first week in the city, rearranging my bookshelves, & mini apartment tour | MOVING VLOG

hi! welcome to a vlog of moving, my first week living in Toronto, reading subpar books (but at least reading again!) and exploring the city a little bit - it's been super overwhelming but in a good way, there's so much to see and do and I am so in love with the big lake :')
In this video...
Dream A Little Dream tidd.ly/3yDuFJE
The Stand In tidd.ly/3c2aD41
It Happened One Summer tidd.ly/3vc4Q2t
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[@absolutetwaddle]

Calcifier in his little seat belt is TOO CUTE for words. Enjoy and embrace every moment in Toronto!

[@laranucifera5624]

Your reaction when your partner came was soo adorable! I wish you patience and perseverance for settling to your new place, I’m sure it’s gonna go great🤍

[@ardenpardon6419]

So exciting!!! Can we get a toronto public library tour? Hope you have a nice weekend ❤️

[@Tania.atlasinajar]

What a great video idea! 😊😄

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

it's seldom I ever get feelings of sentimentality but I just wanted to say this made me super happy for ya emma, I hope you, your significant other and Calcifer all settle in quickly and smoothly! also, happy birthday!

[@laurakuhlmann1626]

I got all teary eyed when I saw the Toronto skyline. I miss that city, especially the people. I hope it will treat you kind as well. Although I understand your pain about apartments--Toronto apartments are small and expensive. But you've got a lot to enjoy. I don't know how London was, but Toronto is super friendly for vegan/gluten-free diets. One of my former colleagues from Australia, who is celiac + is allergic to eggs and has lactose intolerance, literally started crying (tears of joy) because she never used to have so many options for eating.

[@goldmourn]

Toronto is the kind of city that if you fall in love with it, the city loves you back. I hope you enjoy it here!

[@Tania.atlasinajar]

Love spending my Sundays here with Emma! 🥰 The place looks great! I’m sure it will get all cinnamony cozy emmafied! 😊 also yay for a bit of balcony space for URBAN CITY gardening! 🍅🪴🌱 Because you mentioned the Toronto Islands: 🏝“Ember Island is a magical place, keep an open mind. It can help you understand yourself. The beach has a special way of smoothing even the most ragged edges” - Lo and Li So happy you are happy! 😊

[@literaterue]

Right?! 🌸🫶🏻

[@ashleywiley2004]

Sundays with Emma are the best by far.. 🥺💗

[@dorothyjean]

Emma Sundays are really the best way to reboot and start a new week 🙌

[@Tania.atlasinajar]

@@dorothyjean I agree! 🍄

[@Tania.atlasinajar]

@@literaterue 😊🤩

[@marybria1229]

Happy Birthday, Emma! 🥳 Wishing you a wonderful year in Toronto and more books to discover & enjoy. Love you much!!

[@dorothyjean]

I just realized I've never seen lightning on water either and I live in the literal Ocean State. I'm now intrigued and must see this. Thank you, as always, for making our lives brighter with your thoughts and what you share with us. ❤️

[@serena432]

I enjoy so much seeing how Calcifer loves on you! You and your kitty have such a beautiful bond together.

[@vonhammershark]

Thank you so, so much for taking us on this journey with you ♡

[@sandraraedeer4849]

Calcifer is adorable and it was so sweet how happy you was that your partner was home 💗

[@myrtolefk]

I don't know how you do this but every time i watch one of your videos it just makes me excited about reading and makes me appreciate reading and books in my life and now it makes me want to explore my city more - a city I've lived in almost all my life and don't particularly like tbh- and now i want to go and seek out new things and cool spots even here. So thanks for your energy and I'm very happy the move is going well for you, your partner and Calcifer 💕✨ and happy birthday once again 😌

[@lisaplummer8144]

So glad to see you settling in and enjoying your new home.

[@Lana-ou8vu]

I am 42 years old now and since 22 years ago I have decided not to celebrate my birthday anymore, but to make it a tradition to take a short vacation. No compulsory birthday. Love it!

[@lilypuckey3030]

i’m so happy for you, your partner and calcifer 🥺🥰 enjoy your newest chapter in life ❤️

[@MariaMedeiros]

Happy for you! welcome to Toronto! It's a crazy busy city but there is so much to see and do here. Have fun and enjoy each moment. The water is so lovely and soothing. Wishing you all the best with your new apartment and adventures!

[@samtalarok9973]

Yey! So happy for you, Emma and Calcifer! ❤

[@thuhangnguyen2609]

Happy birthday Emmie!!! You are such my inspiration to books and many things. You are like my companion who overcame days of depression and boredom with me... So grateful to have you as a part of my life. Your videos make me feel so cozy and chilly especially when it is watched on Sunday!🥰 P/s: Enjoy your new apartment and your birthday!Love you!!☘🌳🌷🌱🌺🌻🌼🌹🌿🍁🍂🍃

[@sarahsperusals]

i'm glad your move went smoothly!! and fingers crossed your next reads will be better, reading slumps are so hard to combat

[@francesbigelow4060]

Calcifer reminds me of my own cat when he was a little baby! He also grew up to be enormous. I wish you the best with the move and settling in, and I'll look forward to seeing what you end up doing with the new apartment! 😊

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Same, my boy is pushing 20lbs. Pretty sure he’s got some Maine coon in him 😅

[@CapucineF]

Happy birthday 🎂 It’s good to see your new chapter is already blessing you 🙌🏽

[@liviaromanova77]

Happy birthday Emma! Hearing your story about your birthday anxiety when you were little was so relatable, thank you for sharing that. Also, totally agree with looking at a body of water for hours :)

[@rae_of_sunlight]

I've hardly been on YT for months and this is the first vlog of yours I've watched in a long time. So happy for you! Looks like your life is filled with good things at the moment, which is exactly what you deserve

[@danieladamico5485]

Wishing you guys the best of luck in your new home! Toronto looks lovely 🌳 can't wait for all the new adventures.

[@MarisaAndChew]

Totally understand the birthday dread! I get similar at Christmas. So much is overwhelming and I've been like that since I was little! I do hope you have a good birthday or had, and that you felt in control and empowered.

[@flyspotter4404]

I am clearing out books too. Very painful. Enjoy the new place, and give the kitty a hug! So sweet!

[@tiffanyanne7861]

Happy belated birthday!! Im glad the move went well and I hope you’re settling in nicely ❤️

[@lucialeonardi9809]

happy birthday Emma, i hope you have a great time in this new city. love you

[@NemuiDoraneko]

About birthday-spotlight-anxiety - I have a friend who has that too would rather we don't do a bit thing out of it. So to anyone out there thinking that they are weird for it - you are not! You are fine just as you are, can celebrate (or not celebrate) as little or much you want and you are definitely not alone!

[@emelyc.4332]

I don't read anymore but growing up Kerstin Gier was my favorite author, so you mentioning her was pretty suprising to hear and just gave me a whole throwback

[@chelleandpoppy6379]

So glad the move went well and hope you’re doing well! ❤️ Wishing you a happy and hopefully low key birthday! Enjoy those islands! Toronto is beautiful!

[@rondoflicflac]

Soooo happy for you! Everything is working out 💜

[@bekytg9393]

I'm so glad that your new place has brought you some joy, with being able to see the water. Great to see your house plants appearing and of course your beautiful books. I hope in the future you can do a video on the libraries and bookshops of Toronto. In Melbourne, Australia we call Streetcars, Trams.

[@maryirvine8153]

Calcifer is so sweet! Enjoy Toronto! Having a fan helps when your AC is not working. Happy Birthday!

[@hyemiyah]

when your partner arrived and interrupted your book rant 😭❤ wishing you three all the best in this new chapter. hope you love to grow the place you moved into ♡♡♡

[@Ale-kg8rr]

Time stamp?

[@wydtnoyctm]

@@Ale-kg8rr 11:40

[@evilredcaboose]

Happy birthday 🎂 Emmie. I'm one who always loved cityscapes and city vibes. Toronto looks like a beautiful place

[@ZhiYun412]

l can feel your passion for living in a different city!! happy for you too!!🥰enjoy your moment💞and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! 🎂🎂🎂💐💐💐

[@aardvarkbookclub]

Welcome to Toronto! Hope you love it here ❤

[@HonorSocietyRebel]

Happy birthday. I hope it’s chill and easy for you. Enjoyed this vlog a lot!

[@moitree8482]

just found your channel and so far ive been loving your videos and how calming and lovely they are!! i also love how you speak about the books youve read/listened to!!!

[@chandrareaux6700]

Beautiful Emma! I love the place and the view and the everything lol. Great video!! Happy birthday!!!!

[@sqweiqueu7]

so cute to see how calcifer is growing from video to video ❤️

[@estelarubin764]

Happy birthday Emma! I wish you the best in Toronto

[@hyemiyah]

i know you just said you kind of don't like your birthday, but i just wanted you to know that i'm very grateful for your existence. and for sharing your life and your thoughts on the internet with us ♡♡♡

[@denisefreitas6727]

Loved the vlog, Emma! Toronto looks beautiful and exciting! Wish you, your partner and Calcifer are very happy in this big city! 😉😊💖

[@lydireads9581]

Oh my goodness, good luck in your new place! I hope you can feel at home there

[@anastasiar.385]

After watching this video I started want to live in Canada. I love big cities, and the view of your window is just amazing especially at a nighttime. It's freezing cold where I'm living now, and watching something so summery makes me feel and remember that there is not just winter but someday can be really warm again. I really love wintertime, but not when it's cold even in the apartment. And I think weather in Canada very similar to Syberia. 🤔 So thank you for the piece of summer, now it's warmer not outside but inside ☀

[@rockinstrawberries]

Yay! I’m so happy you’re in Toronto! I hope you grow to love it here :)

[@motive_of_the_witch2369]

All the best for three of you in the new place! ❤️ Calcifer!!! 🥰

[@KrisMF]

aw welcome to toronto!! your apartment is gorgeous-so excited to see you thriving into a new life chapter! 💫

[@BUHEBA]

I literally love this ☺❤📚

[@LibrarianofParis]

I FINALLY found a copy of 100 years of solitude and I’m sooo excited to start reading it!

[@someoneunknown7259]

Literally screamed when you mentioned hometown cha cha cha

[@mahritty]

Calcifier in his little seat belt thingy.... SO CUTE! Also, im so glad (especially after seeing the moving videos from before where you went crying and lil panic attacks) to see you like it there! It probably will need a bit more time to fully feel home and comfy, but i guess the view outside the window is helping you alot! :D And happy belated Birthday!

[@angelaconstantian8476]

Environments around water are SO much different than any other place. Enjoy it!

[@fairyberry5555]

YESSSS! I’m loving these long videos 😊👏

[@zeinareads4978]

Welcome to Toronto Emma:) I hope you, your cat, a your so all settle in quickly. (And also a happy birthday to you!!)

[@HyDrOpYrO777]

Your calm and peaceful vlogs have been helping me be less stir crazy. I cannot work currently due to the fact I have a second degree burn. So I cannot even swim or be outside either. So happy your move went well and you are adjusting well.

[@ayah2894]

wishing you a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹

[@HyDrOpYrO777]

@@ayah2894 Thank you 😊

[@jess2424ica]

Welcome to the city!!!

[@helenatieck7911]

I really love Kerstin Gier's YA books, I always read them to my mom and her fav series from her is actually the Dream a little dream one. I'm always a little protective of Gier's books when people read them in English because I think her absolute strong suit is the writing style and the atmosphere and I'm not sure it 100% translates but that may just be me being protective of my nostalgic favs 😅 I think the series is worth continuing though! Also, loved this vlog and glad Calcifer is adjusting so well to the new environment! Hope you feel just as home ☺

[@mayalabbe5799]

you’ve moved to Toronto just as I’m moving away for uni!! so sad to not have the chance to run into you, but you’ll love the city so much! also, happy birthday emma🤍 you’re my comfort youtuber thank you so much for putting out all your videos

[@GP-jo8gw]

Emma! You should go visit one of the BMV bookstores downtown! They have literally everything and it's ridiculously affordable bc they buy discontinued editions in bulk. And you can sell any books you don't want too and get store credit :)

[@gabrielle_vx]

When I travel to Toronto for work, I always try to leave room in my suitcase for a BMV visit - the bookstores in Toronto are fabulous

[@Pursuitsofmybookishheart]

Oh Emma, I am so happy to watch you move in as I prep ou Sunday night meal. Thank you for this. You are my favorite way to end the weekend. It's always cozy with you. Even in "Toronoh" ;)

[@maria-pk8zu]

It may just be the way you edit the Toronto shots but it looks so comfy

[@sde078]

so happy for you emma! the new flat is lovely

[@johnsaxongitno4life588]

Love your new place looks fantastic and amazing 😉 hope that all goes well for you all please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 xxxx

[@claywilkins9627]

I spent my childhood in Seattle..with all the lovely boats and airplanes...we all wish you well..in your new surroundings!!!

[@claywilkins9627]

Thanks for thinking of me..you have a great channel..i grew up half a block from a library and frequented will older brother sister.i started kindergarten a year early. We are privileged to live in countries with easy access to books.the older I get the I appreciate reading. I had classmates with undiagnosed dyslexia. Some have lived tragic lives not being able to simply fill out job applications or self educate thru extensive reading and reflection..so enjoy your new surroundings and treasure the gift of reading...its truly a precious thing...gods speed!!!😃😃😃😃😃

[@ryanbrueckner6581]

i relate to your birthday anxiety so much! i used to cry and hide in my closet at my birthday parties from the ages of 3-11

[@laurajohnson3136]

Happy Birthday, Emma!

[@stantonsullivan-readdelillo]

Happy birthday and glad the move is going well.

[@evalramman7502]

Good luck with the move and all that goes with it.

[@janinekaidecastro5493]

Happy Birthday Emma!!

[@erinlucy]

Love all the gorgeous Toronto shots! 😍

[@pendragon2012]

Hey, you're across Lake Ontario from me now (Rochester, NY)! Glad you're settling in and happy birthday to you!

[@malissamoench8587]

Happy Birthday! Loved every minute of this video. I would love to see the Toronto library, if that's something you can vlog!

[@aimeea8404]

Toronto looks so nice! I've never been to Canada but would love to one day. I also feel the same way about my birthday. One time I forgot until my mom reminded me. I was having the roughest year of my life because I was in college and homesick. I made waffles and watched movies all day. I hope you had a good birthday. All the best.

[@mcmoon_]

Emma, happy birthday! And hey, this might be out of topic but I can't wait to see how winter is going to be like with that amazing view! and you couldl also vlog in the lake or niagara falls, idk, girl, I'm so excited for you c: I went to Toronto when I was 16 as a colombian exchange student, I had so much fun and I loved it so much! I hope I can go there soon, but for now, girl, believe me, that city has a lot of potencial to make u happy c:

[@alexandranapoli431]

A warm welcome from your neighbor in beautiful Buffalo! Congrats on the new place!

[@subtlefire7256]

I feel you with the birthday anxiety, I hope you have a great day nonetheless. 💛

[@QuinnValetine]

Had a similar apartment when I lived in Chicago could the the lake and Willis tower on the 37th floor, was an experience for sure. Also happy early birthday

[@nfrwasherbestalbum]

I'm really glad its working out in tto. happy housewarming!!!

[@FSydneysider13]

The Toronto skyline 🤩🤩🤩

[@AllyEmReads]

Emma, a month ago: I hate Toronto, I've never wanted to live in the city Emma, two days in the new place: I love it here, I like it so much ❤❤

[@Honeycombheartartist]

I felt the same way when I moved lolol

[@icedmatchalatteM]

Congrats on the move!❤️‍🔥

[@junazero]

Beautiful views! Congrats!

[@cojaysea]

I had a reading slump myself , finally broke it with 2 books by Antione St. Exupery , Wind sand and stars and Flight to Arras , now im discovering Olaf Stapledon with Last and first men .

[@alextesolin152]

welcome to toronto! came back to your channel recently and it felt like coming back to an old friend. Reading 100 years of solitude rn and so excited to follow along with you :)

[@Alfred_51]

Good luck with your new apartment. Enjoy Emmie

[@Geraldacuna13]

Its so beautiful place emmie love it

[@yw1971]

Get a small ventilator for such days. A good one will easily low the temperature by 3-5 degrees & it's really cheap

[@nobbynoris]

06:58: Cixin Liu! God bless you girl, you will never regret reading that!

[@zainnartisttt1490]

I love your videos so much

[@jeovana4272]

I hope you love this new place. Can't wait to explore the city through your vlogs. I started it happened one summer (and I like contemporary romance) but I couldn't stand the characters so I dnf, but I still had hope to come back to it someday.... now I definitely won't because I trust you and myself

[@kathy2539]

You should see if you can get a audio walking tour of Toronto or pick up a walking tour book Emmie, I noticed on Goodreads there are some listed. A great way to learn about your new home place.

[@carolhamano2549]

Hi, Emma! I know I'm a few videos late for this comment, but I too moved a few months ago to a big city with my partner so I could go to college. I'm one of the biggest introverts out there, but keeping busy, having the support of loved ones, and finding gratitude on the smallest of things are really helping me. I also found some introverts at my university to hang out with, so that was pretty great! So I just wanted to share this because this video made me really happy, and reminded me of things to be grateful for. So thank you for sharing your experience on this too! Love from Brazil (so pardon me for any English mistakes haha). Oh, and happy birthday!

[@gretab211]

So sad, that you didnt love Dream a little Dream. I read the series a while ago, when I was younger and I loved it so much. I live in Germany, so Kerstin Gier really was kind of an essential part of my childhood😆Personally, I preferred the Siver Trilogy over the Ruby Red Trilogy, since that deals a lot with time travel and I kinda have a hard time enjoying that in books. But I am already excited to hear your thoughts on Ruby Red, hopefully you´ll enjoy that more.☺Btw, there are also movies of the Ruby Red Trilogy but the books are definitely better. I hope you get settled in smoothly, happy birthday🎉and greetings from Germany!

[@Never4mind]

You're sooo lucky! And you have an amazing view. I would love to visit Toronto someday.

[@annamattos8627]

Happy birthday!!! ❤

[@georgianatrutescu]

Toronto looks amazing in your eyes! 🥲 I am glad you decided to move there and experience living in a big city. I also moved from a very small city to a bigger city when I was younger and it totally changed my perception, although, now I would prefer to live in a smaller one. 😅 But it's a life-changing decision: there are lots of opportunities and things to experiment, meet new people, walk down the streets for hours, enjoy all the music around you, check all the cafes (besides Starbucks, there are lots of coffee specialties in big cities) where you can read your books and work, go to concerts, go to theater, go to opera, check lots of second-hand bookshops, go to different kind of events. Not to mention the food... and all the things you can find in a big city!! Don't be afraid to visit the city by yourself and enjoy it to the max! ❤‍🔥