a cozy week of reading 🍂 bookstores, small towns, cutting coffee
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
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forgive me for teetering on the edge of the parasocial realm miss girl but your videos are always a comfort. i love to tuck in with my crochet project and hear all about the books you're reading, the walks you're taking, and the life lessons you're learning. sending love from wisconsin!!
Your videos make my day, I have been watching them since I was 17 struggling through lock down in high school and now I am going into my last year of uni. You have been such a consistent comfort, thanks for making videos x
I’ve been thinking about this comment for the past few days and it’s made me so emotional😂 Thank you for being here through it all❤
never skipping a book of the month ad. you do it best emma im obsessed every time
I am neither a fan nor a hater of Murakami but I believe you truly enjoy his books when you are overwhelmed in life. There is a specific mood that makes reading his books an amazing experience and its not possible to just pick up a Murakami and enjoy it.
Wow i totally understand what you mean!! I feel the exact same way about Murakami books.
I have always picked up murakami when i am so done with everything and emotionally stuffed or frustrated and it just manages to make me feels great and appreciate everything again
Hi Emma
The smile on my face you just have brought me this night is a gift
:’)
Wow! Book-of-the-month-man finds you even when you change "doorsteps". 😁
he's a travelling man lol
@@emmiereads re: your photo album, you might want to look for Studio Tac. It's sheets of microscopic beads of glue and it works well and is repositionable. Yes! Very handy. It comes in a pad.
Re coffee: when I quit caffeine, I went from full caf to 2/3caf 1/3 decaf to half caf... Maybe just having half caf could be it for you. I hope you find your sweet spot of caffeine. Love 45 minute vlogs. Please keep them coming. ❤☕
Would love another read with me ambience video or reading sprints featuring the cats
watching this while leaning on a tree in a park single-handedly saved me from sensory overload during an intense city trip, thank you Emma!
Hi Emma, all those postcards are from Lourdes, in France. It’s a Catholic religious pilgrimage place, but anyone can go there. I was there last October when I visited France; my cousin lives near there. It was lovely and moving.
I always have the livestream on... on UA-cam. 😊
"But since it's billions of years old..." As someone born in the 80's.... 😭😭😭🤣💀
Aside from that, I read 1Q84 when it came out as my first Murakami and I found it so boring and bizarre that I never read another one of his novels. I've seen book vloggers like yourself praising him as one of your favorite authors and I always thought he just wasn't for me. BUT NOW watching you struggle through this crazy book makes me think I just started with the wrong Murakami!
I am living for these cozy-beginning-of-fall vlogs! 🍁
If you thought 1Q84 was boring you will probably struggle with any of his others. I have always thought there is a touch of "emperors new clothes" about this author. Try Kazuo Ishiguro, much more assessable, and unlike Murakami he isn't up his own a*se. Happy reading😁😁
@@ba-gg6jo I think I agree with that sentiment but I should probably read at least one more of his better-loved books before I put that conclusion in stone. I’ve read Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go which I definitely found more meaningful/enjoyable.
@@redpixi07 Klara and the Sun is a lovely book by Ishiguro. Good luck with trying another book, please let me know how you get on.
@@ba-gg6jo I just watched another book vlogger finish and love this book so it's definitely on my list! Thanks!
you should try norwegian wood it’s the only book of his where how he writes women isn’t too overshadowing lol and even then it’s still there 😭 (his worst one in this regard was sputnik sweetheart imo)
I literally just got home after a long day, my phone broke and honestly i wasn't feeling the best until i opened my laptop and saw that you uploaded a new video and i just really appreciate it!
I know even decaff doesn't have 0% caffeine, but honestly i love the taste and coffee of and the relaxing moment a cup of coffee gives me so decaff has become my go to now. the taste is usually a bit less strong but it's just as good as soon as you get used to it
I also had to cut out coffee, due to anxiety! Honestly at the point where I am also cutting alcohol and other substances because of it too. Initially felt kinda resentful about it but it's gotten easier over time, especially when I break my own rules and remember how bad these things make me feel. Love your description of feeling grounded on the ground floor. Romantic way to describe something would-be mundane. Happy fall!
Oh my god, Emma! It makes me so happy to hear you have an interest in the topic of posthumanism! It has been my hyperfixation in my last year of university and it has been a joy to learn about. I hope you get to dive deeper in it! Lovely video as always, so nice to see you! Wishing you the best 💚
I just love the coziness of these videos, feels like spending time with a friend. ❤ Also, your happiness when you had coffee… 😂 That was so cute! I really get it!!
it's also thunderstorm-y weather here in Delhi rn. i've always loved it so much. but these days i have also started to love soft drizzling, where you don't need to use an umbrella. so peaceful and lovely. and of course the sky looks lovely the whole time
could not stop looking at your nails during this video, this color looks SO good on you! another wonderful video emma
awe thank you!
EVERY time i see her nails i feel like getting the same colour for my nails 😭
I’ve been enjoying the vlogs at home so much! Hope you’re doing well lovely 🤍
Subscribed. Just unacceptable to have lived without hearing from you. Greetings from Spain!
i have rewatched your latests vlogs so much these past few days, they're such nice company. can't get enough!
im so thankful for the absolute comfort i find on your channel
your energy feels so much more calmer back at home, dear emma! 🫶🏻🫶🏻
So my coffee hack is that I'll slowly sip on my iced coffee throughout the morning. I call it "extended release coffee" lol. It keeps me energized for longer and prevents me from feeling all the caffeine hit at once. Would recommend if you like iced coffee. I usually just brew my coffee over ice at home (no need to buy from a store or use a fancy contraption.) When I drink hot coffee in the Fall and Winter I put it in a good thermos so it stays hotter longer and I can take my time drinking it, creating the extended release effect.
There are many health benefits to coffee! I can only have a cup a day, due to stomach issues, but there's no way I'd give up my one cup of coffee. I do have a cup of joey, a mushroom coffee in the afternoon and I absolutely love it!
Emma, your videos bring me so much comfort! Best channel on UA-cam. Hi from Quebec City🥹
Emma, just so you know - you write maybe the best ad skits on the whole website! I never skip them. You deliver just the right kind and amount of naturalistic comedy (and love of the product, too). Keep it up!
Also, that dress in the final part of the video is very cool!
Love your vlogs Emma ❤ it's clear how much better you feel when you are at home. I hope you find the chance to move to a place that makes you happier soon
thank you so much Jaime
Of course we are enjoying your long vlogs! I would say so much that right now I am in the middle of watching all your long cozy vlogs of 4 years ago and I am very happy you kept going till now! Happy September to everyone 🍁🍂
I totally understand the need for that cup of ☕️. The taste is the bloody best!!! 😂
I relate to your need to have a home and get out of an apartment. We will get there Emma💜
Here I am, down in the dumps, but your videos always help. Hoping that we help you as well when you're struggling, this little corner of the internet really loves you!
this video was such a comfort in the background as i waded my way through my first uni assignment!! im studying literature and while im loving it oh my god the homework is intense :0 thank you for being such an inspiration and giving me the confidence to study what i wanted
I cut coffee out of my diet in July, and it has dramatically improved my quality of life. I sleep better, my GI tract is regulated, I no longer get caffeine anxiety. I now occasionally get decaf at coffee shops, and it is so great! the much lower amount of caffeine is tolerable for me! I
I would never give up my coffee. Enjoy your coffee, it is the one delicacy everyone should enjoy.
So happy to see this❤ been rainy today over here at England, this is such a comfort to watch after work
That BofM book cover is beautiful!!
Hi Emma. Another great video😊 The wind whipping through the trees and the thunderstorm. Sooooooo envious!!! Thank you so much for including that.
Also, beware of those old photo albums. They will yellow your pictures after a while. I re-did a couple of my mom’s old albums and the discolouration was a shame. There are other alternatives but would be more costly unfortunately.
Love you back home and happy to be out of the city. You can see your happiness and contentment in these videos. Take care of yourself and as always, thanks for your hard work in making these videos for all of us. Love BOTM MAN 😁❤️
Yes, score! Great little treasure finds in the photo album! I feel the same excitement with anything antique, old and weird. I want to go thrifting with you now
Emma I am so grateful for every video you post and the pieces of your life that you share with us. They never fail to bring me joy and solace!! Thank you so much!
Halloween Tree is very popular but I recently read it and I saddly felt it was a bit overrated. I recommend you "The October Country", a short stories collections. This is so cool, Halloween/Autumnal vibes and it has a lot of dark humor. I bet you will fall in love with it ❤. BTW, I reeeeeally love this longs vlogs. Regards from Spain!
Eva Ibbotson was one of my favourite authors as a child and I was so excited to rediscover her adult fiction as an adult!! Journey to the River Sea, The Star of Kazan and the Beasts of Clawstone castle has a such an impression on me as a child! And she has so many wonderful books out ❤❤
your long vlogs make my day thank you so much for sharing !! hope you're having a nice time
I watched this wonderful video, did 90 minutes of work that bubbled into my PC from the dark side of Hell, and I still have a smile on my face. Emma, it stood out for me when you talked about being on ground level rather than up in the sky. Wow. I live up one flight of stairs and I like it because it's a condo complex and nobody can walk past my windows. I have privacy, quiet most of the time, and a view. But you are obviously an Earth person. You love the things that grow and walk and crawl there. I can't wait for you to get out of that nest and back on firm ground. Peace.
Such a comfort to have one of your videos pop up after my first, pretty overwhelming day back at college! I'm usually a silent watcher, but your videos are truly a space to recharge and relax, and I'm so very grateful for the work you put into them
this makes my heart so happy - and haha I wish I was back in school this September, hope you settle in well
Thank you so much!
“I hope you like these cozy home videos” - of course I do, don't doubt it).
The moment where the cat is sitting on the window and it started to rain - super. “Total immersion”. Very atmospheric, the sounds of wind, rain and this country house life, the camera transmits the sounds well, “immerses” directly.
Regarding coffee, have you tried Chicory? It tastes like coffee, but the flavor is a little less pronounced. It has no caffeine at all, and it's very healthy. It can sometimes lower your blood pressure a little bit because it's relaxing. Try it, see if it works for you.
Thanks for the video!
Seriously, a cup of good coffee once in awhile won't hurt you. Just enjoy it without judging yourself.
lady's paradise ❤ I read it when I was in my teenage years and I still remember that book as one of my favorites❤ I love his descriptions, his language and writing. I was such a nice read. As enjoyable as Monte Christo, though very different plot. I just love how French writers are using words and language, it flows so fast and smoothly as river
Decaf washed process coffee beans are the best for decaf. It tastes nearly identical to regular coffee. You should be able to find some at a local coffee shop or roaster ❤ ☕️
I always love your hometown vlogs the most ❤
Stay healthy Emmie!
Hi! Just dropping in to say I love your channel, I've found so many amazing book recommendations through you for which I am endlessly grateful. 🙂 I'm from the Maritimes and it's so nice to find fellow Canadian readers as well.
I would like to send one in return to anyone who maybe sees this comment :
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery, my most favourite read so far of this year! It actually takes place in Ontario and the nature writing is gorgeous 🥹 It's one of her only novels written specifically for adults and it was just perfect. A huge reccomend for any Anne of Green Gables fans.
Hello fellow maritimer (Nova Scotia). The Blue Castle is such a wonderful book. One of the few books I’ve reread.🩷
i unfortunately read Ladies paradise a few month ago ! i am so sad i couldn't join the book club for this month !
it was also my first zola and oh my god i loved it ! i know you will have a great time with it ! the protagonist can be an irritant because she is so nice and gentle... but the rest of the characters are sometimes heart-warming or pain in the ass. zola is impressive with his descriptions you really move in the store with the crowd that is a character itself ! and so much more !!!
i am french and zola is a big deal and everyone keeps telling me that this isn't his best work, i can't wait to read more !! and i don't know if you know that Ladies paradise is part of a series that is considered as one of the biggest literary project "les rougon-macquart". zola wanted to write about the parisian (french) society of his time so if you like "Ladies paradise" you will have so much more to read in the same "spirit" even if they have different topics
I read a few from that series and I want to read more. But I'm afraid that some are more heavy in terms of the social issues presented and that I won't like them. Germinal is said to the the best of them. I liked Au bonheur des dames best, I think, seems the most light-hearted from all I read. I also liked l'Assommoir a lot, but it's a bit heavier. Reading them in order would also be something. 😅😅 Greetings from Romania. 😊
Stratford! Such a beautiful day trip! 💕 I’ve been going every year since I was a kid, so lovely.
Hi Emma! Looks like the postcards are from a pilgrimage - specifically the Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, sometimes called the Camino of France 😊
the perfect vlog to curl up with after a long week of school❤
Speaking about the raven boys! Maggie Stiefvater announced her adult novel for next year which is *TADAH* set in a hotel!
Those sticky photo albums have acid in them which will eat at your photos. So don't put old or precious ones in there.
Hello from a new city 🙂 started my master's this week and today I found a beautiful used bookstore I can go to near me, also I have had no internet in my building for days so I'm very happy to have an emmie video today now that it's back 📚
OH MY goodness I am so envious of you haha - wish that were me! hope you're enjoying it:)
Ahhhh The Halloween Tree 🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🦇
Zola!!! That’s my favorite writer!!! The phrases are chef’s kiss!
not me waking up to a 46 min emmie video- a good morning indeed!!
A Hoegaarden glas!! My favorite Belgian beer and I love the shape and feel of the glasses . I use them all the time.
fun fact! coffee & PB are some of the worst sources of mold in stored food. Some people are not sensitive to it at all but my liver hates me so it makes me feel gross! Also im sure youve already heard but decaf has caffiene in it, just less. If youre interested theres some great brands out there that actually test their coffee for mold but you have to specifically seek it out often times :/ either way, i love you working to make yourself feel better! I know how hard it can be so keep going!!!! if it makes you feel better at all coffee can be good for you in some ways
The way I screeched when I saw Stratford pop up. Stratford my babygirl
You make old age a bit more bearable. And I joined the bookclub thing just now. I picked phantasma as well. That was unexpected. Thanks for the 5 dollar book. You are such a sweety.
I love these long vlogs with natue shots💚💚
The peace this video brings ✨🥰
That salad at 8:50 looks like something I would love to eat right about now!
oh emma i needed this . thank you
of course of course - please enjoy and relax💙💙
im living through this cold weather you're getting, it is unfortunately getting very hot in australia. also speaking of swans, i think you'd love swanfolk by kirstin omarsdottir! its a lovely icelandic novel full of magical realism and dystopic elements
Emma, try half calf. When you brew just mix half decaf, half regular. You gotta strat somewhere 😊
The London videos are just ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.
Love Stratford ON and all the beautiful shops there, especially the cat cafe and many little chocolate shops
stratford is the best! i saw twelfth night there this summer and it was so good 🤍
Really needed this video :) rough week. Thank you!!
awe man - sending you a much better week next week!
Emma, i loved this vlog so much!!! I had some photo albums like yours. Amazing postcards! Thank you for all the beauty! 💖💙✨✨
4:18 that mugs looks so much like the Joel’s mug from the last of us part 2 😭
Hey Emma, i had a premonition about ur video coming today.
Ohh its like a blessing.
Its soo good to watch ur vlogs after days of continuous online classes. ❤ You Emma.
haha love that - hope you're getting some good rest now
Hey, the love for coffee or I may say addiction is my habit too. I usually drink 3 cups a day. Which is nice cos studies... But it causes sleeplessness.
Yeah BUT THAT LINE WHERE U SAID" DRINKING COFFEE GAVE THE SAME SATISFACTION AS SMOKING", I deeply concur with that.
Great vlog and happy autumn as well📚☕🫖🧛🦇🎃💀
if you want info on Lourdes its a famous pilgrim spot for Catholics , i really want to visit sometime myself , seems like who ever owned that before was catholic who went to loads cool places in France , the grotto is where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a local woman , its fascinating. thank you for video cheered me up , hope your doing well.
I believe I can speak for the rest when I say, this truly made our day 🙏💖
I switched from coffee to matcha latte in the morning. I get the Ujido brand and its sooo good! Sending ❤. I quit bc it affects my anxiety so much 😢.
13:47 when you showed the belljar with mushrooms in it and talked about the way you love the theme of preservation of objects it immediately made me think of Yoko Ogawa's book ''kusuriyubi no hyoho'' (hopefully that's the title they used in the english edition 'cause I read it in italian and I'm not sure tbh😅). I think you would love that story, if you haven't read it already of course 🍄
Loved watching Grendel in the window. Cute little guy ❤ Also good luck on your cooking endeavors. Sounds like a fun one. Would like to see what you try your hands at
Haven't watched the video yet, but wanted to thank you for mentioning Borges in one of your videos. So challenging, but so interesting! Love your channel!
Heyyyyy, Emma! ❤ I clicked soon as the notification came.
hi lovely!!
Awww it's been years since I've been to Stratford and I miss it so much. Thanks for sharing little tidbits of your trip with us - it was a wonderful trip down memory lane. And I'm so excited to see what you think of The Halloween Tree! I read Something Wicked This Way Comes last year and the prose was absolutely delicious, so I've been considering following it with Bradbury's other halloween book :) thanks for the great video Emma
How can we skip the ad part when it’s this cool 🙌😂
Happy September indeed(my birthday month)! The Shakespeare place was gorgeous and your shots of the wee birds.❤
ooh happy early birthday !!
@@emmiereads Thank you Emma!🥳
I need to get that book. I never realised your still reading it, but considering the size of it, I'm not suprised. I'm going to get it tommmorrow but I'm heading into the wilderness in the North of Scotland. I just hope there is a book shop up there.
I love your videos, also drink the dam coffee Emma. Coffee isn't the devil. For me it's one of life's small pleasures. If it's not serving you definitely cut down, but if you love it, then have it! Also I am not a Doctor, but, I have read that coffee is rich is antioxidants, including polyphenols... I think it's all about moderation :) Giving you support from a fellow coffee and book lover in the UK!
you look so much happier when you're back at your parents' house ;______;
hope you're able to find a better home in the city soon!
also, imo Murakami did get worse as he got older. his latest books are trash.
Very Cozy!
😮I never hear my town mentioned, I live in Stratford upon Avon 💜
Billions of years old aaaargh I was 14 when that photo album was made haha
I didn’t mean it I promise😂
@@emmiereads 😂😂😂 made me chuckle
i’d like to imagine that The Book Man has a sort of santa clause-esque magic. where he just pops up on the first week of every month
35:54 - You can try Cola for some caffeine, but not coffee.
I said this in the previous vlog and I'll say it again the homebody vlogs are your best & coziest
I stayed in Stratford a few years back. I never saw anything nice though. I was hiding out in a motel in February (very cold, very snowy) as I was trying to flee back to the uk to get as far away as possible from my crazy ex mother-in-law in Kitchener. It’s a whole story 🤣 Now I wish it had been in the autumn! 😊
12:38 Maybe they're not oven-roasted. If they are raw u can oven-roast them at home.☺
And dates can be dried. Hope this helps!
Some books come up with a label, Freeze before you open, to account for undetected bugs.