Well hello there. Care to join me for a nice,
slow morning in my studio apartment?
Come on in and get cozy with me for a bit.
Whoops, looks like I fell asleep before I
finished my brandy last night. Don’t you
hate it when that happens?
And, as usual, I fell asleep reading, which
means I probably spent a good portion of the
night cuddling my iPad again. There’s nothing
like the sweet, mechanical embrace of an Apple
product, am I right?
Anyway, in this video, I wanna bring you along
for a nice, soothing, slow morning with me.
The vibes will be chill, the ASMR will be
satisfying, and the scented candles will be
lit.
And hopefully it’ll inspire you to slow
down a bit - take time for yourself and enjoy
the simple things the morning has to offer:
that first sip of coffee, lighting your favorite
scented candle before you start working, putting
on some music that lights you up and helps
you focus.
In this time of quarantine, we have to cling
to those simple pleasures, don’t you think?
Cherish them.
My life has certainly transformed in the past
months - as all of ours have, in our own ways.
I went from being an Office Manager at a digital
design and marketing company here in Seattle,
to their virtual Office Manager in quarantine
(you can see what that was like in my “day-in-the-life”
vlog I did back in May), to ultimately becoming
a laid off Office Manager as of July.
Something crazy happened to me yesterday.
Um, I was laid off from my job yesterday.
It’s because of Covid-19 and this really
crazy time that we’re living in, it’s…
you know… they had to do some layoffs and
I was one of them.
So here we are, on a typical morning of my
post-layoff life, and I really just want to
bring you along for some soothing, cozy, morning
stuff in my studio.
And what I hope you’ll take away from this
is a simple reminder to slow down and truly
experience your precious mornings. Even if
you only have 5 minutes to spare before you
rush off to your essential job or get your
kids ready for their day of at-home education.
Whatever your day holds, try to slow down
and enjoy each morning moment.
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Ooh this is where things start to get a little
ASMR-y, so I’m gonna shut up now.
How do you like my collection of Red Robin
french fry seasoning? Pretty impressive, right?
*music*
Once I have my energy elixir, I walk over
to my home office - aka my couch - and take
a look at my calendar. This is what a typical
week looks for me. Not what you’d expect
from someone who was laid off, right?
Well, you see, the silver lining to being
laid off was the fact that it basically released
me from having a day job that distracted me
from making Moda Misfit into the online business
I’ve been dreaming about for the last couple
years.
So now, I’m actually busier than ever - diving
deeper into YouTube video creation, upping
my social media game, and working on the online
course I want to release, which will teach
apartment dwellers how to style their spaces
based on my own process that I use for myself.
I’ve been able to truly devote myself to
this venture because of the layoff, and even
though it’s scary, I’m grateful.
So, before I dive into Moda Misfit work, I
must put on my Legend of Zelda music, of course.
It’s my secret weapon for staying super
focused, because if you think about it, video
game music is specifically crafted to keep
the player focused - aka playing the game
as long as possible.
I have a pretty sweet Legend of Zelda music
playlist here on YouTube - I’ll link to
it below if you want to check it out.
So, today I’m focusing on one of the lessons
in my upcoming apartment styling course, which
will be a breakdown of a bunch of interior
styles and how to choose the style that’s
right for you.
It’ll basically be a crash course on interior
styles like boho, rustic, dark decor, mid-century
modern… and will walk you through how to
identify your specific vision for your apartment
based on those styles.
If you’re interested in a course that walks
you through styling your apartment step by
step and you want to be among the first to
hear when I release it, I’ll link to the
page where you can sign up for the waitlist
in the description below.
*music*
After working on the course for a couple hours,
it’s time for breakfast!
On the menu is a very scrumptious breakfast
sandwich my dad recently taught me how to
make that involves prosciutto, heirloom tomatoes,
garlic aioli, and sourdough bread. It’s
very simple, and oh so delicious. I’ll show
you how to make it!
*music*
After breakfast, I
took a quick shower and now I’m giving Helo
some love before I start doing my skincare
and makeup routine.
I have a tricky relationship with this one
these days… I’m trying to develop more
of a habit of getting fully ready each morning,
like I did pre-quarantine, but man… it’s
hard finding the motivation!
But I want to do it because there’s something
to be said about clinging to the normalcy
of old routines before things went crazy.
When surrounded by uncertainty and chaos,
don’t you ever feel like the act of doing
something utterly normal and mundane is oddly
calming?
I dunno, doing makeup used to be the biggest
pain in the ass, but now I almost treasure
the predictability and control it gives me.
So if you ever need a little pick-me-up during
quarantine, try doing your makeup. It’s
oddly therapeutic nowadays.
After the beautification process reaches its
completion, it’s back to work on my apartment
styling course, this time at my desk because
a change of location is another way to keep
things exciting in quarantine, you know?
And as I’m working and getting some particularly
adorable affection from Helo, I have to wonder:
amidst all this darkness we’re facing, is
it possible that beautiful things will come
from all this time at home? Is it possible
that they already have?
Can life in your little apartment in the time
of Covid grant you the gift of a fresh perspective?
The desire to pursue something you were too
stuck in your ways to pursue before? Could
Covid be the forest fire that wreaks havoc,
yet leaves behind newly enriched soil where
new things can grow?
What’s something you’ve been dreaming
about? Do you think that this crazy time we’re
living in can actually act as a catalyst,
rather than a roadblock, for you to start
pursuing that dream of yours? Try to think,
how can this be your blessing in disguise?
I’ll leave you with one of my favorite lines
from a Beck song called We Live Again. It
goes, “When will children learn to let their
wildernesses burn? Then love will be new,
never cold and vacant.”
My wilderness burned when I was laid off from
my job. And now everything is new. And things
already growing here.
