Thisiskindof a newformatthat I haven't donebefore.
Hencethisprobablyunnecessaryintro.
So, withoutfurtherado, hereismyNewYear's video.
Butisthisgonnaworkofthetransition?
Hello.
Welcometo a videotoday, I Buttoday I amoddaboutdaysixofwhathasgottobethelongestlastexcludeslashcoldsupercallBo I haveeverexperienced.
It's threedaysbeforethenewyear, andit's mytheorythatmybody's justtryingtopurgeoutallof 2019 andgetridofallthisbullshitbefore 2020 startsso I canhave a cleanbreak.
Althoughprobablyinreality, it's justbuy a beautysystem.
Shuttingdownafter I pulledlikethreeallnighterstoeditbyyourbakeovermybodydoesthiseverysooften.
What I likeoverworkedmyself a littletoohardofmybody.
JustfivechecksmeandislikeNo, no, no.
So, firstonmyNewYear's agendawasrestingupandgettingsomecreativeinspiration, whichisjust a reallypretentiouswayofdescribingNetflixandchillingforanentireday.
Forreal, though I amconstantlytryingtoteachmyselfthatit's okaytotaketimeoff.
I thinkweallfeelthissocialobligationtolookbusyallthefuckingtime, wheninrealityourbrainsallneeds a bushtimetofeelrefreshed.
Andhonestly, I feellikesomeofmybestideascomeoutfromthetimeswhere I'm likeintheshower, layinginbed, watching a movie, notthinkingaboutanythinginparticular.
Here's myguidetotheultimateNetflixandchillsetup.
We'vegotsomesnaps.
Ofcourse, I alwaysdidsomethingtoeatbecause I have, like, a slightworldfixation.
I startedusingweightedblanketslikethreeyearsagowhen I wasin a longdistancerelationshipandalsolike a verylonelymyselfmoreyearcollege.
Sowaitedlikeitwasliketheclosestthingthat I hadtoimitatinghumancontact, whichwas a littlebitof a Yeah, thatwasjust, like, kindofin a presentinmylifethat I don't talkaboutthatmuchAnyways, I'm gonnawatchsomemovies.
Sohereis a veryquickreviewofeverything I watchedFirstoffJohnMulaneyandtheSackLunchbunch.
Youcangoveryfarinlife.
Youcouldtendtoknowwhatyou'redoing.
Namenames.
I wouldtake a LegotothefootthroughJohnMulaney.
Heisliterallysopreciousand I lovehowhiscomedyisdarkbutendearingandedgywithoutbeinglikeracistorsexist, Which, believeitornot, whitemalecomedians, itactuallyispossible.
Next, I'verewatchedlalalandforlikethefourthtime.
Thismovieis 100% HollywoodjerkingoffHollywood, but I wantitwhenever I wanttogetreflectedaboutmyfilmschooldays.
It's weirdandtomyshame, I didwatchallofyouseasontothisshowispure, unadulteratedsoapoperatrash.
Butitislikemyfavoritetypeoftrash.
No, it's justlikepureentertainment.
Andsometimesyoujustwanttowatchsomethingfun.
I alwaysforgetthis, buteverytime I watchmovies, I reallydogetthis, like, burstofinspiration.
Somuchsothat I actuallycrackedopenmyoldcollegescreenplaythatnightforthefirsttimesince I graduatedcollege.
So, yeah, we'llseewherethattakesme.
Ifnothingelse, I couldjustdosomepracticewritinghouse.
Yes.
Doyoudo?
Well, I lovemyhusbandandmykidsandcleaning.
Sothenextday I holdmystillverystifflyassoutofbedtodeepcleanmyapartment.
Now, asanyofmycollegeroommatescouldtellyou, I amnot a particularlycleanpersonbynature, anditisnotbecause I don't wanttobe.
It's because I get, likesodeepintoendingthat I justcompletelyneglectallotherhouseholdresponsibilities.
But I amslowlylearningthatmyphysicalspaceabsolutelyaffectsmymindsetandhaving a messyapartmentsubconsciouslyaddthisextralayerofstress, which I reallydon't need.
So I madesureeverythingwasinitsplacefortheNewYearOkay.
Soasif I couldpubliclyguess, I accrue a lotofdatabetweenvideos, photos, allthefootfetishporn I havesavedonmycomputer.
Thatwas a joke.
Don't saveporn.
Kidsjuststreamit.
I feellikeoftentimespeopledon't thinkofdigitalclutterasrealclutterbecauseitis, youknow, containedwithinyourcomputer.
But I thinkthatdigitalclutterandhavingallthesefilesandphotosthatyouneveractuallyusecanbejustasdistractinginkindofyourdigitalworkspaceasphysicalclutterinyourfiscalworkspace.
Thatmakessense.
Sohere I'm sortingthroughallofmyfilesinmyDocumentsfolderonmydesktop, inmyfinalcutprolibrariesandinthedeep, darkabyssofmyDownloadsfolder, whichisveryfullof, likesongsandvariousmeansthat I downloadforvideosandalsofootvintageport.
Okay.
No, I'm notgonnamakethatjokeagain.
Anything I absolutelydon't needisgoinginthetrashandanything I mightwant a reference.
Overthenextfewyears, a K likemostoflifelongfootageandbiggervideoprojects, goesonanexternalharddrive.
I'm using a Samsungsolidstatedrive, whichis a bittonguetwister.
Thisistheonlyexternaldrive I foundthatdoesn't likespontaneouslycorrupteverysixmonths.
Itisexpensive, butitisveryreliable.
Andtherewego.
Nicefreshdesktopfornext.
Itwastimetoclearoutsomespaceonmyphone, whichwasgetting a littlebitfullaswell.
So I'm justgoingthroughthoseanddeletinganythingthat's like a duplicate, whichiskindofmostofmyphotos.
I thinkthisisthecraziestpick I tookin 2020 This'llisawful.
Okay?
Actually, justgetting I havetokeepthat.
It's tooridiculous.
I usedtogetreallyinterestingreadingphotosofmyselfbecause I justgetscareddoingsomethingthat's irreversible.
But I thinkthemore I havegrownup, themore I realizedthatthethingsthatactuallymatterarenotmehavinglike 500 selfiesofmyselfinthesamefuckingclothes, theonesthatreallymatteroneswithmyfriendsoreven, youknow, randomphotoslikethiswhere I bought a plantand I put a littleseatbeltaroundit.
I don't knowstufflikethatthatactuallymeanssomethingotherthanjustHere's metryingtolookprettyreally, reallyhardaheadandseeyouthere.
Yes, I amwearingmyNewYear's stuffcause I boughtitfor a video a coupleweeksagoand I spentlike 15 bucksonit, and I wanttogetmymoney's worth.
I startedbulletjournaling a couplemonthsagowhen I actuallyhavereallybeenlovingitnottosoundlike a basicbitch, but I haveused a lotofdifferentplannermethods.
I have a yearandVideosPage, whichhas a lineforeveryThursdayoftheyear, so I couldplanoutwhatvideos I'm makingnext, and I figureditwouldbereallysatisfyingattheendoftheyeartolookbackatalloftheworkthat I'vedonealready.
Let's getstartedon 2020 onthefirstpage, I wrotedownsomeremindersforwhat I wantedprioritizedthisyear.
Now, ofcourse, I havesomemoretangibleyourgoals.
Buthere I wantedtofocusonmymindsetandmentalhealthstuffbecause I feellikethat's reallywhat I strugglewiththemostandwhat I actuallyneed a reminderof.
Sohereare I supposemy 2020 resolutionsstopgivingsomanyshitsaboutwhatpeoplethink.
I feellikeif I'm notcareful, I willjust, like, runmylifeinfearofotherpeoplenotlikingme.
Sometimesit, like, reallyfreaksmeouthowlittleofmylife I actuallyremember.
Sohere I wantedspaceforjustlike a phraseorsentencethatremindsmeofsomeofthesweetlittlememoriesthat I havethisyear.
Next, I'm writingout a monthlycalendar.
Now, mostpeople I thinkthereistwiceasbigasmine, andtheytakeuptwopages.
But I liketokeepminesmallbecauseit's easiertodraw.
And I don't have, like, a wholelotofmonthlydeadlinesortravel, so I don't reallyneedthatmuchspaceanyway.
Underneath, I have a smallsectionformonthlygoalsandprojects.
Inmycase, thesearemostlylongertermvideosthatwilltake a coupleweekstoeditthenextpageongoinghorizontalFormymonthlytrackers, I label a Y axisfrom 1 to 31 forthedaysofthemonthandthe X axisonethrough 10 where I willplotmyhoursofsleep, mymoodandmylevelofanxiety.
I'vebeendoing a moodtrackerfortwomonthsnow, and I feellikeit's beenhelpfulinreflectingon, like, whatactuallymakesmehappyandwhatmakesmeanxious.
And I'vealsonoticedthatthedayswhen I'm hangingoutwithclosefriendsarelikemytopdays.
Thosewerealwaysmyfavoritedaysofthemonth, andbelowthat I have a spendingtracker, since I liketokeepmyselfaccountableforthemoneythat I spend, andit's beenencouragingmetosavelike 5 to $10 on a daytodaybasis, whichcanreallyaddup.
Allright, myfinaltypeofPaigeismydatingpage, which I kindofhave a uniqueformat, butitworksreallywellforme.
I oftenexpectmyselftodolike 600 thingsinonedayandgetdisappointedwhen I can't doall 600.
Sothisismyreminderthat, likerealistically, I cangetfivethingsdonein a daybelowthat I have a pendingsectionforAaron's andlowerprioritytasks.
Andthenontheright, I have a schedulethatgoesfrom 7 a.m. To 10 p.m. Where I canwriteoutmeetingsorcallsordeadlinesandstufflikethat.
Sohere I amjustcontinuing, fillingoutmydailypagesuntilmyhandisaboutreadytogiveout.
After I finishedallmydailypages, I'm goingbackandbookmarkingthestartofmymonthwith a bitofwashingtapesothat I thinkreferenceiteasily.
Andhereisthefinalflip, foreventhoughbulletjournalinglooksreallytedious, somethingaboutitlikeawakensthemiddleschoolerinme, and I justget, like, reallyexcitedtofilloutmypagesandgetorganizedandmakeeverythinglookcute.
I wasconsideringstayingintonight, but I literallyhavenothadhumancontact.
And I thinklike a weekand 1/2 and I amgoingfuckingcrazy.
I spentChristmasaloneand I spendThanksgivingalone.
So, youknow, we'regoingoneforthreeyearbabyanyway, Sayshemightbeabletotellmyfaceis a littlebitpuffyrightnowandjustlikefullof a lotmoreactingtheusual, which I willnotapologizeforitbecause 2020 istheyearofnonapologyForhow I look.
Anyway, myfacelookslikethisbecause I havemyself a goodoldNewYear's crylastnight, andthismaybesoundlikedepressingtopeople, butgenuinelylikesometimes I thinkmybodyjustlike, buildsupsadnessandanger.
Soeverysixmonthsorso, we'llgetrealnostalgicandstartgoingthroughmycamerarollandwatchingoldvideosandlisteningtosadsongsthat I listentoinmiddleschoolwhen I waslikean E No.
13 yearoldwilljust, like, cryandthrowmyselflikethebiggestpartyever, which, I don't know.
Maybethatsounds, butthatifBut, um, I don't knowifyouguyssharethesameperspective, but, like, I don't viewcryingandsomethingthat's bad, haveyoucryingissomethingthat, likeyouneedtocleanseitoutofyoursystem.
Everysooften, I soundsomotherfuckingcrazyrightnow.
Somethingaboutlastnight, too, Like I wasonmyperiod, I'm movingoutofhisapartment.
Soon I wasgettingreally, reallyreflectiveabouttheentireyearifyoulike.
I had a lotofpentupsadnessfromthisyear, andnowit's alloutofmysystem, and I feelityou're a lotbetteraboutmyself.
God, I soundsoinsane.
Likesomethings I thinkaboutthefactthat I feellikedaytoday, wefeelaboutourliveswithsuchlike a narrowrangeoffeelingsandthoughtsthatwecanactuallyexpresstootherpeople.
Thisisgonnasoundlikesofightclub.
But, youknow, likeifyou'reworkingin a professionalenvironment, talkingyourfamilyoryourfriends, I feeldeepdownpeoplearelike, angryandsadandfuckingforme, justlikeallthetime.
Butwedon't get a chancetoexpresstoanybodybecausethen I thinklikesocietywouldslowlycrumble.
I wouldratherhaveanexistentialcrisiseverysingleyearthanhaveonebigonewhen I'm 45 I suddenlykeepmyhusbandandmykidsandeverythingmylifehascometo.
Sohonestly, I'm notdoingtoobad.
I havehad a lotoftimebymyselftoreflect.
Anddoyouthinkabouttheyearthat's goingpastandhow I wantthisnextyeartobedifferentandthisnextdecadetobedifferent?
Inretrospect, I think 2019 hasbeen a bigyearintermsofgettingmilestonesforme.
I graduatedcollege 1,000,000 subscribers.
I hittwomillionsofclimbers, andthoseareallmilestonesthatsince I was a kid.
Well, maybenottheYouTubemilestones, butthekindofcareerCollegemilestonesaretheonesthat I havedreamtofachievingeversince I was a littlekid.
I reallyamproudofmyselfforeverything I'vebeenabletoachieveupuntilthispoint.
And I wanttothankyouguysforhelpingmealongthisjourneyaswell, ornotevenhelpingyouguysfuckingmakethisjourneyforme.
I alwaysthoughtthatthosemilestoneswoulddefinewho I waas, and I'vealwaysthoughtthosemilestoneswouldbethethingthatmademehappy.
Andonce I hadthem, then I wouldjust, likeachievenirvana.
I don't know.
Therewouldn't beanyotherprobleminmylifeonce I hadmyownapartmentandonce I had a jobandonce I hadmovedoutformyparentsandoh, Honey, thatwasnottrue.
I alsothinkthat I procrastinateddoing a lotofworkonmyselfintermsoflikemyownhappinessandmentalstabilityandjustlikebeing a goodpersonbecause I havejustbeensoonesidedintermsofmyownquoteunquotesuccess.
Thisislikeliterallythemostlikemotivationalcatposterthing I couldeversay.
Butin 2020 I reallywanttolearnhowtolovemyself.
And I thinkinthepast, myloveformyselfhasbeenveryconditional.
It's dependentonmygradesormyachievementswererichcollege I gotinto, orhowmanysubscribers I hadorwhatviews I washitting.
And I feellike I havebeenbeatingmyselfupforliterallylikemyentirelife, and I justwanttostopmakingmylifesofuckinghardformyself, and I reallyjustwanttoletitallgoandjustbefuckinghappywithmyselfforonce.