to have lymph nodes removed because of cancer under my left arm, then a round of 30 radiation treatments. This process has left me unable to do so many things. I'm a lefty, so it's been pretty difficult. I am so thankful to be cancer free at this point, but the lymphadema swelling and pain makes even the smallest things difficult. I cannot do any heavy lifting, and any repetitive movement , like wiping down surfaces, vacuuming, etc. can affect my left arm and breast for days afterwards. At 56, this is a new normal for me. I used to be able to clean my whole house in a couple of hours, do laundry, go shopping etc. and it's very frustrating not to be able to do any of those things on a large scale anymore. When you were talking about cleaning up the spill in your kitchen and how that can set you back, I can really understand what you mean, and I can empathize with you on a whole new level. I realize that I am very fortunate to not have had lifelong physical difficulties, but my understanding of them has very much increased. I'm also so glad that you treated yourself to your Windmill decoration, I was literally tearing up with you! It's the little things! I am really loving your videos every day, it's like having a visit from a friend, and no matter what you are feeling up to doing, I will be watching! Sending you love and big hugs from Upstate NY! ❤❤❤
I am in constant pain with my back and am trying to knit lying on my side after watching you knitting yesterday. You are an inspiration, and I LOVE VLOGMAS.
“It’s the little things that are negligible to other people but massive to me” is something I feel all the time! It’s so funny coming to the comments and seeing so many other ADHD-Austistic people resonating with this piece. Trying to explain to someone why you can easily pick up calculus concepts or paint for 8+ hours without break but consistently doing dishes is basically impossible always feels a little silly. Your camera angles are so wonderful to me in part because I’ve attempted to achieve similar results and it’s always exhausting and frustrating ❤
Today was a stay at home day, for a change. Being able to start another Christmas crochet project while watching you is quite inspirational. Now if the kitten would stop insisting on being held just as the project is going well...
I let out an actual groan of pain when you had that kitchen spill accident. The last time I made a mess in the kitchen, I sat down on the floor and cried once I'd wiped up the worst of it. All those spoon eating little things can really mess up your whole routine and any plans for the day. I'm currently sat here with my lower back cramping with sharp pains... because I put away the clean dishes and packed a few clothes in an overnight bag. It's absolutely ridiculous what a fraily old lady I've become, anything and everything will wipe me out. The hardest part is the lack of understanding from others. I usually say, no one can understand what I'm going through, but they can at least be understanding. Compassion costs nothing. Edit: I love those spinners with the candles. We used to have one when I was little, made out of gold colored metal and so delicate. It would make a little clinking sound as it spun around. I would turn all the lights off in the room and just watch the shadows it cast on the walls, it was so beautiful and peaceful.
I love the video Claude. You day of spills, broken bird seed bells and decorations that disappoint was endearing. Your wreath was lovely! On that accomplishment alone I would rate the day a “ big win”.
I normally never comment on videos, but I just wanted to say that these videos have been such a comfort for me! they feel very cozy. I'm also thankful for your videos making me aware of what chronic illness is like and for example what pacing is. I've been sick for the past 3 months and I don't know what's going on yet, but I basically experience fatigue and body aches. Because of your videos I had already learned about pacing and I've used a lot of advice you've shared. I related a lot to 6:10, even though I'm not chronically ill I still felt very seen with what I'm experiencing right now. Thank you for making these, I appreciate you a lot
Bird feeders work wonders on the mood, they are such fun. As a kid I would make one from a wire hanger: straiten it out (other than the hook bit, that's how you hang it), string it with dried fruit (great way to use up fruits you don't like), hang it up where you can see! 💜
I happened to watch episode 7 before this one, so when your spinner didn't spin, I immediately thought "I can't wait for her to find out it actually does work". Love your videos!
I hadn't thought of it as pacing, but sitting down while I do the dishes (my kingdom for a dishwasher) has made it possible for me to do dishes more often, and the trickle down effect is a cleaner kitchen, cooking more often, etc. I still feel silly doing it sometimes, but it's made such a difference.
While I do not have a chronic illness, i am autistic and related so much to when you were talking about the spill and how it can change your whole day. Sensory overload, overwhelm, socializing, the weather, seemingly everything seems to affect me and I never know if I will experience the day being okay or not okay, because of a seemingly random assortment of events that have impacted my psyche. I think it frustrates me most when I feel like the world is in control of my life and reactions rather than me being in control of my life and reactions. It's been a while since I've felt that sort of autonomy. And one of the best ways for me to retake control is to rest and engage in my special interests. I find myself knitting and reading the majority of the day most days. It's hard, seeing my life get pixelated by how close up i have to get to the stuff that impacts me most. Sometimes I just have to take it one day at a time. I love your channel a lot and it gives me a lot of comfort when I don't feel grounded anywhere else. Thank you Claude!!!
I've lived in the southern hemisphere my whole life it's fascinating to watch all the small traditions in the context of a winter Christmas (they really don't when it's 30C outside!).
For your bird feeder: the trees around my house aren't adjacent to my windows, so I got a suction cup bird feeder! Now I can watch the birdies and the feeder is easy to fill 😊
I live with a chronic condition that can take me out of commission with next to warning, and it's been so lovely watching these last few years, and you actually inspired me to start knitting again. The wreath is lovely and it's wonderful to see that you are enjoying this vlogmas endeavor.
I'm so glad you're doing vlogmas too, and that you're feeling like it's worth it! Being mostly bedbound the last couple years, I've found para social relationships with other chronically ill people to be so important for maintaining my sanity. So I'm grateful for each and every one of these videos you feel up to doing!
A few people have said the candle spinner might need some time to get going, but if that doesn't work it might be worth trying taller candles so there's less space between the flame and the fan for the heat to disperse
Your videos over the last few days have been a real moment of peace for me. I’ve been signed off work due to having a massive struggle with my mental health due to work stress. I’ve not been able to pick up my needles or hooks because I don’t have the concentration to be able to follow a pattern. I’ve been watching your videos before bed as they are laid back and easy to watch. Love the wreath and I’m glad it’s not naked anymore.
I’ve been enjoying your Vlogmas so much. I hope you know how many spirits you are lifting by sharing your day. The wreaths are beautiful and your wheelchair lift is amazing! And I know the birds are happy!
I've been in a burnout for over a year now and I can confirm that watching birds can give you a lot of joy! I hung a little wooden birdfeeder (from Lidl) near the garden window wherein I can place a pot of 'bird peanut butter' and I absolutely love watching the birds feeding (or fighting eachother) from it. I also really enjoy your vlogmas Claude, its very relaxing to watch and even though I don't have a disability myself I do understand how you feel because of the burnout I'm going through. Its also been eye opening because, even though at the moment I too struggle with managing energy, I know my symptoms will disappear over time but I never realised the severity of your condition before. You showing and telling us what certain actions cost you means so much and your perseverance through it all is.. wel encouraging. So, what I want to say is: I admire your strength and positivity. Apart from your crafting (which is VERY fun, inspiring and educational to watch) that makes me love your channel all the more. I'm excited to see what else you get up to in the days leading up to Christmas 😊
Loving these videos so much. I also have ME so this content is super relatable. Thank you for putting yourself out there & also for doing so at an already stressful time of year. Sending lots love and hopes the birds enjoying your bird feeder are plentiful and happy.
Your wreath is so beautiful! You have to make sure to tell us how Woody liked the chocolate coins in his shoes. Now get some rest! I'm exhausted just hearing about your shopping trip.
I really appreciated your comments (not a rant at all!) about The Marginal Things. You are so right! Responding to those incidents can be utterly exhausting or, at least, greatly depleting any sense of reserve for the day. I'm glad all the support has freed you from a sense of obligation and, thus, to be creative. Soak up the common good you have created in this community. You deserve it.
Thanks for going through this WITH US ❤. I don’t know if it’s the cold weather, the business of the season, or what, but it feels like we’re ALL taking the hit these days. It’s so generous of you to share your time with us when we (I) may smack the next well meaning soul advising pink Himalayan salt to cure literally everything 😬🙃. That’s why we all need each other ❤
I’ve always wanted one of those candle spinners too! I hope with 4 candles it spins for you! I appreciate the efforts you’ve made to bring yourself joy with the bird seed, I’ll have to fill mine up to see the birds too! I always seem to struggle with this time of year for seemingly no explanation than my fibromyalgia and it can be really hard to get through just day to day with tasks when other people are off being busy and doing festive things. Seeing these videos normalises a slower pace of life and the beauty it can bring - was nice just watching you make your wreaths!
I have bird friends that visit my house and I wish they knew how much I adore them. They really make my life so much happier! We have one bird who's been visiting for over 7 years - he's a King Parrot and he only had one leg! He showed up injured one day and we fed him while he recovered. He doesn't always come for food, some days he just comes and checks in on us and has a chat. It's so nice having a disabled bird friend ❤️🦜
You crying over the candle spinner ornament has kicked me into feeling Christmassy this year, it was a lovely moment ❤️🎄 I'm really enjoying these honest vlogs x
I hope the birds find their treats soon! My family and I built a birdbath outside our dining room window the first week of lockdown. It's made with rocks, mud, and a chipped serving bowl, but it works! It's been wonderful for our mental health. (I got teary last night hanging my late grandmother's favorite ornament on our tree.)
Thank you for these videos showing what life is like for us. It’s so hard to explain how tightly we have ti budget and how much of a tightrope it is trying ti pace. I love your videos and wait patiently so I can knit and watch. I could have cried with u for your wee candle spinner. The simple thing being the most joys hope you haven’t paid too much for the fun. 🖤🖤
I'm having a day today like you had yesterday. Hugs from me to you and hope for better days ahead. ❤❤❤ Thank you for keeping me company and letting me hang out with you.
I always feel awkward commenting, but I started watching your stashbusting videos when I was going through a really rough spell and couldn’t do anything, and thanks to you I picked up knitting for the first time in years because you inspired me to try vintage patterns after only ever knowing how to knit squares and rectangles. Thank you for what you do, your channel has helped me through some really dark times.
I have a whirligig from Germany, and you definitely need all four candles. You might need them a little taller, too, like votives. At least your vanes are permanent; I have to attach each vane individually and getting the angle right is a pain! Mine are all singed from the time I made them too flat. Your wreath turned out very pretty. If you're still looking for vlogmas videos, Shannon Makes put all hers from last year in a single video on her second channel Shannon Makes Something Else.
I love watching your vids! You are so real and anyone with chronic illness can completely relate to the fact that it can rule your life if you let it...keep on with the encouragement!
🦄So glad to see you got a candle-friendly lighter!! Watching you working on your wreath I "could smell" the evergreens, one of my favorite parts of the season. Thank you for that. Thank you for the gift you are giving us of a REAL look into your life.
The chat about the mess, I felt it. I over did it today too. Hope you're doing OK today. I sit to wash my face and brush my teeth, and it really makes a difference. Also, always a bath.
Our son is enamored with Krampus- I bought a little stuffed one the year he was born- but it's cute how he always forgets about St. Nicholas. He still hasn't found the coins his little house slippers. 😅 I''m sure the spinner will work with all four candles going! It's a lovely design, but if memory serves, the wood ones take a little more heat and a longer time to spin. Maybe because the wood takes longer to heat up than the gold/metal ones? I also cried over a decoration when I unwrapped a ceramic Christmas tree one birthday some years ago. We had just bought our own home, and I'm a December baby. Mom got it for me as an "extra" birthday present, so I had a new decoration for the new house. I burst into tears because my late grandmother, her mother, had many of them about her own house when I was growing up. I guess my mom didn't have the same emotional attachment to them, because she was very confused. Apologizing for making me cry... but I assured her it was one of the most unexpected and best birthday gifts I had gotten.
I resonated so much with your tearing up over the Christmas decorations! The holidays are full of memories of family for me. Just today we finally put up our Christmas tree, and many of the ornaments I have are magical sachets of memories that cause me to tear up. You're not alone in that. Also wanted to pop in to echo and reinforce that it's ok to show your real life - the good and bad and ugly is all valid and validating for people going through similar struggles.
Following enthusiastically! Always grateful for new content from you and the effort it takes to produce it. Especially this. Resonating with the honesty and complexity you capture in your own life and experience of the "holiday season". It's just so relatable and cosy... thank you ❤️🎄💚
Been absolutely loving your vlogmas! You are so relatable to just the ups and downs of daily life, especially when dealing with chronic illness symptoms. So glad I found your channel ❤
Hi from a hot summer in south Australia. In the high 90's-100's every day, not much cooler at night. It gets to you very quickly. Lol. Although I don't comment often, but I do watch all of your videos and like them. And yes, it is refreshing to see someone who shows real life! Thanks for all you do and take care of yourself
My face when that syrup spilled: 😮🫣. I suffer from fatigue and i know exactly what you mean about little accidents like that taking away the energy you had earmarked for something else. When you make a mess and its like 'ok there goes my hair wash, or my afternoon walk' - so annoying! I got so invested in watching your 'garden centre haul' that i knitted my row wrong and had to re-do it 😅 oops! Take it easy and happy bird watching claude 🐦🐦⬛🕊️🦉🦆
I get very teary eyed when I attempt to comment 😂❤ but I’m also very glad you’re doing this and it’s by far my favorite part of the day when I sit down to watch your vlogmas
Also seeing you make the wreath brought tears to my eyes - in my previous home we had a lovely garden which I miss immensely, and one of seasonal joys was to make a wreath with greenery from the garden.
Thank you Claude, I so appreciate you. Your openness, honesty, creativity and willingness to share is truly inspiring. I am thankful to you. Have a blessed holiday season with loved ones. I have been following your channel for Three Years. ( First time comments in the past two days) Again....Thank You. (Happy Holidays to all your followers too. ) 🌼 Kaz From: Christchurch, New Zealand.
last week, while transferring my coffee filter from the machine to the bin, it ripped. about a square meter of wet coffee grounds on the kitchen floor. a healthy person would‘ve just gotten the vacuum or a broom and tidied up the mess. I had an in-office day the day before and was still absolutely done. so I left it. I felt bad about it the entire time I was being „lazy“ on the sofa. people just don‘t understand.
I'm really enjoying your videos, it's lovely to watch someone who also has a chronic condition. I did too much today and I'm already paying for it and I know tomorrow will be spent recovering and probably Sunday too but I'll have your vlogs to look forward to x
Re the birdwatching. A few years ago I was having a pretty rough time health wise. And my parents planted my favorite flowers outside of the window where I normally sat. Those were the best times in a pretty dark spot. Watching butterflies and bees go about their day.
This vlogmas is so comforting, thank you for sharing you day to day with us. As a fellow chronically ill babe with a dynamic disability it is so hard to come to terms with our days not feeling as productive as others, but this series feels so validating. There are so many of us working off of pinched reserves to make it through the day and while I wish you had the optimal health to go fourth and do whatever your heart desires, it’s extremely comforting knowing there are so many other people who operate in the same way due to our new state of normalcy. May you have twice as many good days as bad, and may your spoons be more easily refreshed my friend
Thank you for sharing. It's nice to know I'm not alone in my crap, getting out of breath going to the bathroom and back, but I'm sorry you're dealing with stuff too. 💙
Thank you, I really enjoyed your vlogmas’s. Caught up on them all tonight after a long tough week at work. I’m now feeling much more relaxed and festive 😊
Your videos have been such a comforting companion through this week. I've been looking forward to them anyway, but I caught covid and have been stuck in bed with some chronic symptoms stacked on top. Watching your videos and following you at this slow and very comfortable pace is just really soothing. It helps somehow to see these moments and shots that you never see, the effort it takes to make breakfast, to get up for it, to rest after a task. Thank you so much for sharing this so openly
Thanks for putting in the extra effort to film your garden center activities. I loved seeing the chair lift in your car and the struggle. I only use my wheelchair sometimes when I'm out and on those days, it can be so hard to get it out of the trunk. Mine doesn't have any electrics either, so I imagine yours is much heavier. Yay, for accessible cars! My car doesn't have automatic closure. So I need to get one of those straps you can use to pull it closed while sitting.
Absolutely with you on having to budget for every last thing, and then silly changes having a huge impact. I think able bodied people don't understand how thin the knife edge of pacing can be with "this or that" and trying to make the right choices all the time
What a Cosy Christmassy vlog! Loved seeing you go out and about with your wheelchair. I went out and did some Christmas shopping the other day, and that's probably one of the only times this month i'll leave the house. So I also appreciate seeing you reclined at home as well. I've learned the very hard way that Christmas has to be pretty lowkey for me, and I need to be very ready and willing to pump the breaks immediately I feel overextended. I've ruined Christmas's in the past by overdoing it, as my mental health is always drastically worse this time of year and that makes the physical symptoms worse as well and things can spiral very quickly. Your vlogs are the perfect mix of holiday spirit but also realistic and lowkey. I don't feel pressure to overdo it or meet some standard for how i'm supposed to celebrate the holidays.
These videos have been a highlight of my days this December ❤ also, I can relate to the happiness from getting the spinner decoration! I bought the most silly looking mini Christmas trees this year and they make me so happy
Your wreaths are beautiful! And thank you for doing vlogmas this year! It’s a challenge to be sure, even if you felt well! But it is so nice to see daily so far this month!🎄
Good morning Glad your feeling a little better today, not planted my bulbs yet either. Your wreath looks lovely, I really must get on with a bit of Christmas Decorating.
I have been enjoying your videos for a long time. I like the vlogmas videos. I use a cane myself so I am very happy to see your power chair. I liked when Sagan wanted a ride in your lap.
I don’t always comment but love your podcasts and often watch them multiple times. You inspired me to stash bust- and I painstakingly record weights like you do. When I can’t find a knitting video I like- when I’ve watched yours, I often put on TH-cam garden birds/ cat tv 😂 it’s very relaxing but you love birds too. Get some sunflower hearts- every bird loves them. I love how you don’t just churn out knitting and create a perfect environment. Washing up, clutter love it. ❤
I don't comment every day, but I watch every time you post a video. :)) Thank you for showing real life and not stylized bowls of yogurt ready for Instagram - it really helps me feel ok about my daily struggles and move away from constantly criticizing myself. 🙏💛💫
6:10 - Totally, 100% relate to THIS!!! I have to budget my energy and it's hard spending it on mishaps etc.
I can relate to the tears of joy from seeing the spinner - there's nothing quite like finally getting something you've been wanting/waiting for! I recently cried after making a new crochet peppermint garland that I decorated my guinea pig's cage with! It's so cute and brings me so much joy seeing it up everyday 💚
i got up, had breakfast and now i'm back in bed watching this, so i can get some rest before i brush my teeth and get dressed. so thank you for your pacing support! (I'm terrible at it normally!) I always watch your videos. It's so good to see realistic versions of being chronically ill.
Your wheelchair hoist is absolutely incredible!
This series of videos has been so refreshing. I already loved your vintage knitting and sewing content, because that’s my thing. The disability awareness - particularly for “invisible” disabilities - is so incredibly important. My partner is paraplegic from a spinal cord injury, and so much of what you discuss is part of everyday life at my house. The variable energy, the time spent planning when doing isn’t possible, the importance of taking breaks. This is something most people are totally unaware of. Thank you for your candor and wicked humor.
And finally, getting a balanced number of candles heated up should make your spinner work.
I rarely comment to anyone but I want you to know that I like your videos because they are realistic with some good heaping of sarcasm and no-nonsense attitude. I don't care about the polished version that a lot of youtubers put up. I hope you take good care of yourself and pace even if it's frustrating and then focus on the videos you make. :)
Being neurodivergent, having an accident like that at breakfast does throw my whole day off, but for different reasons.
Most of the time I can be 'chill' about unexpected turns, but if I'm thrown off balance in the morning it stays with me the whole day.
I was going to say something similar! Cleaning up a spill is physically not difficult for me, but it might use up the mental energy/executive functioning I was going to use to reply to emails... Especially on a bad day. My past week has been only bad days, really, (because I'm in burnout and I overdid it the last few weeks so my body was like OK IM OUT) so I've felt very seen by Claude's vlogs this week.
This! Physically cleaning up the mess isn't the biggest issue (though I have pretty bad fatigue so it certainly doesn't help). But it mentally fucks with me enough that I now won't have the energy to actually eat the meal I'm going to cook or fold the laundry for a week, or I'll just feel off balance and garbage all day, or it will start a chain of self hating thoughts about how I can't do anything right that will follow me around for God knows how long. 😂
As a chronically ill person myself
Seeing the independence your chair has given you makes me over the moon happy for you! ❤
I just wanna say thank you for all your videos. Because of you I learned how to knit and it's become one of my favourite pass times, especially on days when the AuDHD burn out is keeping me in bed. And the amount of work you put into your videos and the realism you show is so appreciated ❤
I don't often comment, but I look forward to all of your videos no matter how polished or unpolished the content is. Your blend of knowledge and authenticity is so refreshing, and your vlogmas videos have helped me feel a little more of the holiday spirit in a year when I've really been struggling with burnout and hopelessness. I hope your candle spinner works with more (working) tea lights, and that the birds bring you joy even though the bell crumbled!! Your wreaths were gorgeous!!
I watch every day! I'm chronically ill too, and autistic. I'm lucky in that my fatigue is minimal at the moment, but the mental load of planning around available spoons, and allowing for what-ifs and changing plans as accidents happen is HUGE.
I think you might need all four candles burning for the carousel thing to spin. We have them in Sweden, too, so I recognise the frustration when they just won't work! 😁
Yeah, from the metal ones I grew-up with you'll need to properly fill the candle spots and then let the air heat up for it to get going. Don't ask how many tea-lights I go through this time of year 🤣🤣🤣
Taller candles might also help - the one we had when I was growing up had small column candles rather than tea lights
Also they need to burn for quite a while in order for it to work- that’s how mine works at least. I turn them on and then after a while it slowly spins faster and faster❤
Thank you for keeping it real. I know you aren't keen on being an "advocate," but all of us who watch your videos love and appreciate the awareness you bring. Showing the good times and the hard times brings all of us a good reminder that life is not always aesthetic, despite what some social media folks would have us believe. Keep up the great work!
Wow Claude, it's really pretty emotional watching you do these kind of "day in the life" type videos. I am also pretty severely chronically ill, with actually very similar symptoms to you, and it's so sad but at the same time validating and encouraging to see I'm not the only one who struggles like this. The spill was such a perfect example, because like you the smallest household incident that healthy people don't even think twice about can completely derail my day, both physically and mentally. I call them "minor household disasters". 😅 Of course they're not minor to me, but in the grand scheme of things it doesn't seem right to call them just plain disasters somehow... But I think you're so brave and awesome for being willing to share your reality with all of us, because even as a chronically ill person who wants to share about the reality of living with it, it's still so easy to want to curate what you show to people so it doesn't look as bad as it is, at least for me. So thank you for sharing the sticky spills, dressing gown and no bra, knitting upside down on the couch, almost crying because the laptop isn't plugged in, REAL life of living with chronic illness. Sending you good thoughts for as many better bits of days as possible, and happy holidays to you and Woody. 💖
Thank you! It’s so true that others don’t understand the physical and emotional toll of all those little disasters adding up!
I met a friend after a few years of not seeing each other and she started with apologies because she used to secretly judge me and now is on the same boat. I really wish no one else will understand me like she is, at least until they are in their 90s. At this point I really prefer to be judged.
I've finally finished watching all your vlogmas episodes and I have to tell you it's my favourite vlogmas I've ever watched. It's so kind of you to include us in your life in this way, it's like we're hanging out at your place and enjoying a cuppa together.
I'm glad you like the comments! I've been loving the vlogs, both for the crafts and the realistic look into your life. It's good not to feel too alone.
It has been so lovely to follow along with this. I'm a disabled artist and sitting down at the end of the day to knit and listen to your discussions of pacing and slowness and the eternal struggle to take it easy on oneself has been such good company. I tend to push myself too far or feel guilty for not doing 'enough' in a day and your videos often help me reset and reconsider. Also you make such lovely things! A friend introduced me to your channel this year and now I get so excited to try new techniques from watching your work.
So glad you’ve found our little community ☺️
I had to have surgery last year to have lymph nodes removed because of cancer under my left arm, then a round of 30 radiation treatments. This process has left me unable to do so many things. I'm a lefty, so it's been pretty difficult. I am so thankful to be cancer free at this point, but the lymphadema swelling and pain makes even the smallest things difficult. I cannot do any heavy lifting, and any repetitive movement , like wiping down surfaces, vacuuming, etc. can affect my left arm and breast for days afterwards. At 56, this is a new normal for me. I used to be able to clean my whole house in a couple of hours, do laundry, go shopping etc. and it's very frustrating not to be able to do any of those things on a large scale anymore. When you were talking about cleaning up the spill in your kitchen and how that can set you back, I can really understand what you mean, and I can empathize with you on a whole new level. I realize that I am very fortunate to not have had lifelong physical difficulties, but my understanding of them has very much increased. I'm also so glad that you treated yourself to your Windmill decoration, I was literally tearing up with you! It's the little things! I am really loving your videos every day, it's like having a visit from a friend, and no matter what you are feeling up to doing, I will be watching! Sending you love and big hugs from Upstate NY! ❤❤❤
Love your wooden candle decoration and your wreath is gorgeous . Hope Woody enjoys finding his coins … take care x
I am in constant pain with my back and am trying to knit lying on my side after watching you knitting yesterday. You are an inspiration, and I LOVE VLOGMAS.
Take it slow! It takes awhile for your brain to get the hang of it!
“It’s the little things that are negligible to other people but massive to me” is something I feel all the time! It’s so funny coming to the comments and seeing so many other ADHD-Austistic people resonating with this piece. Trying to explain to someone why you can easily pick up calculus concepts or paint for 8+ hours without break but consistently doing dishes is basically impossible always feels a little silly. Your camera angles are so wonderful to me in part because I’ve attempted to achieve similar results and it’s always exhausting and frustrating ❤
Today was a stay at home day, for a change. Being able to start another Christmas crochet project while watching you is quite inspirational. Now if the kitten would stop insisting on being held just as the project is going well...
I let out an actual groan of pain when you had that kitchen spill accident. The last time I made a mess in the kitchen, I sat down on the floor and cried once I'd wiped up the worst of it. All those spoon eating little things can really mess up your whole routine and any plans for the day.
I'm currently sat here with my lower back cramping with sharp pains... because I put away the clean dishes and packed a few clothes in an overnight bag. It's absolutely ridiculous what a fraily old lady I've become, anything and everything will wipe me out. The hardest part is the lack of understanding from others. I usually say, no one can understand what I'm going through, but they can at least be understanding. Compassion costs nothing.
Edit: I love those spinners with the candles. We used to have one when I was little, made out of gold colored metal and so delicate. It would make a little clinking sound as it spun around. I would turn all the lights off in the room and just watch the shadows it cast on the walls, it was so beautiful and peaceful.
I love the video Claude. You day of spills, broken bird seed bells and decorations that disappoint was endearing. Your wreath was lovely! On that accomplishment alone I would rate the day a “ big win”.
I normally never comment on videos, but I just wanted to say that these videos have been such a comfort for me! they feel very cozy. I'm also thankful for your videos making me aware of what chronic illness is like and for example what pacing is. I've been sick for the past 3 months and I don't know what's going on yet, but I basically experience fatigue and body aches. Because of your videos I had already learned about pacing and I've used a lot of advice you've shared. I related a lot to 6:10, even though I'm not chronically ill I still felt very seen with what I'm experiencing right now. Thank you for making these, I appreciate you a lot
Bird feeders work wonders on the mood, they are such fun. As a kid I would make one from a wire hanger: straiten it out (other than the hook bit, that's how you hang it), string it with dried fruit (great way to use up fruits you don't like), hang it up where you can see! 💜
I happened to watch episode 7 before this one, so when your spinner didn't spin, I immediately thought "I can't wait for her to find out it actually does work". Love your videos!
Keeping it real the way you do helps so many others who would otherwise think they are on their own. Take care
I hadn't thought of it as pacing, but sitting down while I do the dishes (my kingdom for a dishwasher) has made it possible for me to do dishes more often, and the trickle down effect is a cleaner kitchen, cooking more often, etc. I still feel silly doing it sometimes, but it's made such a difference.
While I do not have a chronic illness, i am autistic and related so much to when you were talking about the spill and how it can change your whole day. Sensory overload, overwhelm, socializing, the weather, seemingly everything seems to affect me and I never know if I will experience the day being okay or not okay, because of a seemingly random assortment of events that have impacted my psyche. I think it frustrates me most when I feel like the world is in control of my life and reactions rather than me being in control of my life and reactions. It's been a while since I've felt that sort of autonomy. And one of the best ways for me to retake control is to rest and engage in my special interests. I find myself knitting and reading the majority of the day most days. It's hard, seeing my life get pixelated by how close up i have to get to the stuff that impacts me most. Sometimes I just have to take it one day at a time. I love your channel a lot and it gives me a lot of comfort when I don't feel grounded anywhere else. Thank you Claude!!!
I've lived in the southern hemisphere my whole life it's fascinating to watch all the small traditions in the context of a winter Christmas (they really don't when it's 30C outside!).
For your bird feeder: the trees around my house aren't adjacent to my windows, so I got a suction cup bird feeder! Now I can watch the birdies and the feeder is easy to fill 😊
I live with a chronic condition that can take me out of commission with next to warning, and it's been so lovely watching these last few years, and you actually inspired me to start knitting again. The wreath is lovely and it's wonderful to see that you are enjoying this vlogmas endeavor.
I'm so glad you're doing vlogmas too, and that you're feeling like it's worth it! Being mostly bedbound the last couple years, I've found para social relationships with other chronically ill people to be so important for maintaining my sanity. So I'm grateful for each and every one of these videos you feel up to doing!
A few people have said the candle spinner might need some time to get going, but if that doesn't work it might be worth trying taller candles so there's less space between the flame and the fan for the heat to disperse
My parents have one of those spinners. It usually takes a little while for enough heat to be produced before it starts to spin
I'm so glad you ha a better day yesterday and hope for a good day today.
Your videos over the last few days have been a real moment of peace for me. I’ve been signed off work due to having a massive struggle with my mental health due to work stress. I’ve not been able to pick up my needles or hooks because I don’t have the concentration to be able to follow a pattern. I’ve been watching your videos before bed as they are laid back and easy to watch. Love the wreath and I’m glad it’s not naked anymore.
I’ve been enjoying your Vlogmas so much. I hope you know how many spirits you are lifting by sharing your day. The wreaths are beautiful and your wheelchair lift is amazing! And I know the birds are happy!
Your Vlogmas has been such a joy to view. Thank you for letting us spend these days with you!!
I've been in a burnout for over a year now and I can confirm that watching birds can give you a lot of joy! I hung a little wooden birdfeeder (from Lidl) near the garden window wherein I can place a pot of 'bird peanut butter' and I absolutely love watching the birds feeding (or fighting eachother) from it.
I also really enjoy your vlogmas Claude, its very relaxing to watch and even though I don't have a disability myself I do understand how you feel because of the burnout I'm going through. Its also been eye opening because, even though at the moment I too struggle with managing energy, I know my symptoms will disappear over time but I never realised the severity of your condition before. You showing and telling us what certain actions cost you means so much and your perseverance through it all is.. wel encouraging. So, what I want to say is: I admire your strength and positivity. Apart from your crafting (which is VERY fun, inspiring and educational to watch) that makes me love your channel all the more.
I'm excited to see what else you get up to in the days leading up to Christmas 😊
Loving these videos so much. I also have ME so this content is super relatable. Thank you for putting yourself out there & also for doing so at an already stressful time of year. Sending lots love and hopes the birds enjoying your bird feeder are plentiful and happy.
Your wreath is so beautiful! You have to make sure to tell us how Woody liked the chocolate coins in his shoes. Now get some rest! I'm exhausted just hearing about your shopping trip.
I was thinking this as I watched!
Your wreath is perfect! My Grandmother had one of the candle carousels. I was fascinated with it when I was little. I've always wanted one.
I really appreciated your comments (not a rant at all!) about The Marginal Things. You are so right! Responding to those incidents can be utterly exhausting or, at least, greatly depleting any sense of reserve for the day.
I'm glad all the support has freed you from a sense of obligation and, thus, to be creative. Soak up the common good you have created in this community. You deserve it.
Thanks for going through this WITH US ❤. I don’t know if it’s the cold weather, the business of the season, or what, but it feels like we’re ALL taking the hit these days. It’s so generous of you to share your time with us when we (I) may smack the next well meaning soul advising pink Himalayan salt to cure literally everything 😬🙃. That’s why we all need each other ❤
I’ve always wanted one of those candle spinners too! I hope with 4 candles it spins for you! I appreciate the efforts you’ve made to bring yourself joy with the bird seed, I’ll have to fill mine up to see the birds too! I always seem to struggle with this time of year for seemingly no explanation than my fibromyalgia and it can be really hard to get through just day to day with tasks when other people are off being busy and doing festive things. Seeing these videos normalises a slower pace of life and the beauty it can bring - was nice just watching you make your wreaths!
Cried when you mentioned about the smell of the pines. I haven't been out of the house in days. I miss the smell of trees. I'll be ok eventually.
I have bird friends that visit my house and I wish they knew how much I adore them. They really make my life so much happier!
We have one bird who's been visiting for over 7 years - he's a King Parrot and he only had one leg! He showed up injured one day and we fed him while he recovered. He doesn't always come for food, some days he just comes and checks in on us and has a chat. It's so nice having a disabled bird friend ❤️🦜
I’m really enjoying these little chats with you 😊
You crying over the candle spinner ornament has kicked me into feeling Christmassy this year, it was a lovely moment ❤️🎄 I'm really enjoying these honest vlogs x
I hope the birds find their treats soon! My family and I built a birdbath outside our dining room window the first week of lockdown. It's made with rocks, mud, and a chipped serving bowl, but it works! It's been wonderful for our mental health. (I got teary last night hanging my late grandmother's favorite ornament on our tree.)
Thank you for your daily videos. They bring so much joy! Your wreaths are lovely.
Thank you for these videos showing what life is like for us. It’s so hard to explain how tightly we have ti budget and how much of a tightrope it is trying ti pace. I love your videos and wait patiently so I can knit and watch. I could have cried with u for your wee candle spinner. The simple thing being the most joys hope you haven’t paid too much for the fun. 🖤🖤
I'm having a day today like you had yesterday. Hugs from me to you and hope for better days ahead. ❤❤❤
Thank you for keeping me company and letting me hang out with you.
Thank you for sharing yourself with us. Some days are impossible, but your resilience and willingness to share makes my heart so happy and hopeful ❤
I always feel awkward commenting, but I started watching your stashbusting videos when I was going through a really rough spell and couldn’t do anything, and thanks to you I picked up knitting for the first time in years because you inspired me to try vintage patterns after only ever knowing how to knit squares and rectangles. Thank you for what you do, your channel has helped me through some really dark times.
Lovely wreath! We don't have ivy where I live and when I see it in pictures I'm always amazed by how smooth and shiny it looks.
It is very smooth and shiny! It's one of the fake foliages that looks the most convincing because ivy does have that sort of plasticy feel.
I have a whirligig from Germany, and you definitely need all four candles. You might need them a little taller, too, like votives. At least your vanes are permanent; I have to attach each vane individually and getting the angle right is a pain! Mine are all singed from the time I made them too flat.
Your wreath turned out very pretty.
If you're still looking for vlogmas videos, Shannon Makes put all hers from last year in a single video on her second channel Shannon Makes Something Else.
I love watching your vids! You are so real and anyone with chronic illness can completely relate to the fact that it can rule your life if you let it...keep on with the encouragement!
🦄So glad to see you got a candle-friendly lighter!! Watching you working on your wreath I "could smell" the evergreens, one of my favorite parts of the season. Thank you for that. Thank you for the gift you are giving us of a REAL look into your life.
I have RA so with this struggle it is nice to visit with someone I can relate to. It doesn't feel so lonely. Thank you
Thank you so much for doing this! It's really validating to get to see a life that looks similiar to mine on the internet.
The deviation I felt at the spilt tea. I relate so much to this 💜
I,ve had a stonker of a cold today and the chronic illness is having a field day so this is lovely to watch. Glad you're feeling a bit better
OH NOO the medicine mishap, hate when that happens ;-;
The chat about the mess, I felt it. I over did it today too. Hope you're doing OK today. I sit to wash my face and brush my teeth, and it really makes a difference. Also, always a bath.
Our son is enamored with Krampus- I bought a little stuffed one the year he was born- but it's cute how he always forgets about St. Nicholas. He still hasn't found the coins his little house slippers. 😅
I''m sure the spinner will work with all four candles going! It's a lovely design, but if memory serves, the wood ones take a little more heat and a longer time to spin. Maybe because the wood takes longer to heat up than the gold/metal ones?
I also cried over a decoration when I unwrapped a ceramic Christmas tree one birthday some years ago. We had just bought our own home, and I'm a December baby. Mom got it for me as an "extra" birthday present, so I had a new decoration for the new house. I burst into tears because my late grandmother, her mother, had many of them about her own house when I was growing up. I guess my mom didn't have the same emotional attachment to them, because she was very confused. Apologizing for making me cry... but I assured her it was one of the most unexpected and best birthday gifts I had gotten.
I resonated so much with your tearing up over the Christmas decorations! The holidays are full of memories of family for me. Just today we finally put up our Christmas tree, and many of the ornaments I have are magical sachets of memories that cause me to tear up. You're not alone in that. Also wanted to pop in to echo and reinforce that it's ok to show your real life - the good and bad and ugly is all valid and validating for people going through similar struggles.
You’ve inspired me to fill my bird feeder and hopefully watch them with my morning tea!
I love how it turned out 🎉 and I totally agree with you about the little unexpected tasks...it is like a snowball effect for me..
Following enthusiastically! Always grateful for new content from you and the effort it takes to produce it. Especially this. Resonating with the honesty and complexity you capture in your own life and experience of the "holiday season". It's just so relatable and cosy... thank you ❤️🎄💚
Been absolutely loving your vlogmas! You are so relatable to just the ups and downs of daily life, especially when dealing with chronic illness symptoms. So glad I found your channel ❤
Thank you so much for not shying away from the tough things. It reminds me to pace as well and to appreciate the small things.
Hi from a hot summer in south Australia. In the high 90's-100's every day, not much cooler at night. It gets to you very quickly. Lol. Although I don't comment often, but I do watch all of your videos and like them. And yes, it is refreshing to see someone who shows real life! Thanks for all you do and take care of yourself
Thanks for your comment! And wishing you a gentle breeze and some cooler nights!
My face when that syrup spilled: 😮🫣.
I suffer from fatigue and i know exactly what you mean about little accidents like that taking away the energy you had earmarked for something else. When you make a mess and its like 'ok there goes my hair wash, or my afternoon walk' - so annoying!
I got so invested in watching your 'garden centre haul' that i knitted my row wrong and had to re-do it 😅 oops!
Take it easy and happy bird watching claude 🐦🐦⬛🕊️🦉🦆
I get very teary eyed when I attempt to comment 😂❤ but I’m also very glad you’re doing this and it’s by far my favorite part of the day when I sit down to watch your vlogmas
Also seeing you make the wreath brought tears to my eyes - in my previous home we had a lovely garden which I miss immensely, and one of seasonal joys was to make a wreath with greenery from the garden.
Thank you Claude, I so appreciate you. Your openness, honesty, creativity and willingness to share is truly inspiring.
I am thankful to you.
Have a blessed holiday season with loved ones.
I have been following your channel for Three Years. ( First time comments in the past two days)
Again....Thank You.
(Happy Holidays to all your followers too. )
🌼 Kaz
From: Christchurch, New Zealand.
last week, while transferring my coffee filter from the machine to the bin, it ripped. about a square meter of wet coffee grounds on the kitchen floor.
a healthy person would‘ve just gotten the vacuum or a broom and tidied up the mess.
I had an in-office day the day before and was still absolutely done. so I left it. I felt bad about it the entire time I was being „lazy“ on the sofa.
people just don‘t understand.
I'm really enjoying your videos, it's lovely to watch someone who also has a chronic condition. I did too much today and I'm already paying for it and I know tomorrow will be spent recovering and probably Sunday too but I'll have your vlogs to look forward to x
Re the birdwatching. A few years ago I was having a pretty rough time health wise. And my parents planted my favorite flowers outside of the window where I normally sat. Those were the best times in a pretty dark spot. Watching butterflies and bees go about their day.
This vlogmas is so comforting, thank you for sharing you day to day with us. As a fellow chronically ill babe with a dynamic disability it is so hard to come to terms with our days not feeling as productive as others, but this series feels so validating. There are so many of us working off of pinched reserves to make it through the day and while I wish you had the optimal health to go fourth and do whatever your heart desires, it’s extremely comforting knowing there are so many other people who operate in the same way due to our new state of normalcy. May you have twice as many good days as bad, and may your spoons be more easily refreshed my friend
Thank you for sharing. It's nice to know I'm not alone in my crap, getting out of breath going to the bathroom and back, but I'm sorry you're dealing with stuff too. 💙
Thank you, I really enjoyed your vlogmas’s. Caught up on them all tonight after a long tough week at work. I’m now feeling much more relaxed and festive 😊
Super busy day! The advent wreath looks great
Hoping you had posted when I got home from work and you had! Your videos are so quietly festive! I can’t wait for the printing next time!
Your videos have been such a comforting companion through this week. I've been looking forward to them anyway, but I caught covid and have been stuck in bed with some chronic symptoms stacked on top. Watching your videos and following you at this slow and very comfortable pace is just really soothing. It helps somehow to see these moments and shots that you never see, the effort it takes to make breakfast, to get up for it, to rest after a task. Thank you so much for sharing this so openly
O my gosh that wheelchair lift must give you so much independence and freedom!
Thanks for putting in the extra effort to film your garden center activities. I loved seeing the chair lift in your car and the struggle. I only use my wheelchair sometimes when I'm out and on those days, it can be so hard to get it out of the trunk. Mine doesn't have any electrics either, so I imagine yours is much heavier. Yay, for accessible cars! My car doesn't have automatic closure. So I need to get one of those straps you can use to pull it closed while sitting.
I am so enjoying spending a little time with you each day! I look forward to tuning in throughout December as often as you feel up to sharing.
Absolutely with you on having to budget for every last thing, and then silly changes having a huge impact. I think able bodied people don't understand how thin the knife edge of pacing can be with "this or that" and trying to make the right choices all the time
I love a good garden center haul!!
What a Cosy Christmassy vlog! Loved seeing you go out and about with your wheelchair. I went out and did some Christmas shopping the other day, and that's probably one of the only times this month i'll leave the house. So I also appreciate seeing you reclined at home as well. I've learned the very hard way that Christmas has to be pretty lowkey for me, and I need to be very ready and willing to pump the breaks immediately I feel overextended. I've ruined Christmas's in the past by overdoing it, as my mental health is always drastically worse this time of year and that makes the physical symptoms worse as well and things can spiral very quickly. Your vlogs are the perfect mix of holiday spirit but also realistic and lowkey. I don't feel pressure to overdo it or meet some standard for how i'm supposed to celebrate the holidays.
thank you for sharing all these moments with us! your vlogging is so soothing, encouraging, creative, and real ❤
These videos have been a highlight of my days this December ❤ also, I can relate to the happiness from getting the spinner decoration! I bought the most silly looking mini Christmas trees this year and they make me so happy
Your wreaths are beautiful! And thank you for doing vlogmas this year! It’s a challenge to be sure, even if you felt well! But it is so nice to see daily so far this month!🎄
Good morning Glad your feeling a little better today, not planted my bulbs yet either. Your wreath looks lovely, I really must get on with a bit of Christmas Decorating.
Love the candle wreath!!! Looks great. Have really been enjoying these vlogmas vids 😊
I have been enjoying your videos for a long time. I like the vlogmas videos. I use a cane myself so I am very happy to see your power chair. I liked when Sagan wanted a ride in your lap.
That wreath turned out absolutely lovely! ❤
I don’t always comment but love your podcasts and often watch them multiple times. You inspired me to stash bust- and I painstakingly record weights like you do. When I can’t find a knitting video I like- when I’ve watched yours, I often put on TH-cam garden birds/ cat tv 😂 it’s very relaxing but you love birds too. Get some sunflower hearts- every bird loves them. I love how you don’t just churn out knitting and create a perfect environment. Washing up, clutter love it. ❤
I couldn’t create a perfect environment even if I wanted to! So it’s all become part of ‘the brand’.