a week in my life | journal prompts, monthly intentions, nyc snowy days

Auto-captioned from the film, lightly cleaned. Elena's words, not edited prose.

it's been a while since i've made new friends but jesus christ can't wait it's realized i haven't really vlogged in like a month and a half let's vlog a few days in new york hello hi everyone look it's james i just finished rowing it's got a lot of breath but we've been doing some personal training so i also have an online program called movement of mindset if you were looking for a place to start working out with me it's a lot of stuff we offer a lot of different workouts a galaxy hello um so i went to sew house earlier and got a bunch of work done my friend maxine joined me there we go that kind of works um i got this really cute 2022 planner from papier and even though i'm filming this in like the middle of february i figured i'd like to show you guys how i do some of my monthly intentions i'm trying to keep that up this year because i think it allows me to stay a bit more on track like the big whole new year's resolutions can just feel overwhelming and are often lost so i like to do little monthly check-ins and just kind of like give myself a few goals intentions for the month i've vlogged i'm just not inspired by them anymore but one of my goals for this year is really to prioritize quality over quantity when it comes to youtube i want to be able to produce and share more well researched high quality cinematic content you know whatever the case may be for one my like excitement when it comes to youtube and my sense of purpose and meaning as well as most importantly hopefully provide you guys with just more interesting and like thought-provoking or you know challenging unique content anyways i digress let's talk about february shall we this year instead of reading 52 books i'm going to read around 40 books 52 was pushing it so now i want to read about three sometimes four books a month trying to relate prioritize positive mental health this year so two therapy sessions a month give or take as always health and wellness is really important to me so so work out by four times a week minimum i want to take advantage of some different new york experiences and i want to prioritize in taking art i think for one it's incredibly creatively inspiring and so whether that be going to museums or even just exploring different music or going to more live concerts i want to add art into my life more so when it comes to working and living as a creative individual i want to make sure i'm always finding new inspiration another big thing is i really want to create intentional time for myself but i want to spend more time finding time for myself that's really positive and uplifting i think that's so important to like make yourself one of your best friends and i feel like i'm really being forced to learn how to do that it's a very valuable lesson y'all the light right now is so nice i pushed her over into the sunlight so she can get peak exposure also can we take a moment to appreciate this new rug finally got a rug for here this is from see me ruggs on etsy it's super affordable i thought it's kind of fun it's a little funky they have a lot of really cool designs i liked the color scheme i thought it was kind of fun with the artwork we currently have and she is truly so soft it is like my favorite thing it makes this place so much cozier i'll link it down below if you want to check them out highly recommend all right the final look um kind of curled my hair put a little makeup wearing some other pants a little classic going out girly yes we got pita hello we got diesel new york we're headed to bar pity dinner time baby just had to drink it miss the kitchen gonna get dinner and then we're gonna dance good morning for a very snowy day in new york i recently found out when you buy a pack of classes about 45 in brooklyn versus in manhattan it is 50 cheaper so i'm gonna be making the morning trade trip over to brooklyn it's probably good because it gets me outside and i work from home i can go days without leaving my apartment getting outside and honestly crossing into a different neighborhood it's really healthy but it's time to be alive we did a cardio day today feeling tired and pasty how's it going i have vlogged in so long mostly because all i've been doing basically just sit on my work desk all day january in new york city is probably my least favorite month it's kind of depressing and i haven't really vlogged since paris but real talk the last two months i probably had some of my lowest mental health yet oh yeah i figured i'd also be honest today is a good day things are looking up before someone to nashville that was really fun call me a country girl now i used to not be a fan of country music but honestly it slaps i'm here for it i feel like this year i'm kind of trying to like deconstruct certain parts of my identity that i held onto tightly for like no particular reason when it comes to something that's like aesthetically driven like fashion or music or whatever let me just embrace it all so like i feel like when i was in paris i like got super into techno which i never would listen to techno before just been working today and then i'm gonna take a virtual dog pound class with this hoca sponsorship i'm doing instagram which is actually really exciting hello getting ready with peter j yes that skin's going to be so glowy i won't do anything trying to choose a fit about to head out to a rebag event now it's it's just the two of them it's kind of the start of fashion week i have not planned i just pulled this from what's out of my closet but we got some vagabond boots like six four these veronica beard leather pants if you are a tall gal check out veronica beard you know those pieces that are gonna be a staple for a while so i justified it i got this top from and other stories forever ago and i thrifted this in paris literally when i was 19 and i still have it and i love it liquidity again she's back she's coming with me to the rebag event you know life's a little chaotic it's very chaotic thankfully we have each other like we're each other's emotional support animals we sit stand in boyfriend yeah literally we're like partner for life i don't know if i'll actually ice skate cause i don't want to break anything i'm like i don't have that good of insurance i can't risk it united states problems love that hello hi guys should we do an actual haul now sure reback if you don't know does a second-hand luxury back we'd love to see i am renting this little christian new york bag oh my gosh saddlebag you know the classic the iconic it was love at first sight never buy first hand that's awesome if i figured i'd put on a little fit for the first time in a while so i got this little dress i am obsessed with these boots from aloha it's like this koopal's jacket these lisbek all right before i head out um but it's actually warm for the first time forever so i'm gonna go walk in the park and bring a book i'll probably meet gabby and ashley and have just like a whole day um hello from washington park we just had a cutie little picnic we had a sweet green our dirty iced chai from mud and now we're not a little strong happy saturday happy saturday just hello how's it going happy sunday it is snowing outside which is crazy because yesterday it was like 55 degrees fahrenheit today is super bowl sunday my non-americans out there it's essentially the big football game of the year and i don't give a about football but they got good ads you make a bunch of fun snacks having a very wholesome little sundae i've just been journaling in bed um for quite some time and reading a little bit and with some music and just practicing my little self-care self-love routines that make me feel better and more whole and grounded i feel like this time of year is so tricky um again i mentioned this earlier but it's been like a very hard last like two months or so it's a combination of winter and life slowing down so having to readjust to different changes it's really hard to stay creatively inspired and excited when it's this cold and dreary out just trying to remember one day at a time the feelings of whether they're negative or maybe anxiety inducing will bright future and exciting things just a few steps beyond i'm going to go trek out in the snowdo local coffee shop read there run some errands and have a good little sundae okay stop by the farmer's market got some fresh local eggs some fresh bread from bread alone looks like a little magically you really are yeah without you