Week in my life | september in seattle & early fall days

We call each other coastal buskies. I'm also really trying to get back into reading. Tina used to live in Seattle and she's showing me all of the places she used to frequent. My college days. Yeah, her college days. Good morning. I am just getting ready right now to have like a reset day. I feel like we've been really busy the past week. But I'm really glad I got to see my friend Tina. She's a friend that I met through Instagram actually. And we've only seen each other like five times whenever she's been in Seattle or I've been in New York. But it's just really nice to connect with her every time. Because I feel like she's just genuinely one of those friends that I really connect with. And I personally don't really have a lot of those type of friends. We call each other coastal besties because we're genuinely so much alike in many ways. We even worked at the same company. We just didn't know each other then. We have a lot of the same interests. I always get asked about my makeup. So I'm going to just briefly summarize what I'm using. For the base, I use a cosmetic CC cream in the shade Fairlight. I swear by this. I think it's the best CC cream I've ever used personally. And then I'm using this Merit bronzing stick. I've also been using this for a few years. And I really love it and how easy it is to use. And then I go in with Rare Beauty blush. It's in the shade Bliss. I have a lot of blushes that I like to use. But this is usually my go-to. Hey. Why do you have my kitty? Hi, hello. Because September has been so busy for us outside of like the normal stuff. I barely made it to the studio. I think I've only been to the studio twice this month. It was just a lot going on. Especially when we were hosting our friend. And we have like hosting obligations and stuff. On top of that, Matt's going through a lot personally with his family. So I feel like things are kind of starting to settle down. And we're finally getting back into our usual routine. Which I'm so grateful for. Because I feel like routine is everything. Making sure you're doing your regular exercises. Eating well. And all of those things. But yeah. I'm going to finish up my makeup real quick. Because I'm getting distracted talking and doing my makeup at the same time. And then head out for the day. So every time we're at a Barnes & Nobles. A new one specifically. We try to look for Matt's book. And they have a copy here. So he's going to sign it. And it's just a little fun activity we've been doing. Ever since he launched his cookbook. We just go around all of the Barnes & Nobles. Or bookstores in general. And see if they have a copy. So it's really cool to see it here. Alright, go sign it. Other than that, I love just going around. And exploring different Barnes & Nobles. Because I feel like every Barnes & Nobles is kind of different. Even though it's a corporation of course. But there's just a little quirkiness to certain ones. In different locations. This one that we went to a few weeks ago. Was the classic old school Barnes & Nobles. From the 2000s. And it was very nostalgic. Because they even had a little media center. That they used to have. I think that's what it's called. Where a whole place is sectioned off just for DVDs. And CDs, records. But yeah, this one is just really big. I feel like it's one of the bigger ones I've been to in the Seattle area. I'm also really trying to get back into reading. Right now I'm reading Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain. Because we recently watched the movie Tony. Which is about Anthony Bourdain's early life. And they also have an audiobook on Spotify. So I've been switching between listening to the audiobook. When I'm working out or something. And reading it in bed. So I'm just looking around for some books. I read this when I was little. But I think I was too little to comprehend the book. But I don't even remember it. So I kind of want to reread this one. They said we should be getting more in soon. They've been running out. Really? How do you feel about that? It's pretty cool. It's cool? Selling out? Left and right? Left and right. It's up and down. Hello. I just got back home. And it felt so nice to be out today. Because yesterday it was raining all day. And when I say all day. I literally mean all day. Like 24 hours. So it just felt so nice to be outside in the sun today. And the weather was just so beautiful. We mainly just chased around some fall foliage. Because we wanted to see the color changes in the trees. And then we got some fall inspired treats. Which was really nice. And I also did a little bit of shopping. Just a little bit. I tried them on already like 10 minutes ago. Because I just wanted to make sure that they fit me. And they do. Which I'm so excited about. Because it means I get to try them on. And style it tomorrow with an outfit. They are so pretty. So I've been looking for ballet flats for quite a while. I don't own any flats right now. I only have sneakers. And I just kind of felt like I needed some flats. Or some sort of different style of shoes for certain outfits. And I've been really interested in ballet flats. These were actually recommended to me by my friend Tina. She is the friend I met up with earlier this week. And she knows everything about fashion. And if I have any fashion questions, it would be her. Because she's very fashion forward. And she loves styling herself. And she said she's owned a lot of ballet flats before. But in her opinion, the Sam Edelman's are the most comfortable. And also the most durable. Which I'm actually already starting to believe her. Because the flats are very bendy if that makes sense. Like malleable. So it seems very comfortable. I just wore it around the house a little bit just now. And they feel really great. And they're also true to size. I'm a 6.5. So these fit perfectly well. And I don't think you need to size down or up. Which I was really glad about. Because they were out of a lot of sizes. And luckily, 6.5, they did have it in stock. So I picked these up. And I'm just so excited to style it tomorrow. And the weather is supposed to be really nice as well still. So that means I could wear these. I feel like if you guys follow me on any of my other platforms. Which is mainly just Instagram. I think you'll see that I've been trying to be more adventurous with my fashion. But I feel like adventurous isn't even the right word. I'm just trying to discover my fashion. And just have fun with the clothes I'm wearing. And I'm just trying out different silhouettes and color combinations. And different brands that I'm shopping from. Because I just want to make sure that all the pieces I get. Especially the basics are just worth the money in the long run. So I've been more cognizant about the material that the things I'm buying are. For example, this little quarter sleeve top is 100% Egyptian cotton. Which is from the brand Cotton. And I really love their pieces. I've only gotten like 3 pieces in the mail. Just because I was looking for some basics. And so I am just trying to... I guess I'm just in this phase of discovering my fashion as well. Which is never too late. And I also feel like your fashion kind of just changes throughout your life. You know, different phases in your life. And right now I think I'm in a very feminine phase. And cutesy phase. But yeah, anyway. I am very very satisfied with this ballet flats. And I'm so excited to style them. Also, since I'm already talking about clothes and fashion related things. I wanted to just mention this hair clip that I'm wearing right now. It's a banana clip. Which I recently just discovered. It's a clip that just helps you put your hair up in like a ponytail. But I feel like it's a lot more comfortable. And it also makes your hair look a lot fuller. I don't like putting my hair up in general. That's just not really my thing. But I do like how this makes my hair look. It is another very beautiful bright blue sky day. I was just checking out Elliot Bay Books. Because whenever I'm in the neighborhood, I love just going in and wandering around. But now I'm about to go meet up with Matt. Get a line bike and a bike down to Pike Place. And get some snacks there. Coffee. And just enjoy this beautiful weather. Because it's going to rain again soon. We made a little pit stop to Dim Sum King for a little late lunch. I'm so excited for this. At the Seattle Pottery Supply looking for some new glazes. For some of my pieces that I have waiting to be glazed. Because I'm very specific with my glazes. And I really love this store. I just discovered it like a month ago. Because I wanted to pick up a few glazes that my studio didn't have. This store has everything. It has glazes. It has tools. It has clay. And also wheels and kilns that you could buy. Which is really cool. I'm getting so distracted by all of these glazes. It's like decision fatigue. Finally found the black walnuts. Oh good. You guys are all sold out. Which is understandable. Those go for us. So many of these under glazes to test out. Oh yeah. I'm glad you guys have these sizes. I do like the 4 oz sizes. I'm actually working with under glazes in general. This will be my first time using under glazes. I don't think I really show Lady Bird on my channel a lot. But this is Lady Bird. And then this is Howl. It's so funny because they look very similar. Howl loves to mimic Lady Bird. He's currently laying down just like her right now. Hi Lady. I love cats. Good afternoon. He's so cute. He's a little hyper right now. So he's going to run around some more. I spent most of my day running errands and doing chores. Cleaning the house. And then I went out to get my nails done. I did this milky pink color today. And it's such a treat. Hi Howl. Anyway, I was just saying. It feels really nice to get your nails done. After a whole morning of running errands. And cleaning up the cat litter. Yeah, I had to clean your cat litter. By the way, I actually wanted to ask. If some of you guys have cats. Do you have one of those robot litter cleaners? Because we have two cats. And sometimes it gets a little bit unmanageable. And I was just curious if that was a good investment. Because I've seen other people use it. But I don't know if it's one of those unnecessary robotic tools. If that makes sense. Right Howl? After this week. Everything's feeling really great. I feel a lot more better than I did a week ago. Which is great. And less overwhelmed. And just more like I'm getting back into my routine. And I'm very grateful for all the sunny days. That we've been having this week. Considering how it said it was going to rain a lot. And now that we're entering the fall season. I think you'll hear me say this a lot. About how much I'm not liking the rain and what not. I'm just not really a gloom person. I love the summer. And some people love the gloom. Like Matt really loves the gloomy weather in Seattle during this time. But I absolutely hate it. So yeah, you'll hear me complain. Not complain. Be very unfavorable towards the weather this upcoming season. But other than that. I wanted to just close off this vlog. And just say thank you for being here. If you are here till the very end. Let me know what you're looking forward to the most. During this fall change in season. I also wanted to mention. I feel like I've been just a lot more chattier on the vlogs in general. Which I'm really happy about. And it's genuinely because I just feel so much more connected with myself. And I feel a lot happier. And I'm just excited to just show more of my life. And be very honest with you guys during this whole process. And it just feels really nice to feel like myself again. Because I feel like I lost myself for quite some time there. But yeah, I am very very grateful for you all. So once again, if you made it to the end of the video. Please let me know what your favorite thing about fall is. Or what you're looking forward to during this season change. And yeah, I will see you guys in the next one. Bye bye!