a productive day with me | *mostly* working from home

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uh i'm looking a little crazy at the moment i just got back from f45 class they are open here in new york but you have to exercise with a mask and it's like a really small class if i can do like 30 burpees with the mask on karen can wear a mask doing grocery shopping but before i jump in the shower i'm going to round up my dirty laundry and bring it all down to my like semi-haunted basement um where there's some laundry machines and start cleaning up my room get my space organized and cleaned it's a little messy from the weekend and then clean myself up and get to work i don't really think i've ever shown you guys my building but how creepy is this elevator what's in there who scratched that just you guys today's sponsors as you probably know if you watch my channel i love trying out different beauty products hair care products skincare products and whole deal and so i'm super excited when arctic fox reached out to sponsor this video it's vegan cruelty free basically it's an incredible universal shampoo for everybody that's also color safe which is great if you color your hair but also strengthens your hair gets packed like amino acids and fruit extracts to like protect your hair soothe your scalp to give it more like elasticity and strength all the good things so use this hydrating foam mask before i got in the shop either before your shower kind of in your shower while the hair is damp and then i just wash my hair with the shampoo and conditioner like i said it's packed with great ingredients like castor oil that helps support the keratin in the hair and make it stronger argan oil which helps hydrate and soften your hair green tea extract goji fruit extract i love to gloss my hair i used to get balayage but now i like a darker hair gloss essentially to just darken my hair without damaging it too much but i like using these with that because i know it's color safe but it's also gonna like keep my hair really healthy and strong this is a great option too if you're just looking for like vegan cruelty free you want to check them out for yourself of course everything will be linked in the description thanks again to arctic fox for being today's sponsor i'm going to go do my little skincare routine probably put on a little smidge of makeup i also need to go check on the laundry i'm pretty sure the laundry should be done by now so let's go get productive when it gets gloomy here in new york it is so dark in my bedroom that i have to turn on all the lights as if it's nighttime essentially even though i do have these two big-ish windows in my room i never get any direct sunlight into my room they're facing north i guess essentially set a little mood for myself turn on the lights laying some candles making it cute it says it's supposed to get sunny later today so i think the second of the half of the day is gonna be really pretty but when it's gloomy like this i'm like i'm just gonna work inside get my stuff done i know i've talked in some other vlogs a little bit about my work system but i figured i'd give you guys a little uh tour for a productive video how i kind of organize my life so i like to list out my top things i'm making like a little contact section for people i need to make sure i'm following up with getting in touch with i usually just make like a little other section for other things that are important but not my top priorities i'm also a sucker for notion which you may have heard of before which is a really cool app so people like organize their entire life with it but i like to keep some different to-do lists and some like video lists to make essentially and then google calendar is my best friend and helps me keep my life organized those are my top things i kind of use to stay productive it's kind of my like main master to-do list and then my like daily to-do list i like to write out cross-up as i go and then my google calendar essentially to like get myself in check so biking right now to the beam got my bike in my bag let me just put this down there's no one around i promise there's some coffee shops around where there's finally some like outdoor seating limited indoor seating wi-fi outlets and if i can get outside of the house for half the day i feel like i am usually 10 times more productive so let's go get some work done how beautiful this is she is hello hello it's like 7 30.

i put on a little makeup if you can tell kind of put on a different outfit and i'm gonna make a quick dinner and then i'm gonna head out and meet a friend or two for a little drink for me a way of being productive honestly in a way of like making sure i have a good day is like being a little bit social i'm just like a social creature overall obviously cope it's safe you know outside bar and i've just kind of been on my own all day so it'll be nice in the meantime i'm gonna be cooking up this salmon i've been defrosting as well as these delicious zucchini spirals from trader joe's just to make a super easy meal the salmon the zucchini noodles and look at all these cutie little plants over here we're propagating you're doing pretty good okay greetings hello just got back from some little drinks that was really lovely it can get really lonely working from home every day or just really really monotonous and thankfully here in new york restaurants are open with bars outside so it's a chance to support a small business and just like get outside while it's safe and i'm able to do so so very grateful for that also coba testing is readily available in the city they made it super accessible to everybody which is really nice so i just had one the other day i'm in the clear um and so i bought this set of drawers off like target or something like that a while ago and it's been sitting just like planks of wood i've just been sitting in a pile on the side of my bedroom for three weeks now because i have not built them and i just keep putting it off so tonight is the night i'm gonna be productive i'm gonna get it done obviously enjoy your evenings i'm not saying you need to work until 10 30.

um i highly recommend journaling having a cup of tea enjoy your night listen to some music dance around but in my case i need to get these drawers built so i think i'm gonna put on some game of thrones i finally have decided to watch it i feel like i'm very late to the bandwagon which i'm excited about and i'm going to attempt to build these drawers i hope it doesn't take long i want to put a set of drawers just right over there by my mirror to store all my like work technology you know lenses hard drives microphones earbuds cords the whole deal because right now it's just kind of stuff in my closet and i can do better so let's get building it's actually not hard to build there we go you