I worked as an EEG technician in a research lab for a year, so seeing those little glimpses of your hospital polysomnography gear was super interesting. Also, as someone who did a lot of electrical brain activity analysis (both during my studies and at my previous workplace) I gotta say - it’s RIDICULOUS that they make you wait 3 months for results. With this little electrodes (you said 8, right?) a basic computer analysis would take a few seconds, and maybe you’d need a few hours for actual interpretation by a trained professional. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I hope you manage to enjoy the festive season despite it all ❤️🩹
@@sofiiawithtwoeyes ah, i meant i think i only had 8 or so on my head- the rest of me was covered 😅 there was a lot going on and i was attached to the wall lol. still wish it wasn’t such a long wait for the results though. thank you for your kind words, i really appreciate it
I once spent ten days in a hospital in which my view the entire time was also a graveyard lol, I found it humorously ironic, particularly given the ward I was on and why I was there, interesting to see that graveyards in view of hospitals is more common than I thought. keep taking care of yourself we're rooting for you too ❤🩹
so glad to hear from you again megan, and sorry that it's been such a rough time. i'm turning 29 in little over a week and this has been my very first year of existence without a major mental health crisis, which has been super weird, but that's to say i completely get it. i see and celebrate how hard you're trying, especially with those seemingly small things to encourage that sense of the festive season, even when you're feeling the opposite. it might not feel like it all the time, but you're doing amazing things for your neuroplasticity - little by little, you're helping your brain and nervous system become free from what isn't helpful for you, and expanding into what is.
this year i feel like i've been in and out of the trenches. january-april i was in the trenches, and then again from september to now. it was a good year in a lot of ways too, but i spent a majority of the year stressed out of my mind and feeling like i was a headless chicken running around. i'm sorry to hear you've been in the trenches too, and i hope next year is kinder to us both. happy holidays megan! side note: also pleased to hear the inserts are available on patreon and will be on the shop at some point! your inserts give me life
I hope your sleep study went well! Getting mine changed my life for the better. I don't know what you were going in for but I was testing for narcolepsy. My life was falling apart at the seams but now that I'm diagnosed and medicated, I'm slowly putting things back together and I'm really happy. I hope something like that can happen for you!
I have sleep apnea but was refused testing for over ten years. When I finally got a sleep study they said it was so severe they'd like to use my case to train the students. I cannot sleep wothout it
I am at uni atm at Cambridge (I hyperfocussed too close to the sun) and I stg watching your videos on repeat is the only thing keeping me going. Thank you for the content and the affirmation. Love it love it love it
I’m sorry to hear that this has been such a tough year for you and your family. I hope that better days are ahead. Your videos are always so interesting and honestly a comfort. Please share your Mac and cheese recipie!
I hate Christmas time, but I love watching Love Actually only for the sole reason of bill nighy singing and i love the fact that he never actually sits in that goddamn chair behind him. it's the most beautiful thing i have ever seen.
Hi from Texas! I’m a new follower and I wanted to say your videos are so soothing to me especially as I study for finals. I really appreciate all the love and effort you put into them despite all the hardships you’re going through. I’m rooting for you!
So happy to see a video from you. I can relate to the struggle of this year, as I feel like I've been through the wringer since the autumn of 2022. I hope you'll be feeling better soon and get some results from the sleep clinic on time, and actually get the help you need. As many has said before, your videos bring a lot of comfort. I have also decided to try a ring system for a change, since it seems super nice, but I have a day-free to fall back on at any time, which feels like a good safety net. I wish you a calm continuation of December and a manageable January.
This year was also not great for me health wise. I did do my sleep test at the beginning of the year and it was not helpful. I have a lot of sleepiness problems that are now better after stopping my antidepressants, but still lingering. Health journeys are most often frustrating and non-linear. I wish you lots of strengths to go through it :)
i can so relate to Silo - my husband started watching it when I was doing lunch one day, lunch ended up being 1h later cause I was so invested in the episode! I hope results from the clinic will be quicker than expected and also that they will actually say something 🤞
Not needing to write a whole book review is relatable. I use a 3 * system, with one star being bad to meh, two is enjoyable, and three is great, would recommend to a friend.
So nice to see some fragments of what you've been up to. The thing you mention about wait after wait with medical stuff made me think how that's another example of an Inbetween or liminal space. I've been experiencing similar things the last few years and it makes me so glad for my books because otherwise I'd have no memory of what I've been doing. Even if it's read a bit, had a walk round the block, napped, I'm glad there's some evidence. I love the teeny A6/A7 rings. I'm similarly making use of my Hobonichi covers, but tucking in random bound books I've collected over the years. Coaltown coffee is 👌
My own (physical) health is Not It rn, so sorry if this comment is a bit of a mess. But I just wanted to say it was lovely to hear from you again and I hope things improve for you + your family soon. 🍀 And I hope the sleep clinic results will be helpful to you. 🤞 I have been struggling to decide for years if my own sleep issues are just part of the downsides of autism/ADHD or worth seeking help for on their own... Maybe once I get my other "most current" health issue fixed I'll re-evaluate that... I'm trying really really hard to enjoy my birthday month of December, but December has not been making it easy at all, so I feel you in your struggle for holiday cheer. But we have to keep trying, don't we? Every moment of joy is a victory with the current state of the world, I think... Anyway, enough about me. I love Oleander, so cute. I now strongly desire a sleepy owl plush.🦉And I'm also obsessed with the lichen on your window sill, lichen is just pretty. 💚The rings in a Hobonichi cover is S tier clever, that's honestly tempting me towards rings quite badly, even though on my last try I didn't get on with rings. The Aura Estelle binder is super chic, congrats on that lovely collab. If you do end up trying out the Hobonichi Weeks; I for one would love to see you "do your thing" in one as a huge fan of that planner. I think your small handwriting would fit it well too. That was a lot of comment, oh my. 😅TL;DR is I'm happy you're back to making videos and I hope you manage to snatch some holiday spirit out of The Horrors. And that you enjoy the dream journaling! I used to do it very regularly in the past and it can be a lot of fun/a nice way to get something nice out of sleeping when it's A Struggle™. Best wishes from Germany.
the graveyard view is hilarious 😂 good to hear from you again, i'm sorry you & your loved ones are going through it ❤🩹 hope lighter times are just around the corner & that you get the help you need. ps. i love the look of your dream journal page!
i thought so too! the way she set it up i thought it was going to be a multi-storey carpark outside the window 😅 thank you for your kind words, hoping you have a good december!
So sorry to hear you have to wait so long for the results. And I hope you had better luck getting the sticky stuff out of your hair than I did. 😩 Your notebooks are so inspiring. I’m looking forward to using rings next year. I like the idea of being able to add ephemera so easily.
Merry Christmas! Completely off topic from journalling, but your experience of a graveyard outside your hospital window reminded me of this hotel I just visited. There is no graveyard, but this fancy hotel and spa is a former asylum. Some of the doors still have those little hinged doors/opennings at the top (don't know what to call those- peep holes--peep doors?) where guards could look in on "patients". We were allowed to walk around one of the buildings and go to the very top of one to see out the old guard post. The vibe is really unusual, past meets present, historical and beautiful architecture meets kinda spooky.
Ugh, my teen did the head electrode thing, they were finding gum in their hair for weeks after!! Glad it finally happened, and fingers crossed you get useful results ❤
Oh gosh I’ve been wanting to get myself a tamagotchi connection and I’ve only just found out there were being re released. Did you get yours from Amazon ? 😊
I don't know what's going on with youtube if its an automatic thing or not but if not just so you know when you turn on the automatic translation thingy it creates a horrible artificial voice over your own in the viewer's language based on their IP adress. It is impossible to turn off so I thought I'd let you know.
I've definitely lost this whole year just trying to survive, I'm sorry we're in the same boat.
im sorry for you too. hoping 2025 is a little kinder to both of us 🤞🏻
December being weird is like the biggest fu ever because its so festive and happy in my head but every time I get here im like, oh yes The Horrors
I worked as an EEG technician in a research lab for a year, so seeing those little glimpses of your hospital polysomnography gear was super interesting. Also, as someone who did a lot of electrical brain activity analysis (both during my studies and at my previous workplace) I gotta say - it’s RIDICULOUS that they make you wait 3 months for results. With this little electrodes (you said 8, right?) a basic computer analysis would take a few seconds, and maybe you’d need a few hours for actual interpretation by a trained professional. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I hope you manage to enjoy the festive season despite it all ❤️🩹
@@sofiiawithtwoeyes ah, i meant i think i only had 8 or so on my head- the rest of me was covered 😅 there was a lot going on and i was attached to the wall lol. still wish it wasn’t such a long wait for the results though. thank you for your kind words, i really appreciate it
I once spent ten days in a hospital in which my view the entire time was also a graveyard lol, I found it humorously ironic, particularly given the ward I was on and why I was there, interesting to see that graveyards in view of hospitals is more common than I thought. keep taking care of yourself we're rooting for you too ❤🩹
oleander is adorable, and him being your perpetually sleepy pal is just perfect. glad to know you're doing alright 🖤
so glad to hear from you again megan, and sorry that it's been such a rough time. i'm turning 29 in little over a week and this has been my very first year of existence without a major mental health crisis, which has been super weird, but that's to say i completely get it.
i see and celebrate how hard you're trying, especially with those seemingly small things to encourage that sense of the festive season, even when you're feeling the opposite. it might not feel like it all the time, but you're doing amazing things for your neuroplasticity - little by little, you're helping your brain and nervous system become free from what isn't helpful for you, and expanding into what is.
That owl plushie is sooooo cute. 🥺
this year i feel like i've been in and out of the trenches. january-april i was in the trenches, and then again from september to now. it was a good year in a lot of ways too, but i spent a majority of the year stressed out of my mind and feeling like i was a headless chicken running around. i'm sorry to hear you've been in the trenches too, and i hope next year is kinder to us both. happy holidays megan!
side note: also pleased to hear the inserts are available on patreon and will be on the shop at some point! your inserts give me life
I hope your sleep study went well! Getting mine changed my life for the better. I don't know what you were going in for but I was testing for narcolepsy. My life was falling apart at the seams but now that I'm diagnosed and medicated, I'm slowly putting things back together and I'm really happy. I hope something like that can happen for you!
I have sleep apnea but was refused testing for over ten years. When I finally got a sleep study they said it was so severe they'd like to use my case to train the students. I cannot sleep wothout it
I am at uni atm at Cambridge (I hyperfocussed too close to the sun) and I stg watching your videos on repeat is the only thing keeping me going. Thank you for the content and the affirmation. Love it love it love it
I’m sorry to hear that this has been such a tough year for you and your family. I hope that better days are ahead. Your videos are always so interesting and honestly a comfort. Please share your Mac and cheese recipie!
I've been feeling extremely anxious today and this video helped me a lot, thanks ♡
The little excited arm flap I did when you mentioned season two of Arcane ugh yes!!!!
That is a good goal,10 books. I always felt pressured to read 50 or 100. I hadn't read in like 15 years, I am almost done reading my 2nd book.
so glad to see you back!
oough st. anthony! his jaw reliquary is my favorite thing in the world rn it's so cool
I hate Christmas time, but I love watching Love Actually only for the sole reason of bill nighy singing and i love the fact that he never actually sits in that goddamn chair behind him. it's the most beautiful thing i have ever seen.
Hi from Texas! I’m a new follower and I wanted to say your videos are so soothing to me especially as I study for finals. I really appreciate all the love and effort you put into them despite all the hardships you’re going through. I’m rooting for you!
thats a very happy puppy 😊
So happy to see a video from you. I can relate to the struggle of this year, as I feel like I've been through the wringer since the autumn of 2022. I hope you'll be feeling better soon and get some results from the sleep clinic on time, and actually get the help you need. As many has said before, your videos bring a lot of comfort. I have also decided to try a ring system for a change, since it seems super nice, but I have a day-free to fall back on at any time, which feels like a good safety net. I wish you a calm continuation of December and a manageable January.
This year was also not great for me health wise. I did do my sleep test at the beginning of the year and it was not helpful. I have a lot of sleepiness problems that are now better after stopping my antidepressants, but still lingering. Health journeys are most often frustrating and non-linear. I wish you lots of strengths to go through it :)
i can so relate to Silo - my husband started watching it when I was doing lunch one day, lunch ended up being 1h later cause I was so invested in the episode! I hope results from the clinic will be quicker than expected and also that they will actually say something 🤞
glad to know it wasn’t just me!
ahhhh such a comfort video alr
Not needing to write a whole book review is relatable. I use a 3 * system, with one star being bad to meh, two is enjoyable, and three is great, would recommend to a friend.
So nice to see some fragments of what you've been up to. The thing you mention about wait after wait with medical stuff made me think how that's another example of an Inbetween or liminal space. I've been experiencing similar things the last few years and it makes me so glad for my books because otherwise I'd have no memory of what I've been doing. Even if it's read a bit, had a walk round the block, napped, I'm glad there's some evidence. I love the teeny A6/A7 rings. I'm similarly making use of my Hobonichi covers, but tucking in random bound books I've collected over the years. Coaltown coffee is 👌
My own (physical) health is Not It rn, so sorry if this comment is a bit of a mess. But I just wanted to say it was lovely to hear from you again and I hope things improve for you + your family soon. 🍀 And I hope the sleep clinic results will be helpful to you. 🤞 I have been struggling to decide for years if my own sleep issues are just part of the downsides of autism/ADHD or worth seeking help for on their own... Maybe once I get my other "most current" health issue fixed I'll re-evaluate that...
I'm trying really really hard to enjoy my birthday month of December, but December has not been making it easy at all, so I feel you in your struggle for holiday cheer. But we have to keep trying, don't we? Every moment of joy is a victory with the current state of the world, I think...
Anyway, enough about me. I love Oleander, so cute. I now strongly desire a sleepy owl plush.🦉And I'm also obsessed with the lichen on your window sill, lichen is just pretty. 💚The rings in a Hobonichi cover is S tier clever, that's honestly tempting me towards rings quite badly, even though on my last try I didn't get on with rings. The Aura Estelle binder is super chic, congrats on that lovely collab. If you do end up trying out the Hobonichi Weeks; I for one would love to see you "do your thing" in one as a huge fan of that planner. I think your small handwriting would fit it well too.
That was a lot of comment, oh my. 😅TL;DR is I'm happy you're back to making videos and I hope you manage to snatch some holiday spirit out of The Horrors. And that you enjoy the dream journaling! I used to do it very regularly in the past and it can be a lot of fun/a nice way to get something nice out of sleeping when it's A Struggle™. Best wishes from Germany.
the graveyard view is hilarious 😂 good to hear from you again, i'm sorry you & your loved ones are going through it ❤🩹 hope lighter times are just around the corner & that you get the help you need. ps. i love the look of your dream journal page!
i thought so too! the way she set it up i thought it was going to be a multi-storey carpark outside the window 😅 thank you for your kind words, hoping you have a good december!
Happy holidays! Excited for future content (:
So sorry to hear you have to wait so long for the results. And I hope you had better luck getting the sticky stuff out of your hair than I did. 😩 Your notebooks are so inspiring. I’m looking forward to using rings next year. I like the idea of being able to add ephemera so easily.
Merry Christmas! Completely off topic from journalling, but your experience of a graveyard outside your hospital window reminded me of this hotel I just visited. There is no graveyard, but this fancy hotel and spa is a former asylum. Some of the doors still have those little hinged doors/opennings at the top (don't know what to call those- peep holes--peep doors?) where guards could look in on "patients". We were allowed to walk around one of the buildings and go to the very top of one to see out the old guard post. The vibe is really unusual, past meets present, historical and beautiful architecture meets kinda spooky.
im proud of you
Ugh, my teen did the head electrode thing, they were finding gum in their hair for weeks after!! Glad it finally happened, and fingers crossed you get useful results ❤
yes! truly it sucks lol. hopefully it will have been worth it 🤞🏻
Arcane wrecked me too 🥲 Have a merry Christmas, Megan. 🎄
🫡 (and merry christmas to you too!)
Hi I love your channel & your personality ! 🤗❤️
Oh gosh I’ve been wanting to get myself a tamagotchi connection and I’ve only just found out there were being re released. Did you get yours from Amazon ? 😊
Vampire book rec: The god of endings by Jacqueline Holland !!
hello, love your videos! What paper are you using to print on?
kokuyo 64g business paper!
Where'd you get your cute navy pj's w/ the white trim?😍 2:56
uniqlo!
LOL i do not do well with medical stuff/hospitals so having a graveyard right there would end me lmao
thankfully im very used to it all 😅
💖✨️💖
I don't know what's going on with youtube if its an automatic thing or not but if not just so you know when you turn on the automatic translation thingy it creates a horrible artificial voice over your own in the viewer's language based on their IP adress. It is impossible to turn off so I thought I'd let you know.
i think i’ve fixed it! some weird new setting i had to turn off 🥲
@@MeganRhiannon thank you so much !! yes i thought it might be automatic i've seen it happen on multiple videos these past few days
this year was horrid for myself and many people i know. i’ve heard that the number 4 is considered unlucky in some asian cultures. good riddance 2024!