reading and art making ✸ productive vlog ✸ no.013

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24, aquarius, infj
rocky is 13 years old, chihuahua, gemini
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[@katherinekaras]

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[@hillarylove2305]

I just broke a 10 year reading strike about 2 weeks ago! I used to read all of the time when a teenager but then life happened and I haven't read since. Then I started watching your videos and I finally started reading again and i can't believe I didn't read books for so long. Currently reading court of mist and fury! Thank you for being an inspiration to all of us 💜

[@CrystalPistal99]

I'm soooo excited the shop is coming back! Thanks for the long video It's good to see you and lil Rocky doing alright♥

[@lizziedeerest]

when I was a kid, my parents made me go to bed at 9pm, but I was never tired so I would put a flashlight on my head (secured with a headband lmfao), and I would read physical books that way. I also had a gameboy color, so I would play it in the dark. 😭

[@ashlynrenee4603]

Reopening your shop!? Omg yes!!!!!

[@kseniav586]

That's just my opinion, but I don't believe in forcefully getting out of reading slumps (or any slumps really). It's okay to not read for some time. I feel we sometimes get super caught up in our identities as readers, but it's a hobby like any other, and passion for hobbies can wax and wane. There are times when I finish books in days and times when the bookshelves get thick with dust, and that's fine.

[@kimberlynann]

honestly one big thing that helps my reading slumps are trying something COMPLETELY different. Like, i never read non-fiction but if I'm feelin in a slump I might try something self-help or history related

[@WoodlandStrawberry]

Song obsession hits hart, I make a playlist just with that one song to listen to it here on youtube on repeat without having to hit the play button again.

[@ashjen98]

There’s a loop video option too, I do it for reading and studying playlist videos ❤

[@WoodlandStrawberry]

@@ashjen98 Maybe my comment was misleading, but that's what I ment. I make a playlist with 1 song and than put it on loop.💜 If you mean you can put a video on loop without putting it in a playlist and looping the playlist, I did not find that option yet. Is it for normal KZbin or the paid version?

[@ashjen98]

@WoodlandStrawberry you don't need to add it to a playlist it's an option for any video you watch, premium or not; you can do it for this video even; it's in the settings on any video

[@daniellec4235]

The loop option on a video is found by just right-clicking on the video itself. Maybe it's in the settings on some UIs, but for me it's a right click on what's playing. Also if you double right-click, you can find "picture in picture" mode, if that's supported by your browser.

[@WoodlandStrawberry]

@@daniellec4235 Thank you for the info.☺ I googled today how to loop a youtube videoa and got the same answer. Right klick on the video itself and than loop 🙂

[@annikasophie6504]

This was such a lovely vlog! Always adore seeing glimpses of Belize and your life there! Sending love to you and your family from Korea on a perfectly rainy day

[@elbellexx]

lifting rocky to give him a different perspective was really cute 🥺

[@jadeelayne1532]

always watch kat when i journal

[@habibahannan6994]

for book recs the lady of the camellias got me out of my book slump. it is a classic but its so accessible and easy to read

[@IWitnessStudios]

I just have to say, it's a strange compliment, but your handwriting is so neat and satisfying 🖤

[@nikkidionson1069]

It’s refreshing to see coconut trees on your videos and not just buildings 🥹

[@dawnnicholson9675]

An old style favourite that got me out of a slump.. Rebecca by Daphne de Maurier... the audio was really great. 👍

[@Em-fz5uh]

OMG yes ! It's one of my favorites, I couldn't agree more with you. Have you read Mexican Gothic ? It's what I'm currently reading and it reminds me a lot of Rebecca. The plot is different and it seems to lean a tad more horror but it's also about a young lady stuck in a gloomy old manor with a bunch of weird people. Highly recommend :D.

[@dawnnicholson9675]

I have Mexican Gothic on my kindle but haven't read it yet.. but yes I do think it's definitely my genre. I shall get on to it as soon as.. Thanks for recommending.. ❤❤

[@harminek]

One of my favorite fantasy books are the between ink and shadows! Soo good i couldnt put it down AND the audiobook is on everand🤩

[@sweetpototo7945]

I want to get some bookmarks so bad, very soon! Bc I got so many books I’m ordering soon 😆🔥

[@nyssazo-el185]

2 books that really brought me out of a reading slump were A good girls guide to murder by Holly Jackson and The girl who fell beneath the sea by Axie Oh

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Snow and Rocky are such sweeties! 🥹

[@Isma-ds6oh]

Lovely as always. Thank you.

[@fayevalentines]

rereading trc always gets me out of a reading slump

[@morganzo_beans]

labour is such a good song!! As well as the music from ballad, you have excellent taste 👌🏼

[@taylordavidsen4610]

Reading the coven & it’s a dark romance w witches and a headmaster student romance so idkkkk if you’d like but there’s a rec 😂

[@NoBody-tz6hl]

The whispering dark by Kelly Andrew is great, fantastic vibes and the writing is STUNNING. I just started her new book and that one is also great so far. I think their both available on Everand as well :D

[@uma3867]

The crown of oaths and curses was a really unique fantasy romance book that I loved recently

[@cinamen_ahhhh04]

You're such a motivation that I craved for .. your videos make me want to read more and more ! Thanks for sharing this part ❤

[@anjamelnjak3636]

Hello, i'm sorry i am LATE, hope you're feeling better (as much as you can, really), and very random, but i saw you listening to Raye and i freaked out, because she absolutely deserves all the love and support in the world and i am glad you found her!

[@juliasofia613]

I‘m so excited the shop is coming back 🖤

[@eldsflamma8286]

A good girl’s guide to murder series. On the last book now and they are so good!

[@Adi-sk2yt]

Book that helped get out of reading slump was Once upon the broken heart. It has short chapters, whimsical vibes and I really love the main love interest Jacks. But I don´t know if it´s something you would read. Btw I also love the Raven cycle series.

[@trinityjacob818]

book rec that got me, a fellow aquarius who is an in*j (intj for me but infj for you), out of my reading slumpo was the house on the cerulean sea by tj klune! cozy but well written fantasy magical world with a lil cute gay romance aspect too! highly recommended!

[@GhostsOfThings]

oh man - I used to read under my covers by the light of my nintendo ds 🤣I'd have it open on my chest shining onto my pages.

[@Ash95_12]

Love the vibe of your vids as always!! ♡

[@stopbeingana-hole4151]

What Moves The Dead got me out of a reading slump. Try short stories.

[@gloomynomad]

Soooo *someone's* sister is getting married 👀🙊

[@corvinscorner]

It's not fantasy but for me Yellowface by R. F. Kuang was a major reading slump breaker!

[@GoodFairyful]

the shop will be baaaaacckkk!!!! 😱✨👻

[@shopaholic1912]

if you haven't yet, you should read the serpent and the wings of night

[@sagebleep6030]

I recently read heartless hunter and flew through it

[@lynvelazquez4738]

hi! it would be very great to see a what you eat in a day video

[@JessBF]

Your glasses are so cute ❤

[@TaylaTiger]

Okay but where is this bag from that holds everything!?😍

[@Gay_Fleur]

I looove your gold rings. Where did you get/find them?

[@courtneys3320]

A study in drowning or the crimson moth

[@maizatulsahira7365]

I never be this earlyyyy! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@104jewels.]

🖤🖤🖤

[@paulinee.g]

tbh I get out of reading slumps with terrible books. Like a very cringey vampire teen romance.

[@sharikeenan5266]

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[@amanduhreads]

hey friends, does anyone know if the patron rewards (print, bookmarks etc) are for UK patrons as well? or just US? ✨

[@wendyvilla2904]

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[@chrisbeveridge3066]

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[@youtubestudy5428]

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[@nigorathesufferer5613]

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