nyc diaries | my wfh routine, staying on track, events in the city

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what are you so scared said to you good morning just got back from my berry's class looking sweaty and cute making some hard-boiled eggs very exciting stuff i feel like when i vlog i try to just highlight really fun moments so that's entertaining but i thought it might be interesting to show you a little bit more of what my work from home routine looks like generally starts off with this i try to do some type of workout every morning for one it gets me out of bed it gets me started my day i always feel better when i exercise first thing because i feel like we'll accomplish like i can already check it off my to-do list hello greetings from my little workspace i am showered i'm ready for the day there's some sunshine outside which is a very good sign if you ask me so i've been wanting to vlog more but when it comes down to it most days i am just here at my desk which is not very exciting content but i figured i'd show you guys a little bit of my like work from home routine because if you are like a freelancer out there you work for yourself it is so important to be able to stay productive and it's easier said than done i love having either a little like legal notepad or shout out to my gal katie i love this little pad that she's made as well i'm also gonna give you guys a little tour of my work set up my desk is west elm my chair is i think laura davidson it's super comfortable this is kind of embarrassing she's missing keys but she does the trick it really doesn't bother me i know i should upgrade but like you know what sometimes you just just cannot be bothered this is my new monitor it's from samsung i recently started using this this video is in partnership with samsung which is really exciting with their smart monitor and so i use it a lot for my work i like having a double screen setup but what's great is you can also literally stream netflix which i sometimes make this like a little tv at night and you can like airplay off your computer which is what i'm going to show you guys right now do this display boom it's 4k resolution so it's like i can see all these cutie little clips and just edit to like such precise detail on this there's all these other fun features too where you can just connect your phone with a tap to the top of the screen you can connect your pc to it it automatically adjusts brightness it's a great system if you want a second screen or if you kind of want like a built-in tv streaming so like that is a key part to my desk setup is having this shout out to samsung i will link it all below if you want to check it out for yourself i am a notions fanatic i'll just show you it on my phone for now but i'm often on it on my computer as well it is so so helpful for me i have like so many different little lists as you can see so it's like i have my today to do this overall task list so that's just other stuff that i need to get done at some point because i like to keep my daily to-do list somewhat clean so now i've got my handy-dandy to-do list which keeps me on track and that way i can kind of check in during the time of day so i could see like what i've done so far what i need to start prioritizing let's cue the good ol work from home b-roll who cares right all right i guess i'm getting to take kind of a work break doing this like lymphatic massage today which is exciting i'm heading out right now it's at 4 30 though i'm gonna have to come back and get more work done but let's go you can only try to hello i'm back um that was lovely a little lymphatic drainage massage i've never done that before they reached out and damned me and asked if i wanted to come in and i said why not i'm editing a little photo real quick that i have to send over to my manager and then i really gotta head out to go to cafe select so i need to close the old laptop um get changed and then let's go meet up with the friends we're going hello hello we're back it's another day um i already kind of started off with my to-do list i didn't mention yesterday but i really love the pomodoro method the pomodoro technique is a time management system that encourages people to work within the time they have rather than against it using this method you break your workday into 25 minute chunks separated by five minute breaks so i do this occasionally especially on days where like i have a lot to get done because it helps me stay on track so i use the app forest what focus i'm a beauty guru you set a 25 minute timer she's planted basically you can turn off different modes where it's like you can't leave the app to kind of keep you focused it tells you when you're 25 minutes are up and that's when i'll maybe take a break to like check what texts i've received get up get some water some coffee whatever the deal is and that's helpful especially for tasks like getting emails done certain things that i may have been putting off for a while i don't always use this if i'm like in an editing hole kind of depends on what your job is but for me when i edit like i need to get in the zone and stay on the zone and kind of have that like workflow but for other things where i just need to get it down and i'm feeling really scattered because it feels like there's so much to do at once i use this and i'm just like okay i'm gonna focus on this first task and then i'm gonna go from there and it really helps me stay on track so i talked about yesterday i set my daily goals i also like to do that for the week ahead either via notion or just my google calendar i'm so i know like what i'm doing and kind of can plot it out as well as figure out what my biggest goals are usually my biggest goal is to like get one video done or it kind of depends sometimes there's different events going on it's like fashion week or travel or have to shoot some different brand products work on future projects et cetera all right hello hello it's been a couple hours i've gotten quite a few bit of work done definitely need to take a little snack break soon and i also have to run quite a few errands and then i have a really exciting dinner tonight with coda lee they're one of my favorite skincare brands hello about to head out to a little codaly dinner so i figured i put on a dress the first time in a very long time ah little legs like it's quite cold out there so i'm gonna need a very warm coat it's also at the harvard club the hovid polo club fake it till you make it right let's go on my side just like this flat and i take a deep breath which is a blend of cabernet and merlot so when you swallow the wine you will count the kodali it's the aftertaste of the wine in your mouth and the more kodaly it's like a second the wine hat the better they look better than mine i think i need to show you guys a sneak peek of my merch website i have not meant to like slowly be mentioning this for so long i promise it's not me i am very type a when it comes to getting stuff done but there's just an incredible backlog with um the different blanks i'm using as well as the dyeing process because i'm trying to do it as sustainably as possible and so because of that like the product keeps running out and then we have to like take forever to get the die just right and i've been dining designing the website myself i think she looks pretty cute so far show you guys a little little sneak peek okay so exciting i can't wait for this to go live look at my cute little slideshow one of my best friends in california is mean model it for me out there because like the inspiration is like a mixture of like california new york and so i couldn't go to california so i had her and one of my good friends jack shot it um so shout out to them and i'm so excited for it to go live it should be live really soon my goal with it was to create something that for one would be great for everybody guys girls everything in between very gender fluid as well as kind of pay a little homage to um you know growing up and spending so much of my life in california and then now living in new york i wanted to be something too that didn't feel like merch with like my name like drastically on it like i wanted to be something that people just like enjoy to wear whether they care about or watch youtube or not the price points are a little bit higher again just because i really wanted to make it as sustainable as possible and when you create something that's sustainable you are basically seeking out goods that are made at a higher more ethical level and because of that it costs more i hope it works for you guys i hope you enjoy it i'm so excited to finally go live it's been such a process i am so ready to finally have it up and out for the world to see i am getting ready because i'm an exciting event tonight with cynthia rally they're doing a dinner with a bunch of new york-based influences so fun to have events back for one i get to see everybody and it's awesome to connect with brands and like get to meet the people that i've been emailing in person and see like the collections in person and i totally blanked and my friend allison texted me last night she was like dude we have chrom been tomorrow i was like what so we bought these tickets back in like november and i literally just spaced and completely we both completely forgot we bought them and so now they're for tonight so i'm gonna go directly from the cynthia rally dinner to the karangan concert which should be so fun the brand also sent me a fit that i've kind of styled out i think i figured out how i'm gonna wear it natalie helped me style this dress she is colorful she is floofy she's chic yes very excited exactly oh it's a look oh look okay my uber is weird we love you yes pray with me please no