-Some of my Weavings; RISD Textiles-

showing you some work I did in my dobby weaving course, enjoy!
also, pls excuse my misspeaking of *palacio
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hello- I missed you,

It's certainly the longest I've gone in the last 2 years without picking up the camera to vlog. it's evident that now that I've taken a break from it, how much it gets to my mentality. I love vlogging of course, but it's become a point for me where almost every hour of my waking time, I have thoughts like "should I capture this, do I mention that, how will I edit this in, etc". Which is fine- it just shows that I'm really committed to vlogging. But these last few weeks, wow, I've lived more in the moment than I have in a while.

I've been continuing to read The Help (which I picked up from the thrift store back in December.) It helps me unwind before bed, but more often than not, I read in the mornings. Often I'm tempted to stay up and finish up really juicy parts of the book, but I mostly have the self control to wait until morning. It gives me motivation to get up early. I sit up in bed, adjust my pillows so I'm cosy, and resume the book where I left off the night previous. Prairie curls up in between my legs and purrs. I don't wake up the same time on the dot every day, and I'm lucky enough to not need an alarm. (I only have afternoon classes, so I can relax in the morning.)
So I read, and eventually, the sun bleeds in through the blinds behind me, the pages on my book are glowing, and warming up prairie's fur.
It's been one of my favorite things this month, and makes me oh so happy. In moments like this, I can live in it, stay put, where as I'd normally crawl out to the table, set up a tripod, and then film myself reading.
(I'll probably be doing that soon, eventually, when I'm back to vlogging again haha!) That's been the highlight of my days, and in general I'm doing well and floating about from thing to thing as time inevitably rolls on. I feel just a tinge of anxiety about the hardcore school term that's about to come up- but come onnnn, worrying is twice the pain. I will endure that when I do. Now, I will enjoy the soothing days while I do. You should too :-)

getting to be very present in the moment has been the same with other things, like having dinner with friends, or my sister- and Tyler just visited us for the first time yesterday since he's moved. In short, we ran all the errands that require a car (while he's here, we went grocery shopping for example) and then ate REAL good food. Stuffed myself, and I also didn't get the time to work out. Won't lie that I didn't feel guilty, but screw it. need to live, and I will put in the work for my health too when I get to it. Something I've been repeating in my head- "don't be so hard on yourself." I try, I don't always succeed, but I can always keep going. That's what's most important to me. I've noticed that being hard on myself only breaks myself down further, makes me want to isolate from the world, and question everything. in no way, does that enrich life. so I keep thinking, "don't be so hard on yourself."

could you believe it, 4 days ago marked 6 years I've been doing youtube? For those who was with me since little 14 year old annabelle made her channel, I have no words. Partly shocked, that you could stand the cringey teen content I posted. Maybe even saw some uber-cringe content that I deleted (which I wish I hadn't, would've been so funny to look back at now.)
But to everybody else whose come along the way, the ones I've had the pleasure to see in person, thank you. you make up one of the biggest blessings in my life. I'm able to learn so much, feel so much, and share the ins and outs of life with you.. can't ask for anything more.

I hope that you can feel that we are together in this.
sending you my love,
Annabelle

Видео -Some of my Weavings; RISD Textiles- канала Annabelle Gao