(gentle music)
- So every morning I take my temperature
and then I log it (thermometer beeping)
into this app called Natural Cycles.
This will tell me if I'm fertile
or I'm not fertile, or I'm ovulating.
It tracks everything by your temperature,
because I think it's like when you ovulate,
your body just naturally gets a little higher.
Right now, I'm using this as a form of birth control,
so that we avoid the days where
I'm particularly fertile, or if I've ovulated.
It's not as effective as a condom or the pill or an IUD,
but right now this is the way I wanna go about things.
It's a bit loosey-goosey, but I'm married.
I eventually want two children, I think.
So it's one of those things where it's like,
if it happens, it happens,
if it doesn't, it doesn't.
Okay, let's start the morning.
(gentle music)
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So this morning my mom took Lennon on a walk without me.
I was like two minutes too late.
I was so bummed about that.
So I rushed and put on my workout gear,
and then I ran across the block to see if they were there.
I took a chance though,
'cause either they were walking around the block
or they were at the park,
and the park is pretty big. (gentle music)
Maybe, they'd probably be by the swings actually.
(sighs) Should I go? Should I go?
Okay, maybe I'll go.
(mellow music)
- Hi Chef, this is good.
- [Ben] Almost done, sir.
- [Jenn] So what's on the menu today?
- So on the menu today, we have,
of course we've got our baked beans.
Every time we've got a good breakfast,
we've got a bit of English Heinz baked beans.
We've got some nice sourdough bread,
which I'm just giving a little fry
with a bit of olive oil.
Get some crunch, get some texture.
I can only open it for a second,
'cause the eggs are cooking.
We have a potato hash with tomato, onions, peppers.
- [Jenn] Wow.
- And that's it.
- [Jenn] Thank you.
- And here we are, brekkie is served.
(mellow music continues)
- [Mom] Wow, this looks frickin' insane.
- Yeah, English breakfast.
- Bon appetit. - Bon appetit.
- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
- Thank you. - Thank you so much.
- Yeah, best. - Oh course, enjoy.
Ciabatta? - Thank you.
- [Ben] Ciabatta?
Ciabatta? - Ciabatta.
- Ciabatta?
(all laugh)
- Ciabatta! - Ciabatta.
- Hey Google, play Bossa Nova.
(crickets chirp)
- Hey Google, play Bossa Nova music.
(crickets chirp)
Hey Google!
Play Bossa Nova music!
(gentle music begins)
- Hey Google, louder. - Louder!
(Jenn laughs)
(mellow music continues)
Got a little fan.
- [Ben] Yeah.
- [Jenn] It's ready to go.
- [Ben] Personal air conditioning service for you, lad.
- [Jenn] Perfect.
(gasps) Oh my gosh, babe, lets get this one.
The high five!
He just learned how to do a high five, so.
- [Speaker] He did? - [Jenn] Yeah.
- [Speaker] Oh my, that's for him.
- [Jenn] Uh huh. - [Speaker] High five!
- [Ben] For you, buddy.
High five! - [Jenn] Cute!
High five!
- [Jenn And Ben] Yay!
- I just put the baby down for his nap
and now I think I'm gonna use this time
to finally organize the fridge.
I feel like I need to do this at least once a month
or else I forget what kind of produce is in there.
(mellow music)
- [Jenn] This looks incredible.
(mellow music continues)
Two meals in a row today.
- So fresh.
I mean you guys saw we just purchased it very recently.
- Yeah, these are all things that we got
at the Farmer's Market today.
Mm, oh wow.
- Peach and burrata, guys.
Great mix. - Mm-hm.
- With the heirloom tomatoes. - Mm-hm.
- If you guys wanna learn how to make this,
Ben did a whole recipe on his channel,
so I'll put in the cards.
- You won't regret it guys.
- Mm-hm.
(upbeat music)
(upbeat music continues)
(paper crinkles)
(case snaps)
I have an iPad mini, I'm so, so excited for this.
As you guys saw, we went to the Apple Store
to do a little exchange,
because last week Ben and I celebrated
our four-year wedding anniversary
and when it was time to exchange gifts,
it turns out that we got each other
the exact same thing, which are the AirPod Maxes.
We ended up getting the exact same colorway, as well,
and then I was gonna exchange the AirPod Maxes
for the black colorway ,
'cause I thought that that would look really sleek
with my hair color.
But as we were in the Apple Store, I realized,
"Oh my gosh, wait, I kind of want the iPad mini instead."
I just have been eyeing this for a long time,
especially because the only reason why
my screen time is so high,
is because I'm literally always watching YouTube videos
or Spotify.
I mean, if I had the iPad, I feel like it would just be,
this would be just like my entertainment station.
Very, very thrilled with this and yeah,
I'm so excited to watch my YouTube videos on this.
Good morning, everyone.
I'm currently just doing a quick little beat on my face,
because we're going out.
We are going to Emily's very belated birthday lunch.
When you hit your thirties, making plans with friends
is like a difficult calculus problem,
because there's so many variables, everyone's busy.
So I'm very, very grateful that we've decided on today.
I love birthday lunches because you always just feel
a little bit cheeky, going out in the middle of the week.
I might have an Aperol Spritz.
Truthfully, I feel like I'm still buzzing from last week.
We went to Outside Lands,
which is the best festival of all time.
I ended up not vlogging,
because, let's be honest,
who wants to see a music festival vlog?
It's just like us getting drunk in the middle of the day,
listening to music that you guys can't hear,
because it's all copyrighted.
But now that we're back in LA,
I feel just like electrified
and just ready to go, ready to go.
This is what I'm wearing today.
I'm going for a little nude, neutral, cargo moment.
I decided to just layer a bunch of tank tops or crop tops,
because it's so crazy, I can't believe I used to
just like wear this top on its own.
I don't know what changed,
but it feels a little bit too revealing now.
So that's why I'm wearing another crop top
or a less crop top underneath.
For my bag, I'm gonna use this one by ByFar.
I am obsessed with how it just
scoops so perfectly in the arm.
And then for my fragrance, gonna go in
with Marc Jacobs: Daisy Skies.
Alright, let's go.
Happy Birthday! (upbeat music begins)
- Oh, she does have a mother tongue.
- Happy birthday!
- Thank you!
- Pretty!
- I'm gonna get it with the bread.
- Yeah.
- I think this is a cake.
- Bell pepper?
- Don't put bell a pepper in there, don't-
- But he needs to have his vegetables.
- I know, but give him vegetables on the side.
- He's not gonna eat it.
You have to hide it in the meatballs.
- Alright, well maybe do it with the onion
and carrot and pepper. - Okay, and pepper?
- And do it in the food processor
so it goes fine. - Okay.
Alright, I'm gonna try and make
Lennon and me some meatballs.
I'm making meatballs without looking at a recipe at all.
I'm literally just wing it.
The last time I try to make meatballs...
It was not a hit.
(funky music begins)
(food processor whirs)
(funky music continues)
- [Ben] Got meatballs tonight, buddy.
- [Jenn] Meatballs and soba noodles.
(gentle music begins)
I just made a bunch of soba noodles
and I threw some meatballs in.
And then for my seasoning,
I'm just adding a little bit of coconut amino sauce.
The meatballs didn't hold its structure very well,
because Lennon is allergic to egg,
so we didn't add egg, obviously.
(gentle music) It's very good.
- [CPR Instructor] One, two, three, four,
(claps on beat) five, six, seven, eight.
Two breaths, one breath... (violin gentle music)
Two breaths.
Again, ready, set, go.
One, two, three, (claps on beat)
four, five, six.
- [Aimee] That's great.
- [CPR Instructor] Stop compressions.
- [Aimee] Okay.
- And I'm pressing, again, one third of the chest diameter.
(indistinct)
Then what you wanna to do is
you wanna do the letter J right?
I'll do it from the side.
So we're here, and I'm gonna do...
- [Jenn] Oh, I see it.
- [CPR Instructor] In and then out,
in and then out, there you go.
So gravity solving us, you know,
gravity solving us
and the vomiting sensation might (indistinct).
And now you're pushing...
- Someone in this car is CPR certified.
Yep, me. (bell ding) I am.
I am really hoping that I never have to use these skills.
So right now I am zipping on over to Anna's house,
because I am getting a haircut.
I realize like you really, really can't see my hair at all,
because I'm wearing like a black dress.
I could be a floating head.
I'll show you a better view when I go inside.
But I'm thinking about getting curtain bangs.
I'll leave some examples of what I think I want.
- Alright guys, here I am, Anna & Jesse's.
I am finally getting a freaking haircut.
It's been two years.
I'm doing a trim and curtain bangs.
So get a good look at this,
'cause it won't look like this anymore.
- [Anna] It'll look the same.
- Shut up, oh my God.
Get out.
(gentle music)
So I am back home with my new hair and my lunch.
I'm so excited to tuck in.
Why does my hair look even darker now?
I feel like curtain bangs are such a good hairstyle
for those with postpartum hair loss,
like, my hairline has seen better days.
The amount of hair that was shed
during postpartum was insane.
So I feel like these bangs are just very forgiving.
And I especially love the way this hair looks
when I put it in a ponytail.
Like I just feel like the,
I feel like the bangs just frame my face really nicely.
Super cute.
I just wanted to pull you guys for a chat
and let you guys know what's been on my mind.
I've been trying to like wrap my head
around this professionally, which is
how much I should devote my time
towards long-form content versus short-form content,
like YouTube videos versus like TikToks and IG reels.
'Cause I do understand that,
as like a digital content creator,
I should, you know, distribute my attention
towards like a bunch of different apps,
but I don't know why I'm so old-fashioned, but I just,
I feel like my heart belongs to long-form content.
I feel like it's just easier to tell a story,
it's easier to be more engaging and just to,
and I feel like it's more educational.
It's very rare that I remember something
that I learned on like a IG reel,
but with a YouTube video, since it's like longer-form,
I have to pay more attention towards it.
So as a viewer, as a consumer,
I prefer long-form content,
but I understand that like the digital space is changing
and everyone's just gravitating
towards shorter-form content.
And I think it's because it gives you that like illusion
that it's like time-efficient.
Let's say you only have 15 minutes to kill
or maybe 30 minutes to kill,
a YouTube video or even like a TV show or a podcast,
it might seem like too much of a time commitment,
but then you're like,
"But wait, let me just like hop on Instagram
for a little bit."
But you don't realize like how much time
you end up spending cumulatively on the app,
because it just sucks you in,
there's just so many like context switches
that I feel like you think that you're learning
and absorbing a lot,
but then you end up not absorbing anything at all,
because it's too much,
it's impossible to remember everything.
Even as like a creator,
I get a bigger sense of enrichment and fulfillment
after I execute a video.
Either way, this just confirmed
that I am just a long-format type of gal.
I love videos.
I love creating it.
And if you have ever wanted to try to make your own video,
I highly recommend this course that we're doing.
So I am gonna be a guest instructor for ilovecreatives.
I'm going to be showing everything I know
about video creation from start to finish,
with Rachel, @thatchic, who is another OG on YouTube.
She is one of the most creative people that I know.
Whenever I'm like seeking for inspiration,
especially for my channel,
I just look towards her,
and I feel so honored that I get to teach alongside her,
for six weeks, for this digital retreat.
I'm going to leave a link
for the signups in the description box.
So if you'd like to create a video with us,
your own individual video, please sign up.
I also have another announcement for my channel
which is, I am going to be purchasing subtitles,
English subtitles,
for all my YouTube videos starting from now.
Every time I watch something, I turn on the subtitles,
so it makes sense that
my videos get to have that option as well.
It is a service that I pay for, but I think it's totally
an investment that I'm happy to make.
Let me know in the comments down below
like who turns on subtitles for YouTube?
Like, is it a thing?
So yeah, I hope you guys have a great weekend
and I'll see you guys in the next one.
Bye.
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