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What am I doing on a Sunday night at 10 p.m.?

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What am I doing on a Sunday night at 10 p.m.?

You may be wondering, or you may not be wondering, but I'm gonna tell you.

I am getting ready for bed because I'm gonna wake up at 5 a.m tomorrow morning.

The fact that it's still completely pitch black outside

and no sign of the sun rising anytime soon really makes me want to just go back to bed.

Well, many things make me want to go back to bed.

Oh, I'm so dramatic.

I don't want to complain about this, but like I actually really don't want to get up right now.

It feels so lonely.

No one's up, but it is so nice that I have like at least the lights from the city.

Whoa, oh my gosh, I just saw them turn on all the office lights.

All of these lights just lit up at once.

Wow.

Do you think that guy runs every morning?

I usually wake up so excited for breakfast.

Like, it's kind of maybe a bit concerning.

And I'm, like, not hungry at all.

If I don't get out of my apartment right now, I am about to get back into bed.

I can feel the internal conflict I'm having.

I never really hear the birds here, like, honestly, ever.

But they're so loud this morning.

I don't know if it's because I'm hearing less traffic noise.

That's why it's just like more prominent.

Good morning to you all.

I come to you from the mall?

Food court.

Oh, we have an early riser.

What a kang.

Thank God for my Dunkin'.

If I didn't have this this morning, where would be the light?

I was just thinking about how I'm getting dunking all morning.

I just knew in my head that's what I was going to do.

I got an iced caramel latte, skim milk, pump of caramel swirl, and a pump of French vanilla.

Yes, this is a lot of sugar.

All right.

I'm treating myself for, you know, this tragedy of a morning.

This is usually my people-watching spot.

Not a lot of people to watch this morning, though.

I do have a confession, guys.

I sat on my couch this morning never doing that again because um, I did fall asleep for 20 minutes So i'm not perfect.

Okay.

I had to be honest.

Like I had to be honest That's what happened learned my

lesson there couch is a no-go for me since i'm up

this early I might as well just like get started on work I also should have gotten ready more

because like why am I wearing my sweatpants that I wore to bed?

The issue is that I also went to bed late.

I went to bed at I think I fell asleep at like 11 30

which in theory is not that late that's like the time i usually go to bed

but i need to be adjusting i need to be going to bed at like 9 p.m

if i'm going to be waking up at 5

so i'm a little fearful about my day ahead anyways i'm

gonna do some work i might as well i'm up

and i have a lot to do so oh we have another morning man or morning king

it is currently 3 p.m somehow i had it in me

to work out i actually don't have it in me

but this was pre-scheduled

so i can't really cancel i just had my second coffee

of the day i kind of feel numb a little bit like i'm

so tired that i feel like i pushed past it

so i'm doing fine now we'll see how i am later

head comes down in three head comes long six five feet it was the room birthday, Olivia.

We celebrated later that night with some drinks.

I think it was around like 1030.

Hey guys, so I had a really fun night.

Maybe too fun because now it is 12.05 a.m.

I am worried, okay?

I have this sense of impending doom upon me because I was supposed to get to bed early and here we are.

So I'm irresponsible.

Basically, I'm irresponsible and this is all my fault.

You already know we have to do it all over again tomorrow morning

and i'm feeling concerned today felt

so long it felt like three days combined into one definitely

not excited to wake up at five tomorrow it's gonna like

actually suck you will see me in a bad mood in probably a second love you good morning i'm being

so vulnerable posting myself right when i wake up

because wow i never I never want to see what I look like the second that I wake up ever again.

It's 5.07.

Can you see this?

I think I absolutely have to get out of my apartment right now

because otherwise I am going to get back into bed

and fall asleep or I'm going to sit on the couch and fall asleep.

I also am like, should I just go to the gym and get my workout out of the way?

I am wearing the same hoodie that I wore to bed.

Yes, you are not seeing things.

This week I had a lot of oatmeal, particularly because it was so easy and light for me before the gym.

This was me seriously contemplating sitting on the couch for just a couple minutes, but we all know how that would have turned out.

So I went to the gym.

I made it in time to see the sunrise, which was so beautiful.

It really like lifted my spirits.

Honestly, I think this is probably the best way I could have started the morning.

Watching the sunrise while working out somehow really motivated me and I'm surprised that I'm not exhausted.

I thought either after I would be super exhausted or have a lot of energy and luckily it's the latter for me.

So it's always so rewarding after.

It's also only 7 0 5 a.m.

Usually at this point I'm still sleeping in my bed and I've already done so much today.

Nothing brings me more joy than this smoothie.

Um, you guys know it's my go-to.

I'll probably eat this for the next six months until I absolutely hate it.

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I just got ready.

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It's 8 30 a.m.

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Drinking my smoothie.

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I had to switch up a little bit today because I ran out of frozen strawberries.

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I just feel so happy.

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I feel like these mornings are the best way to set your day up.

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I never have once regretted like waking up early to go to the gym.

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Never in my life.

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Do I always dread it?

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Yes.

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I'm gonna grab my stuff, go to the coffee shop to work because we all know I'm 20 times more productive when I'm out.

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Also look at those flowers.

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I feel a lot more productive and just better when I get ready in the morning.

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Even if It's just like two seconds of me putting on some concealer and sunscreen.

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It makes me feel like I had a little bit of a routine.

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To conclude my morning routine, I grabbed my brick.

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This has been my new favorite thing.

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It's a physical device that basically locks me out of my phone and my social media, which has immensely helped my productivity.

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I can't even put into words how much it's helped me, as sad as it is that I kind of needed it.

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It was something that I had considered getting for a while, you guys know.

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It's currently 10 a.m and guys, I kind of, okay, I'm kind of loving it now.

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I feel like I've lived a full day already.

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I feel like I've had a full afternoon of work and it's not even noon yet.

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I kind of feel a little bit less stressed.

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Like I have way more time than I usually do, obviously.

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And I feel like I have way more time to be productive and I'm not like cramming things in.

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By the way, last night, I forgot to tell you guys, I woke up five different times between the span of 1am

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and 4am in a sheer panic to look at the time on my phone.

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I must have been panicking that my alarm wouldn't go off or something.

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Like, what's the psychology there?

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Does anybody know why I did that?

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Or am I just insane, maybe?

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Anyways, I'm just working right now.

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I'm editing this video that you're watching.

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And then two videos for Instagram Reels.

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Guys, I'm actually dying.

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Why was I filming that so far away?

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Like, it looked like I was two miles away from the camera.

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Oh no, here we go.

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I did forget.

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Forgot I did this.

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I grabbed another coffee.

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Yeah, I definitely needed it this day because I just was on my laptop.

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I did switch locations, but it finally hit me now.

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I'm tired.

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It's official.

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I'm tired My head hurts.

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I'm being such a wimp

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but like four to five hours to sleep a night for

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me It's just not what I'm used to I don't know

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if I take a nap or

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if I just like ride it out I might just ride it out till tonight

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But it's 1 p.m and I've already gotten so much done.

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It's just like the best feeling in the world So honestly, I don't really care that I'm exhausted.

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At least I'm getting stuff done Hey guys, I'm at a brand dinner.

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It is 7 30 p.m.

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Wish me luck.

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I have to wake up at 5 a.m tomorrow.

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Oh my god.

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What?

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I'm just doing it to resolve.

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You're like, yeah.

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Hey guys, I'm on my way home from the event.

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It went great, although all I can think about is sleeping in my bed immediately.

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I'm very exhausted even though I don't look like it.

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I'm like, I'm barely hanging out by a thread at this point.

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So I did get a new mug.

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Why does it look like it wants to punch me?

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I've never been so happy to be in my bed.

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I'm drinking my chamomile tea and then gonna go straight to bed.

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Problem is, it's already 11.30.

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To be fair, you know, I had an event tonight that I did have to go to

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and there are people who have to wake up at five every day.

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I think I would enjoy this if I was getting to bed earlier.

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Good night, guys.

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Guys, I don't know what happened, but somehow, someway, I woke up ten minutes before my alarm.

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I slept so well.

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I feel like I'm not actually dreading to- well, I am dreading.

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I always dread to get out of bed.

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Oh, and it's April Fool's Day.

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Happy April Fool's.

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happy april fool's day to all who celebrate including myself although

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i have nothing planned i need to use it to my advantage

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that i woke up early

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because um i can't let this go to waste this is

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huge for me this is huge for the program it's

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so dark out oh my gosh it's

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so early i kind of really want duncan

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and i also want to just like stay here today and clean because my apartment is sort of accumulating a disaster mess.

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I think I figured something out guys.

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Something that helps me in the morning I've realized.

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Very simple but an ice bath for my face.

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I don't actually do the whole ice bath thing.

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I mean especially at 5am like you will not see me doing a full ice bath but I just take cold water, splash it on my face when I wake up, and that like seriously just woke me up and revived me.

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Clearly, guys, look at this.

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I'm kind of adjusting, you know.

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It's just so quiet.

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Like it's so...

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Well, all right.

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As soon as I say that, there's a siren.

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I'm sitting on the floor because if I was sitting on the couch, we all know what would happen.

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So I'm taking some serious precautions here.

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I am going to do my five-minute journal.

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I forgot that I had this actually.

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I also wish I had a pen, but that is currently missing in action.

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So I'm just going to use a Sharpie.

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And I'm going to do a little prompt because I think gratitude journals

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and things like that really can start your day off right.

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As much as I wish that this tea would sustain me, I think I could use from Duncan.

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This video is really just an excuse for me to get Duncan every day.

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it really feels like i'm not chasing the day as much

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i feel like i'm always trying to catch up on things

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and i'm like one step behind i have so much on my plate

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but this makes me feel like i'm one step ahead of everything

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and it kind of just like makes my mind clearer i

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also think waking up early kind of makes me less avoidant

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because i just have the time to do these things and one of the things

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that I really need to do is my room.

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Definitely don't want to be doing this now, but you know, I have the time.

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It's definitely time for a little bit of a deep clean and I have a donation pickup tomorrow.

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So I want to just get as much stuff out as I can.

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my white noise is on

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and i am in bed it is 11 15 p.m i've honestly had such busy days

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which has been good but i'm gonna go to bed right away

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so that way i can wake up in a brisk six hours hi good morning guys I have a confession

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I hit snooze it's 540 the more you snooze the more

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like tired I get it like puts me in this like weird cyclical pattern

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so I should probably just stop doing that I just love my bed there's nothing more than my bed okay

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joke is over let's like get up I set out my gym clothes the night before,

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which always just makes it a little bit easier for me to go the next day.

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Honestly, if it wasn't for you guys holding me accountable i don't know what today would have looked like

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because i i was feeling so tempted to go back to bed

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but i'm so glad

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that i didn't i think what gets me into trouble is

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entertaining the debate in my head of should i get up should i go back to sleep that's

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when i you know that's

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when things are going downhill i had some oatmeal quick before

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i went to the gym gotten a little workout this is

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kind of my little routine actually i went to four

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or five coffee

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so i could get some work done i was feeling pretty

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productive though it is such a compound effect the more you

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get stuff done the more personally i'm motivated to continue getting stuff done

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so i dropped off an ophelia package before i headed to the airport

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because i was flying back home to minnesota for easter i'm

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at the airport now i'm flying back to minnesota people are watching me vlog right now

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and i'm really insecure about it i got my second iced coffee of the day.

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It's hitting me now.

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I was kind of like on a kick for a while.

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I was getting a ton done and one of the reasons

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that I think I got so much done is

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because I got the brick which I already showed you guys earlier in the video

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but it helps me so much to like not go on my phone.

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I think I just reach for it out of habit so much

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and especially after my video where I did like a social media detox I realized how much I needed

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that because it's like a physical device.

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I can't just like turn it off in my settings.

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I have to like actually go get it

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which just makes me more aware so that's been really helpful for me

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and like my mental state i'm also having a little sandwich

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i'm really hoping i can get work done on this flight i hope i don't fall asleep

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but it has been so nice i just feel like i've had

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so much time usually i feel like i'm always scrambling to get things done

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but this week i've gotten like everything done that i've needed to on my to-do list

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hello minnesota i am back most importantly i'm back in my bed i knew i was gonna sleep in

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and i was

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so excited to finally be able to sleep in after waking

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up at 5 a.m for a few days kind of just

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like my little reward to myself at the end of the week was sleeping in and then getting duncan

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obviously could i do a iced latte what's the blueberry syrup

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that you have thank you i don't know what i just

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ordered i actually have no idea guys i'm back to my

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roots i'm in minnesota roots roots i woke up at 10

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this morning i wanted to just recap a few thoughts

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that i have

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while i drink my duncan um this is also a special treat for myself i wanted to try something different

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So I tried this like blueberry vanilla concoction that I just came up with at the window Ooh Hey, it's good.

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The blueberry is kind of like a life-changing a little bit I'm showing you guys because this is so good.

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I got a medium iced latte three french vanilla one blueberry shot and skim Okay, new order.

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I'm feeling very nostalgic right now Like what in the 2016 is going on right now with my fur teddy coat?

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I always considered myself to not be a morning person after this week I realized I can be

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if I want to be.

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I don't think you're just like born with it.

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I think it's kind of repeating habits over time

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and towards the end of the week I saw the benefits that I was getting.

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Like I had so much more time in the day to get stuff done.

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I felt so much more productive.

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I loved just having a little bit of time for myself in the morning before the world started.

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So I think if I want to be a morning person I can.

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I don't, we're not talking 5am.

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That's a little too early for me.

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But like, you know, seven to get my day started right.

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I also really realized this week the significance my morning has on the trajectory of my entire day.

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When I wake up at nine and I hit snooze and then I slowly get out of bed, my whole day is worse, honestly.

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I'm way less productive.

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I feel less motivated because I feel like I already failed in the morning.

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And then I have like a half saved day ahead of me.

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It's just not the same as being diligent and following through on like what I said that I was going to do.

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It is like a bit like minorly empowering to say like, okay I'm gonna wake up tomorrow at five

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and i'm gonna get up Not snooze and go to the gym

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and following through on that not only gives me like more confidence in myself

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Because I feel like I can trust myself more

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But it also really shapes the rest of my day

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and just like motivates me to get more done

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And I felt like it was kind of a compound effect

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and I know a lot of people do it and like don't have a choice because of their job So, um, thanks for joining me as someone who is not really

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a morning person I feel like I'm shifting a bit so we'll see.

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Anyways, love you guys and see you in my next video.

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Bye!

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