- Hi everyone.

Happy New Year!

It's your girl Jenn.

And today I am just finishing up

some loose ends from 2017.

I'm going to be talking about my December favorites.

I'm really happy to do this because once

I film this and edit this,

that means I have done every monthly

favorite of 2017 and that makes me feel really good.

I like to complete things.

So, yeah even though this video is a little late,

I thought I'd do it anyway.

This month we've got a lot of film favorites.

We've got a book, we've got a fashion and a beauty.

So let's just dive right in.

I want to start with a fashion favorite first,

here I have these mismatched earrings from Pomelo.

I believe I first showed them to you guys in

my first and only episode of jungle bells.

I rocked them in New Orleans and I got a ton

of comments asking where they were from,

so I had to put them in this video.

One of the earrings has this cool

silver bar and the other has a pearl.

And I love pairing these with really simple

and basic outfits because it instantly gives

that outfit a quirk.

I'm a huge fan of dangly earrings, as you can tell

and these guys are no exception.

Moving on straight into a book favorite.

I have The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.

And this book came to me at such a

perfect time in my life.

It was actually recommended to me

by two of my friends, Amy Lee and Anna Lee,

no they're not related.

But this book just really changed the way

I look at life and I feel like these

days I've been really reading a lot of

self-improvement books, but I feel like

they've really helped me develop who I am today.

So this book teaches you four agreements, or rules,

that you should always apply in your life

in order for you to have just like a fuller

and more peaceful life.

So the first rule is to be impeccable with your word.

It basically says that what you say

actually means a lot.

So be mindful of it.

The second agreement is to never take anything personally.

And this rule really resonated with me because

I am a very sensitive person and I take a

lot of things to heart.

And so when you retrain your mind to realize

that nothing anyone does is because of you.

It's because of themselves.

Even if someone insults you or is rude to you,

know that it's not because of you,

it's because of themselves

and the rules that they've made in their own head.

And I know it kinda doesn't make sense right now,

but I swear when you read that chapter,

it will be crystal clear.

The third rule is to never make assumptions.

Because when you assume, it creates complicated

situations and it says to never be

afraid to ask questions.

If you're confused, don't assume.

Just ask directly.

And I feel like that's something that

I struggled with because sometimes

I don't wanna bother anyone with my questions,

but when you ask someone directly what they mean,

or to clarify something, it removes the

possibility of a disagreement.

And so yeah, it says to always ask questions

and to never assume.

And the last agreement is to always try your best.

And I love this agreement so much because

I don't really like to half-ass anything,

I like to put everything into whatever I'm doing.

Whether I'm washing the dishes,

whether I am working on a video.

I feel like this is something that everyone can apply.

And I know that even if I mess up or I don't follow

the rest of the agreement as perfectly,

as long as I know I'm trying my best

and I'm improving a little bit by bit everyday,

that shows for something at the end of the road.

So yeah that was a little skeleton of the book.

I highly recommend you actually go read it though,

because I find that the agreements sink in

much more that way.

And also the way he writes isn't like

flowery and confusing, he writes in a very

crystal clear direct way.

So it can really hit home for anybody.

So I saw multiple movies this month

and to my surprise I have loved every one

single one that I saw.

So the first one I want to talk about

is The Disaster Artist and it has James Franco,

Dave Franco and Seth Rogan and like a bunch

of other people, but it's essentially

a movie based on a movie.

And it shows you how they created The Room,

which is notoriously known for the greatest

worst film of all time.

The movie was incredible and it actually

propelled me to watch The Room.

And I think they're an amazing pairing together.

You've got to watch both of them.

And if you actually enjoy The Room,

you and I will have some sort of connection

because it's one of those movies where you

freaking love it or you're just confused

and you just want to stop it.

But The Disaster Artist,

it really helps you see how bizarre

and passionate Tommy Wiseau is.

He is a character for sure.

And I feel like James Franco

really did an amazing, like representation of him.

It's incredible.

And it just shows you that you know,

even if you're a little crazy,

as long as you like believe in something

and you put your all in something,

you may get recognized for it

and it's really inspiring at the end of the day.

I love both movies and I feel like you should

watch The Disaster Artist first

and then The Room because it will just

make The Room even funnier, so go check it out.

My next film favorite is called Ladybird

and I also saw this in theaters

and I freaking loved it.

So this is about a teenage girl named Christine

and she's a senior in high school,

it's her last year so you just kind of

see what she gets into.

This movie is really about her relationships

with everyone in her life,

like her mom, her best friend,

the guys that she dates, like the way she

feels about college applications.

And I cried twice during this movie,

like one because of sadness

and one 'cause of happiness.

And I love movies that really

take you on a roller coaster.

Like it's not like an action film,

it's like more of a hyper realistic film

where you can truly see yourself as Christine.

And I feel like it really hit home for me

because, like she and I kind of had like

a very similar high school experience

and so it really resurfaced all these

like old memories and feelings and after

I left, I felt very reflective and

I also felt like a sense of pride

because I've come such a long ways

since my awkward days.

I highly recommend it.

If you kind of grew up around the early 2000s,

because it is so nostalgic.

And it's one of those films where you

forget you're watching a film

because you're so invested in the characters

and you really see yourself in all of them.

So yeah, go check it out.

In December, I colored my hair darker

and I freaking love it.

I feel like a new woman.

But with darker hair comes like the

visibility of dandruff,

so I knew I had to you know take

matters into my own hands.

So I got this shampoo by Briogeo.

It is their scalp revival one.

It comes in a tub, which kind of tripped me out,

but yeah you just basically scoop

up the shampoo, you rub it in your head

and the little exfoliants inside the shampoo,

it like exfoliates your scalp and because of that,

you have no dandruff.

And it has been amazing to use.

I love the way it smells.

It smells like Lush's mask of magnaminty.

So yeah it smells good, it cleanses my hair

and I am dandruff free.

Lastly, I wanted to show Ben's Christmas present to me.

He got me this gorgeous plant from Sanso

and I'm obsessed with it.

I feel like it really breeds in life

to the living room, it really grounds the space.

I love the colors, I love the way it branches out,

I love the pot, it's stunning.

And right now, I don't know what to name her,

so if you guys can tell me what kind of names

you think I could give her, please write it

in the comments down below, I would love to hear.

All right guys, that is a wrap on my December favorites,

it would mean the world to me if you

wrote down what you were inspired by

or what you loved or something good

that happened to you in the comments down below,

I truly love reading what you guys

have to say and I try my best to answer

as many as I can.

So yeah, feel free to drop some love down.

By the time you're watching this,

I will be in Thailand with Ben

and I am so excited.

I've never traveled there with him

so it will be an adventure for us.

We will definitely be vlogging.

I'm gonna try my best to vlog all of January

because December I just kind of fell off,

like I was supposed to have two jungle bells

episodes, but by the second half of December I

just kind of wanted to take a little break

from vlogging, I was still uploading,

but I just didn't feel it necessary to vlog,

you know everything like that.

But, I don't know why I'm like trying to justify this.

Regardless, prepare for more vlogs this January.

I wanna thank you guys so much for watching

and I'll see you guys in the next one.

Bye (kisses).

(lively music)