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good morning it is tuesday i woke up this morning with the intention of going

and walking on incline on the treadmill getting back into

that habit having a productive morning blah blah blah was filming my morning vlogs for tiktok as i do

and i just went to edit it

while i'm sitting here for a second finishing my energy drink

because i can't take these to the gym and it's all gone

so that is i guess my sign to not make a vlog today

which is fine i have a pilates class at 9 30

so until then i think

i'm gonna clean up around here just do a couple things

to kind of make my life easier throughout the rest of this week

i have these little sandwich situations this is a biscuit

and i think this one is a croissant yeah

and they're both with sausage egg and cheese so i don't know

which one i want

but i feel like a biscuit sounds good

i made one of these for the first time like a month ago

and it was really good but i don't think

that i like made it properly oh another thing i have this actually it's literally sitting right here matcha setup

that i just keep on my counter

because a few months ago whenever i had a little medical issue

i was like actually it was almost a year ago

but i had like a little medical issue and i thought

that it was from caffeine

or like rooted in my alani new celsius caffeine intake i don't think it was

but that's what i thought at the time

so i was like i need to start drinking matcha instead

and i just can't like i cannot get this little kit to taste good

so i want to get a coffee machine so bad

but i've been seeing so many people in the last like week using instant coffee

and making coffee at home or like the coffee concentrate like in a bottle

and I don't like hot coffee so I feel like

that would be a better option I don't know but

if anyone has any suggestions please let me know

because I am in the market for like a good either coffee concentrate instant coffee grounds

or espresso machine I'm actually glad I'm actually glad

that I am making breakfast before my workout

because I have an ad to film obviously I have to shower after my workout I have to do

that I have an ad film

and then i have another ad to film this is just kind of helping me to get ahead and

so i don't get hangry this looks like a egg mcmuffin

that's actually really good that's a lot better than i thought it was gonna be i'm gonna eat this

and then i'm gonna go to my workout hi i got back from my workout showered came in here

and curled my hair i absolutely hate my hair like the first day

that i curl it every single time i always feel like it looks so much better when it's like

Two or three days of falling down I now have to film an ad

and then I have a wax appointment after that at european wax center

Which is the only place that I have ever gone to get my eyebrows waxed

Actually, it's not the only place but the other places that i've gone have kind of scared me a little bit

So european wax center is like the only place that I trust and I love getting a fresh wax

In the summertime because then I just don't have to worry about doing my eyebrows all the time

because my eyebrows go really quick okay i just got out of my wax

i literally forgot how good i feel after

i get an eyebrow wax like i don't have to stress about tweezing

i don't have to stress about styling literally just takes a huge weight off of my shoulder

because my eyebrows are so stubborn so getting

that done makes my life a whole lot easier i'm gonna

now go home get some work done i need to edit both of the videos

that i filmed this morning and a few other things

and then the only thing left on my to -do list for today is go get a car wash

so it's gonna be a pretty uneventful rest of my tuesday afternoon

i just got home from whole foods so we're gonna do a little haul

because i feel like i got a lot good stuff i had a list

and then i was like while we're here might as well walk the aisles

and i found some other good stuff

that was not on the list for proteins

i got grilled chicken breasts again i got these for the first time last week

because i hate touching raw chicken and i was like why not get pre -cooked

and just like chop it up and put it on salads

and tacos whatever so i got that again

because it was really good last week i got two things of ground beef i'm making me

and my boyfriend burger balls tonight

so one of those will be used in the other one

I'll just use at some point this week also protein

they finally had the protein coconut colt I also got romaine lettuce

and a salad kit

but I already put those away next is this raspberry juice I have no idea

but it looked really good there was also a morning orange one it was like oranges carrots lemons

and apples I think I don't know but it sounded good but I ultimately was like

Last time I had carrot juice.

I didn't really like it.

So I decided to get the raspberry one

It's pineapple cucumber raspberry lime and mint.

I don't know, but it sounds really good I got plain salted tortilla chips.

I have lime ones, but I had them last night

With my dinner and I didn't really like them

So I was like I just want to go back to plain sea salt

and then to go in the burger bowls tonight

But also to dip the chips in I got guac like I said I was roaming all the aisles

and I saw this mango salsa and then i'm making a chicken

and then i'm making a crunchy greek chicken salad tomorrow

or this week at some point i don't know when

but i need greek yogurt for it so i got the faye one

and then also to go in it i got a red bell pepper

and a sweet onion

and then for the bowls tonight

i got a sweet potato the rest is just like kind of random stuff

i got some pasta i got these annie's cheese it's like cheese it dupes

and then i got butter i got some milk just restocks smoky barbecue seasoned chomps

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and then last but not least i got chocolate chip muffins

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because i got banana bread a few days ago

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and i'm almost out so i wanted to have another baked good what is

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that an honorary mention to blake who just walked in with minion cookies i'm gonna make dinner

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and then just chill for the rest of the night

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and i will see you guys tomorrow morning before my hair appointment good morning

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i just did my makeup that's ahead to my hair appointment in dallas it's an hour away from fort worth

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so i need to leave like right now it's nine o 'clock

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and it's at 10 i'm switching everything over from this little curated by muse tote bag

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that i've been carrying with me literally everywhere i'm putting everything in my black purse i'm

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so excited to get my hair done now

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that i washed it yesterday i'm like it really isn't as bad as i thought

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it was i definitely could use some like fresh highlights especially for summer

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i want to be a little bit brighter

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i'm going to spray some of this on my chest

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i honestly use the glazing mist more for my chest than i do for my face

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because like look at that

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that is insane oh

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i'm also going to spray even though he's literally like about

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to put bleach in it i don't like it whenever i feel like my hairdresser

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or just anyone that's like touching my hair feels like my hair is gross

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or like does it smell good

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so i always spray the mj hair perfume i'm also gonna pack a chomps

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because i feel like i'm definitely gonna get hungry

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and i'm trying to not eat out every time i go somewhere

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it's 9 0 7 right now i needed to leave seven minutes ago so let's go get my hair done

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we're

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so back i love the feeling of a fresh highlight nothing beats

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this um let me think some updates for y 'all it was my hairdresser's birthday shout out zach

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if you're watching this you're literally the best ever i will put his at on the screen

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if you are in the dallas fort worth

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or honestly texas like in general you guys have to go to him he's the best

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so i'll put his instagram on the screen he obviously does such a beautiful blonde

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but also he tries really hard to keep my hair healthy

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so that is always something if you are a blonde

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or wanting to switch to blonde that is definitely something that's very important

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when finding a hairdresser second thing since it was his birthday

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a lot of people were bringing in like bagels cakes all

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this kind of stuff i had my first ever in my entire life bagel with cream cheese

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i always only get butter i'm not a huge bagel person like i don't eat a lot of bread

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so it's kind of rare for me to have a bagel in general

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but they brought in pop -up bagels

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and i tried cream cheese for the first time

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i have been missing out

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i don't know why i've always been very scared to try cream cheese

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i think just like the thought of it grosses me out a little bit

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and it doesn't smell very good in my opinion

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but i was like nope I'm gonna conquer a fear today I tried it okay

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and then third thing also

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so random this actually happened in the middle of the night last night

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but actually this happened like two months ago a month ago I have my cartilage pierced on both sides

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and then also on this side

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I have my middle piercing about like two months ago I woke up in the middle of the night

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and my ear like where my earring was on this side was hurting so bad

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and I like took it out went back to sleep put

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it in the next morning the whole next day it was hurting

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so bad nothing was like helping it so I've just left it out

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and I had the same thing happen to me in the middle of the night last night

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so I just took it out and I left it out

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and while I was getting my hair done I was like it is so nice

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not having my hair get caught on the back of like my earrings

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that are like higher up

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but I think in general I'm growing out of my ear piercings like I haven't worn my doubles

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and my triples in months

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Close to a year honestly, and I just like having one little simple thing made up definitely were

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so fun and like i'm so glad that i had like my ears decorated

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and stuff because i think like in high school i just thought

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that it was like so cute and so fun my cartilage

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piercings are now officially retired okay back in my car again i just got out of pilates and went

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and got my coffee i went to my favorite coffee shop again i feel like the first time

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that i went there i vlogged it on for youtube

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but maybe not i don't know but i talked about it like a few vlogs ago.

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It's called La Marche Blue, I believe.

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I honestly don't know how to pronounce it.

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It's some fancy French like little market coffee shop.

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I'm also vlogging for TikTok, so if I'm like looking right here, it's because I'm looking at my TikTok camera.

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Yummy!

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This is the perfect latte color.

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Absolutely hits every time.

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Today is going to be very much a reset day because I have the messiest department.

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Like there is a huge pile of laundry on my couch.

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This is just off the top of my head.

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There are dirty pots and pans in the sink that I need to hand wash.

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And then also the dishwasher is full.

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So I need to empty that.

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There's just a lot of little things I need to do.

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So we're going to do a little reset day.

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I feel like this vlog has kind of turned into a full reset vlog

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because like i got my hair done i got my eyebrows done

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and now i'm gonna go home

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and clean my apartment that's gonna be the plan for the rest of the day

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it's only 10 right now i went to an early class this morning so i have my whole day

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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 192 sentences and 2283 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:50. The speaker talks fast, about 193 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 78% 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
workout noun	/ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/	An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
wash verb	/wɑʃ/	To clean with water.
chip noun	/t͡ʃɪp/	A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
spray noun	/spɹeɪ/	A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
salad noun	/ˈsæl.əd/	A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often…
reset verb	/ɹiːˈsɛt/	To set back to the initial state.
fort noun	/fɔɹt/	A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
gross adjective	/ɡɹoʊs/	remarkably great, big, vast in an often unpleasant way; (of behaviour) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
plain noun	/pleɪn/	An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
butter noun	/ˈbʌtɚ/	A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
juice noun	/d͡ʒuːs/	A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
instant noun	/ˈɪnstənt/	A very short period of time; a moment.
edit verb	/ˈɛdɪt/	To change a text, or a document.
highlight verb	/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/	To make prominent; emphasize.
burger noun	/ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/	A hamburger.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
get out of verb		To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
go back to verb		To stem from; to originate in.
clean up verb		To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
fall down verb	/fɔl ˈdaʊn/	To fall to the ground. To collapse.
get ahead verb		To advance toward success.
grow out of verb		To emerge from (something); to take a particular shape as a result of (something); to come to exist from (an origin).
make up verb	/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/	To constitute, to compose.
miss out verb		To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.

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 seeing · i've been carrying · have been missing
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have ever gone · i've gone · i've always been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	will be used · are now officially retired
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	was filming · was roaming · were bringing

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 80 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, shout /ʃaʊt/, dishwasher /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/

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 workout, wash, chip.

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Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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