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Күн бұрын

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@shareuhlin Ай бұрын

"I love you, I don't think you're going to do that," that's a BFF response for sure lmao

@sarahfolger5232 Ай бұрын

44 years old here. I feel like I'm the oldest person who watches booktube. Thanks for keeping me young. Your 30s are the best. Happy Birthday 🌷 Ariel!

@bfranklin1052 Ай бұрын

Take heart, 68yo here, and loving every minute of these brilliant women's pod/YT. All the decades have their gifts! Happy Birthday, Ariel!

@curatoriallyyours Ай бұрын

I agree - I’m in my 40s now and I definitely feel like my 30s was the decade where I got to know myself better and grew in confidence.

@kimberlylopez3230 Ай бұрын

When Ariel was talking about being 30, it reminded me of when I went from being the youngest in my work team to being the oldest 😭 and then being the "den mother" for the new hires. Its a sad, proud, scary time.

@lilyarnaout7369 Ай бұрын

“I’m going to fail the goal but I’m going to be happy about it” 😂😂😂😂😂 that was hilarious

@bialinsbear2681 Ай бұрын

"whats going on with your face?" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@CRSTLMRDR Ай бұрын

oldest potatoes : vodka

@MJ-in-Canada Ай бұрын

When Ariel talks about being at the Jane Austen event and says “I forgot I was in 2024” I thought, “I wish I could forget that I’m 2024.”😆

@katie84 Ай бұрын

My favorite way I've heard to think about goals is that they are there to point us in the right direction.

@angelaluz405 Ай бұрын

I think it's time to kill the 24 in 24 goal to accomplish the more important goal of reading less than 50 and do more of all the other fun hobbies too! Also, Ariel, you can totally make it to 100! I am waving imaginary pom-pons and cheering you on! (I just really want the whole Freaky Friday concept to come to fruition!)

@marthacampbell6188 Ай бұрын

Listening to you guys chatting just makes me so happy. I also love that you both have other groups of friends you have special worlds with too, like friends to go to a Jane Austen festival or throw cute themed parties with 🧡

@JRBee Ай бұрын

Me staring at Ariel's face: something's different ... Raeleen: What's wrong with your face? Me: Wait, what?

@krystinareads Ай бұрын

Follow Your Heart is truly the trump card of all goals.

@anushabansal267 9 күн бұрын

i loved this episode so much, these quarterly updates are so great !!

@giuliab21 Ай бұрын

The instant I clicked on the video I went: "LE LENTI!" which is "THE LENS" in Italian. Omg is this the episode in which we get Ariel's lens story?? I'm gonna find out EDIT: IT'S THAT EPISODE!!!

@PaigeWoods-y6h Ай бұрын

You two are the best! ❤

@itsalexistruedat Ай бұрын

2 things: 1. I never read physical big books. I only do them on audiobooks because my time blindness makes me not realize how long they are. Also 2x speed. And #2! I love you guys. But YOU. GUYS. NEVER. LEAVE. THE . LINK. YOU. TALK. ABOUT. And I get fomo. Am I not using KZbin right?! Am I going mad? K bye ❤❤❤

@sassiqueen1200 Ай бұрын

i haven’t watched the pod in a while!! i always listen on my walk to and from work, but i got rained off today, so i’m watching while eating my lentil daal. goshhhh, the joy and comfort i get from this podcast is unmatched

@angiemcdermid4845 Ай бұрын

Anna Karenina is an autumn/winter delight. I read it on the serial app, 20 minutes a day. If Rayleen is near Chilliwack, we have a makers meet up every Monday at the Starbucks in Midtown. We are the Nightswatch. You would be very welcome.

@theautumnreader327 Ай бұрын

1:05:17 I love these two people so much. This is hilarious

@maybe8029 Ай бұрын

I’ve also been meaning to read anna karenina all year and just haven’t been able to do it-i finally decided that i’ll just read it whenever raeleen does to capitalize off of her motivation lol

@itchystitchy Ай бұрын

I also love wearing my glasses, Raeleen. I've gotten used to them. Maybe you can call the four oldest books on your TBR 'Stale potatoes' or 'Moldy potatoes' or 'These Potatoes have Eyes' (I'm picturing a potato with googly eyes).🥔👀

@ToMakeupAndBeyond1 Ай бұрын

i love the manic energy during the book goals portion 🤪

@rana2804 Ай бұрын

For oldest TBR = Sprouted potatoes

@billies5692 Ай бұрын

I got a different eye surgery (ICL) when Ariel got her lenses, so I’m also in ‘pushing my glasses up on my nose but they’re not there’ mode 😂 it took me a solid MONTH to stop reaching for my glasses in the morning once I could see - 16 years of glasses habits are hard to break!

@chooseyourthoughts7692 Ай бұрын

Fun episode! Loving an all the updates, book and life-wise😊❤

@Larissa_KD Ай бұрын

You can do it Ariel!!! I feel like there are some great strategies that you can pull to that 100 book finish line. For instance, last weekend I read all the Heartstopper ones in a few hours. That's five books! They're so cute!

@MJ-in-Canada Ай бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving to all Books Unbound's Canadian viewers!🍂

@readchelsearead Ай бұрын

Random, but wanted to share: I'm new to this podcast (I started this year) and after catching up on all the video episodes I headed to Spotify to begin at episode ONE. I'm currently on episode 20 - Addressing the elephant with booksandlala that went up on March 10, 2020. Ariels piece of book news was highlighting a book shop in Nova Scotia that also fosters kittens and adopts them out. Ariel shouted out any one in the area to go check them out because she can't and I couldn't help but think, oh sweet Ariel of 2020, life is about to get so crazy for you, but it's going to bring you to this book shop one day, and that was so wholesome for me. 🥹🫶

@samanthageiger5851 Ай бұрын

I’ll sit here the whole hour and watch the entire time if it’s the video, but if I listen I get my life in order. So I’m here to comment and love before switching over. Plus I like to check the hair and GLASSES before I listen only. Can’t wait to find out about the missing glasses…. Cheers!

@hugoomarianne9234 Ай бұрын

Anna Karenina is my favorite book of all time. I even did my master's thesis on it ("Leo Tolstoy : misogynist or avant-garde feminist ?" ... also, who do I think I am ? Ahaha) I can only encourage you to read it ! I hope you have a good time with it ❤

@AnaRodriguez-wn8qq Ай бұрын

I’m sold

@debbiedunaway3060 Ай бұрын

Raeleen I love your hair!! Love the color, so pretty. Ariel you look great with or without your glasses

@al700000 Ай бұрын

I’m on track to finish my book goal this year, but then I got a kitten 😅

@MJ-in-Canada Ай бұрын

😸

@covergirlbooks Ай бұрын

So listen. I have had that edition of Anna Karenina, and most of the pages are notes. Penguin needs to chill on the essays in their deluxe editions 😅 Do not be afraid of the length! It’s very short chapters too, so it feels so satisfying. I also read War and Peace this year, because it was on my 24 in 24 (yes, you inspired me to do that!) and it was not nearly as readable or enjoyable as Anna Karenina.

@MissKriekentaart Ай бұрын

Books unbound 5-year anniversary yoga + reading + knitting/crocheting retreat please 🎉

@spiffysana Ай бұрын

When Ariel mentioned her friend Sanne from Books and Quills, I almost had a heart attack whilst driving. My name is Sana and it felt like a weird fever dream where media starts to talk to you. Happy to know there are more of us out there! ♥️

@georginachard8604 Ай бұрын

8:08 incredibly relatable to the braces and retainer jounrey haha! When I first got my retainers I just wanted them out all the time!

@Talesinmaking Ай бұрын

Ahhh what a great episode!! I needed that time with the gals honestly both of you lifted up my spirits a bunch today, thank you!! Wow Ariel I'm so glad the new night time contacts are working for you that's amazing and such quick results which is so great for you!! My goals are off by like eight books I'm mostly likely not going to make it and it's fine I'll just have the same goal for the third year running haha! My goal next year is to read one physical and one ebook I already own each month pre 2024. So Any books I do buy in 2025 will have to wait mainly because I've bought sooo many these past few years that are still waiting to be read never mind even older tbr books that I've not even touched yet. So I'm making space for older books in my tbr next year which will be nice.

@MissKriekentaart Ай бұрын

Not sure how you determine country but Franz Kafka was born in Prague, Czech Republic 😁 you had me worried for a second because I specifically bought Kafka books on my holiday to Czech Republic a few years ago 😂

@amandaelizabeth21 Ай бұрын

Prague was part of Austria-Hungary when Kafka was born there. And he was an Austrian citizen until 1918, 6 years before he died.

@malayapress3205 Ай бұрын

If you haven't seen I Saw The TV Glow, that's an A24 horror movie that came out this year! It's an allegory for gender dysphoria so it's mostly existential horror, but it takes inspiration from 90s teen monster shows so there's some of that fun Halloween flavor too.

@maybe8029 Ай бұрын

loved that movie!!

@booklady8888 Ай бұрын

Such a cute podcast. I'm glad your eye journey is going well. Congrats on the end of season for the book truck. I would love to go to the Jane festival sounds like you had a great time. Will you give an update on when your getting married? I look forward to more posts on your home channel. I really enjoy them. Raylene sounds like the party was a great success. You crochet so well. Will you ever have a channel for that? I would love to learn more, but I struggle with how to videos its so fast and some of the language I don't get. Have a great week. Happy reading 📚 😊😊

@milenamontanari2758 Ай бұрын

ariel! your jane austin dress feels like a pre bridal moment you look so pretty and happy

@arobinreads Ай бұрын

Love you two so much ❤❤❤

@AbKhaos Ай бұрын

I also turned 30 this year, annoyingly it was a pretty miserable day for me. Ariel's little talk made me feel seen and also gave me a new perspective on things!

@lilyarnaout7369 Ай бұрын

Happy 30th birthday! Suggest you celebrate your birthday once more and make it a happy day!

@AbKhaos Ай бұрын

@@lilyarnaout7369 thanks, it was a while ago! It's fine, I don't dwell on it, next one is bound to be better

@ochoheido Ай бұрын

Is the ortho-k covered by healthcare in Canada? I'd never heard of it before you first brought it up and my mind was blown. Sadly, my eyes are too far gone to even try it (-6.25 and -6.50) but I was really interested in it for my son because it is also a preventative measure against people's eyesight growing worse, especially kids. But it is so expensive. None of our eye care is covered by insurance as it is so we have to pay for appointments, glasses, sports glasses, contacts... and then the ortho-k would be a cost like that, except much more expensive. Like, up to $5000 to start and then $500-2000 *every year* after that. So my dreams were crushed because I'm not rich enough for many healthcare options in the US 😓

@mariannedeglise3871 Ай бұрын

To be fair to Raeleen, "less than" (moins que ou plus petit, etc. ) means "less than or equal to" here in France, so maybe 50 books is ok...

@irhonda31 Ай бұрын

Great 🎉episode! My 14 yo nephew has had those night time contacts for about a year and they’re working great.

@Larissa_KD Ай бұрын

Kafka isn't really from Austria though, he's from Prague which is todays capital of The Czech Republic :)

@amandaelizabeth21 Ай бұрын

When he was born, Prague was part of Austria-Hungary. And his citizenship was Austrian up until the last 6 years of his life.

@Larissa_KD Ай бұрын

@@amandaelizabeth21 Yes, I know, but we don’t live in the past, you wouldn’t say an historical author from let’s say Indonesia is from its colonizer country either

@leafleafkris Ай бұрын

Just realized I completely fell behind on filling out my stats sheet.... eeeeep!

@Conhanhuyenky Ай бұрын

Wow, this episode is packed with so much energy and honest life updates! I loved hearing about your Ortho-K journey, Ariel! Anyone else here struggling with glasses or contacts? I’m curious-what’s the most annoying thing you’ve experienced with them? Let's share our stories! Also, who else is racing to hit their reading goals before the end of the year?

@slockwo111 Ай бұрын

Raeleen do you think having long books like Anna Karenina left to read will help keep your total under 50?

@sarahnoll9018 Ай бұрын

Me minding my own business last January knowing if Raeleen reads her 24in24 + top 4 + bottom 4 + old 4 + continues her rate of book buying the math isn’t matching for

@annag8448 Ай бұрын

A promenade (a propper promenade) isn't the same as a parade, unfortunately the bath festival has taken the word and used it in the wrong context, a promenade is a gentle walk in public to see and be seen by other people, whereas a parade is a more march along with crowds of people gathered to watch and stare at you, as much as I love the Jane Austen festival it really irks me that they use the wrong word just to try and make it sound more historical.