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- Hey HealthNuts, welcome back to my channel.
My name's Nikole Goncalves and today I'm sharing
an updated fall morning routine.
It's not officially fall yet,
but I already feel like I am in full fall mode
with the cooler weather and all the delicious
fall foods I've been craving.
So I thought I would just be ahead of the game
and go ahead and film a fall morning routine,
and everything I've been doing lately to start my day.
Now, before we hop in, I just wanted to remind you guys
the HealthNut Cookbook is officially out into the world,
it just launched last week, it's crazy.
We had, what I'm calling, our book wedding
with huge celebration with our friends,
family and just colleagues in the YouTube space
and it was just the best day ever.
And if you guys wanna check out the book,
I'll have links down below.
Also, I'm doing my very first book signing
this Sunday, September 15th at the Newmarket Chapters
from two to three p.m.
So if you guys are in the area,
it would mean so much if you guys made it out
and supported me and got your book signed.
I will give you free hugs and we may even have
an extra goodie on site when you guys come
and sign your books, so, stay tuned for that.
But I'm just so excited to meet you guys
and sign your books and just show my gratitude
because you guys rock, and thank you so much
for all the support you've already given
this beautiful book.
Also if you guys don't live in Ontario,
we're gonna be doing a dinner with Nikole, aka me,
sounds very weird talkin' to myself in third person,
but we're gonna be doing a little live virtual dinner party
on September 19th, so that's next Thursday,
not this Thursday, next Thursday.
If you guys wanna tune in and get all the details
for that you can sign up, it's free to join.
A link will be down below in the info box
and you guys can cook with me live.
I'm gonna be cooking my Smokey White Bean Kale soup
from the cookbook, so if you guys wanna join,
links down below.
Let's hop right into the video,
and I'll share with you guys my morning routine.
Good morning everyone, I'm actually sitting
on my bed while recording this voiceover
which I feel like is very appropriate
and I'm kinda feeling like a nap now
seeing me in bed all comfy.
So most mornings are the same, I wake up,
I have a good stretch, I throw on my glasses
because I am blind without them.
I wear contacts every day, guys, I need to see.
I always have a large glass of water waiting for me
on my bedside table just to chug in the morning,
rehydrate myself, and just energize me.
Also, it helps things to get going, if you know what I mean.
Pretty soon after I wake up
I go straight into my meditation,
otherwise just like goin' to the gym in the morning,
I feel like I talk myself out of it
and it is something that, once again,
it has truly changed my life.
It's something I rely on, I enjoy doing it,
and it has just made so many changes in my life.
I honestly cannot recommend meditation enough.
If you live a busy, hectic lifestyle
and you feel like you don't have time, trust me,
making time for this will truly pay off long term.
Our minds are such a complex organ, and to me,
meditation is a form of exercise for my mental health.
Funny enough, I almost feel energized and ready for the day
once I've done my meditation, so it really does perk me up,
makes me feel inspired and calm
and just a little bit more centered.
Now at this point, Cashew's already been up for a bit.
She's had her breakfast, she's had her morning pee,
but she'll usually kind of pop in and lay on her bed
while I'm meditating and Matt's in the shower
getting himself ready for work.
We sort of have a morning schedule going on
that works well for us, and most of the time,
Cashew is just a lazy girl in the morning
and I kinda love it.
I like to think that she also kinda feels
the calm energy from when I'm meditating.
All right, now it's time to make the bed.
Usually the rule is, whoever is in the bed last makes it.
I'm not gonna lie, first world problems now that we have
a king bed it is so much harder to make it with one person,
but, you know, I manage.
Otherwise I'll usually call Matt in to help me but,
I really like a made bed throughout the day,
I'm walking by my room, I look in, it looks all clean
and tidy and it just really sets a good tone for the day
and you get to check off one thing off your list
before you even get out of bed, or get your coffee.
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Speaking of coffee, if you've been watching
my channel for a while, then you know I actually don't
drink coffee or any caffeine.
It's something I kinda gave up years ago to help my anxiety,
and I've just felt so much better ever since.
So I'm just boiling some water.
Yes, I love this mug.
I recently featured it in the Target haul,
I'll link it down below.
It's so cute, it has a little handle
and a nice little top that comes off easily to wash it,
and it's really good for my walks with Cashew.
So my drink of choice is herbal coffee,
which is basically a mixture of roasted barley and chicory,
and it kinda tastes like coffee without the caffeine,
it's awesome, I've been drinking it for years.
And I also like adding in a little bit
of some grass-fed collagen.
Fill it up with some water.
And add a splash of unsweetened nut milk,
usually oat or almond are my favorites.
I usually just kinda sip on this
as I'm getting ready in the morning.
Now on this particular morning I was not going to the gym,
I was actually just taking Cashew for a walk.
So I just grabbed my workout clothes,
splashed some water on my face to wake myself up
and just refresh my skin.
I don't actually use cleanser in the morning,
just some water and rosewater toner.
Put in my contacts so I can see things.
And then I'm just following up with my skin care.
So this is actually just a lightweight oil
that I've been using recently, I'm really liking it.
And then my hair, I'm just kind of brushing it out.
It was a little bit oily on this day.
It's definitely hair washing day, but,
I'm just giving it a little brush, putting it up,
and getting it out of my face for my walk with Cashew.
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Brushing my teeth.
PS, love this toothbrush.
It's so good, it's by Phillips, and I'll link it down below.
It is the best toothbrush I've ever had,
and it was actually recommended by my dentist.
I always laugh because those commercials that always say,
"Four out of five dentists recommend this."
Mine actually did and I love it.
She's the best.
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Now before I head out for a walk,
I like to kinda set the tone for the house
so when I get back it smells nice and it's nice and clean.
I'm filling up my oil diffuser
with some water and essential oils.
For the fall season I'm really liking thieves and orange,
and I just think they smell really nice together.
The thieves is also an antibacterial
and it really helps clean the air, which I love.
And I can just set this for one hour,
three hours or six hours to kind of just pump
delicious essential oils and help clean the air
while I'm just working from home and doing my thing.
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I'm also setting my little robot Swiffer guy,
I will also link this down below, he's amazing.
He keeps our floors hair-free from Cashew
because I swear she sheds so much lately,
I don't know what it is.
If she's just losing her summer coat,
getting ready for the winter, but man,
we wake up, our floors are furry.
So this little gadget helps us keep our floors clean.
I call him The Ninja 'cause he's so quiet
and I just love him.
He does a very good job.
Now it's time for us to head out on our walk.
I like to usually walk her with a harness,
I just find it so much easier to have control,
especially 'cause she's a bigger pup
and I don't like just having the leash on her collar,
I find it just kinda strains their neck,
especially when they're training and learning how to walk.
We just upgraded her harness.
This one Matt accidentally bought a size too big,
so we ended up returning it for the next size down,
so it was a little loose on her.
She's growing, but apparently not that fast.
Our walk snack this morning
was the Sunday Roast little treats.
We sell these on the HealthNut Pup, they're so good,
the ingredients are super clean, Cashew loves them
and they're just, it's always good to have
some kind of treats when training your puppy
to make sure to reward them
when they're doing something good.
Poppin' on my walking shoes.
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Strappin' Miss Cashew in, and it's time to walk.
I love my morning walks with Cashew.
Sometimes we do them in the morning,
sometimes in the afternoon.
Honestly having a dog has just made going outside
for walks so much more enjoyable.
I just love getting out in nature,
having a companion with me, and just kinda seeing the world
through her eyes is so fascinating
and she just gets us out more,
outside in nature and I love it.
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Okay so now it's time to eat.
I'm starving, it's breakfast time.
Now I thought I would switch out my green smoothie,
as much as I love them, for a bowl of oats.
So I'm cookin' up some just rolled oats here
on top the stove.
I will have a recipe for these linked down below.
These are basically a variation
of my coconut chai spiced oatmeal, it's so good.
I just cook it with some full fat coconut milk.
I also have some banana in there
'cause I add that to all my oatmeal.
For spices I have some pumpkin spice,
ground nutmeg, and of course, cinnamon,
'cause you gotta have cinnamon in your oatmeal.
To me this is fall in an oatmeal,
it is so warming and flavorful
and it just hits all the spots,
especially if you haven't picked up
a pumpkin spice latte yet, or you don't drink coffee
like me, this is honestly the next best thing,
or if not, even better.
I usually like to add some kind of fruit
on top of my oatmeal, so in the spirit of fall
and apple season, I'm just chopping up some apple
to put on top.
Cashew also loves apples, so I usually save a little bit
for her, too, to have as a treat.
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Once my oatmeal is nice and creamy and cooked,
I'm just gonna transfer it into my bowl,
top it with my chopped apple.
I don't know about you, but I love the crispy apples,
Pink Lady, Fuji, those are my go-to's.
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A drizzle of some pure maple syrup.
More cinnamon 'cause you can't have enough.
And then some pumpkin seeds because fall
and I just love the crunch that it gives your oatmeal.
How delicious does this look?
I promise you it was just as tasty, and you need to make it.
Okay so now it's time for a really quick
hair and makeup fixer upper because I'm just
workin' from home this day, but I also like
to put myself together just a little bit
so I feel like a normal human being.
So I'm just filling in my brows really quickly.
I also have been really liking this new Eyebrow Whiz pen,
I will link it down below.
It's really good and it makes my brows
look so much better than they did when I woke up.
I just like to throw on some mascara.
I keep my everyday makeup really simple.
I also didn't show it, but I put on
just like a CC cream that's tinted,
has moisturizer and sunscreen in it,
and a little bit of powder.
Gotta have a good lip balm.
I can't stand dry lips, so I always slather my lips
with a nice balm.
And on this day I decided to wear this new lipstick
that I've been loving and I actually wore it
on my cookbook launch party day and I feel like putting on
a nice lip color really makes it look like you put in
way more effort than you did.
This is my look for today and now I'm ready to get to work,
start my day, and make some videos for you guys.
There you have it, that was my fall morning routine.
I would love to know the first three things you do
when you wake up in the morning.
Leave a comment down below, does it change season to season?
I feel like my stuff is usually the same,
I just tweak it depending on the time of the year.
But hopefully you guys found some good little tips
or inspiration from this video.
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and I can't wait to see you guys in my next video
and I'm gonna have any things that I mentioned in this video
linked down below as well for you guys to find them easily.
Have a fabulous morning, or whenever you're watchin' this,
and I will see you guys in my next video.
Bye guys!
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