- Hola, welcome back to my channel.
We're still on holiday in the Dominican Republic
that is why this background looks different.
This is our hotel room and Jackson
is just having his nap in that bedroom there.
So I thought I would film a quick Q&A for you guys.
So I asked you guys on Instagram for your questions.
And I've had loads through.
Lots of them were quite similar to each other
so hopefully I can answer your most asked questions
today.
And if you don't follow me on Instagram,
I would love for you guys to come over and follow me
on there as well.
I don't daily blog, but I always do Instagram stories
every single day.
So that's probably the best place to keep up to date
with what we're up to and my latest videos,
and stuff like that.
So yeah, my Instagram handle is @mrsemilynorris
and I will link it in the description as well.
So yeah, I'm going to answer your questions,
but I'm also gonna answer the top three things that
pop up when you write Emily Norris into Google.
This blew my mind.
If you write Emily Norris, and then the things
that just pop up.
The first one was age, so it seems like
a lot of people want to know how old I am.
Which is funny, but I'm hoping that means
that people can't place my age.
Like, you don't really know how old I am.
So I'm 35....Ah!
I was born February 1983, so I'm a Pisces.
Which means I'm creative, emotional, and sensitive.
So yeah, I'm 35 and when I first started YouTube
when I was 31...four years ago.
I remember thinking "Oh I'm a bit too old
to do YouTube."
And sometimes when I go to YouTube training
or convention things, I do feel a bit older.
Because a lot of YouTubers are like ten years my junior.
But now I feel really good about it.
I feel like I'm this experienced mom that
has a bit of knowledge maybe.
And I'm actually...
I don't think I've ever been happier than
I am at the age I am right now.
You could not pay me enough to go back to my teens, ever.
I just would not ever go back to my teens.
They are hard.
So yeah, I'm 35.
The next thing that instantly pops up on Google
when you type in my name is "Emily Norris net worth".
This really surprised me.
And I don't want to disappoint you guys,
but I'm pretty normal.
But there's a few different ways that you can
earn money on YouTube.
Which I definitely didn't understand
when I first started out.
So the first way you can earn money on YouTube
is through the ads that roll in front of the video.
But that money really is quite small
and I don't think I earned anything for a couple of years.
Because I think you get a penny per 1,000 ads that run.
So really, it's very quite small.
It takes a long time to kind of build up.
But the main way that I earn an income
through YouTube, is from working with brands.
So if I make a video for HelloFresh,
Google, Smart Trike, something like that,
they'll pay me an advertising fee.
And that really varies, and I only work
with people that I love.
Sometimes if a brand doesn't have a huge budget
but I love them anyway, I'll talk about them
and not charge very much.
But obviously that is why I'm always so like,
I love when you're supportive of my brand work
because hopefully it means I'll get more and
I'll be able to do this for longer.
Obviously I'm...I gave up my day job to do this,
but I'm always in the back of my mind thinking
"I wonder when this is going to end."
Like, I just don't know how long it's going to last for.
And then my last way, hopefully, I mean I'm not really
doing it to earn any money, but I am creating a planner.
Which is coming out in... Hopefully in November.
So that will be out soon.
I've signed it all off. It's like a diary/journal for moms.
So, I mean I know other YouTubers make quite a lot
of money from merch, but I just really wanted to make this.
I'm really proud of it, and I just want to help
moms get organized.
So I'm really excited about that.
Another thing that pops up when you write
my name into Google is "Emily Norris Husband".
So, I'm guessing you all like Matt. (laughs)
You need to just calm down, because
he's getting a big head.
Another question that I've had a lot is if I'm
still breastfeeding Jackson.
Because I've never made a video of like,
stopping with him, or anything like that.
I've just kind of kept it a bit quiet
because I actually am still breastfeeding him.
I don't want to shock anyone, I know
some people don't like that.
But, I...I am. He's two, and there always
seems to be a reason I should just carry on.
He barely does like...he literally...a tiny bit at night.
That's it, it's just for comfort.
To be honest, I don't think he's getting like a huge
amount of milk or nutrients at this stage.
But it is like the quickest way to comfort him.
So I just do that right before bed.
And I was actually kind of holding out for this holiday.
Because there's always jet lag and stuff.
There always seems to be that the next holiday,
so I've just kept doing it.
But I do fully um... I've decided that
as soon as we get home, I think I'm ready to like...
To that's it, but it does make me very sad
because he's my last baby.
That was another question I got.
So many questions about fourth baby.
But, I think that's it. I'm sorry guys.
And I feel really sad saying like, that's it, but
realistically three is a lot.
And we're so happy. We feel so lucky with
what we already have. So that is it.
Loads of people asking the girl question again.
And my viewers from a long time will just know
I'm so happy with three boys.
Like, I would never wish for a girl.
I don't feel like I'm missing out at all.
So yeah, that girl question really does like,
get to me a little bit.
I mean, it would be nice to buy frilly clothes
and stuff like that.
But I have two nieces, so if I ever feel like
I see something really cute and girly,
I could just buy it for my nieces.
I've also had so many questions about my recent weight loss.
And I will definitely make a full video about it.
But I really wanted to hit my goal weight
before I made a video.
I didn't want to sit here and go "Oh, I've lost
all this weight."
I still have a bit more to lose.
I really wanted to get down to exactly what
I want to be, and get into a good exercise regime as well.
I am doing a seven minute little work out
every single morning.
I do a Lucy Wyndham-Read video. She's a YouTuber.
So I find it so easy. I can just put it on my phone
and do this little seven minute thing.
I do really feel it. And I find that if I don't
do that little exercise first thing, like as soon
as I wake up, then I don't get 'round to doing it.
So I've just started doing that, and I'm hoping
I get better at exercising.
But the main ways that I lost weight were
really increasing my water intake.
Now this is hard when you're a mom.
Because I've found that I was going to the lou
all the time.
But I was drinking between two and three liters
of water a day.
And I feel like it's made all the difference
for my skin and for my weight.
I've also completely stopped eating the kids food.
Any of their leftovers, I don't touch it.
And I've honestly just been being quite sensible,
and counting calories.
I know a lot of people don't like the calorie thing.
But for me, with my brain, it works.
Like I feel like I can understand, like I'm only
going to have 1,500 calories and do it that way.
So there's a few things that I'm doing.
I did also do a little juice detox, and also the
Cambridge weight plan for a bit.
Because for me, I needed to like...When I started
this I needed to reset, and then move on.
When I do like...I know people don't like fad diets
so when I literally strip everything away,
it makes me realize how much bad stuff I was
putting into my mouth.
And it completely resets me, so I like doing those,
but I know when I did a video about that before
I got so much hate.
But its just whatever works for you.
So I will do a full video, coming up soon.
But those are the main ways.
And I've lost like 13 pounds in total, but
on this holiday I've already put two pounds back on.
Because I have been having like ice cream every day
and like treats, and like Prosecco, and stuff like that.
Lets see, I'm not denying myself any way I...
I feel like I still want to do...
I still want to live and do whatever, but yeah...
Anyway, I'm rambling.
I also had a few questions about
my height and my weight as well.
One girl in particular said "I hope you don't
think I'm being rude."
But when I show clothes, she doesn't know what
size to order.
So I am quite sure, I'm 5 foot 3, so I'm quite small.
And at the moment, I am weighing eight stone 13.
Which is like 125 pounds, so ideally
I would like to be eight stone 7, so like
120 pounds, so I'm pretty much there...so, yeah.
I am literally telling you everything in this Q&A.
I also got quite a few questions about my
skincare routine, and some of you saying that
my skin is glowing.
Which I definitely don't see, but thank you very much.
So I love Elemis products at the moment.
And I also love Dermalogica products in the past.
So any like medical skincare product, I really really like.
And I do my little routine religiously.
If you are looking to get a skincare routine, you
can just pop into a salon and ask for samples.
They will normally do like... They call it face mapping.
So they'll just look at your face.
Look at all the different types of skin.
Because normally, the different areas
need different things.
And they will just give you samples to try.
So, before you ever payout a load of money
for products, because they can be so expensive.
Have face mapping, test a few things out,
and then get your skincare routine.
One of my viewers asked me what to get
her husband for Christmas, so I have done a
men's gift guide in the past, so I'll link that down below.
But Matt, at the moment, has been wearing
this aftershave called Christian Dior Suavage
I think it's called.
And it smells really good.
So get that, because he'll smell amazing.
Someone asked "How do you keep positive
and energetic all the time with three boys?"
So I think I am a quite positive, sunny person.
Even when I was younger, and life wasn't
as good as it is now, I think I've always been
a glass-half-full kind of person.
And I've always been hyper, like my mom says when
I was little and growing up that I was quite
hard work because I was just full on hyper all the time.
So I have got loads of energy.
I think even before we had kids, I struggle to relax.
Like if Matt and I, as a couple would go to the beach,
I would be like building sand castles and doing stuff.
I actually find it really hard to relax,
like I really really do.
There's probably something wrong with me,
I don't actually know what it is.
I had loads of questions about going on holiday
as a family and saving for holidays.
And one person said "What's your top tip
for saving money?"
And my biggest tip is to write
every single thing down.
Do that for a month. If you write every outgoing...
Everything you go to buy, you have to write it down.
It will really make you see where you're wasting money.
And you can almost categorize things,
like where you can cut back.
If you notice...Like I did this in the past,
and I was like "Oh my God, we are spending
so much money on social outings,
like going out with friends, or dates, things like that.
And we could just cut that back straight away
and save all of that money.
Or coffees, like you wouldn't believe
how much you spend in coffee shops
and things like that.
But if you write it all down, it really forces
you to look at what you're spending.
Like you could even cut back on your
phone bill, probably.
So that is my number one tip for saving money.
Someone also asked what is on my bucket list.
So the main things that I really want to do,
but it will definitely be quite far into the future,
when my children are older.
I'd love to learn a language.
I've always felt very ignorant, especially
when we come on holiday, that I can't
really speak much of another language.
Like I can understand quite a bit of French,
because I'm Canadian.
But I can't really speak another language.
So that's definitely on there.
I'd love to go to Machu Picchu in Peru,
and climb that, it looks amazing.
I'd love to go see the rainbow mountains
in China as well.
I'd love to take the kids on safari when they're older.
I think they would completely love it.
Like go to South Africa, do safari when they're
all like teenagers.
And I'd love to go to Australia and take
the boys to Frasier Island, because
that is what Frasier is named after.
But yeah, I have loads of other things,
but those are the main ones.
I also had a few questions about whether
or not I plan to do Vlog-mas or not this year.
And I am planning on doing it.
I really hope I can do Vlog-mas.
I love watching our old Vlog-mas videos back.
There's some really good memories in there.
Someone said "What did you study at University?"
So I studied Marketing with Human Resources.
And then I decided that I didn't really like the
Human Resources side as much as the Marketing.
So I pursued a career in that.
And then I made videos on YouTube and
didn't actually need my degree.
Someone asked what my favorite sweet treat is,
and I must admit, I would always choose like
cheese over sweet stuff.
I love cheese and wine over sweets.
But if I was to have sweets, I love sour candy.
Like sour Haribo, stuff like that.
I had a few questions about how I deal with trolls,
and I must admit, I don't get many troll comments
on this channel.
Which I'm very lucky about, it's a very positive place.
But I do still get them, and I even got some
when I put on Instagram "Ask me a Question".
I just got like, some hate, like "Why do you do this?"
Just horrible ones, but the main way
I deal with it... I do it two ways.
I delete and block them, or I say something really nice.
It depends on the mood I'm in.
I try and be really really kind.
The one thing I don't do is bite,
and that is so hard sometimes.
Especially if someone says something really personal to you.
You just want to go back and go "You don't know anything".
But there's just no point, like, there is
absolutely no point.
People can sit there behind a keyboard saying
whatever they want.
I know people wouldn't say that to my face
if they met me in real life.
I think sometimes, when I make content,
without meaning to...Like I would never
want to ever offend anyone, or be controversial.
Like this channel is just like a happy, nice,
helpful place.
But some people get really offended from some of my videos.
And I never ever mean for them to be offended.
Like when I made that "How to Get Pregnant" video
I honestly made it thinking, "This is going to help
some people that are starting out for the first time".
It literally offended so many people
that were having fertility problems
and that was not my intention at all.
Yeah, I think sometimes maybe I'm a bit naive.
Like my journey into motherhood and birth and everything
has been easy, I think.
Now, hearing the stories that I've heard,
and listening to other people.
I think maybe, you know, I should take it
into account sometimes.
You know, not be so naive and just understand
that other people have it really really hard.
But, its also hard to talk about
other experiences, like I only know my experience.
I only know what I've been through.
Even my positive birth video can offend people,
but that's literally...That's just a vlog of
my birth, like I can't change that.
So, anyway, I'm really like rambling on now.
But, I never mean to offend anyone.
Trolls are...You know, normally I honestly...
I feel sorry for trolls.
This video is probably quite long by now.
He's going to wake up any minute,
so I hope you liked this Q&A.
If you have any other questions,
please put them in the comments down below,
and I will aim to answer them.
And, yeah, thank you so much for watching.
And I'll see you on my next one. Bye guys.