I wish Colleen would see this because I know she'd love it. I recently learned a new term. Instead of triggers, be on the look out for glimmers throughout your day. Glimmers are little, simple things that make you happy. Your walk on the beach, we would call that a glimmer walk.
I love this! Thank you for sharing 😊 x I suffer with PTSD and after reading your comment, I realised how negative the word “triggers” is, and now I can turn it into something positive x💜x Thank you so much Tanya.
I don't know if anyone knows or remembers this but I must say I absolutely can't wait for the annual Christmas Pic with the kids in front of the Christmas lights tunnel now that the twins are whole toddlers 🥲
Will be donating to the cancer fundraiser in memory of my 13 yr old daughters friend that passed away last week at the age of 14. She had Rhabdomyosarcoma. RIP, Sammi.
Not Wesley becoming a lil insomniac night owl like his momma! I can see the two of you having late nights as he gets older and it's your special time you have just the two of you. I can totally picture it.
Glowing and growing 💖✨️ .. from strength to strength Mama. We have missed you and love you a lot. ..ps, Wesley's "no thank you" is a whole mood that I'm very much here for!!
GIRL. I can't get over how excited I am seeing you post again. It's not normal, but I'm not the only one. You are loved & appreciated so much by so many.💜🤍
Colleen, I am over the moon that you are back. I would tell my boyfriend probably every day since you been gone that I miss you so much. So proud of you!! :)
Every year I would take the JC Penney catalog and circle a rock tumbler for my Xmas list…but I never got one:( So a few years ago, as an almost 40 year old adult, I was teasing my parents and telling them that a rock tumbler was the one gift I always wanted that I never got. That Christmas, my dad went out on Christmas Eve and found a rock tumbler for me! When I opened it Christmas morning, he had attached a note that said “Daddy’s don’t like to let their little girls down”. Needless to say, I bawled like a baby and will always say that is my most favorite Christmas memory ❤️
The way this one hit me 😭😭😭. I lost my dad when i was 13 and stories like this that remind me of him will get me every time. Even though it made me cry, it's the best reminders of him.
I’m so glad you’re back online. I’m pregnant and 2 weeks away from my due date and have been rewatching both of your birth vlogs. Make me cry everytime. Just makes things so much more real when I look back and then see how much your little ones have grown. I love your little family and am so grateful youre back! Keep being you ❤️ Love you so much ❤️
I can slowly see the excitement coming back in your blogs! Makes me happy! Thanks for sharing your life with us! Loved watching the twins decorate their trees!
Want to add I am so glad to see you and that you are doing well. In the time you were away I thought of you often and worried for you and your mental health. So I was extremely glad to know you are in one piece and doing well and love seeing your videos in my feed again❤
When Wesley said No Thank you to going night night, that was hilarious and adorable. I love your videos. You are one of my all time favorite TH-camrs. Keep up the amazing work! You are AMAZING! I am so happy you are back! You have gotten me through so many rough times in my life.
Colleen’s videos are the perfect treat after a long day of studying for finals. Thank you for posting again and being a presence in our lives❤ I’ve missed your voice so much and seeing snippets of your life
Every single day I remember “tonight I get to watch Colleen before bed!” And I can’t even describe the feeling in my chest that makes me want to cry. The past few months i told my boyfriend countless times how heartbroken I was for you and that I couldn’t watch your vlogs anymore. You are an essential part of my routine and it feels like you were there through the most difficult times in my life. I just moved far away from my family and friends for the first time and having you post again makes me feel so so much better and less alone. So proud of you being strong and pushing through it all. Keep doing what you love ❤️
Omg I’m in tears with how grown the babies got. They are so sweet and funny. I really missed seeing you all!! Also I get so excited too when I see rock piles at the beach because that means shells!!
Yes absolutely!! However you do have to be careful the kitty’s don’t get near it as it’s not good for them to lick it can be poisonous but the lamps are so cool!!
Seeing Maisy and Wesley decorate the tree is so adorable. So glad tortilla talk is back ❤. Antihero is one of my favorites. Folklore, Midnights , 1989 are my favorite albums.
I am sooooo glad you are vlogging again!! I absolutely loved this video in particular because you can see so much of Flynn in both of the twins! And Wesley was so funny when he was decorating his mini tree! They are all growing so fast! ❤
colleen, i just wanna say that u have been such a constant light in my life. you’re vlogs make me feel so happy when i’m at my lowest points. when you had to leave youtube for a while i felt like i had this important chunk of my life taken from me. i’m soon going to be moving out of my parents house for the first time at 26 years old and i can’t help but think that you came back for a reason. moving out and starting my life is the scariest thing i’ve ever had to do and i’m so great-full that you’re back because now i have this extra comfort that i get from watching you that i think will genuinely help me with the transition of moving out. i just want to say thank you for everything you do for me. i love u so much and i wish so bad i could hug u and tell u this in person.
I'm so glad you're doing better even if you don't always feel it. I can tell from the videos you shared from a few months ago that you're glowing now. Love you so much and I'm so happy to have you back
Not really a tortilla talk question but I’m so happy you’re back! I have been in such a depressive slump lately. I got the notification for your first vlog back and I instantly burst into tears. I ran to show my husband to show him you were back and we sat and watched it together. You bring so much joy into this world. Thank you for being you.
Honestly walking the beach, gathering rock’s listening to the ocean waves is the best way to reground yourself. What an energy cleanser. I’m kinda jelly cause I live nowhere near the ocean but that sounds so relaxing and a way to relieve all the tensions from the world. So glad you are back to making blogs again. I’m back to watching TH-cam again. Thank you for your return! As a rock collector myself your videos have became nothing but more awesome. ❤
It's wonderful to see you getting back into the habit of vlogging. You have been an important part of my happiness since before the pandemic. You Matter!❤
im going through some really sad stuff and the fact that you are back has given me so much confort. thank you for keeping company on the darkest times.
This is one of my absolute favorite videos of yours since you've been back. It had me smiling. And as I watching during the twins little Christmas trees clip I said, "I love this!", really loud. So loud my daughter yelled from the other room asking if I needed her. Whoops I'm just happy to see you back. 🎉
TTQ: is there any plans for a podcast come back ? I used to listen to it every week when it came out and I definitly miss it so much ! Love from France, Emilie
I'm so thankful you are back. You have no idea how much I have missed your vlogs in my life. You bring so much joy to my day!! Thank you for being you. I love you and your little family so much!!!❤❤❤❤
I keep saying this but I al so glad you are back. It is so refreshing seeing your smile and watching you with your kids being happy. It’s incredible and thank you for coming back! ❤
Not only did I realise I too had ADHD through watching you. Watching your vlogs made me feel less alone in my head. I missed your videos for the last 5 months so much. I feel people with ADHD are so misunderstood. You are an inspiration to me and many others xxx. Ps and you are an incredible mother, partner and friend xxx
Hey Colleen, happy to see you back once again. Just want to say that MY therapist is big on positive self talk. Be nicer to yourself! Stop calling yourself lame for having harmless hobbies. Reframe your thoughts. “I’m so lame” should be “I’m proud to have new interests!”.
I am so thankful that you are back to making videos! It makes my day when I see you posted. When you posted your 1st video back, I looked at my love and was like oh my! No way. And I watch it and was so so so happy. Thank you for coming back. Watching you as an amazing mom makes me want to be just as amazing as you! I am getting back in to cooking and baking again.
*Tortilla Talk Question* Do you have any idea how much you were missed, How much you are loved, How much you are supported and uplifted?? Because I do. And I am so happy to see All of my Ballinger's again ❤
Gurl same... I cried when I saw her vlog up!! I flipped to her page so fast😂 my dream came true that she would come back to us❤❤❤ love her so so much!!!!
Tortilla talk questions for you queen Have you figured out what you want to do with Flynn going to a public school or home schooling? How is your anxiety and are you feeling better now? Are you still doing elf on self with Flynn and the twins? Do you plan on getting back into shells and doing both collecting rocks and shells? Are you planning on making journals of the twins like you did with Flynn? Thank you LUV U queen ❤
Your tears brought 😢 tears to my eyes but joy to my heart. I knew I missed your vlogs but didn’t realize how much. Be well and do whatever makes you happy.
I love how polite Wesley's being 😂 i know this isnt your type of music but if you watch the music video for "zombiefied" by falling in reverse,or at least read the lyrics i think you would really relate to the lyrics. Glad your vlogging again. Still cracking up about Wesley 😂 too darn cute!
I watch these vlogs every night before I go to bed (they come out late at night my time) and it’s honestly so comforting to me to have you back Colleen, I feel like I’m catching up with an old friend in some weird way😅 your vlogs helped me get through lock down and the years that followed and I’m honestly so grateful for you and all the work you put in. I relate to you so much and you’re one of my biggest idols. I feel like we’re all just one little tight knit community that watches every day (even more so in the last few weeks) and I love that :)
Colleen, you are a gem! We lead very different lives, but are alike in so many ways. It’s like you get me and we’ve never even met! This vlog made me laugh, cry, and appreciate once again how lucky we are to have you back. Stay strong, beautiful lady!
Colleen, to see you back, and see you living the best you can makes me want to reach through my phone and hug you! You are such an amazing, and strong woman! As a fellow Scorpio, I thought about you a lot leading up to your return, and even saw the “little toot” boat in Santa Barbara and thought about the time you took Flynn on it! Keep persevering, you are wonderful ❤
clean is also one of my favorite ts songs ever. even when i was 10 and 1989 first came out i absolutely fell in love with it. even though i didn't relate to it at the time, the beautiful imagery and powerful, immersive world that is built in just that one song is unmatched. now almost 10 years after hearing that song for the first time and through some really, really difficult times, i always go back to that song. there will be moments where i listen to the song and feel it very deeply, but more often i will listen to that song during awful moments in my life, and it fills me with hope. there aren't many songs and artists that has the ability to do that. it just makes me so emotional, i'm hopeful one day i'll be clean. ily colleen so much thank you for loving taylor 🩵
I’m so happy you’re back! I truly felt like I was missing a part of my family by not getting to see what you,Erik, and the kids were up to. I know it took a lot of courage to come back and I am so glad you were brave enough to do so. ❤
It’s so brilliant to see you again Colleen!!! Your videos always make my day!! I have missed you girl!!! Omg…thank you for coming back and just being so wonderful, courageous and awesome as you are! 💓!! Sending you and your family lots of love!
Omg the twins were cracking me up!! They are the cutest!! Wesley and his NO THANK YOU Reminded me when Flynn would just talk and ask alot of questions because he didn't want to go to bed😂
I love these vlogs! They are really therapeutic to listen to. To be reminded that in dark times, there is always light and beauty (in rocks, the ocean, music or just the kindness of strangers). I have been going through a dark time too and your vlogs for years have always brought me light. “It’s a revolution, Throw your hands up, Cause we never gave in.” We are all stronger than we know. We will rise above the challenges and be the magnificent gems you find on the beach.
Love you so so much Colleen!!!!!! Still so happy you are back!! You have no idea how much you and your family thru your videos have helped me thru so pretty sad moments.....will always be grateful for you! ❤❤
During the time you were gone I wrote down all my TTQs for you, so I have quite a few. -Does Flynn get along with one twin more? -Which twin is more like you? -What are your top 3 favorite musicals? You are doing fabulous! You’re so gorgeous! ❤
colleen im about to be a first time mom any second now, i wish u so much healing and good rocks!!!! love you and im so glad to see you happy. youve helped me through so much to get here. Keep healing peacefully💙🙏🏽🙏🏽
I love the rock hunting! Where I am in Western Australia my husband and I have found garnet, clear quartz points, smoky quartz, mica and black tourmaline. Edited to add agate, some even with water trapped inside (enhydro)! The twins were so sweet decorating their trees and Wes saying “no thank you” to bedtime is so funny 😂
I am so happy you're back!! Love seeing your smile, and the tears and everything in between. I feel you. There were so many times over the last months that I wished I could reach out to you somehow to see how you were. Genuine caring about your wellbeing. I understand the concert challenge, I hope you can go next time. I have severe anxiety and panic attacks and despite so desperately wanting to go see P!nk when she was here in Toronto, I just couldn't.
Oh those sweet babies haha! My twins turn two years old in a few weeks… all the new words coming out, the funny noises, the attitudes…. They are seriously just….everything. When the world seems dark, my twins still shine. ✨ love to you all!
Coleen, you are an amazing person! Even with your business and trials you take the time to help those in need. I like the diamond metaphor someone talked about. A diamond can only become valuable after a lot of intense pressure. I'm so grateful that you withstood the pressure and came back sparkling more than ever!
i’m pregnant with my first baby and struggling mentally, financially, physically and emotionally and your vlogs are helping me so much. thank you for being you. If you have any advice for a first time mom PLEASE help. i’m due next month :)
Me as well!! its not easy but we got this. this post capitalism world is insane. we deserve better. Im almost due less than 2 weeks left maybe! Wishing you luck😊💙💙💙 hang in there mama!!!
Rest as much as you can, whenever you can and ask for help! We tend to be shy to ask because we don't want to bother people, but sometimes, people won't think to offer because they think you've got it under control. If you have the energy, you can prep some meals in advance (if you have a freezer, or you can put things into sealed cans, like soup, spaghetti sauces, stuff like that), it helps for the first weeks when you don't have the energy to do much. Drink a lot of water, especially if you're breastfeeding. Allow yourself to not being perfect. Being a mom is a learning curve. We do the best we can with the tools we have, and get a little better everyday. Those first months will be rough, but you'll get through it. One moment at a time. You can do this ^^ I hope this helps 💖 Congrats and best of luck to you!
I wish Colleen would see this because I know she'd love it. I recently learned a new term. Instead of triggers, be on the look out for glimmers throughout your day. Glimmers are little, simple things that make you happy. Your walk on the beach, we would call that a glimmer walk.
I have seen this so many places lately.
I think this must have come from Scandinavia , because many here have called it that for years😊
I LOVE that ❤ I may steal that idea 😂
Love this!
I love this! Thank you for sharing 😊 x I suffer with PTSD and after reading your comment, I realised how negative the word “triggers” is, and now I can turn it into something positive x💜x Thank you so much Tanya.
I'm dying at Wesley saying no thank you
Same! And they later he said to Colleen “Your Crazy”. HAHA
wesley is literally Flynn in a different font that’s crazy
Yes! I have done a double take more than once these last few videos
Too cute. That made me giggle!
Kinda how siblings work😂 it would be more crazy if they didn’t look alike😂🤘🏼
Both the twins are! It's crazy how much they all look sooo much alike
Maisy is SO smart!!! I love when she put the necklace on Wesley! Cannot believe how much they have grown. I love all of you so much!
Ugh i just love that you are back. Thank you ❤
I don't know if anyone knows or remembers this but I must say I absolutely can't wait for the annual Christmas Pic with the kids in front of the Christmas lights tunnel now that the twins are whole toddlers 🥲
I agree
yayyyyyy🎉
You mean that Christmas lights “tunnel” walk they go to every year?
Wasn’t she there when her contractions started with Flynn?
I love that spot ❤
I can’t wait for the magical tunnel and the wishes!!
Me watching Colleen scratch here camera by holding her rocks against them 🫠
Having you back is so amazing ❤️
I missed you terribly.
Will be donating to the cancer fundraiser in memory of my 13 yr old daughters friend that passed away last week at the age of 14. She had Rhabdomyosarcoma. RIP, Sammi.
So very sorry for your and your daughter's loss. Praying for you both. God bless ❤
I’m so so sorry. 💜💜
FOR SAMMI! ❤
My brother passed away from rhabdomyosarcoma at the age of 17 💔
I’m so sorry 😢. May she rest in peace ❤
Not Wesley becoming a lil insomniac night owl like his momma! I can see the two of you having late nights as he gets older and it's your special time you have just the two of you. I can totally picture it.
Glowing and growing 💖✨️ .. from strength to strength Mama.
We have missed you and love you a lot. ..ps, Wesley's "no thank you" is a whole mood that I'm very much here for!!
GIRL. I can't get over how excited I am seeing you post again. It's not normal, but I'm not the only one. You are loved & appreciated so much by so many.💜🤍
Colleen, I am over the moon that you are back. I would tell my boyfriend probably every day since you been gone that I miss you so much. So proud of you!! :)
Every year I would take the JC Penney catalog and circle a rock tumbler for my Xmas list…but I never got one:( So a few years ago, as an almost 40 year old adult, I was teasing my parents and telling them that a rock tumbler was the one gift I always wanted that I never got. That Christmas, my dad went out on Christmas Eve and found a rock tumbler for me! When I opened it Christmas morning, he had attached a note that said “Daddy’s don’t like to let their little girls down”. Needless to say, I bawled like a baby and will always say that is my most favorite Christmas memory ❤️
I'm misty eyed just reading your comment. What a wonderful memory ❤
The way this one hit me 😭😭😭. I lost my dad when i was 13 and stories like this that remind me of him will get me every time. Even though it made me cry, it's the best reminders of him.
I’m crying because of the story!
😭 that is the sweetest !
that made me cry :') daddys sure are special
I’m so glad you’re back online. I’m pregnant and 2 weeks away from my due date and have been rewatching both of your birth vlogs. Make me cry everytime. Just makes things so much more real when I look back and then see how much your little ones have grown. I love your little family and am so grateful youre back! Keep being you ❤️ Love you so much ❤️
I can slowly see the excitement coming back in your blogs!
Makes me happy! Thanks for sharing your life with us! Loved watching the twins decorate their trees!
Want to add I am so glad to see you and that you are doing well. In the time you were away I thought of you often and worried for you and your mental health. So I was extremely glad to know you are in one piece and doing well and love seeing your videos in my feed again❤
Wesley’s “NO thank you” when it was night night time had me cackling 😂😂😂😂
Then calling mommy crazy
loving all of these vlogs!!💗 i can’t believe how much the twins have grown🥺
Again, I am glad you are back and in the last week your confidence has been palpable! Amazing!
When Wesley said No Thank you to going night night, that was hilarious and adorable. I love your videos. You are one of my all time favorite TH-camrs. Keep up the amazing work! You are AMAZING! I am so happy you are back! You have gotten me through so many rough times in my life.
The twins are absolutely adorable 😍 Maisy was hilarious with her tree 🌲😂
Hope Flynn had some good Grandma time 😊
I feel like having Colleen back is like reconnecting with my bestie after a long break! Welcome back queen ❤
Colleen’s videos are the perfect treat after a long day of studying for finals. Thank you for posting again and being a presence in our lives❤ I’ve missed your voice so much and seeing snippets of your life
The kids have grown so much! Specially the twins, now there walking and talking! I didn’t notice how much i’ve missed you guys! Love you!
Every single day I remember “tonight I get to watch Colleen before bed!” And I can’t even describe the feeling in my chest that makes me want to cry. The past few months i told my boyfriend countless times how heartbroken I was for you and that I couldn’t watch your vlogs anymore. You are an essential part of my routine and it feels like you were there through the most difficult times in my life. I just moved far away from my family and friends for the first time and having you post again makes me feel so so much better and less alone. So proud of you being strong and pushing through it all. Keep doing what you love ❤️
Omg I’m in tears with how grown the babies got. They are so sweet and funny. I really missed seeing you all!!
Also I get so excited too when I see rock piles at the beach because that means shells!!
I can watch it over and over again and can’t get enough of how cute the twins are 😍😍😻😻
7:33 he’s so polite. It’s so cute.❤😂
I think it could be cool if you do a reaction to the psychic reading about the twins and that way let us know a little about them!
*Colleen! If Flynn likes “glowing rocks” then you should get him a Himalayan Salt Lamp! He’d love it!* 🥰
I don’t think if that’s good because she has cats. It can be toxic for cats. But it would be a cool idea if she didn’t have cats.
it depends if the cats go into his room as salt lamps are not safe around cats
Yes absolutely!! However you do have to be careful the kitty’s don’t get near it as it’s not good for them to lick it can be poisonous but the lamps are so cool!!
Such a good idea!
YES!! My son loves ours
Maybe try to think about your time away from the internet as your “tumbling time”. Now you have your shine back like a polished rock 🙂💎
Awe I love this comment!! I think Colleen will too ❤️
Awwww I love this comment ❤ I totally agree with you
Colleen I think your hair is sooo cute!!! It really flatters you!❤
Omg I love how Maisy and Wesley communicate with each other. I love how they both said No Thank You when it's time for bed. They're so darn adorable.
Seeing Maisy and Wesley decorate the tree is so adorable. So glad tortilla talk is back ❤.
Antihero is one of my favorites. Folklore, Midnights , 1989 are my favorite albums.
I am sooooo glad you are vlogging again!! I absolutely loved this video in particular because you can see so much of Flynn in both of the twins! And Wesley was so funny when he was decorating his mini tree! They are all growing so fast! ❤
i’m just so happy to see you again
colleen, i just wanna say that u have been such a constant light in my life. you’re vlogs make me feel so happy when i’m at my lowest points. when you had to leave youtube for a while i felt like i had this important chunk of my life taken from me. i’m soon going to be moving out of my parents house for the first time at 26 years old and i can’t help but think that you came back for a reason. moving out and starting my life is the scariest thing i’ve ever had to do and i’m so great-full that you’re back because now i have this extra comfort that i get from watching you that i think will genuinely help me with the transition of moving out. i just want to say thank you for everything you do for me. i love u so much and i wish so bad i could hug u and tell u this in person.
I'm so glad you're doing better even if you don't always feel it. I can tell from the videos you shared from a few months ago that you're glowing now. Love you so much and I'm so happy to have you back
you ARE GLOWING colleen!! it was the first thing I noticed when you came back 💜 you always will make the whole place SHIMMER
Not really a tortilla talk question but I’m so happy you’re back! I have been in such a depressive slump lately. I got the notification for your first vlog back and I instantly burst into tears. I ran to show my husband to show him you were back and we sat and watched it together. You bring so much joy into this world. Thank you for being you.
Honestly walking the beach, gathering rock’s listening to the ocean waves is the best way to reground yourself. What an energy cleanser. I’m kinda jelly cause I live nowhere near the ocean but that sounds so relaxing and a way to relieve all the tensions from the world. So glad you are back to making blogs again. I’m back to watching TH-cam again. Thank you for your return! As a rock collector myself your videos have became nothing but more awesome. ❤
It's wonderful to see you getting back into the habit of vlogging. You have been an important part of my happiness since before the pandemic. You Matter!❤
im going through some really sad stuff and the fact that you are back has given me so much confort. thank you for keeping company on the darkest times.
Colleen you look wonderful. We are so blessed to have you back.❤
This is one of my absolute favorite videos of yours since you've been back. It had me smiling. And as I watching during the twins little Christmas trees clip I said, "I love this!", really loud. So loud my daughter yelled from the other room asking if I needed her. Whoops I'm just happy to see you back. 🎉
TTQ: is there any plans for a podcast come back ? I used to listen to it every week when it came out and I definitly miss it so much ! Love from France, Emilie
I'm so thankful you are back. You have no idea how much I have missed your vlogs in my life. You bring so much joy to my day!! Thank you for being you. I love you and your little family so much!!!❤❤❤❤
Yes you are GLOWING! Thank you!
I keep saying this but I al so glad you are back. It is so refreshing seeing your smile and watching you with your kids being happy. It’s incredible and thank you for coming back! ❤
Boy have I missed these sweet little moments! Thank you for posting again! You were so missed. But I am so glad you took the time you needed to heal.
I've always found it relaxing to look for rocks. Also, the kids are so adorable.
Not only did I realise I too had ADHD through watching you. Watching your vlogs made me feel less alone in my head. I missed your videos for the last 5 months so much. I feel people with ADHD are so misunderstood. You are an inspiration to me and many others xxx. Ps and you are an incredible mother, partner and friend xxx
Maisy’s reaction to her own Christmas tree is so CUTE!! Made me so happy and made my heart melt with joy happiness 😊
I love how natural/comfortable you're becoming in front of the camera compared to the first video back ❤I've missed them!!
Hey Colleen, happy to see you back once again. Just want to say that MY therapist is big on positive self talk. Be nicer to yourself! Stop calling yourself lame for having harmless hobbies. Reframe your thoughts. “I’m so lame” should be “I’m proud to have new interests!”.
Yay! I am so glad tortilla talk is back and the blanket love you so much queen ❤
I could listen to Wesley & Maisy talk forever! They’re so precious!
I am so thankful that you are back to making videos! It makes my day when I see you posted. When you posted your 1st video back, I looked at my love and was like oh my! No way. And I watch it and was so so so happy. Thank you for coming back. Watching you as an amazing mom makes me want to be just as amazing as you! I am getting back in to cooking and baking again.
*Tortilla Talk Question* Do you have any idea how much you were missed, How much you are loved, How much you are supported and uplifted?? Because I do. And I am so happy to see All of my Ballinger's again ❤
Gurl same... I cried when I saw her vlog up!! I flipped to her page so fast😂 my dream came true that she would come back to us❤❤❤ love her so so much!!!!
You are a beautiful soul. I’m so glad you are back. The looking for rocks part was so comforting and soothing ❤
Tortilla talk questions for you queen
Have you figured out what you want to do with Flynn going to a public school or home schooling?
How is your anxiety and are you feeling better now?
Are you still doing elf on self with Flynn and the twins?
Do you plan on getting back into shells and doing both collecting rocks and shells?
Are you planning on making journals of the twins like you did with Flynn?
Thank you LUV U queen ❤
Your tears brought 😢 tears to my eyes but joy to my heart. I knew I missed your vlogs but didn’t realize how much. Be well and do whatever makes you happy.
Omg the twins talking so much! My heart 🥺 the sweetest babies and mama and daddy! 💕
I have missed you and your family so much. Thank-you so much for returning. Hugs and love sent your way!!!!
I love how polite Wesley's being 😂 i know this isnt your type of music but if you watch the music video for "zombiefied" by falling in reverse,or at least read the lyrics i think you would really relate to the lyrics. Glad your vlogging again. Still cracking up about Wesley 😂 too darn cute!
I watch these vlogs every night before I go to bed (they come out late at night my time) and it’s honestly so comforting to me to have you back Colleen, I feel like I’m catching up with an old friend in some weird way😅 your vlogs helped me get through lock down and the years that followed and I’m honestly so grateful for you and all the work you put in. I relate to you so much and you’re one of my biggest idols. I feel like we’re all just one little tight knit community that watches every day (even more so in the last few weeks) and I love that :)
It’s so good to see those beautiful adorable kids, you are an amazing mother as is Erik a father …
My kids are very closely together and I was imaginable about here still helping big has going to get here.
Colleen, you are a gem! We lead very different lives, but are alike in so many ways. It’s like you get me and we’ve never even met! This vlog made me laugh, cry, and appreciate once again how lucky we are to have you back. Stay strong, beautiful lady!
Colleen, to see you back, and see you living the best you can makes me want to reach through my phone and hug you! You are such an amazing, and strong woman! As a fellow Scorpio, I thought about you a lot leading up to your return, and even saw the “little toot” boat in Santa Barbara and thought about the time you took Flynn on it! Keep persevering, you are wonderful ❤
Your videoas are so funny and i look forward to them everyday and they give me so much joy
clean is also one of my favorite ts songs ever. even when i was 10 and 1989 first came out i absolutely fell in love with it. even though i didn't relate to it at the time, the beautiful imagery and powerful, immersive world that is built in just that one song is unmatched. now almost 10 years after hearing that song for the first time and through some really, really difficult times, i always go back to that song. there will be moments where i listen to the song and feel it very deeply, but more often i will listen to that song during awful moments in my life, and it fills me with hope. there aren't many songs and artists that has the ability to do that. it just makes me so emotional, i'm hopeful one day i'll be clean. ily colleen so much thank you for loving taylor 🩵
lol @ Wesley's "No, thank you" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Wes and Maisy so cute. How adorable seeing them "all of a sudden" talking and running and walking around.
The picture of you at the end in front of the sunset is beautiful. Your happiness outshines the sun and it makes my heart happy ❤😊
Makes me so happy to see that you are doing so much better!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
I’m so happy you’re back! I truly felt like I was missing a part of my family by not getting to see what you,Erik, and the kids were up to. I know it took a lot of courage to come back and I am so glad you were brave enough to do so. ❤
I love hearing Wesley say NO THANK YOU!!! Before bedtime 🎉❤So cute. And Maisy w/ her tree 🎄is just too adorable 🥰
Colleen those two cute faces and the smiles and giggles thank you for shareing you have such a wonderful family much love!
It’s so brilliant to see you again Colleen!!! Your videos always make my day!! I have missed you girl!!! Omg…thank you for coming back and just being so wonderful, courageous and awesome as you are! 💓!! Sending you and your family lots of love!
I’m so happy ur in a happier place. You’re vlogs have been cute & now I’ll look & appreciate rocks more
Omg the twins were cracking me up!! They are the cutest!! Wesley and his NO THANK YOU Reminded me when Flynn would just talk and ask alot of questions because he didn't want to go to bed😂
I am just so so happy to see you back! These vlogs mean so much to me!! ❤❤❤
I love these vlogs! They are really therapeutic to listen to. To be reminded that in dark times, there is always light and beauty (in rocks, the ocean, music or just the kindness of strangers). I have been going through a dark time too and your vlogs for years have always brought me light. “It’s a revolution, Throw your hands up, Cause we never gave in.” We are all stronger than we know. We will rise above the challenges and be the magnificent gems you find on the beach.
Love you so so much Colleen!!!!!! Still so happy you are back!! You have no idea how much you and your family thru your videos have helped me thru so pretty sad moments.....will always be grateful for you! ❤❤
Oh my gosh you do look so much happier every new vlog! I get so excited everytime you post:) thank you for sharing your heart with us!
During the time you were gone I wrote down all my TTQs for you, so I have quite a few.
-Does Flynn get along with one twin more?
-Which twin is more like you?
-What are your top 3 favorite musicals?
You are doing fabulous! You’re so gorgeous! ❤
So glad to have you back i missed you so very much when you were away so happy for you and your family and your back you are amazing 👏
colleen im about to be a first time mom any second now, i wish u so much healing and good rocks!!!! love you and im so glad to see you happy. youve helped me through so much to get here. Keep healing peacefully💙🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you for being here, and coming back. We really appreciate it.
I love the rock hunting! Where I am in Western Australia my husband and I have found garnet, clear quartz points, smoky quartz, mica and black tourmaline. Edited to add agate, some even with water trapped inside (enhydro)!
The twins were so sweet decorating their trees and Wes saying “no thank you” to bedtime is so funny 😂
I am so happy you're back!! Love seeing your smile, and the tears and everything in between. I feel you. There were so many times over the last months that I wished I could reach out to you somehow to see how you were. Genuine caring about your wellbeing.
I understand the concert challenge, I hope you can go next time. I have severe anxiety and panic attacks and despite so desperately wanting to go see P!nk when she was here in Toronto, I just couldn't.
Oh those sweet babies haha! My twins turn two years old in a few weeks… all the new words coming out, the funny noises, the attitudes…. They are seriously just….everything. When the world seems dark, my twins still shine. ✨ love to you all!
I can’t believe how big the kiddos are🥹! I’ve missed you all!❤
Gosh I just adore this family🥰 so happy Colleen is back!!!
Glad you're feeling better and I'm thrilled you're back 😊. Love love love the pic of you at the beach it looks heavenly.
Tortilla talk- podcast… will it ever be coming back? It’s my fav to listen to on runs and we need an update on the fruit salad fiasco of 2023
I know right🤣❤️
I listened during yoga lol- would love to see them come back
Coleen, you are an amazing person! Even with your business and trials you take the time to help those in need. I like the diamond metaphor someone talked about. A diamond can only become valuable after a lot of intense pressure. I'm so grateful that you withstood the pressure and came back sparkling more than ever!
I can’t believe how much I missed you😭 I am so happy that you’re back🥰 much love
Thank you Colleen for uploading I’m so sick here at home and so bored. I always look forward to watching!
i’m pregnant with my first baby and struggling mentally, financially, physically and emotionally and your vlogs are helping me so much. thank you for being you. If you have any advice for a first time mom PLEASE help. i’m due next month :)
Me as well!! its not easy but we got this. this post capitalism world is insane. we deserve better. Im almost due less than 2 weeks left maybe! Wishing you luck😊💙💙💙 hang in there mama!!!
Rest as much as you can, whenever you can and ask for help! We tend to be shy to ask because we don't want to bother people, but sometimes, people won't think to offer because they think you've got it under control. If you have the energy, you can prep some meals in advance (if you have a freezer, or you can put things into sealed cans, like soup, spaghetti sauces, stuff like that), it helps for the first weeks when you don't have the energy to do much. Drink a lot of water, especially if you're breastfeeding. Allow yourself to not being perfect. Being a mom is a learning curve. We do the best we can with the tools we have, and get a little better everyday. Those first months will be rough, but you'll get through it. One moment at a time. You can do this ^^ I hope this helps 💖 Congrats and best of luck to you!