The BEST Headphones I've Ever Used
As a Twitch streamer who's live for hours almost every night, I know they need to work and be comfortable.
So let me introduce you to these bad boys.
Boy.
Whatever.
These are the Bose QuietComfort 45 Bluetooth Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones in the shade White Smoke.
Everybody now: oooooh, ahhhhhhh
Cuz I was not gonna put some black headphones on and pretend like they went with my aesthetic.
What can I say?
I love them. I truly do.
They're wireless which is already a win and connect with Bluetooth which I know you already appreciate. They have two sound modes - noise cancelling and aware. I prefer aware cuz when I play a scary game, I want to know when my dad is sneaking up on me. It happened last night THREE TIMES.
And sometimes I even forget I have them on cuz they're so lightweight and squishy so my ears are like 'thank yoooou!'
Plus you can get them on Amazon. And prime. With free returns juuuust in case.
But lemme tell you, once you try them, all of your other ones will just not compare.
You can check them out by clicking on the images above!
(I'm an Amazon affiliate so if you order headphones via my links, you'll make it rain just a wee bit over here. So thanks! lol)
"I Know My Value"
Peggy Carter is such an ICON.
When everyone underestimated her, she never believed it.
Not one of them.
For a moment.
She stood strong in what she believed and stayed strong.
If you haven't watched Agent Carter yet, here's a slight spoiler alert...
This is her full quote from the Season 1 finale:
"I don't need a congressional honor. I don't need Agent Thompson's approval or the President's. I know my value. Anyone else's opinion doesn't really matter."
Can we just give her a round of applause please??
I wanna be like Peggy. Knowing my value and not listening to anyone who doesn't see it too.
We should all see the value in one another.
We should be cheering each other on.
We should be excited for someone's breakthrough, for their emotional healing, for their success.
And if you don't see your own value?
Spend time with those who do.
It'll make the biggest difference in your life.
And help you see it for yourself.
(I'm an Amazon affiliate so if ya pick up Agent Carter for yourself from my link, it's like you're giving me a tip - so thanks!!)
Are You Missing It Too?
I miss Disney.
There isn't one thing I miss most.
It's just all of it.
Hearing the music, walking along Main Street, running to get in line at a ride... it's the place I've always been happiest.
And this morning all I want to do is be there.
I want to leave my life behind and for a few days, escape into the magic.
Just envisioning myself hopping inside the Big Thunder train car and screaming my head off, queueing up for Star Tours and hearing about a fabulous trip I could take to Endor, cooling off with a Dole Whip and waking up José, freaking out and waving to Ariel as if I didn't just become her last weekend - it all sounds like something I kinda need right now.
So that's where I'll be mentally today.
If you need me, you'll have to come find me in Critter Country.
I'm a Twitch Streamer Now
Does to me.
And I'm having a blast.
Getting to play my fave video games while I hang out with my peeps? Nothing's better than that!
On Mondays, you can join me as I decorate my Animal Crossing island with elements of all my fandoms - Disney, Marvel, and Harry Potter! (I've already built Belle's book area and a Harry Potter wand shop... I reupload my streams to YouTube because they expire on twitch so even if you miss my live stream, you can still be a part of the fun over there!)
Plus I did a GRWM stream where we just played with makeup and chilled... and it went so well, you're now gonna get one of those every Wednesday.
And on Thursdays? It's voter's choice. You can vote in my poll on my IG story to decide what we do that day and what game we play!
I'm so glad I joined this community. I even have a new streamer buddy... from Norway. The internet is just so cool sometimes.
So if ya wanna come join me when I go live, check out my TWITCH!
Then you can join in on my brand new discord where I wanna chat about all our fave things. It's gonna be fun.
Here are a couple highlights from my streams that people got a kick out of on my new TikTok:
Feeling Down? Try This.
So would anyone like to take home a few of these 8 dozen cookies I made?
Jokes.
Honestly though, I have felt some very deep sadness in these past few months.
I don't really like sharing the dark stuff and always want to keep my pages happy and positive and silly.
But I think it's really important that you know I'm human too.
When grief becomes overwhelming and I feel like I can't make myself do anything, I bake.
I tried this for the first time a couple weeks ago because I was tired of just sitting and staring and bawling.
And suddenly a thought popped into my head.
Bake cookies.
I'd never done it before. On my own, at least.
So I decided to listen to that little voice.
And as I cracked eggs and laid out parchment paper and mixed the ingredients all together, my soul stilled.
I felt okay.
I could breathe and think about something else outside of me.
This has now become my go-to for those heavy, difficult days.
Two days ago, I made brownies.
I know this strategy works too because I get a sweet treat to reward myself for getting through and feeling and processing and healing.
Trust Lupin's advice: "Eat, you'll feel better."