spend the day with me while i contemplate the future of my channel ✨ 2025 Reset Vlog

[@gabrielletimok3174]

Yes! I'm so happy to see more of my favorite Booktubers starting their "reading for me again" journey. We are all here because we like YOU! The books are just a fun addition to it all. Read what makes you happy and maybe then try to think of prompts around that. We would much rather see you happy and reading random things than to see you burning out because you're pushing yourself too hard. 💚

[@lilaknitsandreads]

As a long time viewer, I love to watch honestly every video you post and they are all entertaining and cozy. I love the high concept ones, but also the vlogs and the ones where you just read whatever you want. I'd rather you read and talk about stuff you like than if you force yourself to read things you don't feel like picking up. No matter what, your personality shines through, and that's what we're all here for ✨

[@Ashley04missy]

I second this! Well said 👏 ❤

[@Hillary429]

Oh my god Riley! Please keep vlogging in 2025! I don’t even care what the video is about, you are just so fun, funny, fabulous to watch!

[@bookedonafeeling]

“This is the year I’m not caring” such a mood

[@hannahdulset61334]

1:55 if we can’t talk about the amount of mugs can we talk about the amount of desktop icon tiles 😂

[@sarawithoutanH]

this

[@maddyvogel4525]

your pov in the mirror killed me😂

[@becklebooks]

All of the dogs in your vlog made me so happy! No matter how old or young they are, the puppies!!! 🥰🥰 I think the next movie you watch should be Wild Robot, it’s absolutely incredible. You’ll love it, probably cry, and love it more.

[@lapetitepritt]

highly recommend drive away dolls and bottoms, if you haven't seen them already!

[@xnocturnalwavex]

Ok but you updating your goodreads has me SO EXCITED for you to talk about reading it

[@MimiBear24]

I love these vlogs. It’s so nice to know that as cute & upbeat & amazing your content is, there’s still a regular girlie under there that needs reset days and can be honest about not every day being as put together as it looks sometimes. These cozy vlogs are just like taking it easy with a friend where there’s no pressure, expectations, or judgment & we can vibe and be okay with taking it easy to have a more productive day tomorrow. Love you Riley, thank you for cultivating all the cozy vibes. 💛🌼

[@JanAgaton]

every single thing you said about content creation was so relatable lol

[@gabbyreads]

I completely relate to everything you said about struggles with being a content creator. 😭 I also do the same thing about not updating my goodreads til after the vlog is out, like why am I like this? 😂 I also need to care less about that

[@HamedAsifSulehri]

This reset vlog was so fun and chill. I'm halfway through The Crimson Peak movie. It is so fun. And my favorite movie of all time is Evil dead (2013).

[@lucynakarzrel3872]

Love the concept ❤ I appreciate you highlighting novels that are not completely new releases. I have yet to read Hisham Matar and this year I will be reading My Friends, partially thanksto your lovely recommendation. It’s already in my virtual shopping cart. Looking forward to it. If it gels with me well, I will follow up with his other ones too. From my current physical TBR I am prioritizing getting to those 10: Blackouts, Love After Love, Bellies, A Sign of her own, Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Doppleganger, Birnam Wood, Babel and Anxious People.

[@marsfire04]

I’ve been watching your channel since I started watching booktube about 2 years ago and I really like your content. As much as I enjoy a good theme, I would much rather have the content creator enjoy what they are reading and in the mood for. I think it adds more authenticity to the read and becomes unbiased compared to reading something you know you won’t like or not in the mood for so you are harsher on the book.

[@jaimee-kate]

I completely relate on the "what I watch is not exactly what I want to make, or is not always authentic to who I am". But as a viewer I will say, I'm here to watch you for you, so whatever you do I will be here!

[@ErinMegan]

I definitely relate to your feelings on reading what you want vs. reading for videos! It’s a hard balance, I’m trying to get better about it this year too! 😅

[@myocoree]

omg i love going through the libro fm ALC’s, i look forward to it every month

[@KimberlysS89]

Love this style of video! It’s so cozy and fun to watch. Plus you’re hilarious 😂

[@Juliannaskindlee]

I use “not your mothers” hair projects from Walmart & I love them!

[@anikamercier2651]

I’m doing a “low-buy” year too!!

[@ashliegh94]

That was fun! I'm here for cozy vlog vibes💆🏾‍♀

[@Larissaltz13]

I think there is a reason you've been on youtube for so many years: you're good at it. Don't put so much pressure on yourself. We'll be here!

[@withlove_nikki]

if you haven’t seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind yet, that’s my rec. it’s my all time favorite movie. I just rewatched it to show my mom for the first time and it just confirmed how much I adore it. also, Arrival! one of my faves for sure too

[@peyton07]

Aw so glad that video did well after you were worried about it! I am such a mood reader that I don't know how booktubers do it at allllll, so I'm happy for high concept or just vlog style. Whatever works for you!

[@darkestbelle_]

Happy Birthday Gorgeous!! about the channel you post and make videos you love to make, I'll watch all of them!!!! 💗

[@jessmolenaar719]

As the comments already make very clear, we are here for your personality. I will always watch them because of how funny you are and how smart and interesting you are. Definitely make whatever content you feel good about. I know how draining it can be

[@cat.book.nook.]

Loved the room tour! The lovely shack made me laugh 😅 I hope the rest of the process goes smoothly. I've moved recently and it's definitely exhausting.

[@PistachioGold]

The room tour was so funny 😂😂 really loved the belly rubs for the dog, what a baby ❤❤ and Omg I also stil, have to watch interstellar 😮 I ha e a similiar experience trying to watch a movie with a guy who didnt watch Lotr/star wars and all he wanted to do was getting frisky 😂 Showed him out the door lol

[@PossessedbyKaitlyn-k9q]

You watching my all time favorite movie that I literally am getting a tattoo for definitely made my day 😂 So happy you loved it 🫶🏻✨ Love these lifestyle vlogs, literally feels like we’re besties on FT ✨

[@CoverswithCassidy]

the Goodreads can't update cause the vlog isn't up is such a real thought, I too am like this year im just updating whenever no-one else cares but me that vlog isn't up. but I relate to hard to that thought

[@coeurdequebecoise]

Did you try th garnier green apple grow line? I love it and it smells so good

[@PrincessCullen94]

Love every video you put out. Yes, leaving your 20s is exactly like that😂 random back/bones pains 😂 Can I ask what app do you use to track your movies?

[@gabbyreads]

Ahhh I love Interstellar 😍

[@ldtrujillo91]

Random suggestion but if you’re into an app that’ll help you “randomly” pick a movie, I can’t suggest the Queue app enough. It lets me keep a list of movies (tv shows too) I wanna watch but it also allows you to spin a wheel and it’ll choose for you. You can set parameters like movie only or shows only or your preferred streaming services, etc and it’ll spin from those choices. It’s fun and can’t wait to follow your movie journey just as much as your book journey! 💖

[@emeraldskies32]

you may have already seen it but i LOVE Phantom Thread!! some of my other favs are The VVitch (+basically anything by Robert Eggers), Portrait of a Lady on Fire, The Substance, Challengers, Arrival, Atonement, The Green Knight, Ad Astra, Candyman, As Above So Below, Gonjiam Haunted Asylum, Sea Fever, What We Do in the Shadows, Under the Tuscan Sun

[@RileyMarie_]

okay we definitely have similar movie taste cause you mentioned a few of my faves!! I'll have to add the others to my list!

[@Monique-dr3lb]

One of my favourite movies from 2024 was Lisa Frankinstein! It's a campy dark comedy (with horror elements) starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse, and the screenplay was written by Diablo Cody (of Jennifer's Body fame), so you know it's going to be fun.

[@RileyMarie_]

I loved that movie!! Jennifer's body is one of my top faves so when i heard it was diablo cody i HAD to watch immediately

[@Monique-dr3lb]

@@RileyMarie_ I know right!? It's so good but I hardly hear people talk about it so I thought let me just spread the word

[@strawberrylime33]

If you like Interstellar, i recommend Arrival starring amy adams. I liked that so much better! I also recommend Homeward Bound because it's so sweet.

[@RileyMarie_]

I have seen Arrival and I loved it! Need to watch it again

[@marshmallow864]

The minute you pulled out the L'Oreal Everpure, I knew you had stumbled upon the same Tiktoks that recently influenced me. I recently switched from Redken to Dove and my hair has never been cleaner, shinier, or softer. I've been buying expensive shampoo for years....I do still use milkshake conditioner though, it's worth the extra money.

[@OhMightyEvilOne]

Have you watched Lisa Frankenstein? It's so good, horror/comedy/romance and it seems like it would fit your vibe. Also Your Monster.

[@RileyMarie_]

Your Monster was my fave movie I watched last year!! Also really liked Lisa Frankenstein

[@jessnorton812]

i would recommend the handmaiden if you havent already watched it. it is in korean but it was incredible ❤ also love your content and i just like hearing you ramble 😂

[@emmeff3339]

I watched (Last Night in Soho) this year and had a great time!

[@longfatallovechase]

Omg love the stool for the mirror❤ I feel so seen 😂

[@lovelather9012]

The mirror view omg I’m dying 🤣🤣 I’m suuure you’ve seen Hereditary and Midsommar??

[@forevermoodreading]

Did you tell us why you had to move? I might have missed it. Unless you don't want to tell us ❤

[@RileyMarie_]

My parents and I are moving to be closer to the rest of our family!

[@stuartgriffin1001]

I love seeing your dog playing with the other dogs

[@ariane1159]

The substance!

[@songsfordragons]

watch society of the snow and vlog your reactions please! it’s based on a true story and it is so good!!

[@SinistraLupata]

Horror movie recs: Substance, Psycho and Misery :)

[@heabooktubes]

A Love Most Fatal is FANTASTIC. My favorite romance of 2024.

[@RileyMarie_]

okay I have to read it soon!!

[@Lillyjoy]

My movie recs are Mr. Malcolm’s List, the sisterhood of the traveling pants (I just rewatched it and I’m 25 and it was still so good) and confessions of a shopaholic 😊

[@RileyMarie_]

confessions of a shopaholic is one of my comfort movies!!

[@Lillyjoy]

@ yes me too!!

[@myocoree]

i am not a person who can’t update my goodreads if i’m doing a vlog, goodreads is my stats, i’ll even post my thoughts too like idcccc i’m sorry

[@RileyMarie_]

i need to get like this

[@The_reading_hygienist]

Not sure if you watched it but Synchronic with Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan was sooo good

[@broooklyn1215]

The random back pain, body aches, and stiffness is allll the fun stuff you get to look forward to in your 30s 😆 I take Advil pretty much daily now.

[@zaravive5809]

Love that intro montage. 👌

[@Asa42]

my movie recs are I Saw the TV Glow, Stoker and Swiss Army Man!

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

The stool cracks me up 😂😂

[@EmeraldSeaCup]

Can’t wait for your 2025 content ♥️ Movie recs from a fellow letterboxd user: Belle (2013) Pacific Rim Little Women (2019) The Count of Monte Cristo (french adaptation) (2024) The English (series but you gotta) Stay The Night Eurovision (2020) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Cinderella (1997) Happy watching girliepop!!🎉

[@thegirlonfiredolls]

not the mirror being so high up omfg that cracked me up, being short is a struggle! i recently watched anora and i loved it, i couldnt stop laughing and the main actress was soo good, i went to see nosferatu in cinema and loved it too sooo beautiful, smile was insane the actress should fuckin win awards for it, also it was wierd and funny at times. caddo lake has dylan obrien i really liked the movie too. twisters was alright, it was funny sometimes and i did lowkey like the guy! also watched monkey man and liked it, i like fighting, revenge type of movies like that, the actor was soo good too. havent seen wicked yet, or baby girl but ill at some point. dune part1 i watched but i just lose interest and get confused and get distracted unfornately, i think i watched interstellar a long time ago, idk if i feel like watching the new madmax. inside out2 ngl i was bored. wild robot i probably wont watch bc i feel like im gonna cry and i dont like cryin plus idk sometimes i get bored watchin animation movies. maxxine meh not really interested in it, even tho i watched the other 2. i watch a lot of shows and movies xD this year i also binged watched all the alien movies and i really like em too, the new one was also realllly good! im also not really into comedies tbh, some movies i wanna watch heretic and azrael soon, and a few other movies that i cant remember rn bc i dont really keep track oops, cant even think of any to recommend rn lol

[@audreyhertz301]

What you are trying to do with your buying habits is what i like to call mindful consumerism. Also, create content that makes you happy. 😊

[@Regencyromantic]

Yes I can vouch for getting random pains in your 30s. Lol Also the Monday brand shampoo and conditioner in Smooth works great for my wavy/frizzy hair. It’s my ride or die now.

[@rachelpuntel]

Really affordable hair care rec incoming... (recommended to me by a pharmacist friend who is also a gay man... So you know it's a good rec) - Aveeno shampoo and conditioners are life changing. Hair feels so clean, fresh and light.

[@ollieb.9731]

If you haven't already watched Poor Things, Ready or Not, or The Menu, I highly recommend all 3. Weird movies with badass girlies ❤

[@strawberrylime33]

Lol I remember seeing The Menu in theaters with my cousin! She hated it; I was trying to decide if I liked it, loved it, or meh. Nowadays I'm more inclined to think I really enjoyed it.

[@RileyMarie_]

LOVE Ready or Not and The Menu!! I will add Poor Things to my list

[@3carmen1]

Yes definitely not opening the door for anyone I don’t know ever 😂

[@ymr92461]

Riley you need to watch the movie blink twice !

[@bookedonafeeling]

Omg where are those curtains from in the beginning of the video?

[@RileyMarie_]

they are from target

[@acinnor4633]

movie rec: Valerian

[@folklorevermore13]

thought you were quitting youtube, i was gonna cry :(

[@JessicaRoseReads]

❤❤✨

[@JosephineLemonade]

Can confirm the random backpain drastically increases once you hit your 30s 😔

[@KittyAndTheBooks]

Riley, you can obviously do whatever you wanna do with your channel, but please don't read books just for content. I would not enjoy that. I do like a fun themed vlog, but only if it is books you truly are interested in. Great, now I wanna watch Interstellar. xD Love that movie.

[@listenwithprecious]

💡 buy less 🤣

[@lorenamunguia-cortez9368]

Ok I understand you’re almost 30 but… why would you ever move out of your parent’s beautiful home?? lol jk but it looks so peaceful. The architecture is chefs kiss 💋

[@tareegibson9351]

Lovely Shack™️

[@leoniesliberi]

Riley, I‘d love to follow you on Letterboxd and see your 2025 movie watching journey. What‘s your username (only if you wanna share ofc)? ☺️