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- Hey everyone, it's your girl Jenn,
and welcome back to my channel.
Today I'm talking about all my favorites
because it is the beginning of the month.
May was actually a really great and productive month for me.
It was the most times I've uploaded in one month,
so I'm super proud of myself.
I'm gonna try my best to do that for June, but we'll see.
But regardless, let's chat
about all my favorite things of May.
Let's get started.
First up, I wanna chat about my Converse shoes.
Now these are beyond just your classic Chucks.
They have a platform on them, so they give me
like a good inch and a half,
so I am not complaining about that.
Since I'm short, I love any height that a shoe can give me.
I really love the way white sneakers look because they just
really add like a fresh, crisp, element to any outfit.
And I prefer wearing low-top sneakers, because when I wear
high-tops it just kinda cuts my leg off
at a weird point so I like having the low top
because it streamlines the legs and just makes my legs
look a little bit longer.
Either way these are super comfortable
and they've become my everyday sneaker.
Next up, I wanna chat about my name plate necklace.
I swear, every time I wear this I get like three or four
comments asking where it's from, and it's by a brand
called Bychari and it just is so unique.
I've always loved name plate necklaces but I've never seen
one like this because all the letter are spaced out,
and it's so dainty, and it just adds a beautiful
gold glimmer to the skin.
Since I have warm tones, I feel like the gold
just really brings that out.
And since it's real gold, I just shower with it,
I work out with it, and it never comes off.
Now, I want to chat about a beauty product;
this is for your hair.
This is by Oribe and it's called the Mystify Restyling Spray
and this is one of those all-in-one encompassing products.
Like it has a lot of functionality to it.
So originally I know that it's for
like 'day two' or 'day three' hair
when you want to restyle your hair.
This is like a spray where you spray downwards
and it just coats your hair with this lovely mist.
This also acts as a heat protectant,
and that's like the main function for me.
I love putting this on my hair right before
I'm about to blast it with heat,
whether it's like my curling iron, my blow dryer.
I just spray it with this, and it protects my hair.
I'm trying my best to take better care of my hair
because it's been through a lot and
I want it to be really long for my wedding,
so products like this are gonna help me keep it intact.
I have one more fashion favorite for you, and it is
this denim jacket by the brand Proof.
This was created by our good friends Robin and Luke,
and so I'm so proud of them for launching their line.
If you follow me, Sophia, Weylie, Ben, Wah,
we've all been supporting and I mean, even if they weren't
our friends, we are just in love with this jacket
because it is so high quality
and there's so many great characteristics about it.
So first off, it's just got like a really
chic, timeless cut.
This is a size extra-small,
and it fits perfectly on me.
Secondly, this is water repellent,
stain resistant, and anti-microbial.
So that means if water falls on it,
it's just gonna roll right off.
If someone spills a drink or gets ketchup on it,
then the stain is not gonna be there.
And the anti-microbial means that there's no
micro-organisms that are gonna build and colonize
on this jacket.
So, it's just absolutely incredible.
I know that this jacket is quite pricey because it is very
high quality but there is a payment plan.
I believe there's a plan that you can do
where you can pay in four segments.
So, I mean it's up to you.
Either way, I am so proud of Robin and Luke
and you'll definitely be seeing this jacket
on my social platforms.
For my book favorite I have 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'
and this is recommended by a handful of you guys,
so thank you so much for your suggestion.
I read the Kite Runner a couple years back,
and I loved it, and this book did not disappoint.
So this book takes place in Afghanistan
and it follows the story of two women,
and you'll see later how they meet,
but it shows you a peek of what Afghanistan was like
before the Soviet War, and during Taliban Rule.
This really made me understand what it was like.
And I know that these characters are fictional,
but it's considered a historical novel.
And it was such a powerful and resilient story
about two women living in a nation that does not
put them first by any means.
And it really put things into perspective for me.
And I know America has its
set of problems, and set of issues,
but we are still so blessed to live
in a nation like this.
We still have freedoms here that some countries don't have.
And, I don't know, I feel like if you are interested
in reading a story that is very emotional, heart wrenching,
but still like resilient and hopeful,
I highly recommend this book.
So, my last favorite is a podcast.
It is called 'The Life Coach School Podcast',
and this was recommended by Amy.
I swear, all my self-help recommendations come from her,
so if you just want to get the recommendations before me
just subscribe to her channel.
Because, I don't know, she's like the self-help guru.
But regardless, this podcast
has been so amazing to listen to.
So each episode is divided into
something that you wanna improve.
So whether it is conquering negative emotions,
or time management, productivity, anger.
There's like one on everything.
But one episode that really, really resonated with me
was called Boundaries, because I am people pleaser,
and that is not a good thing, because sometimes I'll say
'yes' to something just because
I know that that person wants me to say yes.
So as I'm doing that favor, I'm just like
"Urgh! Why did I say yes? Why did I make myself do this?"
And so the episode about boundaries was being more honest
about how you feel and being okay with saying 'no'.
So, the example that she used was
let's say one of your best friends is like,
"Can you bake 500 cupcakes for the bake sale?"
And because you're a people pleaser you just say 'yes'.
And while you're baking you're just like
"What the fuck? Why did I?"
You know, it's not like that friend wanted
you to be angry baking those cupcakes.
Your friend expected you to be honest.
And so a better option on saying
'yes' because you
'feel like that's the right answer'
is to decline, but ask them for other options
on how you can help.
And chances there, there's gonna be an option
where you would actually like to do.
And I think that that's important because
when you are people pleasing,
and you say 'yes' to things you don't want to,
you're actually lying.
People pleasing can be such a draining thing
because your emotions and your actions aren't
congruent with one another.
And the more aligned you are, the happier you are.
And so I feel like, I don't know, episodes like this
have been really really nourishing for my soul.
So please go check out the podcast.
There's truly an episode for any type of topic.
All right guys, those are all of my favorites
for this month and I want to thank you guys
so much for watching.
As usual, please write down all your favorites
in the comments down below.
And before I left I wanted to do a big, big shout out
to everyone that has been translating my videos
in different languages.
Truly from the bottom of my heart,
I want to specifically shout out the ones that are
translating in Korean, because you guys are able to
make my parents watch my videos and fully understand
what I'm saying, and that makes me so, so happy.
It also occurred to me that I can just like re-watch
my videos with the Korean subtitles on
and learn Korean that way.
So, that is a practice that I'm gonna try and do.
I mean, maybe it's kind of like
I don't know, is that vain, in any way?
Like watching myself and learning Korean that way?
But I don't know, it's like, since you're translating
exactly what I'm saying, I feel like
it would sink into my brain more.
But regardless, I want to thank you guys so much
for translating and transcribing.
I know it takes so long to do, it's tedious work,
but please know that it's being very much appreciated.
Anyway, I want to thank you guys again for watching
and I'll see guys in the next one.
Bye!
Mwa!
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