VLOG: long distance sucks. (+ seeing Ed Sheeran)

[@kendralalala]

Michel: “No one would watch a one hour vlog” Me fully prepared to watch a one hour vlog 👁️👄👁️

[@jenc.626]

Me too!!!! Hahaha

[@taylorthompson7438]

For the record I WOULD watch an hour long making the bed video

[@stephaniesciullo4909]

I’m so happy you found a great guy. Isn’t amazing how your life can change sooooo much in a year. You deserve this happiness.

[@MichelJanse]

🥹🫶🏼wow thank you friend!!

[@heytheredelilah16]

You don’t need another channel, just use this one. I watch every video regardless of what it is, you’re the comfort vlog

[@elecops9825]

Petition for a second channel called More Michel!

[@leanneh7734]

Agreed!

[@justinfelt748]

Me too!😊⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍

[@hawaali2851]

Agreed

[@laceyhall1122]

Yes

[@outoftheklosset]

That's what Mia Maples does and I love it!❤

[@mckennaelianna]

Long distance survivor here - you won’t miss those days 😂😂 it’s a lovely sentiment and so so sweet but it’s not true. What is true is that you strengthen your communication skills and your sharing of your life with one another to build a stronger foundation for the future. The suck is worth it.

[@arepurposedlifewithlaura1496]

Jordy is so very sweet. I think long distance would be terribly hard but I do also love my independence. Enjoy every phase of life and make the most of it. A longer video once a week or so would be great. I choose longer videos when cleaning the kitchen after dinner every evening.

[@mellynn6623]

I'd love to see all the extra content! Maybe it just resonates with me because I also love things like organizing cabinets. 😅 Also really enjoying seeing how much happier and free you seem now, like your personality is really shining. This is my first time moving out of my parents and living alone and your vlogs, especially solo travel, have helped me try to embrace independence and try new things. ❤

[@beautywithinbycary]

heck yeah ill watch an hr video i love long videos :) especially when is you and jordy

[@hartown]

Loved the signing. Taking an ASL class changed my life in such a beautiful way.

[@mariannerose9290]

I just had to pause the video to come and tell you that I absolutely would watch an hour long vlog!

[@chelseagelber1979]

I think we need to🎉 Tara for her awesomeness!

[@MichelJanse]

YES!!! She is the BEST!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@justlaura7177]

MICHEL! I'm literally binging your videos that I had missed out on due to a new job/being busy, and LOVED being able to hang out with you for a long period of time. Also, I would TOTALLY do a PAID Patreon with you! LOVE YOUR CONTENT!

[@amandaellis9656]

Bonus cut footage vlog? Heck YES!! I am here for it! 🥰

[@rondastothers472]

Your feelings finally being as they are is what should be expected. Your at a great place in your relationship and being so far away all the times is harder.

[@arogalski]

I'm just over the one year mark of long distance, and I'm at the same point of I need to make a decision. 3-4 weeks apart is rough. I know what you're going through girl! But I want to do things according to my faith and God has kept telling me to wait. Time will tell!

[@sashapadin2443]

I’m not deaf 🧏‍♀️ but I have taught myself asl and it paid off while I worked in the Covid unit with a few patients and I LOVED when you signed “happy girl” I wish they would make asl a second language in school as we grow up because it could be so universal!

[@MichelJanse]

🤍🤍 I am so glad that those patients had you I’m sure that made things a little less scary for them!! Thank you friend, very sweet!

[@liliesofthefield5310]

Agreed! If everyone learned ASL in elementary it would help do much with language barriers

[@sashapadin2443]

@@MichelJanse it truly was the filling moment that I needed in the mist of all the bad and sadness. And it made an enormous difference in the patients health by giving him hope!

[@c.a.t.6165]

I feel this so much!!! My husband and I are long distance for our medical residencies and the little things make it so much harder - headphones not working well, schedules being so off. It won’t be forever!

[@racheldorsay]

That is an awesome extended family story!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@madisonwallace4429]

My husband and I did long distance and I wished that time away so bad! But exactly as you said, we both talk about those days so fondly now and how special they were and how much we missed each other. Picking each other up from the airport, surprising each other, sweet gifts ❤️ now we don’t get a chance to miss each other and are so busy with life and baby. Savour these times as hard as they are 😃

[@Sammy62-]

I tend to search for your longest videos, the longer the better. I listen to you while I’m on the treadmill. You make my workout a little less painful. You have a wonderful, joyful attitude. Helps me through my day. Thank you! ❤

[@lizzygrace6322]

I would 100% watch deleted scenes or hour vlogs, but ONLY if you truly wanted to! I know you said it’d be more work, so only if you feel it’s the right season to do more ❤

[@davidhorwood6741]

More content sounds great! I'm a fan of both short and long vlogs. Also being in a healthy full-time relationship, even living together should never mean a loss of your independence, but you are young with a lot of life ahead of you, there is no rush. ❤

[@ValerieLunatuna7]

My bf & I did long distance for 2+ years and I get what you mean. I was over it after the first year but our weekend visits were always so special & fun 🩵

[@gabriela90398]

Jordy is so right, as a 32 y.o woman married and with a child, though I love my life I do miss that time in my life when I had my own apartment, got to decorate it how I like, did what I wanted when I wanted etc. now I have a family that comes first. Definitely enjoy this phase you are in because it does go by sooo fast!! (Trust me!) you are living in the “good ole days” but I can also understand you are wanting that stability in your relationship, so your feelings are definitely valid! As humans I think we just always long for that next step or thing. So we have to practice living in the moment and being thankful for where we are now 💛Also I’m very jelly you got to see Ed Sheeran live, I absolutely love his music since he started back in like 2013 or so. God bless Michel!

[@MichelJanse]

Yes!! This is great advice, thank you for sharing friend!! 🤍🤍

[@consolacionsunico8290]

Please do so, Michel. I shall watch your one-hr vlogs. From a 79 yr-old newly captivated fan!

[@mooremindfulmoments6599]

The asmr vibes while organizing your pantry!

[@okjessicah]

Just use this channel! Keep them as bonus videos and upload them on a random day that feels right to you!

[@maebenson6596]

Jordy loves you at the level you deserve. So happy for you!

[@paigefoutch2445]

Love watching you become more and more of what feels like the real Michel in each and every video!

[@kadeesalisbury]

when i was two, i was diagnosed with bilateral moderate to severe hearing loss (hearing loss in both ears), *please* learn ASL from someone certified and/or in the deaf community!!! it is quite literally a part of our identity & uncertified hearing people don’t always know how to properly teach ASL!

[@RachelKay528]

Do you have any recommendations for online ASL courses? I've been trying to learn ASL since the beginning of 2020 through random apps, and recently enrolled in the 2 basic ASL courses with Oklahoma School for the Deaf, and I have learned a lot...but I still feel like I need more. I'm having trouble grasping the grammar/sentence structures.

[@pamd4068]

Truly loved this video and how Jordy treats you. How you treat each other is so sweet. Love the outfit check. Super cute! Food looked amazing. And that song was Jordy song right? That's my favorite one. Sound is so great! 🙂

[@Jule03747]

I don’t know much about auto immune diseases but is that much processed food not an issue at all? I have a family member with lupus and they steer clear of anything pre packaged basically unless it’s dire. Could eating clean not help with auto immune issues? Hope this is ok to ask!

[@rainkie2541]

Enjoyed the vlog and especially the awesome editing! It's almost an artpiece some of your vlogs!

[@susanpunako8590]

I’m for the longer blogs. I like the idea of once I’m tuned in I stay on!

[@tayloranderson6852]

I would 100% watch a cut footage vlog! I live alone and work from home so I love putting on long KZbin videos for company. Yours are always so well done!!❤️

[@kaiw522]

BAAAAABE how are you almost at 200K 🥺 been here since like 20K or something

[@MichelJanse]

Heheh 🥰 Thank you so much for being apart of this community friend!! I am truly so honored!! 🤍🫶🏼

[@darcieperry2575]

Would it make sense to put those on youtube shorts?

[@mildwestco]

Some of my sweetest memories with my hubby were driving back and forth from each other's houses and our little impromptu dates. Its harder now with a toddler but that part of my life was so so sweet. Also your relationship will evolve and not feel the same, not in a bad way but in a "seasonal" sense. Savor it!

[@maddiecastle8420]

Honestly I’ve been watching so many of your videos lately as I do things like unpack from college and I’ve been wishing they were longer

[@rebeccazahn5299]

I ❤ this! I hope your appointment goes well too. Oh my, Jordy’s falsetto is incredible, so unique! Love the Fire song!

[@cpagoals]

I just saw Ed in tampa on May 20th! One of my favorite concerts ever 🤍 so glad you got to do this with Jordy! And thank you Jordy for being so selfless and treating Michel so well 🤍

[@mariabilbrey1981]

Jordy is a keeper. I know long distance is hard, but stick around. It’ll get better!

[@aomumoo]

I used to watch a KZbinr who did average 45 minute long videos. And they were sometimes way longer, rarely shorter. And I loved it. I love longer videos because KZbin is usually on in the background and I’m doing other things. So it helps to not stop often and select a new video.

[@suezqsusan]

Michel, can you please link the round plastic organizer in your pantry?

[@RegularHuman]

Jordy is such a great man and such a good friend!

[@findmeinnature]

i started having cut flowers in my house, love the look of them.

[@MaggieMae710]

Girl idk why you deleted that footage of you organizing your pantry!! I would have LOVED to see that!! I’m always in the market on how to make my life more easier and organized - just an fyi would totally watch a longer vlog if you kept things like that in more often!! ❤

[@Shikhsphere]

We love Michel no doubt! BUT WHAT IS THIS BEAUTY OF A SONG AT THE END OF THE VLOG!! Just realised its Jordy singing! Its soooo GOOD!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@bethanyhall1524]

I think you are a dependent queen. You can want to live nearer or actually live near to the one you love and still be independent. But I do have to say that partnering with someone in life is waaaayyyyyy better.💗

[@kathk001]

That matcha looked delicious! Can you share your recipe? 😊

[@chandleramy3284]

Im here for the one hour vlogs! More Michel anyday :)

[@llibrinha1627]

Thanks Michel for such a nice, sweet vlog. I love seeing you guys together and looking so happy! x

[@lamar9331]

There are setting in your fridge to adjust the cold. Did you try that?

[@jaymeestahl]

i’d love a bonus cut footage vlog!!! i’d watch every video!!!

[@rhondaweir9443]

What is in your green matcha drink please? It looks delicious 😋

[@SuperCandyjunkie]

How do you make your Matcha in your frother? I have one of them and didn't know you could do that.

[@MorganJoblin]

I would LOVE blogs, you’re my comfort channel and you help with my anxiety so much so like an hour vlog every two weeks or month would be my dream!!!

[@jenniferday118]

I for one would LOVE hour long vlogs lol. And a bonus channel would be amazing 🤩

[@terryperrotta7204]

I can’t even imagine how much fun this was, I’m so happy for you!

[@chefmarianrene5251]

Omg what song is playing at the end of the vlog plzzzzzzz🔥🔥

[@lauriebradford613]

How was the concert? I am going to see him in June and am very excited!

[@MichelJanse]

SOO GOOD!!!🎉

[@xohannahbananaa]

This made me so so so excited to see Ed Sheeran. I completely forgot Khalid is opening for him and who I love too! I’m seeing Ed 3, maybe 4, times on his tour 😅 Also the Janse clip was so cool! I just love your vlogs, that is all ❤

[@Shop-Girl]

🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️ this girl is all for a second channel. I just love you and Jordy together. ❤❤❤

[@jordanlexton7354]

I like the idea of more footage! Also, where is that lazy Susan that you put those bars in from? Or does anyone know where I can get a similar one?

[@rayanakesty]

God really blessed you with Jordy. You 100% deserve it.

[@CharisBombela]

My husband and I did long distance before for a year. And right before we got married we went two months without seeing each other. It’s definitely special in its own way being long distance but hard too.

[@carinakradischnig5190]

I really enjoy the song playing at minute 3. Yet, I am unable to find out the title or band. Could anyone help me here out?

[@helenebratteng2328]

@micheljanse Where is the lovely vase that you used with you wooden flowers from? Hoping for an aswer.

[@kerriewilkerson2157]

Great vlog….Jordy gives you fever…..love fever girl❤❤😂

[@TaylorMarie91]

My parents did long distance for 3 years before cellphones were even a thing and you had to pay for long distance, so they only talked once a week. My mom was in the U.S. but my dad was in Portugal. They met while she went there for vacation. Idk how they did it, especially before FaceTime was a thing.

[@MichelJanse]

Aweee Wow, what a beautiful love story!! 🤍🫶🏼

[@annanwz4380]

i would totally watch a vlog that is an hour long!!! i could literally listen to you talk to us 24/7. petition for you to start a podcast, maybe?? 🤭

[@megcassidy9055]

Khalid! Omg what a good opener!

[@KimsF101]

Great video! I wish I was at that concert, gotta love Ed!

[@jgfffffffhjiufdddj]

i would LOVE cut footage vlogs!!!! i would DEF watch them😊💕

[@coralmiiranda5175]

I watch your videos and love them all even when they are long

[@Nunjabizz]

What if you took the extra footage and used it for special "deleted scenes" videos to upload when you would normally take time off? So this way you're not batching videos, you're not doing extra work to take time off, but you can still have videos uploaded?

[@vivianchoi12]

i'm really happy to see you thrive in your current relationship -- it seems so healthy and amazing. full of love, life, realism, comfort, and growth. all that GOOD stuff!! i did long-distance for almost 5 years with my partner (now-husband, i'm still not used to using this label 😬), and it would be a big fat lie if i say it was easy. to be perfectly honest, for me, it came with toll because, thinking back, i wasn't really ready to go into that state after dating him only for a couple of months, but i wanted to come off as that independent badass bish lol and acted cool when it came to the point when he had to leave. we just thought that it would be ridiculous to end the relationship "just because" we'd be far from each other physically. we gave it a go, and decided to take it month by month, semester by semester (we're in PhD program), and here we are. i definitely, just as you are now, went through phases. mine was a bit different from you in the sense that it won't be realistic for us to even imagine living together until either one of us graduate from a PhD degree so we didn't even imagine that as an option. then when COVID happened, we took advantage of being able to work remotely and quarantined together. that was a great way to be forced into living together for a prolonged time in a 280 sqft apartment and test our compatibility lol. BUT the thing is, i still wasn't mature enough as you are now and didn't admit how much i rely on him, the fact that i am better mentally (and even perform better) with him vs. alone. i still was committed to playing the role expected to that strong, independent bad-ass bish who doesn't need anyone to be around to be at their optimal state, so once the school system started going back to normal, we went distant again *even though* i was still working from home, *even when* my partner suggested that we should consider moving in together. then i hit what i'd call "bottom" a couple of times. i don't know what i was trying to prove myself; i was in a complete denial that i could totally benefit from leaving my home base and moving in with him. he was more physically bound than me so it would have to be me making the move (i think there was also my ego playing in this to be honest). you, michelle, are so much more in tune with your emotions and feelings that you acknowledge that you have hit the turning point. i wasn't mature enough to do that, i KNOW if i had admitted those feelings of mine 2 yrs ago, i would have not had to go through some of the things in the past couple years all by myself. i'm almost envious of the mental state that you're in now and so proud!! anywho, i finally decided to END this state of long-distance relationship. we are still not in a "settled" place with our job and living space, but we decided to go through these transition periods together regardless. we realized that we were losing more by being alone by default and traveling back and forth in terms of physical & mental energy as well as finance than having a home-base where both of us belong together. i'm not saying this is what others should do because mind you that it took me 5 years including the 3 years post-COVID where i technically could work remotely to finally pull this. in any case, the most important thing is that our relationship got out that time of being distant with more strength, more trust. so don't feel like you're missing or losing anything!! the time will come where you get a strong inclination/feeling of making changes and at the same time are able to afford that change, and you will have my blessings and everyone else in this community then (not necessarily talking about marriage or anything, just in terms of ending the long-distance era and moving onto something else)!! OMG i talked way too much. anyways, sending love and courage!! long distance sucks, yes, you put it right!! but that state will change eventually. i will just say one more thing -- i recommend acknowledging the fact that you both are doing something hard and give yourselves words of affirmations that you guys are doing great and appreciate each other's efforts that you're putting into it. that would help this time to serves as a real, strength-building phase, i think. and like Jordy said, you get to "celebrate" being together every time you reunite, which is cool and fun!! to many, being (physically) together is a default, but it's something special to long-distance couples... so enjoy that phase!! 🥰🥰

[@kyle-fulton-ciaccio7580]

Just came here to say that however you say your name is the correct way, especially if it’s the way your whole family says it. My great grandfather used to tell my grandmother (his daughter) that if she wanted to pronounce her last name as crabapple then she could bc it’s her name and no one could tell her different. Her last name growing up was Woodward. So however you pronounce your name is right not wrong! Love you friend! ❤

[@melissayoung463]

Maybe I missed this but what are the sneakers you are wearing for working out? Thanks

[@chibbylife]

Random question, your teeth look amazing, what do you use to whiten them?

[@joytimmerman6185]

I think it’s good that you are ready to move on from long distance I think it means you are healing and moving forward. I went through something similar when I was dating my now husband. We weren’t long distance but I kept him at arms length for a while. I am so glad I gave in when it was time. I am so happy you found a good and sweet guy like Jordy. ❤️

[@MichelJanse]

🤍🤍

[@morningdove8397]

Make up looks beautiful!

[@duckymomorocks]

My daughter and I love the idea of a second channel! Yippee! 🎉

[@stephanieauker1106]

I did long distance while dating (different colleges in different states and different hometowns) and then did it when married (international sales who was gone Mon - Thurs 35 weeks a year). We enjoyed it! We got to focus on work and personal hobbies/friends etc during the week with no guilt and every weekend was a special couples-only time. Cherishing your alone time makes the time together sweeter. BTW - please take those stickers off your pantry bins.

[@tommiegnosis]

My partner of 8.5 years gets motion sickness so he ALWAYS drives unless it isn't efficient or doesn't make sense. I'm always passenger princess and I love it.

[@annal6379]

Add a link for the boots

[@TheLaneDown]

I saw that sneaky little happy girl asl move! 🙃

[@cindyhavranek8456]

YES MORE BLOGS!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@caseyphilipp7688]

What music is playing on some tidy, some exercise time stamp?

[@JessicaLaShawn]

Hey Friends Im so happy to watch today!!!!

[@MichelJanse]

🥰🥰🫶🏼

[@sarahhansen2598]

Yes! would love to see uncut vlog!

[@naomi4tw921]

I LOVE LONG VLOGS!

[@carleykatherine]

um michel, YES i will watch an hour vlog. please do an unedited one sometime!!!

[@kelseysmith3297]

In a LDR across the world. We only get to be in the same place every 6 months. For a few weeks. About to go get married and be LDR for a little longer. So excited to marry him! Luckily we're in the same timezone which helps a ton. It's really tough when I dwell on it but the thing that helps is that we've really been proactive in creating our future together through saving, sorting out visas and work and that does take time but we know the fruits of our labour will be great. My only advice is to really celebrate what you have and where you're going together. It helps a ton. 😊🌻🌺

[@carlajoyswan]

Happy you're happy ❤❤❤❤

[@jillmarie4155]

Cute runners..... what brand are they please? I'm so happy for you and Jordy. I know someone with the same last name.... she pronounces it Janse not Yansie or Jansie. Maybe her pronunciation is a Canadian thing.

[@klaudiab9855]

More Michel it’s always yes!

[@jessica.cash36]

I like the idea of a cut footage vlog! Yes,Please!

[@orangemarissa50]

I would definitely watch an hour vlog.