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- Hey everyone, it's Amanda.
Welcome back to my channel.
So for today's video
I decided to do another one of my get productive with me,
day in my life type of vlogs.
I'm gonna be taking you guys along for the day
and hopefully checking off a lot of things on my to-do list.
There's nothing particularly exciting happening today
there's just a lot of work and errands that need to get done
but before we get this day started
I'd like to thank Smashbox Canada for sponsoring this video.
I always get a ton of questions about my makeup
which is weird to me because I do not consider myself
a professional makeup artist at all
I just do what works for my face but what I do know
is that when I get ready in the morning
before I put on any makeup I always have to use a primer
and the one that I've been loving recently
is the the Smashbox Photo Finish Primer.
I love it, it's my favorite one right now
just because it applies so silky and smooth
and it blurs any pores or flaws on your skin
so that you have a nice light base before your foundation
and it makes your makeup last way longer.
I'm gonna do a little makeup check-in
at the end of this video
so you guys can see how well my makeup has lasted
throughout the day and throughout all of our activities
and the errands that we have to do because there's a lot
and we're gonna be doing quite a lot of stuff today.
So thank you again to Smashbox Canada
for sponsoring this video.
I will talk a little bit more about them later in the video.
I love filming these
one, because it encourages me to be more productive
since I feel like when I'm filming my day
you guys are holding me accountable
and I can't just slack off
because obviously then the video would be nothing and two,
I always get comments from you guys
saying that these videos
help you be more productive as well.
So I like that we're just encouraging each other
to be more productive.
It's a win-win situation.
I just recently got back from Japan
and ever since I got back from my trip
I've just been slacking off.
I feel like whenever you get back from a long trip
you always have to have like a grace period of time
where you do nothing but yeah.
Ever since I got back
I've just been putting off a lot of things
so all this stuff has been piling up.
I had to do a lot of work today, a lot of cleaning
because my apartment is a mess.
Hopefully we can check off a lot of tasks
on the good old bullet journal today but anyways,
we should probably get this day started.
Okay, so I feel like I mention this
in every single get productive with me video
but I always, always, always have to start off my day
by making my bed.
If I don't do it my day feels incomplete
and a little bit more hectic
and I actually read or heard somewhere
that the most successful people
always make their beds in the morning
so if you don't make your bed in the morning
maybe you should get on that. (giggles)
Recently I've been a big breakfast person.
In the past I would skip breakfast,
which I do not recommend.
Do not do that but now,
especially since I've been waking up a bit earlier recently
I always make sure I have something to eat
before starting the day.
Is anyone else as particular about collecting their butter
from the tub as I am?
I always have to like make sure that it's flat.
I've seen people before
who just dig their knife in straight down
and there's just craters and bumps all over the butter
and that just hurts my soul.
I don't know, maybe I'm just weird.
It's almost like a game to me every morning
but I feel like I can't be the only one who does this.
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Of course I have to get some caffeine into my system
and have my morning coffee
and I actually wanted to thank you guys
in my last get productive with me video
'cause you let me know that these coffee pods
can actually be recycled
if you bring them back to the store they'll exchange them.
So thank you for that because I've been doing it recently
and it's great.
But my morning breakfast time is like my me time.
I just sit down, eat breakfast, watch some videos,
catch up on social media before the busy day ahead begins.
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The morning is also when I like to sit down and plan my day
and my week and kind of map out what I want to accomplish
for the day.
I always have to write out a big list of tasks
that I wanna do and then prioritize them
and then this is also when I open up my laptop
and reply to emails, do some administrative stuff but yes.
I feel like bullet journaling in the morning
is the best way to set yourself up
for a very productive day.
Once I have my to-do list for the day
I'm ready to start getting things done
and checking things off of that list.
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You guys don't even wanna know
how long that pile of laundry has been there.
It's a little embarrassing I don't wanna tell you
but I finally folded it.
I can sit on my couch again.
I do wanna film a video today
so maybe I'll get that done first
but I'm also meeting up with my friend later for dinner
so I'm gonna have to get all of my stuff done
before she arrives.
Sometimes I do this thing where I use social plans
as a way to motivate myself to get work done
like I will purposely make plans with a friend
at the end of a very busy day
and that way you're almost forced to finish your work.
It's like motivation to get all of your stuff done
before you can hang out and chill.
Sometimes that strategy doesn't completely work out
because if you don't finish all of the things
that you have to do before you have to hang out
then you're forced to bail on your friend.
So use that strategy sparingly.
I don't wanna be the reason
why all of you guys start bailing on your friends but yeah.
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And now here is a montage of me cleaning my apartment.
As I mentioned, when I got back from my trip
I kinda just let things pile up
and let my apartment get very messy and dirty.
I know it might not be dirty for some people
but for me I'm a neat freak
and when my space and my environment is a mess so is my mind
so I always have to make sure that my office space
and the place that I live is very clean and tidy
because then I just won't be able to focus on anything else.
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All right, I was about to sit down and film
but I actually have to go to the bank today
and deposit some checks and do some bank stuff
and tax stuff, just boring adulting things
but I realized that by the time I finish filming
the bank will probably closed
so I think I'm gonna head to the bank now
and then film as soon as I get back.
This will probably be the most boring segment of this vlog,
me going to the bank, but these are the things
that you must do when you are an adult ya know?
Just #adultingthings.
Sometimes you have to do not-so-glamorous things like taxes
which by the way are the absolute worst.
I feel like they don't warn you enough about it
and they should definitely teach you more about taxes
and money and financial planning in high school
or when you're growing up or something
because now as a fully grown adult who has to do her taxes
I am struggling and yeah.
Major shoutout to all the accountants in the world
because you guys have a tough job
and I could never do what you guys do.
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So I did not realize
it was gonna be this rainy and windy outside.
Good thing I had my umbrella in my backpack
but we gotta commit.
We're already out.
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We are back.
Adult banking stuff is complete, bubble tea in hand,
and I'm glad my hair and makeup actually held up pretty well
even though it was rainy and windy outside.
So I'm ready to film.
I'm doing a stationary haul.
It's all of the stationary stuff that I got from Japan
and spoiler alert, there is a lot.
I'm glad I got a drink
because I'm gonna be doing a lot of talking.
(stabs tea lid) Oh, oh no.
Any bubble tea person knows
that the stab is the most crucial part
of any bubble tea consumption.
One, two, three. (lid snaps)
That was a little aggressive but,
oh my god I just spilled that down my shirt.
Why am I like this?
I don't know guys.
That's the stuff.
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I feel like this part is pretty self explanatory.
I'm just filming some videos for you and whenever I film,
whether I'm doing a talking video or a drawing video
or a bullet journal video
I always kind of lose track of time
and it ends up taking up a big chunk of my day.
Anyone who's ever filmed a YouTube video
understands what I mean.
It always takes longer than you think it will.
Guys, it is a couple hours later.
I did not expect this video to take this long to film
but I just bought so much stationary from Japan.
That noise was my chair.
Fun fact, when I film I have to film on a booster seat
because I'm so short.
Look at this mess guys.
My whole desk right now is filled with stationary.
It took a while but I did it.
We're done filming, thank god.
I do still need to film like the insert shots
of all the stationary but the actual talking part is done
which is the part that usually takes the longest.
But I think I need a little bit of a break right now.
What time is it?
Okay, it's like 4:30 right now.
Oh my god, my back hurts as well.
(groans cheerfully)
I'm gonna clean up this mess
because it's a little bit chaotic right now
and this is just, this is just a lot.
I feel like this video is mostly just me cleaning up
and tidying up but it's because this video in particular
was very messy to film.
Since it was a haul I was just pulling stuff out of the bag
and throwing it everywhere
so there was just kinda stationary spewed all over my desk
and the floor so I had to clean that up
but once I put my filming setup away
and cleaned everything up
I decided to get started editing.
I personally hate editing.
I really, really don't like doing it and recently
I actually have been getting some help editing some videos
which is why I've been able to post
a lot more frequently for you guys.
But when I do edit my videos by myself
I have to section it off and take lots of breaks
because I kind of go crazy if I don't.
After getting a big chunk of work done
I always like to do a little bit of a midday check-in
especially when I have a lot of things to do
in one particular day
and I'll just go through my bullet journal
and check off what I've done
and kind of look at what I have left to do
and what I haven't done yet.
Even though I try to take things one step at a time
and think like okay now I'm gonna do this,
after lunch I'm gonna do that, after this I'm gonna do that,
sometimes you can forget a task here and there along the way
so I like to check-in with my bullet journal
just to make sure that I'm not forgetting anything
and to see if the timing is going to end up being realistic.
Isn't it the best feeling
when you think that you're going to be tight on time
but then you end up ahead of schedule?
I thought today was gonna be a little hectic
and I was gonna end up running late
and not being able to finish
before my friend comes over, Marisa but I actually am done,
everything that I need to do.
There were a couple little things
that I don't think I'm gonna have time for
but the main tasks I did.
I've talked about this productivity tip before
but I always recommend
that you guys have like three main tasks on you to-do list
and then make sure that those three tasks
are you main focus for the day
so that even if those three tasks
are the only things that you finish
at least you completed your goal for the day.
Obviously that doesn't work for every single day
because sometimes there's more than three things
that you have to get done but I feel like the main point
is just to prioritize your tasks and for me in particular
I completed all of my top priority things that I had to do.
So (claps hands)
self five. (chuckles)
I have about an hour until Marisa comes over
so we'll see what other little things I can get done
within that time.
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- Oh my god it's a vlog? (laughs)
Hello Amanda's vlog.
I'm in the same sweater you saw me in last time.
- This is the first time we've seen each other
since I got back from Japan.
- Ow.
- I got you gifts from Japan
and I want you to open them on camera.
- Okay.
- You can just like go through it.
- It's so small.
- It's a little coin purse.
She loves dogs.
- Oh my god it's a shiba.
- This is just hilarious.
- I'm a new superhero Anpanman.
- I knew I had to get it.
- I'm not even done yet and I love it.
- Marisa was the easiest to buy for.
I was just like going through Japan
I'm like oh everything here Marisa would love.
- It's 'cause I like everything cute
and the same stuff that you like.
- Yeah.
- Japanese Hi-Chews!
- Yeah, gifts, gifts, gifts.
- Oh my god it's so cute.
- Rilakkuma.
- Are they reusable too?
'Cause I don't have reusable ones, that's amazing.
- You don't?
- I'm a bad Asian.
(giggles)
No.
- They're so cute.
- No!
(giggles)
- Sailor Moon and,
- Vaporeon my favorite evolution of Eevee!
- Wait really?
I just guessed, there was a bunch I didn't--
- I told you.
- Remember we were talking about--
- I didn't remember that.
- Oh my god.
What is this?
(giggles)
Oh my god.
It's one of the, ah!
(laughing)
It's one of those cable phone things
that like bites onto the end of the plug
that plugs into your phone.
Did you also know Snorlax is my favorite?
Okay good, Snorlax is one of my favorites
'cause I also relate.
(giggles)
- I got a bunch of these Pokemon face masks.
They're so hilarious.
- They're so funny.
- It's like characters, yeah.
- Also like any type of printed sheet mask
is like the scariest thing of all time
so I'm so excited to scare myself.
- It's gonna look terrifying.
- It's Rilakkuma but with burgers and pizza and stuff.
- Ah, fun.
- I know.
- That's so cute, oh my god.
Snorlax pen?
Oh my god, there's so many, thank you.
Why is Japan the cutest place of all time?
- It's the best.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- This is so much, thank you.
- Anyways, we are going to go get dinner.
I am so hungry.
I realized I didn't really eat lunch today
'cause I was too busy filming so I'm kinda hungry.
We have decided to get sushi.
There's nothing I love more
than a big pile of seaweed salad.
Something about wakame salad is so tasty.
- It hits differently.
- But I got my vegetarian platter.
Wow, what a great spread we have going here.
Bone apple teeth my friends.
(laughing)
Itadakimasu.
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- [Marisa] I'm unbuttoning my pants,
oh they're already unbuttoned, that's.
(laughing)
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- [Amanda] Um, Marisa.
- [Marisa] Yes?
- [Amanda] What goes on?
(laughing)
- [Marisa] What, you don't like my fit?
- [Amanda] Marisa's leaving my house like this
in my pajama pants.
- Sure you don't want your pants back?
- [Amanda] Well, it was a fun hang.
- Is this why boys won't date me?
Give me a hug I love you.
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- All right guys so it is the end of the day.
We did a lot today.
You guys know I like to finish off my day
with a nice bullet journal session.
I always start and end my day with my bullet journal
but it's actually quite a bit later.
After me and Marisa got dinner
we just kind of hung out at my place
and it was nice to have some free time and just chill,
especially after such a jam packed day with work.
To wrap up this vlog I wanted to take this time
to quickly talk a bit more
about today's sponsor Smashbox Canada.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this video
I wanted to do a little makeup check-in with you guys
and show you how well my makeup has held up.
I did my makeup at around 9:30
and it is currently like almost 10:00 PM.
So it's been almost or over 12 hours now
that I've had this makeup and all things considered
like it was windy today outside, rainy,
I was also filming under some hot lights.
The fact that it's held up this long is pretty impressive.
So again thank you to Smashbox Canada
for sponsoring this video.
If you guys want to shop the primer that I used
or any of the other Smashbox primers
I will leave a link in the description box below.
You can check them out at Sephora Canada.
I hope you guys enjoyed following along
with my productive day today and hopefully it inspires you
to check some things off of your to-do list as well.
As usual, you can follow me on Instagram @Amandarachlee
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I think that's it.
So stay productive, keep doodling, have a great day.
Bye everyone.
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