I am the “boring" friend | working from home in london, quiet moments + baking a sticky toffee loaf

[@toteofbooks]

as a homebody, I feel like I'm inherently the "boring" friend but I RELISH in it. I love spending time in my cozy home that I pay so much for (lol thanks toronto rent

[@tracecasey]

Agree completely from a fellow boring girl who is now making vlogs too ❤

[@HermitwithKrisi]

I really enjoy your videos. Especially because they are so calm and show reality as it is, and to me that's the point of vlogging 🥂 Cheers from a fellow "boring" friend!

[@erika.vavrincova]

likewise! I also like to call myself granny as I like to go to a bed early and leave gathering often early. Embrace it! I love watching her vlogs bc she does not preted to be super cool person

[@Lara-i6r]

Love your videos and I've never once thought you or your life was boring.

[@moniqueholton5260]

You are NOT boring. U appreciate the simple things in life! I wish I had that level of maturity when I was your age. Took me until now (40s) to slow down and enjoy my own company and appreciate the “simple” things in life ❤

[@johanna.helena]

thank you for sharing this and I totally agree! took me a while to accept but I’m not pushing myself in a certain direction anymore if I don’t feel like it 💛

[@Schmusine]

What some people consider "boring" is mindful (achtsam) for me. Your videos are so calming. And to be honest they really help me living a bit more healthy and relaxed. So happy I found your channel! I was specifically searching for living in London vlogs because of my own experiences from the past. Your vlogs cure my "home away from home" sickness ❤

[@tracecasey]

I love calming vlogs too. Where do you live now?

[@椰汁西米糕-d9w]

I really like your videos and don’t want to miss any episode! I used to live in UK for a year, and your videos take me back to that wonderful days, thank you for sharing your life with us❤ you are not boring！

[@yutai08]

Another 'boring' friend here - I have always enjoyed simple everyday things and I too get overstimulated when too busy. It's up to us to define what works for us as people's ideals are very different. For the plant - I have the same in my living room and has been very healthy since I bought it a few years ago. It needs fairly constant indirect sunlight (so nearish a window is good), I water it once a fortnight in winter and once a week in summer, and it generally grows new leaves much more in summer, while in winter it stops growing and that seems to be the norm. It grows quite large, so keep checking the roots and once they grow outside the pot, re-plant it in a bigger pot. Good luck!

[@lauradehaan8135]

watching your videos makes me feel so calm! x another easy over stimulated person

[@elainekennedy9686]

In my book, enjoying the comfort of your home is contentment and not boring. Such a lovely surprise for you at the end to have your sister visit. Special times! 😊💛

[@johanna.helena]

I totally agree!!💛 the best surprise ever 🥹

[@martinafranco937]

Keep trying with crochet! I only started in January last year and I remember sitting in silence for hours to only get one row done lol and almost one year later I crocheted a small Christmas tree! 🤣 I'm also the boring friend and I only started to appreciate it lately, I think it's a sign of growth so...well done to us! 🥰

[@johanna.helena]

hahah that is literally me right now but I will keep trying, thank you for the motivation 🫶 totally agree, I feel so much more at peace with things I enjoy/don’t enjoy and voicing that 🦦

[@laracalissi2357]

Congratulations on your engagement ❤❤❤ so happy for you ❤❤❤

[@johanna.helena]

Thank you so much 🫶

[@Mapletron]

Beautiful plant! Sometimes ours gets a little wide and unruly and so then I trim a couple of leaves off and put them in a vase with water in a different part of our house and they stay alive for a very long time that way! It's a nice sort of extra green bit of a decoration. I maybe cut about three leaves every six months or so? Try to pick a leaf that has been around for a long time and is starting to look a little ragged.

[@Palestine_will_be_free_free]

That susame ring is called Turkish bagel or in Turkish "simit". That is my fav thing ever🩷🩷 and I have been living in London for one year and missed it a lot.... :)

[@johanna.helena]

yummm it's so good!! love turkish food

[@Palestine_will_be_free_free]

@johanna.helena 🩷🩷

[@tracecasey]

I am definitely the boring friend and I relish in it haha. Love your editing and vlog - currently editing my ‘boring friend ‘ vlog haha ❤ and sticky toffee pudding is just the best!

[@johanna.helena]

Same here, not hiding it anymore 👀💛

[@yokohamaprgirl]

Dear Johanna❤🎥 I rewatched in cosy evening 🛋️and realized how lucky and healthy you are🏠💻☕️✨🙏 Please keep on sharing your well-blanced life, not boring! 2025, too! You every vlog is like a gift for me and everyone✊💝 p.s ) in 2024, I kept on going back home at 5 pm to cook at home🥘and I could continue doing yoga🧘‍♀️ I'd like to continue to do these two, in 2025🗓️❤

[@robertvonkaphengst796]

I really enjoy your channel. I save your shows for when I have dialysis. So thank you . Would love to see you out and about on the bike. I’m a great cycling fan. Although at the moment I’m Unable to get out on the bike. Thank you keep the videos coming

[@johanna.helena]

Glad you find some comfort in my videos! I hope you can be back on your bike very soon, all the best :)

[@victorialeeinnyc]

it's a realistic vlog! a lot of us really do just hang out at home and don't enjoy going out because it's mentally draining.

[@sarahnovoselec3273]

I am also the boring friend and I love your vibe, life and very special videos

[@miramaramu77]

I always thought somethings wrong with me because I don't like having a busy life. I have two good friends, my work, my husband and don't miss anything. I love staying home 🥰 Wie schön, der Besuch deiner Schwester. Ihr seht euch so ähnlich ☺️

[@yokohamaprgirl]

Your healthy foods everyday are always cosy and fantastic ❤🥣🍽️💭 I'm happy you have a balance even you have been stressed💭👩‍💻 I learn from you how important we have a time to slowdown（like baking, etc...）without digital tool📴 Always, please take care❤️‍🩹🏠🍵 I am also do taking care 'cause Japanese winter is also hard for us❄️🧦🧣🥘

[@yokohamaprgirl]

@jonanna.helena please continue❤such a wonderful, well-balanced life,🧘‍♀️💭🥘not boring💝They're all gift vlogs for us🕔🏠

[@lydia-jamilabeloued7048]

The Sesame Ring is called "Simit" ❤

[@Hsjsjjsbeuxbeksiaje]

Oh here is a Turkish Subscriber 🙋🏽‍♀️ Turkish bread is da best. It looks like “Simit”

[@merihg5892]

Felicidades x tu compromiso! ❤❤

[@iamelizarosalind]

❤❤❤

[@allesae]

love love love

[@sofimendoza4782]

from where is your red sweater?? love ittt

[@lauramiller4861]

ich liebe den gehäkelten schal!

[@johanna.helena]

hahahha erm

[@AthynVixen]

I think most butter has salt in it tbh.. I can't see it ruining your cake. Butter was also for the texture thing, . You can buy unsalted but its not common and also would IMO make little difference as if you eat some of both by itself you cant actually detect the salt

[@Laurenlaneskygrams]

13:09 😳

[@CristianaStef]

Did you get sponsored from One Pot Pan Planet?

[@johanna.helena]

haha no I just love it and bought it myself!!🤣 also I’d always mention if I’ve been gifted anything or sponsored 💛

[@kathleenrennie5647]

Omg so happy to hear you’ve taken up crochet! 🧶 I started last month & have been getting the hang of it, it’s really addictive & so many cute little things to make especially on TikTok hehe. I’ve made white & light blue snowflakes to hang on the tree & a few butterfly bookmarks which I love. Keep it up xXx

[@yaseminisktas1656]

İt is called " simit".

[@johanna.helena]

thank you!! I love it hehe so delicous