reading vlog📖☕️. so much annotating, a cafe read, exciting unboxings, cozy cats + homebody things

from: cath ✉
to: you ✉
hi everyone, i hope you've all been doing okay :) i've got a cozy little reading vlog for you guys, featuring annotations on my latest + current read, a couple of amazing unboxings, lots of cute cat moments, and other cozy things. i was at home a lot in this video too so a almost all the clips were pretty much shot at home! i hope you guys enjoy it 🤍
there will be more bookish goodness in the next video, so do look out for it if this sounds like something you'd be interested in! thank you all for the support and for watching this vlog. i hope to see you in the next one 🍵
take care,
cath.
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🧺 items in this video 🧺
- everlasting duo bedding set (pistachio): everlastingfabric.com/product...
- sherlock mug: polonapolona.com/products/she...
- ali illustrations stickers: www.aliillustrations.com/
- hello-wildflower stickers: www.hello-wildflower.com/
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- book tabs: www.amazon.com/shop/cupsandth...
- PDFelement: pdf.wondershare.net/
- ecosusi small casual backpack: www.ecosusi.com/products/wome...
- ecosusi vintage backpack: www.ecosusi.com/products/dusk...
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🤎 music credits 🤎
🎵 Music : Ordon Village by Jokabi & GameChops: • Ordon Village
🎵 Music : Professor Rowan's Lab by Jokabi & GameChops: • Professor Rowan's Lab
🎵 Music : Secret of the Forest by Jokabi & Gamechops:
• Secret of the Forest
🎵 Music : Ocarina of Time by Coffee Date & GameChops: • Ocarina of Time
🎵 Music : Ecruteak City by Mikel & GameChops:
• Ecruteak City
🎵 Music : Beneath the Mask by Coffee Date & GameChops:
• Beneath the Mask (Pers...
🎵 Music : Surf by Jokabi & GameChops:
• Surf
🎵 Music : Lost Woods by Jokabi & GameChops: • Lost Woods
GameChops: / @gamechops
Jokabi: / @jokabibeats
Mikel: / @mikeltbe
Coffee Date: / coffee date - topic
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🌻people mentioned!🌻
- ‪@moremeimei‬
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FTC: This video was not sponsored

[@Sarah_Mey97]

Just what I need today! Your videos are so wholesome and calming. Especially now that we are entering fall here in Belgium. The vibes are spot on! 🍂

[@cupsandthoughts]

awww thank you so much!! 🥹 i hope you have the best autumn season!! 🍂☁️☕️✨

[@craftyreads]

The vibes and the quality cat content of this video are ON POINT!!

[@cupsandthoughts]

hahaha thank youuu!! 🥹🐱🤍✨

[@puppetscreate7033]

This is my favourite video of this kind so far. There is normally something that makes me get uninterested but I loved every minute of this video so thanks for this experience.

[@helenabeauchamp3841]

As someone who finds reading really scary, whenever I want to try and read, I watch your videos first and it makes reading seem less scary. Also, as a slow reader, I love that you take your time with books, and thereby your videos aren't intimidating on how quickly a book should be read, which some booktubers do.

[@ChantelleArts]

It's so lovely to see you annotating your book and getting so excited by it ❤❤

[@cupsandthoughts]

hehe thank youu!! 🥰🥰

[@mariaherediaperez1597]

Hi Cath! What a sweet gift to end my day watching your video😊 Here in Spain we still have summer weather so I’m spending most of my mornings reading in the beach with the soothing sound of the crushing waves. Right now I’m reading the second book of Anne of Green Gables. I love reading about Anne’s adventures and her overflowing imagination, the beautiful natural sourrondings she loves to explore and the sincere friendships she makes with all kinds of people. I’m such a fan of this books as you can see hehe. I hope you are having a nice week and enjoying your current reads too! Sending lots of love, María.

[@cupsandthoughts]

hi maría! oh you are too kind! 🥰 that is such a lovely way to spend your time!! reading books by the beach with the relaxing sound of lapping waves sounds like a dreaaam ☁️ i’m so glad you’re loving the sequel to anne of green gables! i’ve been meaning to give it a go myself so this is some much needed motivation 🍂💛 i hope you have a lovely week ahead too, maría! 🥰🤍

[@mariaherediaperez1597]

@@cupsandthoughts I hope you enjoy it as much as I am if you end up giving it a go! 😊

[@mlybrnte]

I am glad i'm not the only one who enjoyed Tane's story! She had the most suspenseful one for me and I rooted for her! I also love the romance between Ead and Sabran! so much angst

[@cupsandthoughts]

everyone in the book club enjoyed her story most too!! i kinda wish we have one whole book with just her as the MC hehe >< the romance was indeed veryyy angsty!!

[@flowerandlinen]

Just adore your vlogs - very calm and eye catching

[@_.eva_]

I love love the vibes and your cats have my heart!!!🥺 I hope you are taking good care of yourself and enjoying doing the things you love and having an amazing time with your mother❤ lots of love your way, sweet sweet cath ❤️

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you sweet eva!! haha the cats are the star of the show 🥹 i’m doing well, and i hope you’re doing just fine yourself eva! thank you so much for the kind words 🤍

[@avanireads]

watching your vlogs with a hot cuppa coffee or cocoa is so wholesome!!

[@Susy1987]

Your cats are all I need 😍

[@cupsandthoughts]

haha they’re the cutest 🥰

[@brissz-g8741]

Having a rough day and had to stay home from school, a new video is the perfect pick me up. Loving your videos they help me calm down and center myself

[@cupsandthoughts]

oh no! i hope you’re doing better now 🤍 i’m always so honored to hear how my videos can help calm people 🥺 it makes me so happy. sending lots of love your way!

[@elkahmae1283]

Love see your cats. They’re beautiful and can see they are loved! Love watching your calming and cozy videos. 🌸 I find it interesting that you also mark , write and highlight in books you read of parts that caught your attention and stand out!

[@cupsandthoughts]

they’re such interesting characters aren’t they 😆🐱 i’m glad you’re enjoying the videos! and yes!! annotating is sooo much fun 🥰 i love going back to it and seeing what the past version of myself found funny, sad, or relatable :)

[@beccascraps8141]

LOVE the sheets!!

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you! they’re so lovely 🤍

[@natashaclark7863]

I love this! Your videos are always so cosy and relaxing! 💫💖

[@cupsandthoughts]

aww thank you so so much! 🥹✨🤍

[@delfinapedro9095]

she always makes my day

[@kaysingleton7111]

I haven't annotated before, your vlog has inspired me. I'm now enjoying it thank you.

[@cupsandthoughts]

oh i’m so happy to hear that! i’m glad you’re enjoying it 🥰

[@noname-xk3jn]

I really love your vlogs.They're so cozy and peacefull.

[@cupsandthoughts]

aww thank you so very much! 🥰🤍

[@sarabreugelmans4859]

This come just in time, in really needed this ❤❤

[@cupsandthoughts]

i hope you’re doing okay! sending lots of love your way 🫶🏼✨

[@iffatjabin4602]

Ahhh your videos bring peace 🍂 ☕✨💞 i literally got so excited when i saw that you uploaded lol! August was also such a busy month for me, i was exhausted but so ready for a new month!!❤️ Thanks for these peaceful videos

[@cupsandthoughts]

ahhh you’re so sweet!! 🥺🥺🤍 i hope september is a little calmer for you! you’re welcome! 🥰✨

[@Jinxofthedesert]

So cosy! The perfect video to watch today~ these relax me so much! Thanks for uploading 😊

[@cupsandthoughts]

ahhh i’m so glad to hear that! it’s my pleasure 🥰

[@kaylakrafts8308]

Priory is going to by my priority read of 2024! I’m so intimidated by it’s sheer size, but willing to give it a try! It’s only been sitting my shelf for over a year 😅😂 Enjoyed the vlog 🥰

[@IaSupernova]

This was so enjoyable to watch! I really like your choice of music btw 🦊

[@cupsandthoughts]

aww i’m so glad you enjoyed it!! haha thank you 🥰

[@azmazaaam-of3uj]

My amazing space 😢 thank you

[@jessicagriffin8771]

so calm and relaxing ☺

[@cupsandthoughts]

so glad you like the video! 🥰

[@NoirEtBlanc86]

Thank you for the awesome links and the cozy inspiration 🧡

[@cupsandthoughts]

oh it’s my pleasure! i’m glad they’re helpful! 🥰🥰

[@roseschrier3770]

Really enjoy your cozy vlogs😊📚🐱

[@cupsandthoughts]

aww i’m glad to hear that 🥰

[@YanchisWrittenVoice]

I love your videos and how wholesome they are. Your vlogs inspire me to make my own wholesome content. I really miss annotating in books. I remember enjoying it a lot. Last note, the cats are so aesthetically pleasing to your content and so adorable omg

[@cupsandthoughts]

aww thank you so much! i’m so happy to hear that, and you should create some wholesome content too! :’)) it’s so much fun and you can look back to it in the future 🥰 annotating books is timeless 🤍 and thank you so much! these cats are stealing the show 😂🥰

[@YanchisWrittenVoice]

@@cupsandthoughts anytime! I have filmed some footage over the past week. I hope to learn more about editing to make it cute and wholesome. Some shots are impossible to do without a huge tripod but i try to make it work for me. Thanks so much for the inspiration. i really appreciate it!

[@M00MIE]

i've only just recently found your channel on my youtube recommended. so glad that i did! i love your videos!!!! i've been in a reading slump since the 8th grade, but after watching how excited you are when annotating and talking about your books it's inspired me to start again. do you have any book recommendations you wouldn't mind sharing with me? i want to feel what i felt when i was in 8th grade, reading percy jackson and harry potter over and over again in the school library. again, love your videos ♡

[@cupsandthoughts]

ahh hello!! thank you so much 🥹🤍 oh i’m so happy to hear that! and of course!! here are some of my favorite books to date: - eliza and her monsters by francesca zappia - shadow of the wind by carlos ruiz zafón - the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid - anne of green gables by l. m. montgomery - babel by r. f. kuang - a semi-definitive list of worst nightmares by krystal sutherland - daughter of smoke and bone trilogy by laini taylor - strange the dreamer duology by laini taylor - tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow by gabrielle zevin i hope that’s enough to get you started! enjoy! 🥰

[@amyofhearthridge]

Yay! A Cath video ♥️📚☕️🌻

[@cupsandthoughts]

hahaha that sounds so cute!!! 🥺😭✨✨

[@karinalemieux9396]

I am afraid to read Priory of the Orange Tree because it’s so big and all the people/things you have to remember! I’m so happy you finished it! 😊❤

[@cupsandthoughts]

it definitely takes time to get into it + finish it, but it’s a pretty amazing journey and i recommend it! 🥰

[@deemalkiasworld]

Your journal is so cute! I use to journal maybe I will get back into it again. Also I cannot wait to start reading "Priory of the Orange Tree" its on my TBR. Right now I am reading "The Housemaid" its perfect to start the fall season.

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you so much!! i just recently got back into journaling too and i miss it so much, so i highly recommend it hehe 🤍 i’ve heard great things about the housemaid :) so happy that you’re starting off the fall season on a positive note 🥰

[@kseniav586]

thanks for another video! i loved both bags, hope you do a what's in your bag type of video soon :3

[@cupsandthoughts]

it’s my pleasure!! planning to do one soon 🥰

[@author.gabrielavrivera]

AH YAY another video!!!

[@sallylunamoth5542]

Thank You, This was the Best Part of my Day ❤

[@cupsandthoughts]

you are too sweet!! 😭😭🤍

[@alexandrabojanic147]

just discovered u... obsessed!! aesthetic, lovely, wholesome... 😻💖🍁🍄

[@cupsandthoughts]

aww thank you so much!! 🥹🤍

[@MarquitasKnottyCrush]

Opening your stickerbox was like opening a cake❤

[@HopefulMathGirl]

I love the annotating vlogs, thank you for them. Hope you can love yourself and be kind to yourself. Lots of love and good wishes to you

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you for the support! 🥰 it means a lot to me :’) and thank you for the kind reminder 🤍

[@laurens_library_xo]

Your Sherlock mug is amazing 🔎🖤

[@cupsandthoughts]

it’s so precious isn’t it? 😂🥰✨

[@doris_1325]

Thanks for listing the music you play in video, I found one that I really like, thanks. 🤩🤩💛👍

[@cupsandthoughts]

aw no worries! happy you found the one you like 🥰

[@hayleymajor9184]

I love your videos, they are so cozy! I have read Priory and the prequel (A Day of Fallen Night) but I actually read the prequel first and then Priory! I loved both but I think A Day of Fallen Night was just a bit better! I liked the characters in that one and I don’t feel it slowed down as much as Priory so you might like that one more too :)

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you so much!! ahh that’s good to know :) i’ll definitely be picking it ip some time soon! thanks for letting me know 🥰

[@kuura37]

august is a SUMMER MONTH!!!

[@mmiero]

Its so cool, I listen to all the same music as you!!!!!

[@cupsandthoughts]

haha you have great taste 😆🥰

[@AvinitaYadav]

❤❤❤

[@mlleariane6667]

The other book in the priory series is a prequel not a sequel so it's fine if you take a long break and forget some bits you won't be lost

[@cupsandthoughts]

that’s right! i keep forgetting it’s a prequel. thanks for the tip!! ☺️

[@blenthusiasts]

random question...how do you remember what you tabbed for your annotations later? do you read it digitally and check there to see where you highlighted for your physical?

[@cupsandthoughts]

yep that’s one way! i also normally dog ear the pages of a physical book and go back to it later to annotate the specific phrases :)

[@Tinaleann_]

New subscriber here :) binge watching your videos 🤍

[@cupsandthoughts]

helloo!! thank you for the support 🥺🤍🤍

[@badibadabadum]

a nice and calming vid in this hectic life is all i need 🤍 this is non-related but have you ever read any books from margaret rogerson? they remind me a lot of the vibe of your channel and most of the stories take place in autumnal months. also, i've been growing more confidant on annotating thanks to you, thank you😺

[@cupsandthoughts]

hehe glad i could help 🥰 oooh no i haven’t!! that’s so interesting haha, will definitely check it out now! 😍 so happy to hear that, you are very welcome! ✨

[@cosmic_panda25]

I am reading the Priory of the orange tree as well. It is a great book but the reeading is going slow for some reason.

[@cupsandthoughts]

yesss exactly!! i think there are lots and lots of details which make it really slow :’) it’s great for world building, but it just means we need to focus more and take our time with it. i hope you end up liking it!

[@graceannreads]

When you go back to annotate, how to remember what you wanted to annotate? I always forget and end up just rereading everything again 😂

[@cupsandthoughts]

i don’t always remember what i want to annotate, so i just annotate with a fresh pair of eyes and write down my second set of thoughts (i normally can tell straight off the bat which phrase i want to annotate). but if i go back to a dog-earred page and don’t find a phrase that i wanted to annotate in the first place, i just leave it at that and move on :)

[@voyance4elle]

I don't know much about annotation (as english isn't my first language I didn't even know the word ^^) What is it for? :)

[@cupsandthoughts]

hi there! annotation is marking up the words of a text (eg. a book, document, textbook, etc). it’s normally meant to help you actively engage with the text so you can understand it more :) it’s mostly used in an academic setting (like analysing literature novels to understand why the author uses such prose and themes in their stories. in my case, i’m doing it casually because it’s simply fun! plus it helps me read more actively and makes me enjoy the story better (because i’m able to connect to it more) 🥰 i hope this helps!

[@voyance4elle]

@@cupsandthoughts thank you :D I think I understand. In German that would probably mean "Anmerkung"

[@cupsandthoughts]

@@voyance4elle that’s so cool!! glad you understand now 🥰

[@rosamead-metzler9045]

This Great-Grandmother Thanks You for sharing Your Peace. I truly enjoyed Your video. Blessings, Until the next time.💗

[@cupsandthoughts]

it is my absolute pleasure! 🥰🥰

[@tatianaharris3943]

❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️

[@cccjas31]

I'm so curious to know how do you annotate!

[@cupsandthoughts]

i’ll have a full video on it soon! :)

[@barbara9315]

Instead of egg and mayo, I like to put egg and Greek yogurt instead 😅

[@cupsandthoughts]

that sounds like a great combo!! :)

[@p.p.w7086]

Love your video. Just personally i feel , the music can be a bit lower in volume or you could totally not put music except for intro and outro. It would be more relaxing with the natural sounds. Suits the aesthetic. Just a small review as audience. Love and Light :)

[@cupsandthoughts]

thank you so much!! oooh i could totally do a video without music once in a while. was thinking of an asmr style video, but there’s so much background noise going on in all my clips that i have to use music to mask them 😭 thanks for the feedback though 🤍🤍 will definitely keep it in mind!

[@p.p.w7086]

I totally get it. No worries at all. Still love your videos and I appreciate the hardwork that you put to make such pleasing content for us all. Keep it up wonderful person :) Love to you@@cupsandthoughts

[@watchmanonthewall77744]

I tried...but just couldn't do it...after the 5th ad in the first 3 minutes it jusy ruined the relaxing vibe. LOVE your content but the constant ads jusy ruin it.

[@natalba1815]

Aw don’t tease the cat with food if he can’t have any 😒

[@daviamarasinghe4818]

Can I have your email?