Dusting Off the New Year 🧹 trying kindle, decluttering, and reading the old year away

[@gayashri913]

I've been having a weirdly anxious couple of days as I'm having my finals in the coming week and have found I just couldn't settle, but this video really calmed me down and mellowed me out, so thank you!

[@emmiereads]

me too, things have been a little rough over here but you’ve got this!! So much love💕💕

[@ElenaC1709]

I start finals tomorrow as well! Good luck, we'll get through it!

[@Oppsieeeeeeexx]

Good luck! Hope things get better for you. Sending you love and virtual hugs❤

[@rehabyasser2990]

finals season is giving us all a hard time unfortunately but we can get through it! good luck ❤️

[@slow4pocalypse]

i've been watching you so much lately and i'm not in a good mood actually i'm not good at all and you're just giving me a little bit space to breathe. ty emma, for being here for helping me breathe with the beautiful and unique word of yours. seeing you feels like my heart can actually experience the good you know. i'm kind of suicidal and when you're like that the things that are making you happy is not something that you can have all the time. so thank you for being it. thank you for being the one who's making me happy.

[@Oppsieeeeeeexx]

Hope things get better for you. Sending you love and virtual hugs❤

[@kyestrella]

sending all the love in the world to u, my dear. u r loved 🤍🤍

[@SanjanaRanade]

Sending you so much happiness and peace

[@emmiereads]

❤️

[@ICarpeIDiemI]

I've felt this! Hope you get better soon. You're valuable and lovely

[@estadoagridulce]

e-books and e-reading change my whole reading life for the better, best decision i’ve made when it comes to reading books, honestly i recommend it to every single reader out there, a kindle it’s great for everyone, even if you think you are not an e-reader and only like to read physical books…trust me, you won’t be disappointed with the kindle. I used to only read physical books and then got my kindle and now i read more e-books than physical ones, so try it! great vlog Emma!

[@samdobie6748]

Same here

[@champagne_problems5042]

same

[@brittlizzzzzz]

"Do I need anything in life?" That's exactly what goes through my head too. I ended up getting rid of 90% of everything I own last year and am hoping to get rid of even more. I realized I don't really need anything

[@lucostanza7523]

my kindle is one of my favorite things in the world. I love how I can take it everywhere, it contains so many books inside of it, and, honestly, I find it incredibly comfortable and practical to read in it. It was a game changer. I recommend it so much! Plus, in places like the beach or the lake where sometimes it's hard to read books because of how the sunlight reflects on the pages, the kindle is amazing because that doesn't happen with its screen. Hope you also enjoy your kindle reading experience!! By the way, I've also been decluttering a lot these last couple of weeks. Clothes, books, etc. I think it has to do with the new year,. I think it's nice to feel that with the new year you also start your life organized and with a cleaned space 🥰

[@lauraberkholtz7959]

I love my kindle paperwhite. I have bad eyesight too and I love being able to make the font bigger, plus the screen has no reflection and you can actually read it outside! I especially love it for travel since it fits in my smallish purse.

[@HowCaseySeesIt]

I have a severe visual impairment that’s not correctable and the Kindle changed my life. I’m not able to read physical books comfortably. I love that the Kindle actually looks like a page of a book, like you said!

[@Tania.atlasinajar]

it feels so good to go into a different season. winter cleaning and decluttering I love it. my goodness it was so windy when you were carrying your new plant baby, reminded me of an older video of a plant you rescued in the snow! lol. love your cozy reading vlogs emmie! xoxo 🥰🖤

[@emmiereads]

ah yes Nori :’) forever in our hearts. Thank you lovely!💕

[@danaszalay8202]

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[@Tania.atlasinajar]

@@emmiereads ❤️

[@CarrieBarrieintheDesert]

I love all your videos, but I think these weekly day-in-the-life vlogs are my favorite. Beautifully honest and inspiring. Thank you for taking us along. I am so looking forward to this year. After three years of a lot of trauma and unwanted change, I feel like this year I will emerge from the mud of life and bloom. After discovering you through my journey into reading classics I never have, your videos have been so helpful in moving through a crappy space, peaceful comforting and a reminder of the simple joys in life. Those are the best. Happy New Year Emma! Cheers! And Happy New Year Emma's Grandma! ❤️

[@Littlemochicakes]

I'm currently three months pregnant and the nausea is real. This video eased my discomfort. So sweet of you to home a new plant you shared a feeling with and your new year dress looked beautiful on you! Hangovers are a chore to nurse! Though, sometimes it comes as part of the package of having a great night with friends ;) I hope you've been able to go back to in-person classes or will be able to soon! Hugs from Texas :)

[@annabelle7603]

As a new subscriber let me just say that the space you've created here is amazing, Emma. So many people gather at this channel to find peace, relatability, and comfort. To share gentle laughs, and express the things on our minds. We all have something going on (there's always something isn't there?) But through this we can be reminded of the small things. For me, you remind me of my passion for words and the escapism books can bring. You've created a cinematic journal centered around pages 🖤❄🕯📖

[@shohinisen4068]

You’re the kind of person I’d hug and instantly feel better 🌸🌸🌸

[@johnhaggerty4396]

Last year I saw a beautiful Victorian house with a Christmas tree still standing well into March, its lights aglow in an upstairs room. The house is on a steep hill, Observatory Road, in the West End of my Scottish city. Houses here have engraved glass windows and porches. Like you I take down decorations on Boxing Day. Don't feel sad. Canada in winter is the place I have always wanted to visit, sounds magical.

[@livinginpages8998]

emma's videos are always so calming, i love them so much!

[@howstrangehowsmall]

I am having the worst day and have been feeling sad and lonely for a few weeks now. This vlog atmosphere was exactly what I needed when having my tea this morning. Thank you!

[@hyemiyah]

"i became a little bit like a couch." for some reason i pictured you turning into a couch in a dickens novel. happy new year, emma. i hope only good things happen to you and your loved ones this year. thank you for being such a warm and cosy presence in this cruel world.

[@chelleandpoppy6379]

It’s me, Virginia Woolf girl back again 💁🏼‍♀️ The short answer is yes-all of Woolf’s novels are psychological and most would fall under the stream of conscious style. I would still give To the Lighthouse a try if you want to continue with Woolf. I would say that at my university, that one was more popular than Mrs. Dalloway. I think it might be more relatable because it discusses childhood and feelings of loneliness and how the past effects us. In some ways, it’s more serious than Mrs. D, at least, more overtly serious because some really heavy stuff happens in Mrs. D. If stream of conscious is not your thing, stay away from The Waves (even though that is my second favorite) and especially Jacob’s Room (it is a wild ride though). Those two in particular are more psychological and further into stream of conscious. I say most are stream of conscious because her first two novels, The Voyage Out and Night and Day, technically aren’t. I haven’t read Night and Day, but a lot of people love it and it is pretty conventional (at least for Woolf). I think The Voyage Out is more enjoyable if you’re really analyzing her journey as a writer. I am so incredibly excited you read my favorite book. Thank you for another incredible video! I hope that your family is feeling better and you are doing well! ❤️

[@cloudycinnamoroll]

i love that you enjoy the kindle so far! many people dont love ebooks but the kindle screen definitely makes the experience better i think.

[@oluwabukolaashaye4982]

Very calming and refreshing, that's what your vids do. Thank you

[@perriwinkleiii5361]

Can't believe it's been a year. I found your channel around this time last year, and you were the reason for my 2021 resolution, the inspiration for me to set a reading goal after having fallen out of my love of books in the years prior. Thank you for the wonderful videos, and I hope 2022 treats you well!

[@jimmycryz]

"Man do I need anything in life." We are reaching enlightenment levels that shouldn't be possible.

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

I took my Christmas stuff down couple days after Christmas now to set up for Valentine's month

[@thefourthfry]

WoW was this warm, i would love to see the newly organised bookcases, now that all the books will form a clean line along their shelves. this video was so warm, Thank you so much. wow there's 222k subs now, Congratulations.

[@myrtolefk]

Emma, I have to say it's been such a pleasure watching you this year and knowing that no matter what I can come back to your videos and have this comforting space. I love thinking how we're all just going through things and through life and we can still connect through something like these videos. I guess i feel very grateful for what you do and I hope you have a happy and healthy 2022🥰✨

[@amandacosta6759]

There are always happier times in our future, no matter what is going on in life, and there is always a new favorite book waiting for us to find it. Sending good vibes your way!

[@chi6372]

I swear this week has been one of the toughest ones I've had in a while and your updates have been there for me more than some close friends. I'm navigating a lot of changes right now and anxiety is kicking me in the butt. Thanks for remaining ever kind and soft and comforting Emma ✨🥺 even when you're not feeling your best yourself

[@bookswithchaimae]

I was crying on my own and then i got the notification it’s just what real friends do thank you emma ❤️❤️❤️

[@emmiereads]

sending you the biggest hug, feel better dear💕

[@bookswithchaimae]

Thank you sweetie 😍😍❤️❤️❤️

[@qualifiedarmchaircritic]

Thank you for bringing so much gentleness and vulnerability into our lives! Have a great year, Emma!

[@vonhammershark]

the immediate feeling of happiness and excitement I feel when I see you’ve uploaded 💛

[@genzvideos]

Can't wait for this year's New célébration

[@dianaklepsvik]

I'm living for that dark navy dress - soo gorgeous xx 🥰

[@Faye_L]

Don't worry, I gave Mrs Dalloway 3 stars for pretty much the same reasons. Just because something is brilliant, it doesn't mean everyone will enjoy it!

[@lizzie9685]

I felt like I wanted to move on from Christmas a little earlier than usual too this year. happy new year, emmie!

[@probablyhyperfixating]

I also just put away my christmas decor. I normally keep it up until almost February, but this year I had to put my cat down 5 days before Christmas. It shattered my heart and spirit and she loved the decor so much. It just kills me to keep it up. I'm in online school and it just takes a ton of self control and planning! I can't sit on the computer for hours or i end up with migraines so have to really give myself time! In my last semester of undergrad🤦 then start my masters next semester! I just cant even believe it!!!!! My heart goes to you this new year❤

[@elisa3660]

Mrs Dalloway is one of the only two books ever that made me think I couldn't read it in english, I needed a translation in my own language. The sentences were way too convoluted for me, it gave me an headache and I gave up. But I previously read Orlando, A room of one's own and To the lighthouse and loved them (especially the latter)

[@artrose3763]

The new year has been making me oddly anxious, and I'm kind of dreading it. However, I'm trying to find comfort in as many moments I can, and your videos are a part of that!

[@jackyc6919]

sending you lots of love and positive energy your way emma. you are a shining light in this world.

[@myrtolefk]

Oh and I highly recommend The Waves by Virginia Woolf (one of my favourite books of all time)! I can't remember much from Mrs Dalloway because it wasn't my favourite Virginia Woolf novel but I feel like the style is similar when it comes to the stream of consciousness and the attention to detail but it covers such a bigger scope of life and people and character that I couldn't compare the two. I can't really explain it well but for me personally the Waves is a masterpiece!

[@actuallyjusthanne]

this is so calming! the way you talk about what you are currently reading makes it all so interesting and I just love how you discuss your opinion about books.

[@herrydinson296]

Nice 👍 house 🏡 and I like that Christmas 🎄

[@gerrygunn5109]

Since getting an iPad Mini, about seven years ago, I have read more than ever before, at least 200 classic novels, all downloaded for free; all Dickens' novels, currently reading Lorna Doone.

[@lolrirs7754]

Re: Kindle, I'll never give up physical books altogether but at least where I am e-readers are also really great for library books. My library system has about 45000 books available for Kindle, so there's been many occasions where I decide I want to read something on a whim and it's instantly available from my library without having to leave my house. I also try to check the discounts every day and I see something I want to read that I know I either can't get from my library or there will be a long wait time and it's only a couple dollars, I'll pick it up.

[@grey_shady99]

I'm addicted to these videos

[@art3misJello]

absolutely love the vibes

[@winter8640]

Your voice is so calming and I really love the way you showed your emotions and I really am a very anxious about my past year cause I have been through many things and your video calmed me. Keep going on . Luv your videos. BTW Happy New year

[@samantha5967]

honestly whenever you post it makes my day SO much

[@emmiereads]

🥰

[@joychalaby]

Happy New Year, Emma! Your channel has been one of my favourite things of 2021, and a sweet highlight for me was introducing your channel to my little sister only recently who is currently in highschool and falling in love with literature =). We just love watching your vlogs together in the mornings, while putting on our makeup or tidying up the house - very calming in what honestly has been an incredibly stressful end of the year. Just wanted to let you know, you inspire both of us! I hope you're doing well. Thank you for your beautiful videos! Take care of yourself

[@korkal6759]

Please do another little library video, I absolutely love those videos!

[@halinahetman6407]

I feel like you would really enjoy the wit and charm of Wolf's Orlando

[@abbeyroche2983]

Kindle totally changed my reading in an amazing way! The combo between Libby and Kindle makes it so darn easy to read!

[@tenhoursbetter]

I love your earrings! Also the outfit you wore for New Year’s was stunning. Absolutely regal. Thank you for continuing to make valuable content. It has changed my life in the most genuine sense of the phrase

[@nikolaiquack8548]

Your videos never fail to make my days better. I mostly watch them during breakfast and it just feels so relaxing. PS: You look stunning in that dress!

[@lisasstitchingandsuch]

Happy New Year Emma. I remember in my last year of uni feeling very unsettled because I was at a cross roads with no idea of what to do next. More study? Job? What job? Where? If that's what you are experiencing right now hang in there! It's excruciating but will work itself out.

[@emmiereads]

yeah definitely feeling a little lost with everything going on right now, thank you so much for the kind words💙

[@chewbacca16]

Hey, Emma. I hope that whatever you're going through/feeling at the moment that makes you sad will soon pass. It is weird how this time of the year makes one reflect a lot. Maybe it's a pandemic of another kind...though the symptoms (reflections) varies. Lol. Take care. Eat well, read well, rest well, and thank you for the videos you bring. :) You're very much appreciated!

[@ohlamaria697]

I've been feeling lost and anxious because since the pandemic started I moved back home after a break up and now I have to go back to college. The only thing I can think is I can't take my cat and I don't have anyone that will take care of her like I do. I really don't know what to do and your videos are really helping me to relax. Thank you Emma ❤️

[@onlynorrika7753]

after watching so many of your videos you've been a huge "big sister" figure for me

[@yacrupni]

I’ve been watching so many of your videos lately and they make me so happy! They give me such a cozy vibe that makes me excited to read. I’ve also started my reading year with “The Girl who Drank the Moon” and “Leave the World Behind” on your recommendations and they were just what I needed so thanks a million for reminding me of why I love to read 💜

[@hempstockashley1112]

As a person who only read English books, I had so many difficulties before using Kindle due to my limited vocabulary ( English is not my mother tongue ) and extremely expensive English novels. I'm glad that you've given this device a shot

[@rondoflicflac]

Happy New Year Emmie x thanks for always making my days better ✨🌻💛

[@juanf.gonzalez9986]

Thanks for the oasis of peace that each of your videos is and, by the way, best wishes for 2022! You look great in each of the four looks you get here!

[@emmiereads]

Thank you Juan! Sending you and your loved ones all the good wishes for this year☺️

[@juanf.gonzalez9986]

@@emmiereads Same to your loved ones, of course! And special greetings to grandma! I somehow hope she reads this comment (^.^)/

[@EPICNE0N]

Your videos truly give me a feeling of belonging, thank you. Please keep being you

[@onajiteekure8363]

Beautiful 🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@annabel156]

Orlando I would say is a slightly different style- the Virginia Woolf I actually enjoyed- so would recommend giving that one a go if you haven’t yet

[@pattycandle3596]

Happy new year from France ! I love this video !

[@selenalee5654]

that intro gave me such a nostalgic feeling :’)

[@Della-HH]

I also started using a kindle for the first time this year and I love it! I didn't think I would bc I love physical books so much but its actually so nice!

[@u_habiba8554]

You are so full of yourself and life that makes me appreciate your work a lot more. I'm so glad I found you;you are my ultimate inspiration

[@le7516]

I really loved your cozy winter blogs. They brought me so much joy and peace. Thank you. Happy New Year Emmie.

[@libellulareading8859]

Yes!! Eggnog tastes like bubblegum! I don't know why.... but I've never heard anyone else that thinks so too haha!

[@lemonadehug]

Happy New Year Emma! That was a really nice blue new year dress, as well as the other 2 lovely dresses. I have read and really liked The Death of Ivan Ilyich, my first Tolstoy. Hope you will enjoy it too. Tried reading Mrs Dalloway but couldn’t really get into her style of writing and long sentences. I have also read her short story The Mark On The Wall and didn’t enjoy it 😅

[@EquestrianAthlete]

I was so uncertain of ebooks because I like the feel of physical too! But I ended up realizing it would be more beneficial for things like my book club with friends where we rank choices and sometimes we end up choosing books that I don't necessarily want physical versions of but would read too slow to borrow from the library. Then I realized I could add the Kindle app to my phone as well and my reading time increased so much (and my mindless social media time went down).

[@Skyyy1436]

ending my day by watching you.....ahhh!❤😍

[@emmiereads]

hope it was a wonderful day🙃

[@Skyyy1436]

@@emmiereads yes a very productive one😊❤

[@kananda7138]

Thank you so much Emma for making my 2021 a litte bit better, you videos have become my absolute favorite notification, i wish you the most beautiful things in this new year. I live in Brazil so i have never seen the snow! You videos make me looking for to the day i will experience a snowy day with a good book, i hope it happens soon. Happy 2022!!!!

[@ReadingNymph]

Sorry to hear you didn't get to see your family, your dress looked beautiful

[@lepapillon1160]

i subscribed only a few days ago, but i have binge watched some of ur videos and now i have so much to read for the rest of the year!! thank u for sharing ur love for books and sharing bits of ur life with us. happy new year, emma! 💕

[@emmiereads]

Awe hi! So nice to meet you - I hope you find so many good books🥰 happy new year!

[@vanessawolski4541]

Thank you for so many videos lately! You said you would tell us about a book you were going to take a whole year to read but you never got around to telling us. I'm intrigued x

[@emalinemorse2049]

where did you get your kindle case?? i love it!!

[@HJPeet]

I spent my 20s pretending I liked drinking. Then I spent my 30s confirming that I actually don’t like drinking. Now at 40 I proudly say “no thank you. I don’t drink.” And when people say “why?!” I reply “ because it sucks.” 😹

[@cineingenious]

This video just changed my life for a bit, keepem coming🤞🏻💞

[@remarkablylisa]

I love your dresses!!!

[@emmiereads]

Thank you Lisa!!🥰🥰

[@kaoutharakd4648]

I very much enjoy watching your content ❤ Utterly grateful to you 😌 I wish if you could do a sit down type of video going through a literary work of your choice in details ( literary elements and devices...etc ) your own personal analysis so to speak, that would be amusing!

[@vasilisashakurova743]

Hi! I’d love to hear your thoughts about “The ice palace”. I’m reading it right now and it’s fantastic!

[@lputube123]

You looked beautiful in that gorgeous dress! And your hair is getting long! Love it! I just changed mine again 😄. Went RED! TS inspired! Thanks for reading the passage from Mrs. Dalloway! Loved it! Just ordered Untold Night and Day. Can’t wait for it to arrive!

[@ishanighoshal2653]

This year started with me getting covid 19 so I was very sad for a couple of days but then I got my courage back and felt better both physically and mentally. This video made me feel that I am not alone.

[@nancyabbott2660]

I love my kindle…I need it for the font size. I can’t handle small print anymore.. thinking of upgrading to the new 11

[@Cubehead27]

Last day before school starts up again and I'm really not looking forward to being completely online, but I'm glad to have a nice emmie video to keep my chin up for a bit.

[@emmiereads]

I’m right there with you, I start tomorrow online :/ I know making these videos are gonna help me so much get through school so hopefully I can share things that work for me on here too!

[@HarvestLockwood]

Yeah, one of the reasons I use e-books exclusively is so that I can make the font humongous and make the line spacing also humongous lol.

[@avastefanelli186]

new emmie vid notification = immediate serotonin boost. thank you for making such beautiful videos for us to enjoy, have an amazing new year

[@zaftra]

You take your decorations down before new year?

[@forestchild487]

EYELINER LOOKS SO GOOOOODDD ON YOU!

[@lenyaananya9771]

I’m so happy your enjoying Castle in the Clouds!! Gier has been my favourite author for years! You should definitely check out the German cover for the book, it’s literally gorgeous

[@shree7340]

Do a video about how your days look like if possible, please. I am quite curious to know.

[@joychalaby]

I haven't read Mrs Dalloway, and had a really bumpy time studying the Waves at uni, but I absolutely loved To the Lighthouse, such a brilliant, beautiful book - I so highly recommend it! It is very stream-of-consciousness and definitely detail-oriented, but there is more movement of time (actually I love how Woolf explores time in TtL!) and yeah, it moved me a lot.

[@joychalaby]

I loved listening to Juliet Stevenson's audiobook narration of To the Lighthouse but I'd recommend listening to it with the physical book in hand, slowing down and appreciating the poetry of each line!

[@daisyrich-overall5412]

Hey Emma, happy new year! If you’re not getting along with the plotlessness of Mrs Dalloway but you like Virgina Woolf’s writing you might prefer “The Voyage Out” (her first publication)? It’s got a clear narrative and is an interesting commentary on colonialism and the common English flaw: the inability to communicate (I’m from the UK…I can confirm the struggle). My favourite Woolf novel however is “To the Lighthouse”, which gives such great insight into the the post-impressionist art movement (greatly inspired by her sister Vanessa Bell, and her Bloomsbury pal Roger Fry). There is also a lot of emphasis on the feminine and many (including me!) like to think that Woolf successfully kills her “Angel in the House” (the Victorian ideal of a domestic goddess, written about in her essay “Professions for Women”) in this novel. Having watched your videos for a while now I get the sense that you’d like a book about art and women thriving. Woolf can be incredibly intimidating and I honestly wouldn’t have ever picked her up but her feminist arguments in “A Room of One’s Own” and her manifesto against fascism in “Three Guineas” lit a fire in me and led me to read many more of her works, as well as other modernist texts. I hope you eventually find some work of hers that you like! Happy reading 🌻

[@sj3530]

I actually liked monster's narrative over Frankenstein's. It was full with emotions. Frankenstein's filled me with anger. Should read it again. I also feel very relaxed when there are less stuff. I encourage you to try minimalism and less waste atleast for some time. It's a nice feeling. Btw I really like your earrings at 23:54 😍😅 i had to double check if i was seeing right. Cute ones.

[@frejamolme7413]

You should really have a podcast! I would love listening to it. You have such a soothing voice

[@jfarmerswatermelon6061]

I tried reading E-book once and it was hard my eyes got tired very easily but i get why people love it

[@2009ashmi]

Happy New Year Emmie! Sending lots of love, hugs and happiness for the new year ahead. 🥰❤️📚🐛💚

[@emmiereads]

happy new year!! ❤️

[@lottiewoodley5279]

Swashbuckle is my new favourite word

[@DasKatze500]

Emma, been a while since I’ve checked in and watched your videos. Don’t know if you’ll see this, but just want to send some good vibes your way. Life has been wonderful but also scary and weird for me lately so I’m channelling the inherent goodness and happiness that’s happened to me lately and sending it your way!