A *rainy day* Coffee Chat // when I will quit Youtube, my embarrassing disney story 😅
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ค. 2024
- So excited to catch up with you guys! Some life updates, an embarrassing story, what I'm reading / book chat, my current skincare routine, when I would quit youtube, and more!
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A R E Y O U N E W H E R E ? 🥰
Well hi there 🤗 My name is Jessica and I live in the midwest (Indiana specifically) with my family (my husband Tyler @tylertravelstv + my 2 daughters + our beagle Pinocchio). I share lifestyle & wholesome vlogs, makeup & beauty finds, amazon and target favorites, cute fashion items, grocery hauls, quick meal ideas, and a bit about my journey through my life so far in my Coffee Chats series. I also love Disney and host our podcast @DisneyvillePodcast with my hubby Tyler! I hope you’ll stick around the join the fam by subscribing. 🤍
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Timestamps:
00:00 intro
01:54 do you get oddly sad during the holidays?
04:00 my current skincare routine
05:45 my christmas wish list
06:23 book talk
08:18 what i’m reading
09:05 the jammy awards
11:25 embarrassing story time
14:56 what is vlogmas
15:45 my dream career if I didn’t do youtube
16:55 division of parental labor
19:45 my upside down day idea
20:40 quitting youtube
21:20 my experience with Bible study
22:45 managing holiday stress with kids
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So excited to catch up with you guys! Some life updates, an embarrassing story, what I'm reading / book chat, my current skincare routine, when I would quit youtube, and more!
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✨ follow me on social: @itsjessicabraun
✨ my amazon storefront (affiliate link) ➙ amzn.to/2Ca7aed
~ what I mentioned ~
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my sweater: amzn.to/41g7zXL
elf glow reviver lip oil in pink quartz: howl.me/clccAS9ehIi
farmacy niacinamide night mask: howl.me/clccBj9GJHE
andrea renee’s channel: th-cam.com/channels/SftBCRR75h89gHaMVa4v6Q.html
wellness (book): amzn.to/4aeOQjk
geometry dish towels: amzn.to/3REHa2u
daily grace co devotionals: thedailygraceco.com/
I’m loling when you share that you’re using your iPad until you get your phone back (but so sorry about the delay on that!). Only because my husband has used his iPad mini for 7 years to replace a cellphone, and uses a Google voice number & iCloud to use it as “cell phone”. He loves it since it is also his work device and uses it for management notes and docs on the go.
Me, on the other hand, I prefer my pocket sized device. He’s trying to convert me over through 😂
Dear Jess, you have no what difference you make in the lives you touch at this very moment. I get ready with you, watch old videos during my planning periods, wind down with you in the evening, listen while taking a relaxing bath, etc. You are like family! You have helped me rediscover who I am. I laugh when you laugh. Cry when you cry. But what you buy! 🤣🤷♀️ But more importantly, I listen and internalize things you have said and have finally started to like who I am. It’s been 52 years in the making and a daily struggle with low self esteem. I want to be you when I grow up! ❤️🤣 Never stop being who you are, for you mean so much to so many. Hugs and love! Susan in Maryland
My parents' birthdays are on and after Thanksgiving. My Mom passed away when I was 11 and my Dad was not a good Dad so Holidays are very hard for me.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE people watching.❤❤
And I get cha (get what you mean). You are one of the most genuine person I know.
Jessica! I get sad around Christmas because my Daddy passed at a young age of colon cancer after New Years, and it was devastating to me. I mean I was crushed, unraveled, thought I couldn't go on. BUT NOW; I go on because I know that he's up there cheering me on, and that he wants me to be happy. But some days are melancholy and others, I just fight thru it, to celebrate the birth of Jesus!
Yes, books! I love to read, but I would much prefer to hear from you talking about books in a coffee chat format, where it's like a friend recommending them, rather than hearing from someone who only talks about books and it's difficult to tell if their recommendations would even apply.
Yes complete agree!
Yes, to book videos!! ❤
This is good to know - I’ve never really thought about it that way!!
Love the fact you’re authentic and kind enough not to shame anyone for anything on your channel.. it is a safe corner on the internet and thank you for that.
I'm 46yrs old and I had a wonderful childhood. My mom made Christmas so magical! But, as a little girl on Christmas Day night, I would lie on the floor in front of the Christmas tree looking at all of my toys and cry. The reason why is that I was sad it was over. The build up to Christmas is so exciting and I got extremely sad when it was over.
I’m a newer mom! What kind of things did your mom do to make Christmas so magical? I want my daughter to say the same thing when she is your age!
@jazlynmcneal when I was old enough to know about Santa, about two weeks before Christmas she would leave some candy and a note from one of Santa's elves in front of the Christmastree. The letter said that Santa sends his elves out to check and see if the kids are being good. She also took poly fil quilt batting and tore it into small pieces and placed it on my bedroom floor. It was supposed to be fur that had fallen off Santa's suit. Then their was always a letter from Santa next to the empty plate of cookies I left for him. I'm sure there are more things, but that's what is popping into my head right now. Thank you for asking. She passed away almost 2yrs ago and it's been nice reminiscing.
@@angelar5343thank you so much for sharing. I really love those traditions, the part of Santa’s coat is such a cute idea. I’m so sorry for your loss, I know she is always smiling on you remembering those moments with you, God Bless.
@jazlynmcneal thank you for saying that! May God bless you also, Merry Christmas!
I don’t remember where but a quote or idea I heard once was “on days you only have 30% and you gave 30%. You still gave a 100% of what you could give”. That has really helped me realize I can only do my best and that looks different everyday.
This!!
Wow! As someone who struggles with mental health and physical health, this is so profound. Thank you
@@tabsamnic awe I’m glad it was helpful to hear! It really helped me when I came across it! 🫶🏻
Wow this was so good to hear! Had a hard week and feel just like this thank you 😭
I've been a therapist since 1981 and TBH, your videos and vlogs are MY therapy! You are wise beyond your years.
Totally agree 💯 she is!!
Just a little tip from a Disney cast member (for everyone, not just Jess): if you lose something valuable and don’t find it by retracing your steps, always check guest relations. Check multiple times. Check before you leave at the end of the day. Call them or go back later if possible. When we have lost and found items that aren’t claimed, we send them to the lost and found at GR. If it’s something important like a phone, wallet, credit card, medical device/medication, etc. it’ll get sent up there within the hour, but even if it’s not, it will be sent there by the end of the day. So, totally worth it to check and then check again later. I have to say, reuniting people with their lost items feels like an art form for us at disney. So glad they found your phone, Jess!
Loved the rain in the background.
Yes, I get the Christmas blues. It’s all so busy, too busy, and then it’s over too fast.
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Those of us who have watched you for almost a decade, know what you’re trying to say 😊 I don’t have small kids but enjoy listening to you talk about things you’re doing with them. I am Agnostic but enjoy listening to you talk about Bible Study because it makes you happy. I am very set in my political views but appreciate that you don’t talk about politics. It’s easy to appreciate you and the hard work that you put in to your videos ❤
Yes to the book content!!! The book roundup video you guys do at the end of the year is always my fave!
Your parenting advice for giving as much as you can offer at the moment is so spot on. I’m a SAHM and sub once a week and when my husband gets home from work, I’m like S.O.S. sometimes and other times I’m like “I got it. Take a nap. Go for a run, the sauna. Whatever you need to do.” But if we try to set too many roles, it doesn’t work in the long run.
Any sadness I feel during the holidays comes from missing loved ones who have passed. My dad died in 2011, father-in-law in 2013 and my precious mother-in-law just this past May. We still have my mom and I spend a lot of time with her, so that helps. She is 83 so I'm trying to create lots of memories with her. Using Story worth that you turned me onto 2 years ago.
Yes! My Mom died in 2011.
Bring on the book coffee chats!! This would definitely become a favorite extra content of yours we would love!
I agree! I would love to join a book review!
Jess!!! I’m so sorry to hear about how stressful that last hour of Disney was. My husband and I always joke that there’s always at least one meltdown per trip to Disney world…even amongst adults 😂 I got mad at him in Magic Kingdom because whenever I asked what we should do next he would say “I don’t care, whatever you want” I looked like a lunatic yelling “I don’t want to make another decision THIS IS YOUR VACATION TOO!!!” We all have our moments
I think I would of done the same though. Guys don’t do us the favors they think they’re doing sometimes.
I would love book chats! Every year when you and Tyler do the vlogmas book recap I get so many great recommendations. You guys have similar taste to me, so please, please talk books more often!
Jen Wilkin is a WONDERFUL Bible teacher. She is a former English teacher and just really knows how to get you deep into the word. I’ve learned so much from her studies and found them equally challenging and enlightening.
I love the saying "We plan, God laughs." It's so true for me and probably most people. 🎅🎄🎅
OK Jessica, let’s get this straight. You can speak about crap covered in chocolate with colored sprinkles on your channel and I will watch the whole video. I love watching you and your family. Yes I will be interested in book reads as well. Enjoy your weather here in Florida, we’re still in the 80s. And yes I also go through those sad holiday blues. Interesting because never really paid attention to them or realized it happens. I thinks it’s the calm after the storm when we try to rush into all the holiday celebrations and purchases and dividing ourselves between families and celebrations. I think this is why January for me not only marks a new year with goals but it’s a refresh and restart button. And last…… please please don’t ever stop TH-cam, I’ve been watching your videos since the beginning of your channel when Tyler and you looked like babies in the Q&A. Wow look at you guys, how far you have reached and formed a beautiful family.
Happy Holidays! FYI love watching your vlogs, I know it’s a lot of work but look forward watching them daily. Thank you again for being a part of my life even though we don’t t know each other. Xoxo 🎅🏻🎁🎉🥰😘
Jessica, you look so Beautiful in that green sweater💖
Would absolutely love a book chat series! I'm getting back into reading the last few months and I only have one friend that reads. So I would love to hear more opinions!
Yes to the book content!! I love when you and Tyler give your book recommendations at the end of the year and I get a lot of my TBR list from those recommendations! 😅
I just wanna say you’re my favorite TH-camr, your voice is so calming and you’re so authentic. My partner knows when I’m watching you just by your voice because I’ve been watching you for years. I hope you have a great holiday with your family.
this!!❤
I can imagine you felt very vulnerable sharing about they rough moment at the end of your Disney trip, so I just wanted to say thank you for it! It’s so easy to assume that everyone else out there is managing their emotions (especially during these exhausting years of parenting, I have three kids under 4), so anytime someone pulls back the veil and shares a moment where they lost their cool, it can be so comforting.
Love your channel and your family, thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas!
Oh Jess thank you!! ❤ I recently got custody of my 2 grandchildren long story,but even after raising 4 kids of my own ...I struggle with the day in and day out ! I feel like some days I'm just drained ,even at my age it's so refreshing to hear ,I'm not the only one ❤😊!!!
You are a hero for providing a loving home for your grandkids 😊
@@Jessica-rf7lv Thank you🥰
Wow 😮 that must be hard. But you’re doing the right thing. I hope your grandchildren never take you for granted. 😊
@@pinkbutterflies1679 Thank you
I have many Geometry dish towels because of your recommendation many videos ago. I like them a lot. I just got 4 Christmas ones. Two of which went to my adult daughter. She likes them too. Sometimes when my fingertips are a little dry, they stick to the fabric kind of like microfiber. That "sets my teeth on edge". But it doesn't keep me from using then.
I totally get being a kid being sad at Christmas. As an adult I no longer have that feeling unless my mil is over. 😂
I can definitely see how people would feel a let down around the holidays but I personally never feel that. I always worried as an adult I wouldn’t love Christmas as much as a kid but I think I love it more and more every year. I just love buying people gifts and celebrating time with family and it never gets old for me
I appreciate you giving us your authentic self and love getting to unwind with your videos after a stressful day of work!!!
Comparison is the thief of joy, and I feel like there is a lot of comparison around the holidays. Decorations, financial wellbeing, gifts, family dynamics, time off from work, climate, celebrations, etc. People literally compare everything, and it’s intensified this time of year. I’m guilty of it, but I’m really really trying to change that. Plus, the build up, and the emotions that come along with it, only to have it end quickly. So many emotions after Halloween!
Comparison is the thief of joy….LOVE that. So true. Every day at every stage is different for all of us. A great reminder.😊❤
i 100% get specifically sad around the holidays, b/c of the holidays, in spite of the holidays, b/c of the time of year and the holidays. yes, i understand that question so much.
Yes, I would totally enjoy some more book content. Love you, Jess! 😁❤️
1:47 I think the rain noise is soothing
I'm always slightly sad at the holidays, it's a bittersweet time to me, not even sure why! You aren't the only one who has felt that way! I love that you share warts and all. Looking forward to the Jammies.
I bought some Geometry towels maybe four years ago, and they are hands down my favorite dish towels. I’ve given them as gifts, and everyone loves them! And they really do wash extremely well, and I love how well they absorb. The ones I originally bought still look great, and they have been put through the wringer! I always keep some flour sack towels from Sur La Table on hand, as well, because I like them for certain tasks, but everyday kitchen towels are always Geometry.
Yes to the books!! I love books and book recommendations ❤
I would love if you need book reviews, especially in this car chat format 😊 These coffee car chats bring me so much comfort for some reason ❤️
I’m totally down for book vlogs. I’ve read so much of what you and Tyler recommend.
Yes for books! I tend to read only one genre (cozy mysteries) and I’m trying to break out of that. 😊
my daughter and I created a book club - so that we can talk about books more.. we each chose 12 from our TBR lists and she used a spinner to pick and order 12 to read & discuss together
What a wonderful idea!
I’ve always had that sadness around the holidays. And I could never pinpoint to where the feeling stems from.
I’ve celebrated only with family, only with friends, both, and yet there was always this sadness.
I’ve come to realize that my sadness came from
1) unrealistic expectations. At the end of the day, NYE and Christmas are just days. They are supposed to be fun, but in reality they can turn out awful, just like any other day. I’d love to experience this Disney-like magic on the nye, but that’s unrealistic
2) I was putting too much work and stress on myself. I tried to give everyone the perfect gift, not to forget anyone while congratulating, have the best food on the table, etc etc etc. and boy did it stress me out! Kinda hard to experience joy and magic when you running around like a hamster in a wheel through all December so when the holidays come, you are already exhausted.
So this year I’m letting it all go! All the expectations of myself and from others. I’m passively trying to make plans but I’m not set on anything. I’ve let go of trying to find the perfect gifts and will just settle on something cute but not perfect. I’m asking for friends to bring one of their fav dishes on the day so I’m not the only one cooking. I probably won’t even decorate, aside from a couple wreaths here and there.
And let me tell you, I’m so calm. And for the first time ever I don’t feel this sadness!
I’m excited about the holidays and I’m looking forward to see everyone! It’s so nice!
So my question to whoever feels this pre-holiday sadness, are you putting to much in yourself? Do you feel the need to do everything “perfect” but deep down know that it’s impossible? Well, be like me, let it all go! (Well maybe not all, but you know, in a normal amount) you’ll feel lighter and brighter, I promise. Take care of yourself first this year, and see if it has any effect on this sadness. It’s worth to try, isn’t it?
I just ordered the Bible Recap from Terra Leigh Cobble. There’s a podcast that you can follow for free or do with the book. The podcast is SO GOOD, so I made the jump to include the Bible study too. I just want to say thank you for including more about your walk with Jesus in your videos. You can see His light in you through your videos! Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family!
I am doing the same and love the workbook.😃
Yes to book talks! I wrote down your and Tyler’s recommendations from last year and have read several of them. They were all good!
I really love how you spoke about your little meltdown, we all have meltdown. We’re humans.
I do! I always get sad when christmas is over, n i see people taking their decorations down christmas night and the day after. I remember crying when i was little because my mom took out tree down. I just love the season of all the fun, and I just dont understand y people are in such a hurry to get rid of it. I always have my tree up until mid to end of January. I love the atmosphere of it all.
The Disney story girl I FELT that in my soul. FELT it and definitely have those moments myself. As a SAHM and have been a WFHM it’s hard hard either way. Parenting is tough and I often feel myself slide into a negative mindset and am TERRIBLE at asking for help. And having to ask even. So totally get it
The fact that you're a public figure and a social media influencer doesn't cancel the fact that you're a human being. We ALL have our moments, and especially as a mom of 2 myself, I could imagine the situation you were in down to every detail and to how you must've been feeling. Please don't worry about people judging you. The fact that you're a "real" person and super down to earth, is actually the reason why I watch you and enjoy every single one of your videos.
Thank you for what you do and what you share. You always make me feel I'm not alone in my feelings and thoughts. And that's a huge thing you might be doing for others without even realizing.
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What an incredibly kind comment, thank you so much!!
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As a therapist, so funny to hear you wanna be me when sometimes I wanna be you. But I love my job! I love working with people who are in my niche. It's very healing in a way.
I use "book of the month" for book recommendations. I look at their picks from past months to select my next read.
Yessss please to books! I would definitely love a ‘book club’ sort of video where we could read along with you and you could answer viewer questions about the book!
You are spot on about the holiday blues. My mother also remarks that I always get sick at the holidays and have since a child, because I was so excited to the weeks building up to it that I wore myself down. Now I get sad thinking back to Christmas of the past and those we used to spend it with. Even things as far as smells of Christmas dinners at my grandparents, Santa making a special appearance, the Christmas program we used to have before opening gifts all make me long for the past. How I wish my children could have experienced those special times with so much family who are no longer here. How I’d love to send your family a Christmas gift if you can include your PO Box. You would LOVE what we are giving our girls. Tickets to see Sweeney Todd on Broadway for Josh Grobans final shows. A dear friend of mine from growing up does makeup on Broadway and is going to go with them! He used to do Neil Patrick Harris’ makeup and wigs for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. If you only lived closer!!!! Miss seeing your precious girls. Feel like they are my own nieces. Your family has become part of mine. Love you all!! Susan in Maryland
Yes!! Even if I could just send a Christmas card! That would be so fun to see everyone’s Christmas cards on vlogmas
@@taylorkrening5682 yes!!!!
I love videos like this, it’s chill and feels like I’m with a friend just chatting about life❤
Yes, I would love for you to talk about books more! I look forward to yours and Tyler’s book videos, so more often would be amazing!
For Christmas stress: ask your kids to help you out (and let go of any hopes for perfection)! My kids love baking and cooking, they can set the table, decorate, clean things, put away laundry… kids sure can make mess but they can help to tidy it up too. I have 10 kids, ages 18 months to 13 years. It’s a lot, but they want to have fun and they love you so they want to help you have fun too 😊 have a happy Advent and a Merry Christmas!
Book worm here, so yes to book videos! 🥰
For devotionals - She Reads Truth has some lovely ones! I also really like Shadow & Light by Tsh Oxenreider for Lent. She has one for Lent too! She incorporates music and artwork, which makes it a little more kid/family friendly.
So much of Christmas can elicit periods of wistfulness or sadness. The music can be emotional, the commercials about family, togetherness, loneliness, coming home for the holidays, etc. can make you sad. Not to mention the experience of loss. All of these of course are adult things. Also, some of us wonder why we don't have the "christmas spirit" and wonder why. There are so many thoughts and emotions attached to Christmas.
You turned me on to the Geometry towels and I can't go back to any other kind. So, so good!
I’d love to know how your singing is going? I’d love to hear you and Tyler sing oh holy night for vlogmas…. How about it???? Xxxxxx
I get that sadness around the holidays a lot too, and have for a long time, and I'm getting ready to turn 49. It could just be random or it could be seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder otherwise known as SAD which I have officially been diagnosed with. What has really helped me is doing 30 minutes of light therapy in the mornings with a light therapy lamp. I've been doing that going on 3 years now, I believe, and it has made a huge difference. So that's something to consider if you go thru that a lot around this time of year.
I definitely used to have the holiday sadness. Then I had a kid and now I love it more than ever.
Yes to the oddly sad at Christmas. I’ve always felt this way and never heard anyone talk about it. Thanks for sharing ❤
Yes! BOOK CHATS PLEASE!!! My twins are 18 months now and I finally have some time and energy to read again! 😂
Love coffee chats so much! ☕️ ❤ also thanks for working overtime during this season! Your vlogmas is my favorite every year (been watching for 6)
I am 1000% interested in any book content you’d share!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Yes please for book recommendations! 99% of my subscriptions are booktubers
Thank you and Tyler for continuing your yearly Vlogmas! I look forward to them every year. I also love these coffee chat videos, it feels like I'm listening to a friend I've known for years. And I give you so much credit for doing TH-cam, being a mom and wife, and also juggling other things we deal with in this thing called life. When you were talking about your Disney story, all I could think of was...wow I have those melt downs too! Where there's just so much happening at once and everything is going wrong, and then someone says something and you just snap. So thank you for making me feel like it's not just me! Hope you had a Merry Christmas, and enjoyed New Years Eve. Happy New Year to you and your family!
I feel the let down feeling from the holidays, I just feel that I work so hard for all the gift buying for my family and his family and our children and now our grandchildren and usually his and mine, I plan the food, build the menu, buy the food, cook for days, and in just a few minutes it’s over. And I feel dejected. All that work, planning, wrapping, buying, and the open in 5 minutes and then go off to their rooms and stay there all day. My husband watches sports the whole time he’s off, I am so tired of sports at that time, I just go to bed. And sleep.,we don’t do any fun activities while we’re off from work. So I start my anti-depressive meds thru December, January, and February. Huge help.
I do have times I feel especially sad during the holidays. It's usually thinking about all the people that need help that don't get it, or people who are lonely.
Your travel mug is in MY cupboard, purchased after a favorites video of yours in the past. I love it !!
I've been loving skin cycling! I do a BHA on night one, retinol on night 2, and then recover/moisturize only on nights 3 & 4 and then start the cycle over. My skin has been looking AMAZING
A few thoughts on division of labor and parenting. Brutal honesty here.
My husband and I don’t have the goal of 50/50 in our house. I am home way more than he is, so it just feels impossible. I have also found that “keeping score” of who has done what amount of work puts me in a bad mood. My score always seems higher and I can wind up feeling resentful. I much prefer looking at my work as “how I chose to serve my family today.”This puts me in a more positive mindset (proud of my efforts) and helps me shift to giving attention to how I’m feeling and what needs to happen for me to “recharge.”
I also struggle with being a bit of a control freak. I usually want things done in a specific way (especially when it comes to cleaning and laundry). Basically, I’m having to learn to let go of some things and make room for my husband to help. I am a big work in progress. 😉
We focus a lot on communication. Making sure to say aloud when we are feeling low energy or burnt out and trouble-shoot the rest of our day and/or next day’s plan from there. This applies to housework and parenting.
One of my husband’s big parenting shticks is wanting our kids to know that he is just as capable of caring for them as I am. Not every problem needs to be laid at Mama’s feet and “we can make time for Mama to rest.”
The rainy day vibes are immaculate ❤ also I do get oddly sad at the holidays. Certain holiday music will bring on the feeling as well.
Yes on the books!!! 📚 📚 📚
Yes to the oddly sad one, for me it is the nostalgia.
The sadness after the holidays is real for me too. I was just thinking the other day if there is a term for it. Seasonal depression I feel is more for the dark dreary days of winter in a northern climate. But, as you said, there is such a build up to Christmas then it’s suddenly over.
And yes please add more book talk to your videos!
Yes, I'd love to hear about books!
I’ve been a follower for years and I genuinely love when your 100% honest like this! It feels more like a chat with a real friend ❤ we love you and understand you
Thank you so much!!!!
Thank you for your honesty and for sharing your life. From another mom, seeing how other moms deal with things, both good and bad, is very meaningful. Happy holidays from Hawaii!
I love these videos so much and I'm LOVING vlogmas, as usual. Have my vlogmas mug out from a few years ago! And yes to more book chats! I'm definitely way. Way less into makeup and buying new products specifically these days so the more vlogs, coffee chats, book stuff, lifestyle, etc. you do, the better for me! Still like makeup but have substantially cut back on purchasing and also watching that content.
Yes to book chat! I’m a voracious reader, always up for suggestions. As for the holidays…awesome childhood holidays. Now, I’m 54 and my husband and I don’t have kids. No family to celebrate with. He couldn’t care less about Christmas, especially decorating. This makes me sort of meh about it all. 🤷♀️ Usually a friend joins us, we eat and chill. Not a terrible thing, but not particularly festive. I make the best of it. 😊
Yes to books! I’d love to hear what you’re reading/into. I agree with it being in a coffee chats format, too, as someone mentioned in another comment.
I definitely don’t get sad. There is so much for me to be grateful and thankful for!! Seeing Christmas through my 6 year old and 14 year old daughters eyes is just magical! They are my reasons for decorating and doing all the Christmas stuff! It makes my heart feel so good. Also just donating to toy drives and little acts of kindness and smile for no reason to strangers I do extra these times of the year because my mom does get down and depressed and I can’t stand to be around her so miserable. I just couldn’t live life like that. I have went from being a drug addict about to loose my kids to living in a homeless shelter to now about to buy my first ever dream home. Dreams do come true❤ merry Christmas everyone
Yes I remember crying in my closet on Christmas as a child. To be honest, some was gift disappointment. We did not have a lot of money and there were 6 of us kids in my family. My mom often got me random things I wasn’t so interested in and I felt disappointed. Maybe that’s materialistic of me, but I was a kid! I know it was also the sadness of Christmas being over. As an adult I’ve felt sad during holidays because of missing people and old traditions that I can no longer be around/do because we moved across the country.
I would love a monthly book update. I read every night before bed, and I am always looking for new things to read!
Yes!! Please talk to us about books!
yay books! i just started a book tube with my fiancé (soon to be husband in 20 days) and while i read about the same amount as you do (about 30 books a year) my fiancé also reads about that much so it helps! we actually started it BECAUSE of you guys! we were inspired by your and tyler’s wrap up at the end of the year. we always say one day we’ll be like the brauns! love you guys so much. been here since 2014 and if you started a book tube it’s be an automatic subscribe from me :)
What is your book tube name?!
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Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I enjoy your vlogs. You're authentic and down to earth. I find you very relatable. So thank you.
Yes please books. Some of my favorite things I have read the last few years were mentioned by you or Tyler.
Yes, I get sad. I have always felt sad when it is over. Now I am sad throughout because my mom has passed away, and my family is somewhat scattered. I miss the whole family being together.
I love She Reads Truth! They have physical books, digital books, and devotionals on their website and app, and do both topical studies and book studies! They also do a weekly podcast where they talk about the current study!
That's my bible. It's the bestttttt.
Just love ya Jess! Thanks for sharing & Merry Christmas!❤️ Enjoying vlogmas so much too!!🎄
I use retinol and also stopped using AHA/BHAs regularly, I only use it if I have some texture appear, usually after traveling/going camping.
Yes for more book content!! I especially love to read nonfiction and philosophy lately.
Love that sweater on you!!
“Take my picture here” I’ve also been in that era since that age, Gigi. Future theatre kid. 😂❤
These are my favorite videos that you do as well as the day out with Jesse and of course vlogmas. I just want a friend and not be sold stuff all the time and this is perfect. Thank you!
I love and appreciate your corner of the internet. I can totally relate to how you reacted in your "embarrassing" story and had acted that way myself. I will watch whatever you put out for videos.
1. I love that you talked about you having your outburst because everyone does!!! It happens. Doesn’t make you a bad person, just real and human.
2. The oarenting split. Omg preach girl. 50/50 isn’t realistic everyday. I’m a SAHM so it’s 80/20 and that’s fine. That’s our split! If you’re always going tit for tat it’ll just lead to resentment. Love you as always!!
Hey Jess! A few months ago, I started a skin cycling routine that consists of two nights moisturizing, one night exfoliating, and one night retinol. The moisturizing nights, I use a hyaluronic acid serum. On the exfoliating night, I use the Paula’s Choice BHA exfoliator. On the retinol night, I use my retinol product followed by my usual night moisturizer. The two nights between retinol and exfoliating has been great and I haven’t had any peeling or side effects.
Yes to the book chats! I have already read a couple of your suggestions and they have been excellent!
Yes, books!!! Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family ❤🎄♥️
Yes to books! I am all for you talking more about books. A couple friends of mine decided to start our book club back up and we need ideas!
We do a book a month, I don’t read fast at all but I was able to do that for 2 years before. I liked that it did give me a nudge to read more consistently.
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Love your channel, I have two kids similar ages. I started watching your vlogmas a few years ago and never understood it before but I absolutely love your and Tyler’s vlogmas! It’s the only one I watch lol 😆
omg I would love more book chats from you! I would also highly recommend storygraph for keeping track of stuff if you don't use it already :)
Would love more book chats from you! I have read several of your recommendations and loved them. I have been inspired to get back into reading the last couple of years since you talked about having done the same! 💖