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Hello. Hello.

1:45

Welcome back to the wellness cafe

1:47

podcast, your go to Hot

1:49

Girl Walk podcast. What

1:51

is up? Today, we are doing the

1:54

comprehensive

1:55

holiday

1:56

Christmas guide part

1:59

too. Because

1:59

last week, I got talking a little

2:02

bit too much about the night routine. I

2:04

don't take it back. I think

2:06

the night routine deserves all the talk

2:08

right now. I am so into it. So

2:10

if you missed that episode, go listen

2:13

to it after this one to get on the night routine

2:15

vibes. but

2:16

they were going to carry it on and

2:18

lean into more of the social aspects

2:21

like bucket list ideas, gift

2:23

ideas, and all of those good things.

2:26

I

2:26

hope you're having a great week. If

2:28

you did candle at Pilates at

2:30

bedtime after listening to last week's

2:32

episode, how was it? Was

2:34

it everything I said it would be? How

2:36

high were the vibes? I need to know.

2:39

My weekly update is that Oh,

2:41

actually, yeah, I went to Vans,

2:43

so I went back to Vancouver to see Broad

2:46

for the weekend and it was

2:48

so much fun.

2:50

I was so excited to be back

2:52

in that city because I love Vancouver

2:55

and now that I'm feeling better and

2:57

I have been really working on getting

2:59

back into routine and prioritizing the

3:01

habits that make me feel good. I

3:03

was able to enjoy the city again

3:05

and go to host concept and

3:07

go for a walk and get a smoothie and

3:09

go out for dinner with Brody. And

3:12

it was just really nice to feel like

3:14

myself again and enjoy the city

3:16

and it was just such a good

3:18

time. I love that city so much. I

3:20

will definitely be going back for longer soon,

3:22

but I think I need a little just a little

3:24

bit longer to get back into routine at

3:26

home. You know. But with that being

3:28

said, I know a lot of people

3:31

will be wondering this. So I just thought I

3:33

would talk about it. I don't regret

3:35

my decision to get another

3:37

place in Edmonton and be here for a little

3:39

while. I was excited to come

3:41

back and I'm still very happy

3:43

and think it was the right decision to

3:45

do

3:45

what

3:46

I needed for my mental health and

3:49

to show up as the highest version of myself

3:51

and get back on track and feel like me again.

3:53

I do know that I made the right decision for

3:55

that even though I do love that Vancouver

3:58

so much and obviously it was hard

3:59

because I missed the apartment, like

4:02

my dream apartment, all all of

4:04

that is all over in Vancouver. It was my

4:06

dream. But ultimately, I

4:08

had to do what was best for my mental

4:10

health and that wasn't that at the moment

4:12

and that is completely fine and I'm very

4:14

content with that and I have accepted

4:17

that and I was very happy to come

4:19

home see my family, see my

4:21

friends. So that is that.

4:23

This weekend, I also started

4:25

tell me well, started

4:28

and finished Tell me lies

4:30

on Disney plus because I was

4:32

watching the Kardashians, and I saw that it

4:34

recommended tell me lies beneath it.

4:37

And why are people not talking

4:39

about this show more? I hadn't even

4:41

heard of it. I didn't know what it was, but I

4:43

thought I would click on it because the

4:45

teaser looked really good, and

4:47

holy

4:48

shit. I binged it all in one

4:50

night. I sat up till three

4:53

in the morning. I haven't done

4:55

that in so long. I kept saying,

4:57

you need to go to bed. You need to go to bed. Go

4:59

to bed. One more episode. And then before

5:01

you know three o'clock and I finished

5:03

the entire series in one night.

5:05

It was to the point where I was watching it on

5:07

my laptop. I started it while

5:09

I was cooking dinner and then I ate dinner

5:11

watching cleaned up dinner watching it.

5:14

I took my laptop to the

5:16

freaking bathroom to do my skincare with

5:18

me to keep watching it. because I

5:20

could not put it down. Oh

5:22

my goodness. If any of you have

5:24

watched tell me lies, the

5:26

last episode sowed absolutely sent

5:28

me. And if there is not a season two,

5:30

I might cry. But I woke up the

5:32

next day, I told just to watch it, Rachel

5:34

Brody, I said, you all need to watch this

5:36

show right now. So that's

5:38

really all I've done. Yesterday, Jess and

5:40

I did stairs. The stairmaster

5:43

era still going strong. And then I

5:45

went home and visited my family for a

5:47

little bit. I couldn't go for long because I

5:49

had to work. But I just went and

5:51

said hi, and I got some homemade

5:53

from my mom that I brought home that I'm going to have for

5:55

dinner tonight. But on the way home, I

5:57

called Brody while I was driving and I

6:00

just told him that how happy

6:02

that made me to be able to just go

6:04

visit my family and I just was really

6:06

expressing my gratitude for it and just had a

6:08

moment of, like, just eye

6:10

of relief and it just felt so good

6:12

and that is really when I knew I made the right

6:14

decision for myself to

6:17

get this place in Edmonton. so

6:19

many people on social media keep asking me

6:21

what's going on, and I feel like

6:23

there's so much to explain. And I think

6:25

I've done a good job of it if you've listened to

6:27

every episode, but if you've been asking

6:29

me and I haven't been replying, I

6:31

am I'm sorry. I mean,

6:33

it's kind of a long story. So if

6:35

you listen to all the pot up

6:37

those that have been out recently. It it

6:39

should be summed up pretty well.

6:41

But long story short, I

6:43

just needed to come home for my

6:45

mental health, and I'm doing a lot better,

6:48

just insanely better. And I was

6:50

so happy just leaving and being able to

6:52

quickly go see my family when I want

6:54

say hi, have a hug, ask them

6:56

how they're doing, grab some homemade

6:58

soup from my mom and go home

7:00

and keep working. So that

7:02

is what I

7:04

did this week, weekly segments

7:06

what I'm having. First off, I am still

7:08

having Candellet Pilates

7:11

at bedtime. You best believe I

7:13

will be doing that tonight. And

7:15

I also stole my little sister's sunset

7:17

lamp and I put it on in the corner

7:19

while I'm doing it. It's a vibe. I

7:21

get into it. You need to try it

7:23

if you haven't yet. Turn all the lights

7:25

off. Light candle and just do some

7:27

yoga or pilates or stretch

7:29

before bed. And it just sets the tone for

7:31

the whole entire evening. So I'm really

7:33

into that. I'm also staying

7:35

strong on the no coffee on an

7:37

empty stomach. I just decided that

7:39

this time I am following

7:41

through. with the habit that I want to

7:43

implement into my routine and

7:45

that was kind of that. The first time that I

7:47

tried to cut it out on an empty stomach, I feel

7:49

like I just wasn't serious. And

7:52

this time, I just decided that

7:54

I want to implement this habit

7:56

and I'm going to follow through on it. So I

7:58

just never have coffee on an empty

7:59

stomach anymore. And that's exactly

8:02

how it goes when you are trying to

8:04

implement a new habit. You have

8:06

to just have some tough

8:07

love on yourself and if it's something that

8:09

you want, a behavior or a habit

8:11

or a routine or practice, anything

8:13

that you want

8:14

in your life and you want it there,

8:16

just show up for yourself

8:18

and follow through on the habits that

8:20

you want in your life. Because if you

8:22

think about having them, just show up

8:24

for yourself in the present moment to

8:27

create that habit as a reality. And obviously,

8:30

it's not always that easy, but that's why it is

8:32

best to incorporate habits

8:34

into routine one by one so

8:36

that you only have to focus on one

8:38

thing at a time. That makes it a

8:40

lot easier and a lot more realistic to

8:42

create healthy habits and a new

8:44

routine for yourself when you're only focusing

8:46

on one thing at a time. So that's a

8:48

habit that I've recently

8:50

incorporated and And I can't say

8:52

that I've seen a crazy

8:54

difference, but hopefully over time,

8:56

I'll be able to tell. I mean, I

8:58

definitely don't get coffee jitters in the

9:00

morning anymore. But hopefully, over time,

9:02

I'll be able to notice a difference

9:04

and look back and see how it went. Oh

9:06

my goodness. Another thing, this is a

9:08

product, but I have to tell you and

9:10

get you on. It is the ordinary

9:12

lash and brow peptide

9:14

serum. It is fifteen dollars.

9:16

It is still affordable. That is why I love

9:18

the ordinary products. because they

9:20

work and they're affordable. So it's a

9:22

win win. I got it from Sephora. I

9:24

got two bottles of it and I've been

9:26

using it. I want to Sephora four

9:28

weeks now and I don't use it on my eyebrows,

9:31

but I use it on my eyelashes because

9:33

who else absolutely just

9:36

droict their eyelashes, getting

9:38

lash extensions a couple years

9:40

ago. Like, I had them I

9:42

think I had them on for a year straight

9:44

at one point and then on and off another

9:47

couple months here and there. But

9:49

of course, that was before I

9:51

was introduced to the

9:53

fact that less is

9:55

more and natural

9:57

clean beauty for the wind. So

9:59

I've been very minimal with my makeup

10:01

lately, but my

10:03

eyelashes were nubs

10:05

from the eyelash extension

10:07

era of my life. And I love

10:09

the ordinary products. If you have watched

10:11

my YouTube videos for a while, like

10:13

before I even started the pod. You will know that

10:15

I use the buffet serum and the

10:17

caffeine serum as part of my morning

10:19

routine religiously for about or

10:21

three years now, so I knew I liked their products,

10:23

and I thought I would try out the lash and

10:25

brow serum. It is so easy to use.

10:27

You just apply it on your lash line. I do

10:29

it morning and night. I have

10:31

seen a noticeable difference in

10:33

my eyelashes after just

10:35

four weeks, so I cannot wait

10:37

to see what they look

10:39

like after even longer. It is

10:41

insane. I think it's the best

10:43

fifteen dollars I

10:44

have ever spent. So I just

10:46

could not gay keep that from you, and I

10:48

had to let you know.

10:49

So run, don't walk to get the

10:52

ordinary lash serum

10:53

if you're also recovering from eyelash

10:55

extensions like myself.

10:57

Okay. There's one more thing that I

10:59

just

10:59

discovered a recipe and I had

11:01

to share because it is also too good to

11:03

not tell you. When I was in van, I

11:06

went to a workout at my favorite gym

11:08

host concepts and they had launched

11:10

protein powder since the

11:12

last time I was there and they were kind

11:14

enough to give me a big box of all of them

11:16

to try. So I was

11:18

hungry and I thought, what the heck? Let's

11:20

just try and mix up a chocolate

11:23

protein smoothie with just what I

11:25

have You know, I wasn't following a recipe

11:27

and I created the best

11:29

protein smoothie I have ever

11:31

had. So I did a little bit of milk and

11:33

a little bit of water. But today, I made

11:35

it again and I used iced

11:37

coffee as the base because I wanted

11:39

some caffeine. So you can also do

11:41

that. And then I put in a

11:43

ton of frozen banana. And

11:45

the number one thing that I always

11:47

have on dock in the apartment is cut up

11:49

bananas in Tupperware. Just

11:51

already pre cut in the freezer, ready to

11:53

go for easy access when I want to

11:55

make a smoothie or something like that. that

11:57

is another tip to just get in the routine of always

12:00

having that stocked up for all your

12:02

smoothie protein shake needs. So I did

12:04

frozen banana and then did

12:06

cinnamon almond butter and the chocolate

12:08

protein powder. And this was

12:10

the best protein

12:12

shake I've ever had. I don't know

12:14

I think the host concept protein powder

12:16

is really good because it didn't have

12:18

that chalk, taste, and it was

12:20

just so creamy and

12:22

delicious. I literally I made it

12:24

for Jess and I the first time I made

12:26

it and we were just amazed

12:29

at how good it was. We were just drinking

12:31

it, looking at each other like holy shit.

12:33

This is amazing because you know once in a

12:35

while when you try protein powder and

12:37

it just doesn't hit and it

12:39

has weird texture. I don't

12:41

know. You know, protein powders can be

12:43

weird, but this one was amazing.

12:45

And I also think I discovered the

12:47

best almond butter ever. For my

12:49

Canadian girls, I got it from Savon

12:51

in the organic aisle. It is the

12:53

only goodness almond

12:55

butter. And the ingredients was only

12:57

dry roasted almonds, which

12:59

makes me so happy because

13:01

last time I picked up an almond butter, I just

13:03

forgot to look at and that is

13:05

something I try to do. I'm not

13:07

very strict on it and I don't do it

13:09

all the time, but I like to be cognizant of

13:11

the ingredients that I'm putting in my body

13:13

obviously. So after the fact,

13:15

I looked at the label and saw that the

13:17

almond butter had palm oil in it,

13:19

which is a no no for

13:21

me. So I checked this label

13:23

before I bought it and it had only

13:25

almonds in it, brought it home, and it

13:27

is the best almond butter. I have ever

13:29

tried. Besides the one from Sun

13:31

Life Organics that

13:33

if you know you know it put me on

13:35

almond butter, that one is the almond

13:37

butter of all almond butter. It is

13:39

how I discovered my love for it, but

13:41

I found a new one that you can buy.

13:43

It is insane if you're looking for a good

13:45

almond butter, I have post it

13:47

on my Instagram stories. I think

13:49

I've posted it twice this week actually

13:52

because it is that good. And after I made the

13:54

smoothie for Jess, she's also going to get

13:56

it. So there's your little

13:58

fall holiday protein

13:59

shake recipe and spa. It

14:02

is the best if you're looking for a

14:04

little protein shake after a workout

14:06

or like a quick snack best thing

14:08

ever. And once again, I've been

14:10

talking for way too long Because

14:12

when I am happy and excited about something,

14:15

I can ramble. And that is how you

14:17

know I'm doing better again. But what

14:19

I'm grateful for, I I'm

14:21

going to use what I called Brodie About. I'm just so

14:24

grateful to be able to see my

14:26

family. I'm grateful for making the hard

14:28

decision to move home and prioritize

14:30

my mental health. I'm grateful for the

14:32

sun. I'm grateful for my friends and for

14:34

all of you listening. I'm grateful to

14:36

be able to move my body

14:38

so much every day to be

14:39

grateful for. So here's a

14:42

reminder to take a moment just a

14:44

couple seconds and think of one thing

14:46

that you are grateful for today. to

14:47

get in the right head space to go

14:49

on with your day

14:50

and listen to the rest of this

14:52

episode.

14:52

What I am working on? Okay.

14:55

I hadn't thought of something for this week and I was

14:57

about to say nothing in particular

15:00

because that is totally fine and you don't always

15:02

have to be working on something. And then I

15:04

just thought to myself that with the holidays

15:06

coming and Black Friday sales and all of

15:08

that, I want to be very

15:10

cognizant and aware of

15:12

my spending and just

15:14

because it's on sale doesn't mean I need

15:16

it. I am totally being a hypocrite after

15:18

saying this because I just land

15:20

texted me that Skims was having a

15:22

underwear sale. and I immediately bought

15:24

six pairs, but that is actually

15:26

something I have been needing forever.

15:28

For some reason, I just can't find

15:30

good underwear anywhere. So I did actually

15:32

need that, but I just get sucked

15:34

into the sales during the holidays.

15:36

I spend so much money. So I think

15:38

what I'm going to be working on from here

15:40

on out and throughout all the holidays

15:42

is just do I really need it?

15:44

Or is it just something cute for the

15:46

holidays that I won't actually use?

15:48

You know? but I have been talking

15:50

forever, but that is it for our weekly

15:52

segments. Let's get right into the

15:54

episode. I hope you enjoy it.

15:57

Okay. Welcome back to the comprehensive

15:59

that

15:59

girl holiday guide

16:02

holiday checklist. This

16:05

episode was recommended by a comment

16:07

on the wellness cafe Instagram, and

16:09

then I put up a questionnaire to

16:11

see what you wanted to hear about,

16:13

and the most common answers

16:15

were bucket list ideas, how

16:17

to romanticize the winter and

16:20

colder months how to

16:21

stay motivated and get movement

16:23

in during the winter, gift ideas,

16:25

recipes, and romanticizing

16:28

the holidays when you're single.

16:30

So we're going to get into all of that that

16:32

I didn't cover in part one. And

16:34

if you miss part one, that is okay. You can

16:36

just go listen to it after this episode.

16:38

In that episode, I already touched on romanticizing

16:41

the holidays when you're

16:43

single. But I just want to remind

16:45

you again that you

16:47

are enough on

16:49

your own. And there is

16:51

no reason why you can't go out and

16:53

do all the things with your friends

16:55

at family or just alone

16:57

your worth and your

16:59

ability to be happy and

17:01

enjoy something should

17:03

not and is not

17:05

determined by if you have a romantic

17:08

partner or not, but I

17:10

totally get it. It can be frustrating

17:12

if that is something you're looking for

17:14

and maybe your friends surrounding you

17:16

are doing cute couple things or

17:18

scrolling Instagram, you see cute couples,

17:20

and it may you wish but I promise

17:22

you the right person will come into

17:25

your life at the right time. And in

17:27

the meantime, just focus

17:30

on being the best version of

17:32

yourself and find things that make you

17:34

happy and romanticize the

17:36

holidays on your own. You seriously

17:38

don't need anyone. And this goes back to when I

17:40

talk about the law of

17:42

attraction and practicing being

17:44

of magnet. If you want

17:46

to attract a romantic partner

17:48

into your life that is going to treat you

17:50

correctly, treat you like a

17:52

queen, make you happy. The best

17:54

thing to do is treat

17:56

yourself like that

17:58

in the meantime and allow

18:00

yourself to be treated with all this

18:02

positivity and all this self

18:04

care and love from yourself.

18:06

Love yourself first and that

18:08

will allow the right person to

18:10

be attracted to you because you've

18:13

been focusing on being a magnet for positive things

18:15

and experiences and people to come

18:17

your way that you desire and that you

18:19

are trying to attract. So

18:22

focus on your positivity and

18:24

loving yourself, being kind to

18:26

yourself, all these bucket list ideas that

18:28

I'm about to get into, all these things

18:30

on how to stay motivated, These are all

18:32

things that you can do for you and you don't

18:34

need anyone else. I promise you that.

18:36

Every single thing happens for a

18:38

reason and I truly one hundred

18:41

percent believe that. And if

18:43

you're feeling like you're left out because you

18:45

don't have

18:45

a relationship, just know

18:48

that

18:48

what's meant for you will come to you

18:50

at the

18:50

right time and at the exact time that

18:52

you're ready for it. Just focus on doing

18:55

you and living your dreams and work your

18:57

goals, working on yourself, at your

18:59

mental health, at your self care, your

19:01

fitness, all of the above in the

19:03

meantime. So that's is my little reminder

19:05

for that because I know I already touched on it in part one.

19:07

So let's move into how to get movement

19:09

in and stay motivated in

19:12

the winter. because I definitely

19:14

hear you. A change of seasons

19:16

can always mess up your routine and

19:18

it is definitely harder to get your

19:20

butt out of bed in the morning

19:22

and drive in the cold and in the dark

19:24

to the gym in the morning, I totally

19:26

get it. So first of all, if you're

19:28

lacking motivation right now, that

19:30

is completely valid and totally

19:32

fair. I'm pretty sure all of us

19:34

are feeling that. So don't be hard

19:36

on yourself if you're feeling this. A

19:38

couple things that I find that work that

19:40

may work for you with a new season to stay

19:42

motivated is to change

19:44

and pivot with the seasons.

19:46

So maybe try switching it up and

19:48

doing a new workup. if

19:50

you've been going to the gym and weight lifting. Maybe

19:52

try throwing in a new movement like

19:54

an exercise class, a

19:56

hot pilates, a hot yoga,

19:59

boxing, swimming, there are

20:02

so many different

20:04

resources and different places to go to get

20:06

your move and sometimes if you've

20:08

been doing the same thing for a while, all

20:10

your body needs to get reinspired and

20:13

re fall in love with movement

20:15

and get excited for it again and be

20:18

ready to jump out of bed because you're

20:20

craving those endorphins and

20:22

that sweat and that rush that you

20:24

get from moving your body and feeling

20:26

good. Sometimes all you need

20:28

is to switch it up and try

20:30

something new and just get a little change. So

20:32

I would definitely recommend just maybe trying

20:34

to switch things up if you're feeling off

20:36

or less motivated because I totally

20:38

hear you. It can be hard in the winter. And

20:40

I just think it's super beneficial to

20:42

pivot with the seasons. So that is

20:44

why I'm really into the candle of Pilates

20:47

at nighttime now in the

20:49

summer. Like, no chance that, you know, I'm not

20:51

going to be doing that in the summer. It's

20:53

light out at night. I'm having fun. I like to

20:55

wake up early and do my

20:57

morning movement. now with the change of the

20:59

seasons, it is fueling me

21:01

and making me excited to switch up my

21:03

routine and do candlelit pilates

21:05

as my movement at the end of the

21:07

day. So I would really just try and experiment

21:09

to find what works for you, try some

21:11

new things out, and you will get that motivation

21:13

back in no time. After

21:16

Brodie left, weekend back to Vancouver

21:18

because he also we

21:20

drove back to Edmonton from Vancouver and

21:22

had a couple days here together. I

21:24

was feeling a little lonely, you know. all of a

21:26

sudden, I'm back to being on my own.

21:28

And I thought to myself, you know what?

21:30

What the heck? Let's just have a

21:32

big Christmas holiday inspired

21:34

day. Let's just have a day. You and I. I

21:36

took myself out on a date and I went to

21:38

HomeSense. And I I

21:40

think I blacked out. I think I was in home

21:42

sense for about an hour looking

21:44

at Christmas decor. But one thing I got

21:46

is Christmas,

21:47

no pods. that have to do

21:49

list and a checkmark box next to

21:52

them. And I've been back into my

21:54

to do list. So this

21:56

is something that really helps me stay motivated is

21:58

physically writing down what I

22:00

need to get done. And I swear

22:02

you just feel way more in aspired

22:04

to get it done when you are physically

22:06

writing the check mark off, you're

22:08

taking the boxes, you can physically

22:11

see yourself getting all your to do list done. And this is

22:13

always something that really motivates me to

22:15

get through my list, especially when I

22:17

have a lot of things to do. in

22:19

the beginning of the day or at nighttime. Honestly, whenever

22:21

the ideas come to me, I like to just do

22:23

a brain dump of absolutely everything

22:26

that has been on my mind and in

22:28

my mental to do list,

22:30

taking it to the paper and

22:32

writing it down and seeing what I need

22:34

to get done and seeing myself accomplish

22:37

them as I go through the list. really

22:39

helps me to get through the to do list,

22:41

especially with tedious tasks that

22:43

I have been putting off. So I

22:45

would highly recommend physically writing

22:47

down your to do list Checking them off

22:49

as you accomplish them. This is totally

22:51

something that will help you stay motivated and

22:54

productive and inspired to get

22:56

through that to do list.

22:58

Another thing. that I have talked about

23:00

before is goal setting. So

23:02

maybe you're not as motivated and

23:04

you want to set a goal to

23:06

work out four times during

23:08

the week. And you want to do

23:10

that two weeks in a row, and you tell

23:12

yourself, okay. This is my goal. This

23:14

is how I'm going to achieve it. This is

23:16

something that is realistic. First

23:18

of all, always remember to

23:20

make realistic goals for yourself because you

23:22

don't want to set yourself up

23:24

for failure. So you set a realistic goal to work out four

23:26

times during the week to stay motivated

23:28

and be in your comeback era. And

23:30

then maybe after the second week,

23:32

of accomplishing the goal that you want to accomplish. It's

23:34

the holiday season. There are so

23:36

many cute Christmas things, as I

23:38

mentioned, during the what I'm working on,

23:41

but if you have stayed motivated

23:43

and you have done the goal that

23:45

you promised yourself you would do for two

23:47

weeks in a row, go treat yourself. Okay?

23:49

Go get a Starbucks coffee

23:51

go get a Christmas coffee drink from

23:54

Starbucks, maybe go treat yourself to a new pair

23:56

of cozy Christmas PJs

23:58

to elevate your night routine, setting

24:00

a goal and

24:02

having a reward for hitting that goal

24:04

is a very healthy and very

24:06

realistic way to accomplish

24:08

your goals. And it's the holiday

24:10

season, so you deserve to treat

24:12

yourself. And I know that you are capable

24:14

of following through on your goals that you want

24:16

to make for yourself and staying

24:18

motivated all winter

24:20

long. Okay. Let's get into bucket

24:22

list ideas, all of those

24:24

good things. I'm just going to rally them off really

24:26

fast because I have a lot of good ideas.

24:28

And I also went back and looked at what I do

24:30

in the winter months with friends how

24:32

we have fun in the winter, and I

24:35

guarantee you you will not be bored after

24:37

this list. So first of all,

24:39

all of these can be done with your

24:41

girlfriends or partners, or

24:43

honestly, they are equally as fun

24:45

alone. Give yourself a little date

24:47

night. Any of are very

24:49

flexible and can be done with anyone.

24:51

And for my girl leaves

24:53

who are a legal drinking age,

24:56

obviously, all of these

24:58

ideas are also they

24:59

also pair nicely with a nice

25:01

glass of red or winter sangria

25:04

or a fun cocktail. You know? Okay.

25:06

So the first one is gingerbread House

25:09

Wars, but I'm not talking

25:10

like just buying a gingerbread set

25:12

and trying

25:13

to go through just your classic

25:15

set. I'm talking about going to

25:17

bulk barn, getting so

25:19

many different original crafty

25:22

candies as decoration for your

25:24

gingerbread house and, like, really getting into

25:27

it, grab your friends, go to

25:29

someone's house, set it up, make it a

25:31

whole night put the right playlist

25:33

on, and it will be a time. The

25:35

next thing I kind of briefly touched on

25:37

this last episode is something you can do

25:39

alone, but get inspired to

25:42

really decorate your Christmas presents

25:45

nicely and aesthetic. I love to

25:47

scroll on Pinterest and get inspired

25:49

with fun ways to decorate presents. because

25:51

buying presents for people is one of the best parts

25:53

of the holidays. In one of my

25:55

psychology classes about brain and behavior, we

25:58

actually learned about how there was just all these

26:00

studies done about how it makes you

26:02

happier to spend money on others rather

26:04

than yourself. So that

26:06

is probably why you get so excited to buy presents for

26:08

other people, but make a little

26:10

date out of it, go out, get in the

26:12

mood, to get your presents for everyone, and

26:15

it can a whole

26:17

day of doing things. If you take

26:19

yourself out on a date, get all the

26:21

wrapping papers, I like to do a

26:23

theme for all my presents and you

26:25

can make it so fun and it is a way

26:27

to get off your phone. It is something

26:29

creative. It calms your mind.

26:31

This is one of my favorite things to

26:33

do and every single year I try

26:35

to do like a different theme and

26:37

wrap my presents in a different way.

26:39

Next up. Okay. Stay with me here.

26:41

This one is very weird. But

26:43

last year, I got

26:45

invited to go to Kendall Jenner's

26:48

818 tequila virtual

26:50

Christmas party thing, and it was with

26:53

a magician, Dan

26:55

White, and we did a virtual magic

26:57

show. And going into that, I

26:59

a magic show was not something I was interested

27:01

in. You know? I was like, okay, what is

27:03

this going to be? And Rachel did it

27:05

with me. And when I tell you

27:07

it was one of the wildest and

27:10

funnest things I have ever

27:12

done. I was shocked

27:14

I had never thought that

27:17

a magic show would be something that

27:19

I would be interested in, but it was

27:21

so His name is Dan White. I don't

27:23

know if he's still doing virtual magic

27:25

shows, but I just thought I would add that to the

27:27

list because it was so fun we did tequila

27:29

cocktails with the 818 and

27:31

then popcorn and did the magic show. And

27:33

it was a whole evening. We got dressed up

27:35

at home, and it was a time. So I had

27:37

to add that in there. Obviously, you can

27:39

do some holiday baking, cookie

27:42

decorating, you can do a sip

27:44

and paint night where you make a fun

27:46

drink and get some canvases. layout

27:48

newspapers and everyone just paints a canvas

27:50

with the music on. I

27:53

love to make espresso martinis

27:55

in the winter her and a charcuterie board and

27:58

red wine. All of those things

27:59

are a vibe, so just have a

28:02

girly cocktail, Christmas

28:04

cocktail night, make the our

28:06

kudry board, everyone brings one

28:08

different thing for the board or

28:10

everyone someone's on drinks, someone's on

28:12

the board, you know,

28:14

that's a whole night. something that I

28:16

always get re into in

28:18

the winter is puzzles.

28:20

I'm very into things that just allow you

28:22

to take a break from your phone

28:24

and just tap into what

28:26

your creativity well, not even creativity,

28:28

but it's just things that are therapeutic and

28:32

allow you just be in the present moment. No one is

28:34

on their phone. You're all doing a

28:36

puzzle or a board game. I

28:38

love puzzles in the winter. I

28:40

really like Gray Mallin. He does

28:42

some amazing travel photography,

28:44

and his pieces are just

28:47

stunning. I'm sure you have seen

28:49

them before. but his pieces have

28:51

actually been created into puzzles as

28:53

well. So there are these elaborate,

28:56

intricate photos turned

28:58

into a puzzle, so they take so

29:00

long. I think you can get them on Amazon

29:02

for like twenty dollars. And I

29:04

got one of a place that Brody

29:06

and I traveled to in Italy, so it

29:08

was like very nostalgic for me

29:10

and reminded me of the great trip we

29:12

had and it took so long and we had

29:14

so much fun you just put the music on and

29:16

hang out, you focus on the no

29:18

one's on their phone. It is very

29:20

quality time together and it's definitely

29:22

fun. But I feel like these are the things that

29:24

you forget about and never

29:26

really have the idea. you know, you

29:28

won't just be sitting there and be like, hey, let's do a puzzle. So

29:30

I really tried to pull out all the ideas

29:32

that are maybe less

29:34

common or not at the top of

29:36

your mind as much. So

29:38

a puzzle nay is a very fun idea.

29:40

I also love making winter sangria

29:43

from scratch. and Gigi Hadid vodka pasta,

29:45

you know that cooking is like one

29:47

of my favorite ways to pass the time. So that

29:49

can be on your bucket list is to

29:52

make it pasta sauce from scratch with

29:54

your friends or just buy yourself on

29:56

a date, you can do that. You know,

29:58

it's just fun to

29:59

tap into hobbies that you've

30:02

forgot about or hobbies and things

30:04

that you haven't done for a while. Because

30:06

most of the time, you will surprise yourself

30:08

at how much fun. You have

30:10

just cooking pasta or doing

30:12

a puzzle or getting all your friends

30:14

and painting little canvases

30:16

that you bought from the Dollar

30:17

Store for one dollar. Like,

30:19

I swear you will surprise

30:21

yourself once you just start doing

30:23

things that you haven't in

30:25

a while. you are never too old to

30:27

go sledding or to bargaining. That

30:30

is always a time.

30:32

You can go to an outdoor rank and

30:34

go skating. You can go snowboarding or

30:37

skiing. There are so many ways to

30:39

get your movement in out side

30:41

during the winter that you wouldn't typically think

30:43

of as a workout. But if

30:45

you go sledding with all your friends and you have

30:47

to walk up the hill each time,

30:50

that is

30:50

a workout, and you're having fun

30:53

outside with your friends getting fresh

30:55

air. I also always

30:57

just Google things to do

30:59

in whatever

30:59

city you're in. So Google things to do in

31:02

Vancouver this weekend. And it's usually a

31:04

pretty good chance that somebody is

31:06

running a blog and is honestly telling you

31:08

every single thing that there is to do in

31:10

your city that weekend. And most

31:12

of the time, you can also just

31:14

add free things to do in Vancouver this weekend,

31:16

and you will be presented with

31:18

a list of free things to do in your

31:20

city. Winter photoshoots are always

31:22

fun outside if you're into that.

31:25

Google the Pinterest, winter,

31:27

snow aesthetic, and get into

31:29

it. You can do a games night.

31:31

My friends and I have been loving

31:33

doing switch nights of playing

31:35

Mario Kart or Mario Party, but

31:37

we always get a little too competitive and

31:39

a little too into it and we just laugh

31:41

so hard. Chest gets so

31:44

into it and she just turns

31:46

into a scary different person.

31:49

Nobody will win Mario party

31:51

against us. My friends also

31:53

do Sunday Thai food together, where we

31:55

just bring a bunch of Thai food, green

31:57

onion cakes, spring rolls,

32:00

soup and just sit at the kitchen

32:02

table and talk for hours. I feel

32:05

like you just need to make a plan

32:07

and just get out there and

32:09

because I got it. I'll also be laying

32:11

a bed. It's winter or you're not motivated

32:13

to leave your house. But then once you

32:15

realize, like, oh my goodness. Why don't I just

32:17

make a plan? There are actually so

32:19

many things to do. Once you get ready and get

32:21

out there, you totally are happy that you

32:24

did it. You can go drive and look

32:26

at Christmas lights. You can

32:28

make a Christmas ornament and date it

32:30

with the year. Make an ornament of

32:32

something that symbolizes this

32:34

year for you, maybe something that was really

32:36

special to you from this year, or even

32:38

a picture frame, I always have fun

32:40

doing that. You can mail Christmas cards

32:42

to your loved ones if you have any

32:44

long distance friends or family

32:47

members. I love getting mail, and I

32:49

feel like this is something that has been

32:51

forgotten about, especially for people

32:53

our age. But how much fun is it

32:55

to go get males? So

32:57

you can mail out Christmas cards, you can handwrite

32:59

them, make them cute, you can

33:01

do a friend's a mess sleepover and

33:03

ugly Christmas PJs. You can have a

33:05

night where you scrap book this

33:08

year of twenty twenty. Did I

33:10

just say

33:10

twenty twenty? Oh

33:12

my goodness. Scrap book

33:14

twenty twenty two and print out all the memories that

33:16

you had this year and

33:18

write down some very special things next to

33:20

all the pictures so you have that

33:22

forever and never forget

33:24

your core memories from this year. And

33:27

also, like I mentioned, I just feel like there

33:29

are so many fun ways that so many fun

33:31

activities to do inside

33:33

because I know you're just so used to.

33:36

Like when you first get into winter, you're

33:38

so used to just being able to

33:40

go outside and have fun in

33:42

the summer. that you can almost forget that there actually

33:44

are so many ways to have fun

33:46

inside. You just have to be creative

33:48

and looking for them because

33:50

obviously it's the same

33:52

with movement. You know, you're used to

33:54

working out. If you were used to

33:56

working outside during the summer and now

33:58

you're not as motivated because you have

33:59

to do things that inside, you just have

34:02

to pivot and switch

34:04

with the seasons. And then lastly,

34:06

like I talked about in part one of this episode,

34:09

I just really like to get into the night routine

34:11

during the winter, and you just

34:13

indulge in self care and make

34:15

it last the full evening.

34:17

Friday night's in hybridation season.

34:20

It is peaking. It is a

34:22

vibe. So just get into it. All of these

34:24

ideas that I've given you are totally fun to

34:26

do on your own or with friends. I love

34:29

I don't know. Just try it out. Even if you thought some of them were silly,

34:31

just try them out, painting, cooking,

34:33

puzzles, games night. There's

34:35

actually a lot fun things to

34:37

do in the winter that I feel

34:39

like sadly most of the time we just forget

34:41

about because of social media and

34:44

and they're

34:44

not at top of your mind of things to do anymore totally

34:46

guilty of that too. That's why I also,

34:48

like, had to go back and check of what

34:50

I do in the winter that makes me happy.

34:54

But I think bottom line is anything that allows you to be creative

34:56

or get off your phone and

34:59

spend quality time with

35:01

the people you love is

35:03

great and you don't need to do a lot. If you're with

35:05

the right people, anything will be

35:07

fun and just spending time with your loved

35:09

ones is always

35:12

something to get excited for and be grateful for. I also just

35:15

did a bucket list in the Hot Girl

35:17

fall checklist episode, which was only

35:19

a couple by So if you're

35:22

looking for some more ideas, those

35:24

ones were a little more fall centered,

35:26

but there's still some good ideas of dates

35:28

to take yourself on alone.

35:30

If you're still looking for some more ideas. So that is it for

35:32

the bucket list ideas, but I'll

35:34

also work on compiling all

35:36

of these and writing them

35:38

down into an Instagram

35:40

post for the wellness cafe

35:42

Instagram so that you're able to

35:44

have that and go reference it whenever you need a new idea

35:46

of something to do. And the

35:48

last thing that you

35:50

requested was gift ideas and wish

35:52

list ideas.

35:54

So my thing for gifts is I

35:56

really like to make my

35:59

gifts personal and honestly

36:02

anytime someone is around

36:04

me and brings up something

36:06

that they need or something that they

36:08

want that brings a

36:10

little belt in my head and I write my my

36:12

phone so that I'm able to have it for

36:14

reference next time it comes to

36:16

getting a gift for that

36:18

person. For boyfriends,

36:20

Brody and I always go very

36:22

crazy for Christmas. And

36:24

I have got him so

36:28

many gifts a lot of the time, I really like to get

36:30

him very unique

36:32

clothing pieces or like trendy

36:34

men's clothing pieces that

36:37

I've scene online because, well, he sees them all

36:40

now, but when we first started dating, you

36:42

know. I had to change up his

36:44

wardrobe a

36:46

little and expand it into some more

36:48

trendier things. So some things that

36:50

Brody has really liked that I got him for

36:52

Christmas or

36:54

just gifts anytime. Anything aloe for

36:56

boys is amazing. The pieces

36:58

definitely are a little more expensive,

37:01

but I know they've been having a lot of

37:03

sales. And aloe clothing is great

37:05

because it's comfortable and boys

37:07

that always like to be dressed in

37:09

comfy clothes. That's just how they go. But I like

37:11

that aloe made their athleisure

37:14

a little more street style, so

37:16

you can still wear it out

37:20

everywhere. I feel like sometimes with

37:22

Lulu, they're joggers or sweatpants or

37:24

pants and stuff like that. If it's

37:26

not, I know now

37:26

they have the

37:27

line that is that can be

37:30

worn everywhere,

37:30

but I feel like their comforier pieces aren't as nice

37:32

and wearable and stylish. if

37:36

that makes sense. So Brody has loved everything from

37:39

aloe last year. No. Two years

37:41

oh my goodness. I think it was two years ago now.

37:43

I got him a from

37:46

TNA. Girls, if your boyfriend doesn't

37:48

have a super puff, here's your sign

37:50

to get them one because Brody

37:53

was always like as if no way I am wearing that

37:55

with the TNA logo, I'm not walking

37:58

around in it. So I bought it for

38:00

him

38:01

because I

38:02

knew I

38:03

knew that he would love it and

38:05

what did he do? He was

38:07

obsessed. He loved it. And

38:09

I think he honestly

38:10

a new one that's waterproof for Vancouver. So

38:12

that is another idea. We are getting our

38:15

boyfriends into Aritzia. We also

38:17

got a super puff for

38:19

Brody's best friend last year,

38:22

so I'm just getting all the boys around

38:24

me into little

38:26

Aritzia minion. I feel

38:28

like Lulu underwear is always a

38:30

good bet for boys.

38:32

Or kith, I got

38:34

Brody, a kith beanie, and kith

38:36

underwear. They're just like trendy men's

38:38

fashion brand. There's also

38:41

landscapes. A couple years back,

38:43

I got Brody, a Drew hoodie, shoes

38:45

are always good, going on goats and looking

38:47

at new balances. Brodie always

38:50

loses his to go coffee mug, so

38:52

I got him one from espresso. So I feel

38:54

like you just have to really think about what they

38:56

need if it's a new wallet, if

38:58

your boyfriend is into candles and

39:01

has his own space. Mallin and goats

39:04

candles are great for boys. But yeah,

39:06

most of the times like the coffee cup thing. I just

39:08

like to think of things that they

39:10

need, and I feel like so easy with

39:12

boys because Brody, like, lost

39:14

his coffee mug and I swear he was just

39:16

taking our at home

39:18

mugs into car because he

39:20

was never going to buy himself a new coffee

39:22

mug. All boys are the same.

39:24

Look for those little weird things that

39:26

they won't buy for themselves, you

39:28

know. And I also like to do that.

39:30

Well, I do that with all my presents. So

39:32

for my parents, one year we were going

39:34

to Hawaii, so I got them both

39:36

matching yetis. to take on

39:38

the trip so that they always had cold

39:40

drinks by the pool and beach and

39:42

stuff like that, so that was a hit. If

39:44

you're looking for presents that don't require spending any

39:46

money. You can make little

39:48

voucher cards and wrap them up

39:50

nicely and

39:52

It can be a voucher to babysit for

39:54

someone to go on a date. If it's your

39:56

parents like a voucher to clean the

39:59

house, a voucher for any

40:01

of those things that they would like or

40:04

quality time vouchers, movie night

40:06

vouchers, you know? Anything like that.

40:08

I always like making a

40:10

gift basket I always like to

40:12

put a lot of energy into the

40:14

presentation of gifts, you know. Because I really do

40:16

think it's the thought that

40:18

counts. So you can always get a basket

40:20

and just fill it with a bunch of little things that the

40:22

people that you're giving it to love, it can be their

40:24

favorite candy. It can be full of cheap

40:26

things. But

40:28

if it's thoughtful and you've been thinking about what they

40:30

really love. Even if it's their favorite

40:32

gum, if it's their favorite chocolate bar, their

40:34

favorite drink. You know, put into

40:36

a gift basket, write a cute note,

40:38

wrap it very nicely. You can

40:40

do movie tickets, workout classes,

40:43

a gym subscription. I always like to give

40:46

experiences if it's the

40:48

person that doesn't need anything and it's

40:50

hard because they have everything they want.

40:52

an experience or something to do or a date voucher

40:55

is always a great idea if you

40:57

need present ideas or wish

40:59

list ideas of for

41:01

new homeowners or your new

41:04

apartment. This thing is a little pricier

41:06

but a

41:08

Dyson vacuum. Honestly, I don't have my Dyson here and

41:10

it is just the one thing that

41:12

really makes me feel like my space

41:14

is clean and spotless

41:17

and it just makes me feel so good that I really

41:19

do think it's worth the money especially after having it for

41:22

I think I've had my Dyson for about five

41:24

years now

41:26

and I do not regret it. I have definitely got my money's worth out

41:28

of it. I would highly

41:30

recommend. Also, you know the

41:32

sage cleaning spray. It is

41:34

the vibe

41:36

for cleaning your apartment and getting that clear space,

41:38

clear mind vibe, sage,

41:40

cleaning spray.

41:41

Candles

41:43

are always good, a good

41:45

knife set, a coffee

41:48

machine,

41:48

silicone Amazon straws,

41:50

an electric candle lighter. I

41:52

just got one of these for myself.

41:54

and it has changed the way I like candles. I

41:56

think I'm going to make wish lists and

41:58

I'm going to link them in the description and

42:00

I will also be posting them

42:04

on I'll post them on personal

42:06

Instagram at trinity tondelere.

42:08

So you can go

42:12

reference those And if I remember, I will also go back and put them in the

42:14

description of the show notes. So if

42:16

you're listening to this real time, they won't be

42:18

in it yet. but I definitely have

42:20

those done by the end of the week.

42:22

Okay. And lastly, you all

42:24

requested some Christmas wish

42:28

list ideas for yourself to

42:29

ask for. And I think that is a great opportunity

42:31

if you're someone that's into

42:33

wellness to ask for those

42:35

things

42:35

that will elevate your

42:38

routine and those things that will get you

42:40

excited and motivated to get

42:42

into the habits you've been trying to create

42:44

for yourself. So this

42:46

can be a new water

42:48

bottle. This can be a

42:50

wellness journal. The five minute journal is

42:52

a great starter to get into

42:54

a gratitude practice, new pens to go with it,

42:56

there is nothing like new workout

42:58

clothing to get inspired to

43:02

go to the gym and just get really into it

43:04

because obviously you're going to be more

43:06

excited to put on your new outfit that makes you

43:08

feel good and makes you feel

43:10

confident that gets you excited to go.

43:12

So I always love that

43:14

new workout socks. I

43:16

used the Lulu ones. They are amazing and

43:19

It's just like the finishing touch to slip on

43:21

and get excited to go for the gym. You can

43:23

ask for a yoga mat to be able to

43:25

do at home workout goats. You

43:27

can ask weights to able to at homework outs. I've been obsessed

43:29

with the summer Fridays

43:31

lip balm lately

43:34

oh my goodness. MJ hair clips,

43:35

they are a go to. This is

43:38

like the Trinity Tondelere Starter

43:40

Pack Christmas

43:42

wish list. TNA

43:44

Biker shorts, the butter ones, or

43:46

beyond yoga. That is all I can

43:48

think of for right now, but like I said, I'm

43:50

going to list all these things and I'll be

43:52

posting them soon on all my

43:54

socials. And I think I'm going to wrap up

43:56

today's episode here, but I hope you

43:58

enjoyed it. If you try any of the

43:59

bucket list ideas, let me

44:02

know, tag me in the vibe so I

44:04

can see it going down. I always love to

44:06

see it. You all have been taking me

44:08

in the candle

44:10

at Pilates after last week's episode end. Nothing

44:12

makes me happier. Every single one of you

44:14

are just vibing, working on

44:16

yourself, and we're all doing

44:18

it together. Oh, I forgot to remind

44:20

you that if you want to write in for December's community episode,

44:22

that will be linked in the show notes.

44:26

The advice column Google form is also linked in the show notes

44:28

now if there's anything specific that

44:30

you need my help on because

44:32

a lot of the times I

44:35

will get DMs asking for advice. And I'm sorry, I just

44:37

don't have time to go through them

44:39

all. I try. And if I didn't get to

44:41

you, just know that

44:44

you know, it's not purposeful. I'm trying to get to you.

44:46

So if there's something you've been trying

44:48

to ask me, you can go put it and

44:51

write it in to the Ask Trin advice session column. I will

44:53

be doing another one of those episodes

44:56

soon, and I think that is

44:58

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