The Lifestyle Influencer Paradox Vlog

[@holliemoxham]

Hannah: my to do list doesn't really count Also Hannah: lists more things than I could possibly do in one day even on the weekend

[@3mwa]

I feel like your version of lifestyle vlogging is actual very authentic. You do a good job of making it clear that this IS your job so whatever you're doing is work. And you show the behind the scenes and admin aspects which I find interesting, not boring!

[@morehannah]

We love some admin!!

[@lerb_]

The sassy “This is water probably haven’t heard of it” 😂😂😂

[@everythingbylau]

I find videos like these so cosy and relaxing! Plus I can always do with some secondhand feelings of productivity hahaha

[@morehannah]

haha I've heard of second hand embarrassment but not second hand productivity! happy to help! 😅

[@beaohbea]

Agreed!! Just remembered to switch my washing to drying because you mentioned your laundry!

[@gemmcraft]

omg yes, second hand productivity - best way to describe why these vlogs are so good haha

[@kateshealthylife]

This!!

[@PunkTheeologian]

These are my eating lunch videos!

[@tiffanyferg]

Yesss so glad you made this! And as everyone else has said, amazed that you can get so much done during an “easy” day. I could never lmao

[@morehannah]

Haha I didn’t even realise I was getting “a lot” done until people commented 😅😅

[@andreeadumitrache4180]

The paint by numbers Q&A influenced me to get one, and now I'm painting while watching this. Full circle ⭕

[@ForTheLoveOfMusicals]

To me it makes sense that a vlogger would call it computer work, because it feels like just categorising the different types of work by how they look, and while that probably wouldn’t work for most people, it makes sense if you film it

[@alissa6380]

Hoooly crap, as someone who is starting to explore a potential ADHD diagnosis, I can't imagine seriously putting that many things on the to do list and actually expecting yourself to achieve it all PLUS anticipating that there would be time left over in which to relax. Like, if I was making a to do list like this, it would be more of a 'wishlist' off of which I could choose about one or two items (three at the /very/ maximum) and suddenly be exhausted and wondering where my entire day has gone. And if this is a /light/ day for you? Hannah, dude, you are living the *dream*. 😭 On a more on-topic note, I really don't consider you a "lifestyle influencer" (as I don't typically watch those) but more of a, like you said, behind-the-scenes glimpse into another person's life. It's scratching that primal curiosity of "oh, how do other people live their lives?", but you do a really good job of sharing the practicalities and mundanity of your situation to keep an otherwise somewhat aspirational lifestyle from looking too glamorous. (Like, not the kind of 'aspirational' I usually associate with lifestyle influencers, but more like an, "oh wow, she owns an apartment and can afford a kid? you go girl 👏 " 😂😂. Like, it's inspirational without feeling unattainable, y'know? You don't seem like an out-of-touch influencer at all, just a regular person who got luckier than average but works hard and is constantly reevaluating what makes sense financially and priorities-wise, just like the rest of us.)

[@Hannah-wh3vo]

Omg same! I'm a 1-2 tasks a day max girlie (unless you count rest/recovery which is a mandatory daily activity). I went to three appointments last week and I've had multiple daily migraines since as my reward. I sometimes fall into the trap of beating myself up watching vlogs like this ("why am I so lazy? Why don't I have a successful creative career? Why is taking a shower a major task that I need to both plan for and recover from??") then I remember disability exists and able-bodied, neurotypical people are BLESSED. Love watching videos like these as part of my hot girl mandatory rests and enjoying the secondhand satisfaction.

[@alissa6380]

@@Hannah-wh3vo oh dude i *feel* you on the migraines after appointments. signed, a person who has chronic headaches and just bought three migraine caps that she is currently switching between every fifteen minutes to be moderately more functional in home that gets pretty hot in the sun (and yup, i usually have about two hours max of daily 'productivity', the rest is eaten up by maintenance tasks and the mandatory rest without which I've learned I burn out super quickly)

[@blubimnotafish]

Also, regarding the lifestyle influencers - all they tend to do these days is film vlogs of what their life is like. Vloggers for the most part all used to have a niche (beauty, books, sex education, etc.) and did a little life vlogging on the side, but then eventually most of them slid towards primarily doing life vlogs. No wonder a lot of them feel fatigued with their content. And I definitely agree that Hannah feels very different from that! She still does the 'traditional sit-down' videos that aren't just showing her day-to-day life!

[@Hannah-wh3vo]

@@alissa6380 I'm literally writing this as I take my mandatory rest with my little freezer cold pack strapped round my head. I may have to look into migraine caps, I did not know these existed

[@evercuriousmichelle]

Agreed, I don’t know if I have adhd or depression or both but a shower and all its accompanying processes takes me 2 hours, I am embarrassed to even write that! And if laundry is on my to do list, I really only have room to accomplish 2 more things!

[@aficklefangirl2566]

That orange dress is absolutely gorgeous on you!

[@morehannah]

🧡🧡🧡

[@daisydog]

A sponsorship from a vibrating, buzzy product is very on brand 😁

[@morehannah]

omg I hadn't even thought of that! lollll

[@AlyenaMango]

9:14 Just so you know, if your nail polishes are clumpy don't throw them away. You can get something called nail polish thinner, its just fresh solvent and you can get any nail polish back to new with a few drops :)

[@sakurasharks]

I love the taking the piss vibes of this video 😂 I'm glad you decided to embrace the cringe/cliche/whathaveyou and just have fun with it! It was very fun to watch haha

[@andreaswitzer9694]

I do love watching a good lifestyle video - even if it's unrelatable to me, it's fun to watch while I'm working from home! And honestly you lifestyle videos are so chill and relaxing, it's just fun to watch. :)

[@16ilovevampires]

It was so satisfying to see you cross items off the list. ✨ Also, the wedding outfit looks great!

[@ParisGappmayr]

I'm so impressed, as I watched you make the list I was like "there's no way she's gonna have time to chill" but you did! And I do enjoy these type of videos, they feed the parasocial relationship of feeling like you're running errands with a friend and I find them very motivating and authentic. Love your content as always!

[@Anettesque]

Love the vibe of this video 😂 I’m currently unemployed and it’s the first time that day lifestyle influencer days are relatable - waking up late, cooking breakfast, meeting friends at cafes in the middle of the day, running errands not on the weekend and some light “computer work” 😅 I enjoy a bit of lifestyle content, but I only watch people who do talk about their lives being a bit unusual and sometimes fabricated.

[@pirlie]

22:34 When you started thinking about changing the earrings i was thinking: Didnt she have those long earrings with colorgraded orange balls? And then you brought them out and i was applauding my good memory :D Great earrings, but the rainbow pair is nice too!

[@TheChristianna321]

I love lifestyle content when I like the person and it isn't too much about being an influencer (more than 3 "link in the description" comments in the video). I watch for the personality or because they are doing cool stuff that I'm interested in even if I don't have the time/budget for it in my daily life

[@kimlebherz7204]

Oh I loved Tiffanys video and yours, too 😊 I have watched a lot of fashion/style lifestyle influencer vids in the past but have kinda lost interest recently. I guess it felt too odd when they always have insanely busy days that consist of waking up, get fancy matcha, go to pilates, mani/pedi, facial etc etc. But I also get that this is the content, too. But the real work part that comes with it, they never show. Would find that interesting. Do they plan those fashion shoots they do in the street? When it‘s a partnership, how does it work with the brand, how is the management involved. That‘s also smth I really appreciate about your work

[@jillisenberg9704]

Always love just spending time hanging out with you, Hannah! ❤

[@priscillad.gutierrez1535]

I actually had Tiffany’s video served to me on KZbin and though I haven’t watched it yet, the title definitely resonated. But I follow some influencers or content creators *because* they’re a little OTT and live a completely unrelatable, pretty life 😂 And most I follow because I just like their personality. Anyway, definitely going to check out her video now!

[@svitrai]

Your videos actually help me with my imposter syndrome 😁 I've been self employed for 9 years now and also have a toddler so seeing other people organize their life outside of a 9-5 helps me feel "more grown-up and put together"

[@emmynoether9540]

27:12 hahaha, funny you left this part in. ❤ Yes Hannah, we're seeing this. 😂

[@morehannah]

hahaha yes indeed you are!!

[@AnaRodriguez-wn8qq]

When you wrote all those things AND relaxing I didn’t believe it could be done. I can literally only accomplish max 3 things on a super productive day during daycare hours. So impressed and so entertained lol

[@cariiinen]

Thank you for captioning all your videos! So helpful for my focus

[@karlyhodge3435]

I personally love following lifestyle channels I love watching peoples day to days it can inspire me to do something I haven’t done before and I just find them a nice switch of from my life sometimes. I find most I follow relatable but even the ones that are not so relatable it can motivate me to maybe make some changes to have more of the day to day I want x

[@marishasmid]

i watch quite a few vloggers and personally the same thing comes back, just cozy sweet normal days. i don't care if i don't have anything in common in terms of daily activities as long as i like that person. so whatever you call it it's just nice to get a glimpse into someone's life.

[@SamarkandChan]

I recommend not having toothbrushes out, as in on a mirror or on the sink in the same room as your toilet. To help it not get so much bacteria on it. 😊 I have mine in the cupboard under the sink, which has a door

[@laurasummers2836]

Loved this! I’m having a productive/life admin day and this helped me get some additional motivation and inspired me to make a list 🙂

[@jessreallywantsitall]

I only watch this kind of content from people I relate to in a few key ways. If they're too out of touch with the reality of living a lower/middle class life then I'm out 😂 I just don't find the very rich "look at me being normal!" stuff very interesting. I really enjoyed this video and if you ever feel like doing it again I will totally watch it! Also, that orange dress is fantastic ❤ you look gorgeous!

[@hayleywilson6426]

Your humour came through so beautifully in this video, I had so much fun watching ❤

[@eloise907]

Wild timing. Genuinely just asked my mum for a new toothbrush for my birthday because my old electric one is GROTTY AF no matter what I do!!! Sending her this link now for sure 👌 Thanks Hannah, love a genuinely useful product recommendation

[@Emthe30something]

Great video and off to watch Tiffany's!

[@d14551]

When I start to feel that a creator I've been following is running their life in order to create content, I usually stop watching. Thank you for naming an issue I've been thinking about for a while.

[@AutumnDaydream]

This was a welcome video for my WFH lunch break ☺️ Out of interest, where's the bed from? I'm looking for one just like it!

[@morehannah]

it's from Get Laid Beds!! (arriving on Thursday!!)

[@AutumnDaydream]

@@morehannah Thank you!

[@Ecesu]

@@morehannah what a name! Of course! 😅

[@bribriannairb]

Loved this, watching you always brings me joy and motivation 😊 also used to watch Tiffany all the time but it’s been awhile, I will have to go check in on her channel!

[@steffikaysince1996]

Me, doing my nails watching youtube, watching hannah doing her nails watching youtube

[@ReyBeltane]

I do end up following creators I don't relate to, but I also think that's what makes them interesting and different from just talking to friends who do the same things I do. I like watching travel vlogs of places I'll never afford to go from informative people like Safiya Nygaard; I like watching you even though I don't have a child and don't relate to any of the mum content; and I like watching pretty much anyone clean out their closet or reorganise a room--to motivate me to do mine! I don't tend to follow a lot of 'beauty errand' girlies, but to each their own. I do think most people watch 'productivity' and to-do list vlogs either to get in the mood to do their own lists, or as background while they do them.

[@TheScottTubes]

Oh my god Hannah that is a full page of Todos. I'm honestly lucky to get three things done in a day if they're all in the same place!

[@canaryblack1013]

tbh i do see a lot of unrelatability in ppl i follow online, but i dont think the ppl i follow r superficial about it? you among them of course aha (contrasting your married-with-kid self employed influencer lifestyle with my long distance relationship as a full time student living mostly off youth allowance). i do really enjoy this kind of life admin/getting bits and bobs done type video though, as it often is what i need when i have "computer work" of my own to sort out (reimbursements, emails, submitting reflection tasks etc.) to remind me that work isnt just Office Work or Running Around Work

[@DearestDiaries]

Every time I eat a Greggs chocolate muffin I think of you 😂

[@morehannah]

Happy that this is my legacy 🥰

[@joannesullivan8303]

I hardly ever (maybe twice, at most?) buy anything from sponsored videos but I have just ordered a suri toothbrush! As soon as you said about the keeping clean I was sold 😂 My current electric toothbrush is impossible to clean because of all the silly bumps and grooves. And I think the material it's made from holds dirt somehow. Gross. Excited to see how the suri one is! 😁 Thanks for recommending!

[@pia2902]

The orange dress looks great and so very Hannah😂

[@magnoliaskogen]

As someone with MECFS, that to-do list and the fact you can do even half of that in 1 day is astonishing 🤯

[@magnoliaskogen]

Also I just wanna say, you don't have to "earn" rest. We all need and are worthy of rest regardless of whether we accomplish anything ever!

[@ciara1045]

yep!!! I have autism and depression and it literally blew my mind lol

[@bethann_louise]

It’s probably too late to let you know but if you put your heels on and put a hot hair dryer towards the leather it should help mould the leather to the shape of your shoes and hopefully stop them from digging in as much!

[@MyNameIsRaquel]

It's so funny to see this because my KZbin channel is mainly just me vlogging my life as it happens - but definitely not doing anything actively to make it more 'interesting'! I actually find it quite frustrating when I'm watching a vlog and the KZbinr is clearly doing things that to me are certainly not a priority nor a necessity (eg. getting nails done, or going clothes shopping every week, etc.) 😅

[@bethanygreenwood8259]

I don't think it's weird to say "computer work" as a content creator. Sure my job now is 100% on the computer, but when I was a store manager I would say things like "I'm having an office day" or "I'll be on the shop floor this afternoon" because my role had multiple areas of work. A content creator can't be 100% on a computer, so it's not weird to describe the set computer time as such, is it?

[@Harri_James]

Oooh I had noticed you were using a suri when you were trying out the eco toothpaste in your other video and was wondering if they were worth the money so it's nice to know you actually bought one yourself before they sponsored you!

[@morehannah]

And bought one for Dan! 😅

[@silvercookies]

Even if I can't relate to a whole person, there is always something I can understand or relate to. I also just like to watch vlogs for entertainment so even if I can't relate if its interesting then all is well.

[@andrewarcher3924]

For the train fares. See if you can group people by location as then they may be able to get a group save ticket and reduce the total fares spent. You will need 3 or more people to do this.

[@bethbcrafts]

Loved the music at the end with the final cross-out ;) Nice touch.

[@mokimon5079]

That dress is stunning!

[@bimaloxley]

How are the suri brush bristles? Do they feel like normal ones or different? And how long do the heads last?

[@adyashapadhi5233]

You could try a nail polish thinner for your clumpy nail polishes. Love your videos!!

[@Februarlig]

Dress for wedding look great! love asymmetric length :D

[@SarahCampeau]

Love this type of content.

[@Studilotti]

I can‘t stop laughing. Love the paradox 😂

[@jazminjoyce4253]

Love the orange dress! I've got a wedding next summer and the theme is "Vegas bright" so I'm thinking sequin green, yellow, or orange. Or making my outfit look like the bi pride flag. But trying to find something in theme, I can wear a regular bra with (these boulders aren't going free, or in a strapless anything) that flatters my shape is a mission!

[@marishasmid]

Loved the video it was very satisfying you crossing things of the list . Liked your wedding outfit, i personally would those thr short earrings not the long one i think the long onr is to much with the already orange outfit. But the mosst important is your own opinion and feeling with it. You look stunning anyway ❤

[@sophiaM682]

The dress 🧡👌🏼

[@hannahb6471]

Lifestyle vloggers don't annoy me when they appreciate their privilege like yourself. It winds me up when they insist their life is SO tough and they're exhausted when their to do list includes tasks such as "brush teeth" and "take out the bins". Plus those who keep whinging when their income is dropping yet think getting a minimum wage entry level job to plug the gap is beneath them. It's called being self employed and it comes with lots of benefits but lots of risk 😂 A fitness influencer is currently winding people up because she fails to see how essentially being PAID to go to the gym means she can devote more time to fitness than people with say, an office job. No joke, her stories genuinely say this today: *QUOTE* "Fitness is easier for people whose job is fitness". Let's reframe this - hard is hard and hard is relative. So wild, my dishes didn't put themselves away, trash didn't take itself out, dog didn't walk itself or feed itself while I lifted this morning. I actually am on your guy's side but this kind of dismissing is so shortsighted. *END QUOTE* Seriously, people with full time jobs trying to stay fit have their jobs, all this life admin AND then need to find the time to work out. She has 45 hrs a week more than me simply by not having a traditional job!

[@ewp1126]

Great dress! You look so nice!

[@franny5156]

I mean I watch a self employed youtuber that one might say is a lifestyle youtuber cause she vlogs what happens in her life and I don't relate but that's cause she's a sheep farmer in canada who has two adult kids and a husband who is more an agriculture farmer? Her name is sandi brook(sheepishly me) and I really enjoy her content

[@katpatricia2568]

Would you recommend Siri for someone with very sensitive teeth/gums? I find if I use anything but sensitive brushes I always bleed and it’s painful!

[@84mpaige]

Is this...a normal amount of things to put on a to do list? Asking for a friend 😅

[@cliz425]

Your triple chocolate muffin looks like the viral Olympics muffin

[@IceNixie0102]

I mean I wanna come to the meetup. Can the travel fund cover international airfare from the US?

[@Smileyfacelopez]

In regards to the final question, i watch a couple of lifestyle influencers or vlogers. Sometimes it makes me wanna quit my 9 to 5 and do that thing or have that slow life of running arrends. The feeling goes quickly since i dont like sharing as much, cant tolerate others random opinions and i'm very bad with numbers and self organisation. I get the impression you're all really interested in metrics, numbers, video editing and I don't wish to learn new skills anymore. I would like to get more money out of the set of professional skills I have already acquired (specialist in violence against women).

[@lolosrainydays]

Can you do a video where a viewer sends you their to do list and you do it!

[@leilasmila]

I'm a farmer and you wouldn't believe how much time I have to spend doing computer work 😑

[@jhors7777]

Pretty orange dress

[@c.morland]

Super relaxed

[@sannecheney-steijger9393]

A lot of work for a not work day ❤️❤️❤️🤓😘

[@drownedmonkeytwin]

I know everyone is different, but holy crap, I feel like I have the executive functioning capacity to do like 3 of those things in a day

[@annakissed3226]

Because I am not part of my your book club & have not read the book. But my bone of contention is that back in the mid nineties when we went from L&G to LGBT there was the word Transsexual. We used Transgender because it represented everyone who challenged 'traditional' gender assumptions! Then along a bunch of insecure autocratic & religious rightwingers & the medical community and claim that Transgender = Transexual. Just as they did on the past when they claimed that rather than GAY equalling not straight (And STRAIGHT did NOT mean heterosexual for example you might be Heteosexual but in my opinion you are definitly not straight) that GAY now only meant Closeted Straight Acting Gay Men I.e. Straight on the streets Gay only in the BED, BAR and SHEETS. It's has happened before the universeal suffrage movement became the womens suffrage movement and became the "suffragettes". Just like feminism became supposedly about burning bras not seeking equality and empowerment. Just as the current Terfs are mostly gay men and straight women kicking down and hurting and excluding women. Transgender was about inclusion of the diversity of humanity not about saying that if your transxual woman your whole existance is about being transfeminine and transexual men it's all about being transmasculine. Which is a tiny selection of what Transgender used to be but also excludes me because I am a butch lesbian with long hair who 40+ years ago stopped lying to people in school and started to be me, wearing clothes appropriate to my gender and I now wear combat trousers & five fingers buy racer back bras to care for my breasts which are physiologically bigger than yours as they are about a K cup but I wear 52" GGG bra on a 46" frame and they grew that large because proportionally mum, sisters, nieces, grandmothers and aunts are about the same. I an a woman, I was born a little girl and I was tortured till I would pretend to be a boy and by 5 I was repeatedly trying to take my own life. Imagine Rowan when they are 5 making their first suicide attempt because you wont allow them to be themselves. I hope KZbin will aow this to be published

[@erjusik]

That list is so long😮 also, I thought you weren't working, but lots of the points seem to be work related😅

[@onlychild1018]

Another Suri ad! 😭 I know its how you make money so no shade on you Hanmah. But theyre so overkill with the influencer marketing sales strategy that its just turned me right off them. Same happened with Hello Fresh. I dont know about other people but the more they push it the less likely i'd be to buy absolutely anything from them

[@morehannah]

Wow I haven’t seen a suri influencer ad before. And lucky you because I’ve got another hello fresh ad in the coming months 😅

[@Sophie_Cleverly]

Funnily enough I've never heard of Suri either. I actually ignored Hellofresh for years because of the adverts but I saw someone actually being critical of them and it made me want to try it 😂 and I actually love Hellofresh now. It may not be ideal for everyone but it has been massively helpful for my ADHD brain.

[@michellem8284]

I'm jealous you can wear tight clothing without your bag leaking; I have to always wear a stoma dome.

[@ariellins6891]

Love more try on haul.

[@kathyh8047]

wow you got so much done though

[@susannahleopold6788]

I think my mistake was to watch Tiffany Ferguson's video first! I expected another cool analysis here... I'm just not into lifestyle influencers. For a day-off-work vlog this would actually be very relatable though!

[@ittybittykittypi6565]

I always feel like a bit of a creep when you post time lapses of you working and I can just see you breathing 😅

[@gwentheperfect]

I hate the bag

[@ColdWinter97]

Good to know!

[@emmabarnes609]

hey hannah