Shadowing Practice: Alone but Not Lonely // ep. 10 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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we're back with another alone

but not lonely today i was talking with my mom on the phone

and i was kind of just like brainstorming video ideas with her

which i'm really excited i have some like super fun ones coming up

that i haven't done before but for this week's video my mom mentioned

that she noticed i hadn't done it alone

but not lonely in like a month at first i thought she was like joking

but it's true okay i'm searching out my own youtube channel okay

we did one a month ago i knew

i was overdue my favorite part about living in new york is being able to try

so many places you could constantly be trying new coffee shops finding new bookstores

and you'll like never run out of new options

because there's always things opening here especially being from minnesota like

we just don't have as many options obviously the reason i'm saying this is

because this morning i'm going to this i think

it's like a bookshop slash restaurant slash coffee shop i saw

it of course of all places on tiktok where i find

it seems to be everything nowadays wow you know what a pimple like hurts this one hurts that's

when you know it's not gonna be good it's called bibliotheque please don't come at me for saying

that wrong i've been wanting to go here for quite a

while now so i'm really really excited i am in a bit of a rush

because when i was looking at the comments on that tiktok

that people posted they said that it gets super busy

which I would expect and that you want to get there early

so I'm trying to get there right when it opens at 10 a .m

and hopefully like avoid the chaos of everyone trying to get

there I really hope they have a bathroom that's my one thing

if you don't live in New York

that might not sound like a big deal

but in New York there's like rarely bathrooms in coffee shops especially

when I want to go work somewhere at a cafe for a couple hours

and I know that there's no bathroom I just get like pee anxiety

or what is that called the fear of not being able to use the bathroom

if i need to i don't know it's just nice i just hope

that they have bathroom i could have just said that

and stopped there also do you guys like

when my editor bailey who's also one of my best friends

writes notes on the screen in the videos imagine bailey you're like please say yes

my favorite part about these videos is

that i honestly don't feel as lonely on days

when i film them i really do feel like i'm with you guys

when i'm filming these

and just seeing your guys's comments about like you being lonely

sometimes it's just like very comforting especially from someone who spends a lot of time alone oh wait

i need to pick my outfit

wearing my porsche knot earrings from ophelia okay this is my outfit i usually don't wear super baggy jeans

but i got these these are from garage

and i really like them i actually got them tailored to fit me just right

which i don't always do so when i do a pair of pants like

that i really like them i think the baggy look is pretty fun

and then just my bag for today and i need to go

because the place opened one minute ago

and i said i was gonna be there

when it opened let's go guys it's so warm today my mood is

so boosted right now because it's so sunny

and warm i don't even need this scarf

that makes it look like i have my hair in the bob every time i hold this tripod

and my arms get tired i get really defeated

because that's really sad anyways it looks like i'm going to get there only 15 minutes after it opens

so i really hope there's not a ton of people yet like i hope

i can get a

seat okay guys

i have to stop the police here i almost go out to chat

this is me conquering my worst fear filming in public that's the worst fear okay bye Thank you.

that is easily my new favorite spot

it was like exactly what i expected in the best way

i had really high expectations just seeing the tiktoks it was

so beautiful and it was so peaceful in there

which sometimes coffee shops that i work in are a bit loud

so i really liked that and the music also wasn't super loud

which i really appreciated

but i was actually super productive I got ton of emails done

i was kind of backlogged on responding to some emails

which i hate doing

so i basically just answered a ton of emails from the last couple days

that i missed a lot of it's for ophelia my jewelry brand

and some campaigns that i'm working on with my managers but

that was so fun

if you guys are ever in new york you have to go

there it also wasn't as busy as i well it was busy

but i was able to get in

if you go like right right at opening i think

you should be fine all right i'm home now ignore the background

i promise i'm working on wall art i am really hungry

so i'm gonna make a smoothie and i wanted to show you guys

because this has been my go -to breakfast recently you guys know

i kind of like hyper fixate on certain foods

or recipes right now it's this exact smoothie i ended up getting the nutribullet on amazon

because it's pretty inexpensive i love it it's like perfect

because it's small so it like fits in my apartment

and i can like throw the dishwasher

so i really like it first i go in with some frozen strawberries

i also have some chopped up frozen banana

i usually add like three quarters of a banana i have some blueberries they're not frozen

but i want to use these up since i'm going out of town thursday

i'm just trying to like use up all of my food before

i leave i stopped at the bodega really quickly on the way home

and basically i needed milk

which i have been drinking like normal milk recently i wanted to get more milk for my smoothie

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and i didn't see the price

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because there was no price like next to the milk

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so i went to check out

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and oh my god guys this was ten dollars this small thing of milk and at

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that point i wasn't gonna be like no i don't want it it's like i'm already checking out

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so i hope this milk is good

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it's definitely not gonna be worth ten dollars that's just new york

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i guess i'm adding some peanut butter as well

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and then lastly i'm going in with some protein powder what i'm using right

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now is this one by orgain this is also a plant -based protein powder

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i don't know guys well why like regular milk plant -based protein

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i don't know either to be honest i add a little tiny bit of vanilla extract

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okay guys here is my smoothie of course i'm using my new glass

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that you guys know i'm in love with from anthropology it's

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so good every morning when i wake up the first thing i think about

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and i look forward to is drinking this

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and making this i also love my little straw

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i got a set of these on amazon these glass straws anyways

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i'm gonna drink this relax a little bit

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i'm actually really happy with how productive i was this morning i got quite a bit done there

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and then we have a lot more stuff to do today

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i'll check back in with you guys okay guys

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it's an hour later i actually ended up having therapy an online therapy appointment

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that i forgot about until right before so i finished

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that like 10 minutes ago

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and then i changed into some workout clothes i got a gym membership recently i don't know

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if i told you guys this

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but the past six months i've been working out like probably the most ever in my life

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which i'm really happy about

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because i've just like really noticed the benefits for my mental health

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and i feel so much better so i like look forward to going

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because i know i'm gonna feel better after and i sleep

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so much better i think i talked about this recently

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but sleep's a big thing for me

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and i just notice how much better sleep i get

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when i work out so i want to show you guys my outfit

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that i just got from aloe it's just this beige set

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i'm wearing these beige leggings matching beige tennis shoes this sports bra and then i just put this black shirt over it.

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I love it.

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A good workout outfit is always, always going to motivate me.

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I'm going to walk to the gym.

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It's like a 10 minute walk from my apartment.

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Amen.

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i'm really hungry so i'm gonna make myself some dinner i love my cozy nights in

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so i'm really excited to just relax tonight here have a drink i'm gonna first make some dinner

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because i'm really really hungry i'm gonna be making my sandwich

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that i think i showed you guys

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this in a recent vlog my what i eat in a day i've been making this turkey sandwich

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and it's my current favorite meal because it's

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so easy it has a lot of protein so it just keeps me full i pretty much

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Let's just put.. toasted bread i like this seed bread

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that i got from trader joe's because it's crunchy

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and it just tastes really good i usually would have more ingredients for this

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but since i'm going on a trip

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i don't have a ton of groceries left in my fridge

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just some cheese some turkey some baby arugula the best part of this is this vegan kale cashew

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and basil pesto from trader joe's so good usually like i said i'll add like tomatoes onion sprouts i love but today

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We're keeping it simple, because this is all I have.

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Oh, I forgot avocado.

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Oops.

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One second.

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that was so hard for me to film

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because filming obviously just like elongates any process that i do

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and i'm so hungry

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that i was like i just want to eat this i don't want to film it

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so this is my dinner

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this is such a healthy dinner what i eat in a

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day food people please do not come at me to me this is healthy look at that

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so good especially with the seed bread

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i'm also having one of these culture pops i tried these recently for the first time

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and i really like them i love sweet drinks

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and i love always constantly drinking something throughout the day

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which is not probably a good thing so i like

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that this is healthier than like most drinks this is the pink grapefruit

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and ginger flavor

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okay guys

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i just got off a little kind of impromptu work call with my manager

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we've been trying to find a time to call about a couple things she's like does now work

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and i was like honestly yes 7 p .m it's a good time

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so that was actually really productive i love my managers they're like the best

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so supportive so sweet and i feel like it's sometimes hard to find

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that in the industry but they're the best

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so i'm really happy i'm gonna drink some hot chocolate

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i don't typically drink hot chocolate at night this is kind of random

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but i was craving it

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so on the way home earlier i went to the bodega again

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and i bought some whipped cream specifically for this

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and i have my cute mug from pink oh my god

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it's hot i get the biggest sweet tooth at night i've always had

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that since i was young i think i'm going to relax now

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and just watch some youtube on my tv maybe start a show

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I can't take this here at all

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good morning guys it's the next day i decided

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that i would vlog two days we're alone today still don't worry we're still alone

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but not lonely so i woke up

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and i instantly well first i made my bed you can see it

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and then i made my smoothie like i told you guys tomorrow

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i'm leaving on a super last minute trip i actually booked

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this two days ago i really don't do last minute trips like this either

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so this was really spontaneous

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and fun for me i'm gonna do a whole separate vlog vlogging that trip

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but today i really want to get my nails done

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they are awful i'm not even gonna focus the camera on them

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because we do not need to see

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that this morning actually in a little over an hour i'm gonna meet my manager

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and someone from the drunk elephant team who i'm really excited about for a little meeting

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i think we're gonna get coffee and it's a place i've never been to

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so that's exciting so i guess that's the only part that's not like alone

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Guys, I have to share this because I think I'm gonna cry.

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I got a DM from this girl on Instagram And she said that she wore Ophelia, which is my jewelry brand on her wedding day.

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Like it's so cool I don't even have words for that.

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It's so, look, this is her wearing the necklace from My brand, Ophelia.

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Having a big milestone like that is really exciting and it's just so special I just had to share that.

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Okay, anyways, bye.

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Okay guys, I changed really quickly, got ready for my meeting.

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I'm walking there now.

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I'm wearing this really cute jacket.

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I'll try to put links to everything below in like an LTK post because I feel like that's just easier.

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It's so warm today and it's so sunny.

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okay guys i don't know

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if you can see anything i can't see anything right

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now i just finished my meeting it went really really well the girl was

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so sweet and i just feel like we got along really well they were

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so nice i just picked up a matcha i know i just had coffee

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and a matcha kind of getting concerning

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i got an iced vanilla matcha with skim milk i've been drinking more matcha recently

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and i have been starting to like it it's kind of

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been like an acquired taste sort of like with coffee for me the more

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i drink it the more i liked it i feel like it gives me less of like the jitters

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that i get with coffee sometimes i'm on my way to get my nails done

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because my nails are bare

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and i want to get them done before i go to california tomorrow i'm trying to decide

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if i want to do french i don't ever decide prior to getting my nails done i always decide like

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when I'm there

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which is kind of

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problematic oh

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my gosh guys okay

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So I just got my nails done.

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I really like them.

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They're perfect.

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I just wanted something simple

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Classy French haven't gone French in so long

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It's just one of my favorite go -tos because it goes with like every outfit and makeup look

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But guys as I was walking out someone comes up to me like 60 seconds down the street

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and taps on my shoulder

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She's like you forgot something and I forgot my vlog camera.

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I just left it there I never do that either.

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I feel like i'm not a forgetful person with stuff like

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that i always check back so that would have been awful how did i do

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that i don't know so it was really nice

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that she came running on the street to get me okay guys

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it's quite a bit later now i think it's 5 30 p .m

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i was just sitting in my kitchen living room area working on my computer for a few hours

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so i didn't vlog back so i was literally sitting there

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but i'm really excited

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because i'm finally going to start working on my inspo board right now this i got hung up

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when my mom was visiting me she helped me hang it

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and i got this on i think pottery barn i love it

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because it doesn't look like a traditional cork board i just think it's really sleek

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and pretty so i wanted to kind of make it like a bit of a vision board

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and also just photos that i like like nothing too serious

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so i went to fedex to print out some photos

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that i had saved on my pinterest

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and i actually went through for like an hour i feel like you guys are gonna think

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that notification's coming from your phone or somewhere in your house

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but it's actually fine anyways let me show you guys a

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brief overview of what i had printed like i said there's not really a rhyme

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or reason necessarily to every single photo some of these are just photos

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that i really like some of it's outfit inspo like this

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these ones some are kind of lifestyle related especially living in new york

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i wanted to do some new york photos some are kind of goals for my brand

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you guys know i have a jewelry brand

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i'd love to have a pop -up one day some more fashion more jewelry of course

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i have some dream brands

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that i'd love to work with friends i also am a super visual person

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so as much as i love pinterest i just wanted to bring it to life something

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that i'm going to physically see every day

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that's not just on my computer i do feel like these work best

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when you're not too overly precise

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if i like try to curate it too much it just doesn't have the natural aesthetic

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that i'm going for you know sometimes you just need to play around see how it looks so

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I'll see you next time.

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well guys i kind of messed up a little bit

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it looks really good like i am really happy with it

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but i did not get enough photos printed

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so not done i don't know i didn't even like think about

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that for some reason when i was picking out the photos

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that i should get a certain amount i just didn't think about it

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so this is what it looks like don't get your hopes up too high it looks really good here

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and then when you back up starts to look a little unfinished

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so i am gonna have to finish this i'm sorry guys

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i feel like i let you down

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i do need to finish the rest of this soon i just don't have a printer

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and the printer store is closed now but it does look really good

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so far i'm really happy with what i have i can't even explain

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it some of these are just simply photos

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that i really liked some of them are inspo related like this is just a photo

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i liked like i don't know there's like nothing to this arena shike one of my favorite models

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and i love this photo i randomly put this with me

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and my friend from a photo booth but

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so far this is what we have i will definitely keep you guys updated in the next vlog

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when i finish this because

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that would just be wrong don't worry i feel like i'm leaving you guys hanging a little bit

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so i'm sorry i hate when people do that I hate

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when people work on a project and a vlog and then they're like,

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come back next time for the full version or like on TikTok when they show half of it, but they don't show the results.

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Like it really bothers me.

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So I'm like annoyed at myself that I basically just did that.

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I think I'm gonna go because it's getting late, but I love you guys.

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Thanks so much for watching.

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I hope you are liking the longer vlogs I'm trying to make.

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Stay tuned for my next vlog because it's gonna be a travel vlog in California, which I'm so excited about.

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Anyways, I love you.

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I'll see you in my next video.

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Also, follow me on Instagram.

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Okay, bye.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Alone but Not Lonely // ep. 10”. This video has 315 sentences and 3524 words to shadow. The speech runs for 20:11. The speaker talks at a natural 175 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
outfit noun	/ˈaʊtfɪt/	A set of clothing (with accessories).
lonely adjective	/ˈloʊnli/	Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
nail noun	/neɪl/	The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
anyways adverb	/ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/	Anyway, anyhow, in any case.
hungry adjective	/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/	Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
inspiration noun	/ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/	The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm, as part of the act of breathing.
relax verb	/ɹɪˈlæks/	To make something loose.
productive adjective	/pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/	Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
freeze verb	/ˈfɹiːz/	Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
awful adjective	/ˈɔːfʊl/	Very bad.
powder noun	/ˈpaʊ.dɚ/	The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
sandwich noun	/ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/	A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
sunny adjective	/ˈsʌni/	Featuring a lot of sunshine.
bailey noun	/ˈbeɪli/	The outer wall of a feudal castle.
workout noun	/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/	An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
check out verb		To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
end up verb		To bring to a conclusion.
go in with verb		To commit to something with; to partner with.
look forward to verb		To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.
work out verb	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	To calculate.
back up verb		To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
come back verb		To return to a place.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

I'm going to walk to the gym.
I'm wearing this really cute jacket.
I'll see you next time.
I'll see you in my next video.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on	i've been wanting · have been drinking · i've been working
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	haven't done · has been · i've always had
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	someone who spends · Ophelia, which is
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	my best · my worst · the best

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 153 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, booth /buθ/, tooth /tuθ/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, anthropology /ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, problematic /ˌpɹɑ.bləˈmæt.ɪk/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like outfit, lonely, nail.

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