Your channel just got recommended to me and I am SO glad I found you. THIS CONTENT 👏🏾. Thank you for not being a 20-year-old millionaire influencer living off a smoothie all day while traipsing through her “day in the life” in SoHo. I always talk about normalizing actual life and as a fellow NYC-er (in non-glam BK!) I can totally relate and appreciate. Keep up the great content! ✨
Did you know blacks made an AI overlay to make all photos/videos (like your videos on Facebook & UA-cam) look and sound like you're being raped by black people? They literally steal your face and repurposed your videos to make you a rape victim in their AI generated hate rape porn... I have proof in video of them making it look like there's a black man in your videos and your performing graphic acts... :( I'm just trying to inform the creators their kids content is being used to create rape content for blacks. I even got shot an hour after they threatened to kill me by name through one of the UA-cam videos I was watching before making the girl look like she was crying and getting raped by black people. I've been in the hospital for 7 months and have permanent disability and a bullet in my chest. This whole video is you graphically sucking black dick and talking dirty about black dicks. Your hair turns into detailed black dicks. You even cry and gag etc.
Thank you for keeping it real. I am so so tired of seeing all the influencers who live in NYC just living up the great life, showing off what 90% of us don’t live. They are really stuck in their own bubble!!
💓💓💓 I totally get it. Good for those though who worked their way up to get to that place!! it is important to show there are other ways people live here definitely and branch outside the bubble
Honestly nothing makes me feel better than seeing the “unaesthetic” life online. The messy house, the uncool clothes lol, and talking about how hard it is to just keep up with life. I live alone and am out of the house 10 hours a day for work, and with a plethora of health issues, my house is always a constant mess. And then seeing every influencer’s in tact house and the time to work out and eat well and socialize always makes me feel like I must be doing something wrong.
girl, you have an elevator and a laundry in your building. YOU ARE LIVING THE NY DREAM (crying laughing face emoji heart) love the original content, I totally relate!
I love these non-aesthetic vlogs because they ARE such an aesthetic. It’s a cozy, homey vlog that just makes you feel like everything is alright, and you’re surrounded by the things you love.
I love this so much . The anti aesthetic. You had to literally blur out something on the floor. The garbage bags and laundry soap haul. this is my life. I'm 38.
As a native of Queens, I love this video!! this is the most accurate life of a typical New Yorker! Not those “aesthetic 24/7” videos we see on UA-cam I get so tired of them, everyone always trying doing the same thing lol but there’s just something so special about that New York grit and hustle
You talking about having Thyroid issues and being unmedicated is literally the most relatable thing I’ve seen on UA-cam, I struggle with the same problem. It’s so hard to get anything done when your body feels exhausted all the time. I used to blame myself for years thinking I was just lazy or weak when all I needed was medical help. My place was also messy most of the time due to pushing most of my energy to get through work. You got this! It will get better, I will start treatment soon and I hope it will change my life🤞🏻
I live alone too, except I'm 20 and live in England.. so kinda the other side of the pond, but I find your content to be extremely relatable. It's hard to maintain your space, cleaning every day is difficult when you work five days a week and struggle with anxiety. I feel seen. Thank you for putting out this content, it really makes a massive change compared to the glamorised and 'aesthetic' content you see other creators producing. And I think you are right, an average, messy life certainly can be aesthetic, you just have to reframe your mindset
Yep totally ! I am disabled and cleaning is just a pain, I feel like people want to pretend those things are normal when for many of us ( more than we want to admit ) it's a real struggle, you're doing great ! x England is marvelous hope you have an awesome time
This is exactly why I subscribed to you. You show the realistic REALISTIC New York and the reality of living as a self sufficient working adult. Your honesty is so valuable! You’re such an insightful human that I love your content nyc or non-nyc related! Just love to hear your thoughts. Looking forward to more videos!
This video was suggested to me by UA-cam. I found it so relatable!! I don’t live in NYC, but I also live alone in a pretty small apartment. I too find it hard to keep the place clean and not messy, and to get all the things done during the weekend. I don’t think I have chronic fatigue, but I do feel like I get tired much faster than most people. So comforting to know I’m not alone! Sometimes I feel like a total weirdo and like something is wrong with me, because people don’t normally show this side of them online. Also, I like Sally Rooney a lot! Thank you for putting your content out there, wishing you all the best ❤
I just noticed the "glamorous" homefront picture in the thumbnail. Made me chuckle. At this point we've all seen a couple thousand hours of youtuber content and it becomes harder not to roll your eyes at the pattern of making everything look like as if it's a pinterest board or Vogue. You come across as authentic, sweet and determined to fight the slog. We can all relate to that. So don't worry and keep going. At the end of the day, it really is just about putting stuff out and nurturing that connection you have with the people who enjoy your content.
I love how real you are. No bullshit and smoke and mirrors. It’s refreshing to see a young woman in NYC being honest about the struggles of life and living. Not every moment is joyous, nor should it be. You are a-okay with me!
I truly hope your channel blows up because of how real you are. You're genuine, authentic, and a very sweet person. I hope all the best for you, Chelsea!
As soon as you said you've struggled with chronic fatigue, I felt so seen. Even as you were leading up to that bit and talking about doing the dishes and not wanting to clean every day, I had the thought in the back of my mind of like "oh, that's like me. it feels impossible to keep up with chores sometimes bc of my chronic fatigue." Mine is still undiagnosed, so I am not medicated yet. I don't currently have access to healthcare, but I am moving this summer to somewhere I will have that access, so I hope to find answers soon. But just hearing you talk about how it's gotten better gives me a small bit of hope. I can still do chores and things, it just takes me forever and it wipes me out every time.
I just adore you, Chelsea!!! I applaud and celebrate your vulnerability, your talent and beautiful sense of humor, your determination to pursue your happiness and keep going. Your authenticity is so refreshing and just so wholesome. Thanks so very much for everything that you do. Sending you a gigantic hug!!!
I never comment on videos, and this may not get seen, but honestly I love these kind of videos. They're so relatable and I felt like you weren't shoving an aesthetic down my throat in a fancy 8K/mo apartment. I live in a big city, where a lot of people here are living in the fancy sky rise apartments; yet, I literally have to watch where I step when I leave my building bc homeless people shit in front of the bldg door a lot. It's nice to finally watch something relatable and know that as hard as it is living on my own, I'm not the only one who feels like this. Anyways, love your videos and keep being you! Too many people who vlog are all... the same, but I'm here for the relatable content haha (I need to know I'm not alone haha)
SO REALISTIC. This is what I, and so many of us needed. I'm from Long Island, but my parents moved us to Florida 18 years ago. I'm planning a solo trip to NYC, solo, for my 29th birthday, in hopes I'll wanna move there hehe. THANK YOU for being so REAL
currently doing the same thing right now, deep cleaning after being sick for several days. I like your take on being easy on yourself and understanding that you’re just a person. there will be dishes and laundry to do and life won’t always be *aEsTheTiC*. hope you enjoyed your ramen :-)
34 yr old born and raised NYC... this is def one of the better depicted videos of what the city is like for someone who works a regular job and isn't born rich, living in a luxury building... the struggle b real
I’m just an older lady (62) from Texas who wants to say I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! You are so authentic and realistic. Never change and thank you so much for sharing your life and taking the rest of us along for the ride! ❤
THIS is the content I'm living for!!! I also have thyroid problems and sometimes I feel soooo weak... then I feel guilty and lazy, like those easy tasks are too much, I hate it. Also - I was living alone for 4 years and it was NOT glamorous. Thanks, I found somebody I can relate to. 💜 Sending hugs from Poland!
I am going through a really hard moment of my life where I am always thinking that the life I have to live is not worth it just because it doesn't look like others. Thanks for showing us the reality, it means a lot, so inspiring
Im so thankful I found this video because social media in the last months have been nothing but "aestheticaly pleasing" and seemed unachievable. And as someone who also has struggled with thyroid issues their whole life this video spoke to me on another level, so thank you so much for filming this and showing a realistic routine and not just going to parties everyday. Definetly gonna be checking out your other videos! (PS sorry for any mistakes, english is not my first language lmao)
I really like this video. I myself am tight on funds and live alone, so I know what that can be like. I’ve lived in the same garden style apartment for over three years now because I can’t really afford to move. But who are we kidding, roommates suck! Thank you for the authentic content. It’s a breath of fresh air in the UA-cam community ❤
Just a typical guy here who is living an ordinary life and struggling with similar mental health issues. Really appreciate you being authentic and not following the typical NYC vlogger. Means a lot to see someone else thriving and asking the same big questions as a 30 something
Most people don't live like influencers and that's perfectly fine. There's so much to be appreciated about authenticity, vulnerability, simplicity and humbleness ❤ I've personally always been more drawn to genuine and authentic content from average people than rich influencers.
I know how you feel. I've had arthritis for the last 31yrs. (I'm 52). I'm very lucky. I've been having treatment for the past 20yrs. Our NHS is fantastic. This disease leaves you in pain & with fatigue alot of the time. So sometimes, I just neglect doing the dishes, or hoovering. Then I get annoyed with myself. Seeing your honesty & your health crap has helped me.
I only realized how hard it was to live alone after moving in with my partner. Having someone to tackle all the chores with makes everything way easier, even if there's more laundry, dishes, etc. It makes me think that society isn't set up for solo households. So to anyone reading this, who lives alone and is struggling to keep it together, don't be too hard on yourself. You're doing your best. ❤
This is just so wholesomely normal. Life isn't perfect and the fancy shiny vlogs aren't real. Living alone IS hard sometimes since it's all up to you and there's no one around to make a simple cup of tea or say "You got this!" on bad day's. It isn't drama, just reality. And yeah so is the cliché "It's nice to feal you're not the only one." Thanks for sharing that with us. ❤
Also just seeing you wearing the clothes you wear ( if that make sense ) is very inspirational. I know how social media can make people change their whole aesthetic for the sake of a good shot or not being judged. My family is always embarrassed by me when we go out because I like to dress cozy, I don't care if people look, feeling comfortable in our own skin is already hard enough, might as well just be true instead of hiding it !
It's just ethereal to see a person enjoying a normal life in NYC. I mean the glamour does overpower but somehow basic is always the need. More power to you!
Your channel and this video was recommended to me this morning and I love how real it is. You show the mess, the struggle, the real stuff you gotta buy, rather than loads of expensive makeup/decoration/other wants, the anxiety you feel yet still taking care of yourself in your own way and pace. I actually admire that so much because it's way more healthier, for me personally, to see something actually relatable on UA-cam vlogs and feel like I'm not alone, rather than envy or failure over seeing someone living the "dream life". Of course, not trying to dismiss their own hustle to get there, but you know what I mean xD I just felt less shitty about myself watching this video and knowing that I'm not the only one and that it's okay I'm not where I want to be yet, so thank you so much
I’m so glad you stumbled across my video! Thank you so much for taking the time to write such kind words it made my night 🥹love that we are in this together! Xx
First off! This video is so real and relatable. If you have ever lived in not one of the trendy parts of the city, you know. Thanks for posting content like this.
thanks for sharing about the chronic fatigue.... I have Hoshimoto Thyroiditis , was diagnosed at the age of six. thanks for keeping it real, makes the rest of us feel less alone
You are my new hero! Thirty something (✔️… for a few more months), medical issues (✔️), lives alone (✔️), paycheck to paycheck (✔️ … mostly), likes noodles and baths (✔️). 🙌
my bed is also close to my couch and my apapartment looks a bit like yours and it feels so good to be reminded that no an appartment with spare rooms or a house is NOT the norm and i'm doing fine at 26 in this appartment and it's okay and there is so many mid 20's/in their 30's people out there just like me and i loved your content im gonna bingewatch THE ENTIRETY of your channel thank you for posting thank you for sharing it feels good
I'm so glad I found your channel. It's refreshing to see a normal, relatable person who doesn't try to glamorize everything and who shows actual real life.
As someone who will put off filming videos because of the pressure of constantly being aesthetic, this was very fun and inspiring to watch. Thank you for the anxious vibes, very relatable! 😄
I searched "realistic daily routines" and yours was 3rd down & this is a year later than your upload. As a single 30-something mom with messy life aesthetics, YOU ARE APPRECIATED 😇🌻🤌🏾💕
I think if the highlight of your day was getting mail and you read the bills or the coupons, I would still watch. Thx for being so upfront. I'm a fan of what you see is what you get.
just stumbled upon this video and am very grateful for the luck of it. while i don't live in nyc, i'm also living alone in a city and struggle very frequently with a lot of what you talk about - like finding motivation to get essential tasks done and the need for an ~aesthetic~ existence. it was comforting to see my own life reflected in yours. thank you.
Thank you for this content! Sometimes I think that I need to change place, job, everything else to make me feel better. But you can be anywhere, even in the most beautiful place in the world or have a job of a dream and just be normal human with some mess, being tired and have some problems and just be a normal adult.Your content is so honest, realistic and calm that I feel good for my realistic life because yeah, we live like that and it's ok.
omg thank you!! I've been looking at apartments in NYC and can't understand how these post grad early twenty somethings afford their apartments alone! Everyone I know either makes well over 100k or have roommates in Harlem or deep Brooklyn. Glad to know it's actually normal to be above Central Park. I've started looking at Jersey myself.
After visiting NYC one month ago UA-cam recommends me a lot of vids about this city topic... And yours is truly the most pleasing to me! I loved it! Nice job! 🙌🏻💕
I moved to my city with the ambition of starting a business. Then after a few years I realized that I don’t like dealing with employees OR customers. Now I’m basically you. Single in my thirties, living alone in Montreal; not really stressing about anything, just kind of doing stuff when I can, if I want to. Work is work, and my apartment is never totally straight, but I’m at peace. WE OUT HERE! One thing I can recommend is getting a stick vacuum. I got a dyson that charges on the wall when I’m not using it, and its so easy to do the floor in the kitchen or get the crumbs under the table before i leave the house or something. Anyway, nice video. If I saw you in my building, I would try to chat you up. Thanks
I moved to NYC last year as a student, first time in the US and first time living alone. It was quite intimidating at first but now I just love this life!! Great content!
Giirl, the video is the exact thing I’ve needed. I have a chronic fatigue due to Thyroid too and I felt shame looking at all these perfect people living in a perfect clean and designed flats, preparing nice and cool looking dishes, wearing fancy clothes while going to a several activities a day. It feels like I don’t do enough. And I need to work even harder and push harder. When in reality I just can’t. I think it’s really important to finally see and make more real life videos showing actual life, not like aesthetic from Pinterest. Thank you for your video, it was cool to see a real person ❤
I am 30 years old and live with a chronic medical disability that has kept me from advancing in my career or moving out of my dinky Midwest town. Your statement about how it’s okay if it takes you longer to achieve your dreams than others really made my night. I’m considering moving to NYC to live my creative dreams once my condition is under control. I appreciate this video.
Loved it!! Real, normal people need to post more, not just fancy influencers. Coenzyme Q10 and Cordyceps should help with fatigue, but I'm struggling with that too.
So happy to see reality, rather than a ton of videos with fabulous life which I'm non exist in 😂. The vibe is so cozy and charming, I love your videos, Chelsea 😊
I've woken up on a Saturday morning, turned on my TV, went straight to UA-cam and this video was recommended to me and I'm SO glad that it was! The perfect relaxing vibe that I needed this morning 😊 You've just gained a new subscriber in me! 🎉😘💕
I’ve always lost interest in youtubers once they started to become true influencers instead of people. I’m tired of seeing routines that are unrealistic. I’m so happy that you show life as it is, in all its glory! ❤
This is awesome content! Nobody talks about this. I've lived in NYC for half my life and this is just how it is. Simple, domestic and not at all with a Rise and Grind mindset anymore. Thanks!
Your video came up as a recommendation, and finally! no more smoothie-a-day NYC vlogs with floor-to-ceiling window views, perfect sunsets and all white furnishings. Love the reality 😉
the foot blur is so smart, and gave me a good laugh. i felt soooo seen in this vlog as someone who's lived here for going on 7 years, nyc isn't just what the "big" vloggers live. and that's okay!
Those '' minimalist aesthetic vlogs '' are making me icky because most of them isn't a representation of real life, of struggle, breakdowns and just awkward moments that happen throughout the day. I can't find a single intuitive eating video of people eating a single toast and struggling to getting out of bed, we can't find people being real anymore, so for this THANK YOU so much for being you ! x
Thing about motivation is when you know what you want and when you have brief episodes of - I call them “realisation” - where I feel booosted but then I quickly find excuses so I kind of willingly give up before doing it and once the thought to quit sets, it feels impossible to resist…..
I’m dealing with chronic fatigue issues and when you talked about the staying in bed all day and sleeping for 14 hours that resonated with how my life has been going. I’ve yet to have a diagnosis and often find it hard to even go to school these days. It made me have some hope that things will get better when you mentioned getting on the right medication. Hopefully I’ll be there soon.
Your channel is awesome. I think I commented on another of your videos saying similar but I honestly had some of the same feelings you seem to have while living in London. It’s an expensive city and at times it can seem like everyone else is having the time of their lives while you’re broke and lonely, but it gets better ❤
i'm genuinely so excited i found a cool youtuber that also has thyroid issues!! i have an autoimmune condition due to hypothyroidism and i really struggle with fatigue, and hearing you talk about your fatigue was really comforting to me ❤️ keep taking that levothyroxine girl, we can do this! 💪
I agree on three day weekends! I used to work a 4/10 schedule which rocked! The extra two hours a day was so worth it to have an extra day off. It wasn’t that hard to do the extra two hours as long as I was there already. Ask your employer if that’s something they might consider?
Your video was completely relatable. I’m struggling with ADHD and paralysis ADHD. I just simply can’t do my stuff and everyday after watching those fantasy aesthetic videos I really felt bad about myself. Thank you so much
Your videos were recommended to me recently and I love them! Keep being yourself it is refreshing. I too hardly leave the house and feel less bad about it. 30's and single as well. It is nice to know I am not the only one.
OMG, the brown water in the bathtub!! I thought I was the only one! Thank you for showing this... I live in a teeny old brownstone apartment in Brooklyn and I guess it's just par for the course. I appreciate your content! :)
I personally really like watching videos like this where it's realistic and where the person actually has to work for a living and UA-cam is kind of an extra thing. Because most people in the world actually do have to work outside of social media so it's just nice to see
Just found your channel, and as an empty nester from Iowa, your life fascinates me. I find it so interesting, and I appreciate how real you are. Thank you for not being fake! Thanks for what you do!❤
As someone in Australia watching your videos - thank you. I watch because I'm like ... oh I am not the only one. I do get bored of the curated crap. I've been gravitating towards "real" videos as I navigate my own living alone-ness.
I'm so glad that I found your channel! I needed to be in this side of youtube where I can watch videos of other people being themselves and having realistic videos about their lives.
New to your channel and already in love. I'm from Harlem and seeing my neighbor in your vlog just made me happy. Loving how real, honest and raw this is.
London viewer here! I saw your video in the recommended to me section on YT - I subscribed within 2 minutes of watching this video. I think it's beautiful how you can be yourself, doing regular everyday activities, in an authentic way - and yet your personality comes across still, so much, that I subscribed. It just shows sometimes we just 'click' with content, no matter what it is - and I think that's far greater when you're being yourself, versus an over-produced/fake and glamorous BS filled vid of avocado nonsense. Will probably now fall into a wormhole of your content ... thank you :)
I'm an older guy, married, suburban living, but my mind and thoughts are a lot like yours. I feel different than I did in my 20s and 30s. I think differently, and I'm not sure why. The 2-3 years of Covid certainly had a mental impact, but I don't think that's the entire story. I enjoy your content and candor.
This is the first video of you that i see, you said something that i felt very heart touching, "it is important to find yout purpose", that meant a lot to me because i am a 28 years old man and for the very first time in my life i started to feel completely lost, without purpose, and with endless existencial questions, recently i red the book Man's Search for Meaning, and it says that as well, i hope you and me and evybody finds the real pourpose and mission in life, nice vid!
Your channel just got recommended to me and I am SO glad I found you. THIS CONTENT 👏🏾. Thank you for not being a 20-year-old millionaire influencer living off a smoothie all day while traipsing through her “day in the life” in SoHo. I always talk about normalizing actual life and as a fellow NYC-er (in non-glam BK!) I can totally relate and appreciate. Keep up the great content! ✨
Omg 😭 thanks for such a nice comment!! So glad you stumbled upon my video! Love that you’re in bk ✨
lol your talking about Mai Pham right 😂
@@hasaneats I had the same thought 😂
Same! So happy I found you! Thank you being so honest and transparent ✨
Did you know blacks made an AI overlay to make all photos/videos (like your videos on Facebook & UA-cam) look and sound like you're being raped by black people?
They literally steal your face and repurposed your videos to make you a rape victim in their AI generated hate rape porn...
I have proof in video of them making it look like there's a black man in your videos and your performing graphic acts... :(
I'm just trying to inform the creators their kids content is being used to create rape content for blacks.
I even got shot an hour after they threatened to kill me by name through one of the UA-cam videos I was watching before making the girl look like she was crying and getting raped by black people.
I've been in the hospital for 7 months and have permanent disability and a bullet in my chest.
This whole video is you graphically sucking black dick and talking dirty about black dicks. Your hair turns into detailed black dicks. You even cry and gag etc.
Thank you for keeping it real. I am so so tired of seeing all the influencers who live in NYC just living up the great life, showing off what 90% of us don’t live. They are really stuck in their own bubble!!
💓💓💓 I totally get it. Good for those though who worked their way up to get to that place!! it is important to show there are other ways people live here definitely and branch outside the bubble
Honestly nothing makes me feel better than seeing the “unaesthetic” life online. The messy house, the uncool clothes lol, and talking about how hard it is to just keep up with life. I live alone and am out of the house 10 hours a day for work, and with a plethora of health issues, my house is always a constant mess. And then seeing every influencer’s in tact house and the time to work out and eat well and socialize always makes me feel like I must be doing something wrong.
the uncool clothes hahahhaha. I'm honored. damn you work hard, you got this!
@@ChelseaCallahan hahha totally did not mean it as a backhanded compliment!! and if i did subconsciously, then i was also insulting myself
girl, you have an elevator and a laundry in your building. YOU ARE LIVING THE NY DREAM (crying laughing face emoji heart) love the original content, I totally relate!
And a dishwasher! Man I would kill for one of those. I miss not having to hand wash everything
I love these non-aesthetic vlogs because they ARE such an aesthetic. It’s a cozy, homey vlog that just makes you feel like everything is alright, and you’re surrounded by the things you love.
Does life in NY feel pretty lonely? I alk only because in most vlogs I see you are alone
I love this so much . The anti aesthetic. You had to literally blur out something on the floor. The garbage bags and laundry soap haul. this is my life. I'm 38.
The blur was her underwear lol
As a native of Queens, I love this video!! this is the most accurate life of a typical New Yorker! Not those “aesthetic 24/7” videos we see on UA-cam I get so tired of them, everyone always trying doing the same thing lol but there’s just something so special about that New York grit and hustle
Definitely!
Watching it from Germany, almost crying how thankful I am to see something so real and human. Thank you, thank you for filming it and sharing
You talking about having Thyroid issues and being unmedicated is literally the most relatable thing I’ve seen on UA-cam, I struggle with the same problem. It’s so hard to get anything done when your body feels exhausted all the time. I used to blame myself for years thinking I was just lazy or weak when all I needed was medical help. My place was also messy most of the time due to pushing most of my energy to get through work. You got this! It will get better, I will start treatment soon and I hope it will change my life🤞🏻
Girl I’m 40. I spend all weekend gathering up the mojo to get myself together enough to do what you did. Thank you for sharing - the struggle is real
I live alone too, except I'm 20 and live in England.. so kinda the other side of the pond, but I find your content to be extremely relatable. It's hard to maintain your space, cleaning every day is difficult when you work five days a week and struggle with anxiety. I feel seen. Thank you for putting out this content, it really makes a massive change compared to the glamorised and 'aesthetic' content you see other creators producing. And I think you are right, an average, messy life certainly can be aesthetic, you just have to reframe your mindset
Yep totally ! I am disabled and cleaning is just a pain, I feel like people want to pretend those things are normal when for many of us ( more than we want to admit ) it's a real struggle, you're doing great ! x England is marvelous hope you have an awesome time
This is exactly why I subscribed to you. You show the realistic REALISTIC New York and the reality of living as a self sufficient working adult. Your honesty is so valuable! You’re such an insightful human that I love your content nyc or non-nyc related! Just love to hear your thoughts.
Looking forward to more videos!
Serena wow thank you for taking the time to write that comment!! Really appreciate you being here and watching! 💕 have a great week!
This video was suggested to me by UA-cam. I found it so relatable!! I don’t live in NYC, but I also live alone in a pretty small apartment. I too find it hard to keep the place clean and not messy, and to get all the things done during the weekend. I don’t think I have chronic fatigue, but I do feel like I get tired much faster than most people. So comforting to know I’m not alone! Sometimes I feel like a total weirdo and like something is wrong with me, because people don’t normally show this side of them online. Also, I like Sally Rooney a lot! Thank you for putting your content out there, wishing you all the best ❤
I just noticed the "glamorous" homefront picture in the thumbnail. Made me chuckle. At this point we've all seen a couple thousand hours of youtuber content and it becomes harder not to roll your eyes at the pattern of making everything look like as if it's a pinterest board or Vogue. You come across as authentic, sweet and determined to fight the slog. We can all relate to that. So don't worry and keep going. At the end of the day, it really is just about putting stuff out and nurturing that connection you have with the people who enjoy your content.
Hahaha glad you caught that! I pulled the picture straight from canva 🤣 thanks for watching Henry I appreciate the comment!!
I love how real you are. No bullshit and smoke and mirrors. It’s refreshing to see a young woman in NYC being honest about the struggles of life and living. Not every moment is joyous, nor should it be.
You are a-okay with me!
I truly hope your channel blows up because of how real you are. You're genuine, authentic, and a very sweet person. I hope all the best for you, Chelsea!
As soon as you said you've struggled with chronic fatigue, I felt so seen. Even as you were leading up to that bit and talking about doing the dishes and not wanting to clean every day, I had the thought in the back of my mind of like "oh, that's like me. it feels impossible to keep up with chores sometimes bc of my chronic fatigue." Mine is still undiagnosed, so I am not medicated yet. I don't currently have access to healthcare, but I am moving this summer to somewhere I will have that access, so I hope to find answers soon. But just hearing you talk about how it's gotten better gives me a small bit of hope. I can still do chores and things, it just takes me forever and it wipes me out every time.
Hang in there! I hope you get answers soon ❤️
@@ChelseaCallahan Thank you
I just adore you, Chelsea!!!
I applaud and celebrate your vulnerability, your talent and beautiful sense of humor, your determination to pursue your happiness and keep going.
Your authenticity is so refreshing and just so wholesome. Thanks so very much for everything that you do. Sending you a gigantic hug!!!
I love the honesty . The fact that you don’t put fancy cloth and make up in house for youtube makes the whole thing more realistic
I never comment on videos, and this may not get seen, but honestly I love these kind of videos. They're so relatable and I felt like you weren't shoving an aesthetic down my throat in a fancy 8K/mo apartment. I live in a big city, where a lot of people here are living in the fancy sky rise apartments; yet, I literally have to watch where I step when I leave my building bc homeless people shit in front of the bldg door a lot.
It's nice to finally watch something relatable and know that as hard as it is living on my own, I'm not the only one who feels like this. Anyways, love your videos and keep being you! Too many people who vlog are all... the same, but I'm here for the relatable content haha (I need to know I'm not alone haha)
SO REALISTIC. This is what I, and so many of us needed.
I'm from Long Island, but my parents moved us to Florida 18 years ago.
I'm planning a solo trip to NYC, solo, for my 29th birthday, in hopes I'll wanna move there hehe.
THANK YOU for being so REAL
currently doing the same thing right now, deep cleaning after being sick for several days. I like your take on being easy on yourself and understanding that you’re just a person. there will be dishes and laundry to do and life won’t always be *aEsTheTiC*. hope you enjoyed your ramen :-)
34 yr old born and raised NYC... this is def one of the better depicted videos of what the city is like for someone who works a regular job and isn't born rich, living in a luxury building... the struggle b real
I’m just an older lady (62) from Texas who wants to say I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! You are so authentic and realistic. Never change and thank you so much for sharing your life and taking the rest of us along for the ride! ❤
THIS is the content I'm living for!!! I also have thyroid problems and sometimes I feel soooo weak... then I feel guilty and lazy, like those easy tasks are too much, I hate it. Also - I was living alone for 4 years and it was NOT glamorous. Thanks, I found somebody I can relate to. 💜 Sending hugs from Poland!
I am going through a really hard moment of my life where I am always thinking that the life I have to live is not worth it just because it doesn't look like others. Thanks for showing us the reality, it means a lot, so inspiring
So much love to ya, friend ❤️ thanks for being here!! You got this ❤️
Getting excited for what you bought at Walgreens is genuinely what it's like living in NYC.
Im so thankful I found this video because social media in the last months have been nothing but "aestheticaly pleasing" and seemed unachievable. And as someone who also has struggled with thyroid issues their whole life this video spoke to me on another level, so thank you so much for filming this and showing a realistic routine and not just going to parties everyday. Definetly gonna be checking out your other videos!
(PS sorry for any mistakes, english is not my first language lmao)
Been needing this type of vlog in my life! thank you for showing reality! Love this content
I really like this video. I myself am tight on funds and live alone, so I know what that can be like. I’ve lived in the same garden style apartment for over three years now because I can’t really afford to move. But who are we kidding, roommates suck!
Thank you for the authentic content. It’s a breath of fresh air in the UA-cam community ❤
Just a typical guy here who is living an ordinary life and struggling with similar mental health issues. Really appreciate you being authentic and not following the typical NYC vlogger. Means a lot to see someone else thriving and asking the same big questions as a 30 something
sending hugs xx
@@ChelseaCallahan thanks for the comment ❤️
Most people don't live like influencers and that's perfectly fine. There's so much to be appreciated about authenticity, vulnerability, simplicity and humbleness ❤ I've personally always been more drawn to genuine and authentic content from average people than rich influencers.
I know how you feel. I've had arthritis for the last 31yrs. (I'm 52). I'm very lucky. I've been having treatment for the past 20yrs. Our NHS is fantastic. This disease leaves you in pain & with fatigue alot of the time. So sometimes, I just neglect doing the dishes, or hoovering. Then I get annoyed with myself. Seeing your honesty & your health crap has helped me.
I only realized how hard it was to live alone after moving in with my partner. Having someone to tackle all the chores with makes everything way easier, even if there's more laundry, dishes, etc. It makes me think that society isn't set up for solo households. So to anyone reading this, who lives alone and is struggling to keep it together, don't be too hard on yourself. You're doing your best. ❤
This is just so wholesomely normal. Life isn't perfect and the fancy shiny vlogs aren't real. Living alone IS hard sometimes since it's all up to you and there's no one around to make a simple cup of tea or say "You got this!" on bad day's. It isn't drama, just reality. And yeah so is the cliché "It's nice to feal you're not the only one." Thanks for sharing that with us. ❤
Also just seeing you wearing the clothes you wear ( if that make sense ) is very inspirational. I know how social media can make people change their whole aesthetic for the sake of a good shot or not being judged. My family is always embarrassed by me when we go out because I like to dress cozy, I don't care if people look, feeling comfortable in our own skin is already hard enough, might as well just be true instead of hiding it !
amen! comfort over everything else always :)
It's just ethereal to see a person enjoying a normal life in NYC. I mean the glamour does overpower but somehow basic is always the need.
More power to you!
Your channel and this video was recommended to me this morning and I love how real it is. You show the mess, the struggle, the real stuff you gotta buy, rather than loads of expensive makeup/decoration/other wants, the anxiety you feel yet still taking care of yourself in your own way and pace. I actually admire that so much because it's way more healthier, for me personally, to see something actually relatable on UA-cam vlogs and feel like I'm not alone, rather than envy or failure over seeing someone living the "dream life".
Of course, not trying to dismiss their own hustle to get there, but you know what I mean xD
I just felt less shitty about myself watching this video and knowing that I'm not the only one and that it's okay I'm not where I want to be yet, so thank you so much
I’m so glad you stumbled across my video! Thank you so much for taking the time to write such kind words it made my night 🥹love that we are in this together! Xx
First off! This video is so real and relatable. If you have ever lived in not one of the trendy parts of the city, you know. Thanks for posting content like this.
thanks for sharing about the chronic fatigue.... I have Hoshimoto Thyroiditis , was diagnosed at the age of six. thanks for keeping it real, makes the rest of us feel less alone
You are my new hero! Thirty something (✔️… for a few more months), medical issues (✔️), lives alone (✔️), paycheck to paycheck (✔️ … mostly), likes noodles and baths (✔️). 🙌
Haha yes!!!! 💕
Thank u for putting your real life and self out there. I enjoyed it so much. Please don’t stop believing
my bed is also close to my couch and my apapartment looks a bit like yours and it feels so good to be reminded that no an appartment with spare rooms or a house is NOT the norm and i'm doing fine at 26 in this appartment and it's okay and there is so many mid 20's/in their 30's people out there just like me and i loved your content im gonna bingewatch THE ENTIRETY of your channel thank you for posting thank you for sharing it feels good
I'm so glad I found your channel. It's refreshing to see a normal, relatable person who doesn't try to glamorize everything and who shows actual real life.
As someone who will put off filming videos because of the pressure of constantly being aesthetic, this was very fun and inspiring to watch. Thank you for the anxious vibes, very relatable! 😄
I searched "realistic daily routines" and yours was 3rd down & this is a year later than your upload. As a single 30-something mom with messy life aesthetics, YOU ARE APPRECIATED 😇🌻🤌🏾💕
thanks for watching!
@@ChelseaCallahan here for you honey! New subscriber here to stay 🎉🎊
I think if the highlight of your day was getting mail and you read the bills or the coupons, I would still watch. Thx for being so upfront. I'm a fan of what you see is what you get.
just stumbled upon this video and am very grateful for the luck of it. while i don't live in nyc, i'm also living alone in a city and struggle very frequently with a lot of what you talk about - like finding motivation to get essential tasks done and the need for an ~aesthetic~ existence. it was comforting to see my own life reflected in yours. thank you.
Video over 500k! 🎉 Omggg, so proud of how much growth you & your channel has gotten and will always have your continued viewer support
Thank you for this content! Sometimes I think that I need to change place, job, everything else to make me feel better. But you can be anywhere, even in the most beautiful place in the world or have a job of a dream and just be normal human with some mess, being tired and have some problems and just be a normal adult.Your content is so honest, realistic and calm that I feel good for my realistic life because yeah, we live like that and it's ok.
"i live above Central Park, single, paycheck to paycheck and in my 30s" -relatable af 😂 SUBSCRIBED.
omg thank you!! I've been looking at apartments in NYC and can't understand how these post grad early twenty somethings afford their apartments alone! Everyone I know either makes well over 100k or have roommates in Harlem or deep Brooklyn. Glad to know it's actually normal to be above Central Park. I've started looking at Jersey myself.
After visiting NYC one month ago UA-cam recommends me a lot of vids about this city topic... And yours is truly the most pleasing to me! I loved it! Nice job! 🙌🏻💕
As a born and raised New Yorker this video is so great to watch 💖
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I live in NYC too - in Washington Heights - and it's so nice to see people living similar lives to mine being depicted on UA-cam!
I moved to my city with the ambition of starting a business. Then after a few years I realized that I don’t like dealing with employees OR customers. Now I’m basically you. Single in my thirties, living alone in Montreal; not really stressing about anything, just kind of doing stuff when I can, if I want to. Work is work, and my apartment is never totally straight, but I’m at peace. WE OUT HERE! One thing I can recommend is getting a stick vacuum. I got a dyson that charges on the wall when I’m not using it, and its so easy to do the floor in the kitchen or get the crumbs under the table before i leave the house or something. Anyway, nice video. If I saw you in my building, I would try to chat you up. Thanks
I moved to NYC last year as a student, first time in the US and first time living alone. It was quite intimidating at first but now I just love this life!! Great content!
Giirl, the video is the exact thing I’ve needed. I have a chronic fatigue due to Thyroid too and I felt shame looking at all these perfect people living in a perfect clean and designed flats, preparing nice and cool looking dishes, wearing fancy clothes while going to a several activities a day. It feels like I don’t do enough. And I need to work even harder and push harder. When in reality I just can’t. I think it’s really important to finally see and make more real life videos showing actual life, not like aesthetic from Pinterest.
Thank you for your video, it was cool to see a real person ❤
I feeeeeeel every word you said! hang in there ❤️
It's great mix. Used it during prep sessions in my restaurant.
I am 30 years old and live with a chronic medical disability that has kept me from advancing in my career or moving out of my dinky Midwest town. Your statement about how it’s okay if it takes you longer to achieve your dreams than others really made my night. I’m considering moving to NYC to live my creative dreams once my condition is under control. I appreciate this video.
Loved it!! Real, normal people need to post more, not just fancy influencers. Coenzyme Q10 and Cordyceps should help with fatigue, but I'm struggling with that too.
So sorry you struggle with fatigue too! It’s no fun at all. Thanks so much for watching :)
Rewatching this a year later I love your realistic day in a life videos 🥰 so relatable!
So happy to see reality, rather than a ton of videos with fabulous life which I'm non exist in 😂. The vibe is so cozy and charming, I love your videos, Chelsea 😊
I've woken up on a Saturday morning, turned on my TV, went straight to UA-cam and this video was recommended to me and I'm SO glad that it was! The perfect relaxing vibe that I needed this morning 😊 You've just gained a new subscriber in me! 🎉😘💕
I’ve always lost interest in youtubers once they started to become true influencers instead of people. I’m tired of seeing routines that are unrealistic. I’m so happy that you show life as it is, in all its glory! ❤
This is awesome content! Nobody talks about this. I've lived in NYC for half my life and this is just how it is. Simple, domestic and not at all with a Rise and Grind mindset anymore. Thanks!
Your video came up as a recommendation, and finally! no more smoothie-a-day NYC vlogs with floor-to-ceiling window views, perfect sunsets and all white furnishings. Love the reality 😉
Honestly I loved that and can totally see you as a main character in like a romantic comedy kinda thing
the foot blur is so smart, and gave me a good laugh. i felt soooo seen in this vlog as someone who's lived here for going on 7 years, nyc isn't just what the "big" vloggers live. and that's okay!
3 DAY WEEKENDS SHOULD BE MANDATORY!!!!! PERIOD! This is such a true ass NYC vlog!!!!! Loved seeing this
I’m a native New Yorker and I love your videos! I’m tired of seeing all those vlog that glamorize NY. It makes people think we all live like that.
Those '' minimalist aesthetic vlogs '' are making me icky because most of them isn't a representation of real life, of struggle, breakdowns and just awkward moments that happen throughout the day. I can't find a single intuitive eating video of people eating a single toast and struggling to getting out of bed, we can't find people being real anymore, so for this THANK YOU so much for being you ! x
thank you so much
Love that you are simply yourself. It's a whole vibe❤
Thing about motivation is when you know what you want and when you have brief episodes of - I call them “realisation” - where I feel booosted but then I quickly find excuses so I kind of willingly give up before doing it and once the thought to quit sets, it feels impossible to resist…..
This is so me. Thank you for your real thoughts and actions. Watching this made me realize I am not alone.
Thank you for presenting a real human experience ❤️
I’m dealing with chronic fatigue issues and when you talked about the staying in bed all day and sleeping for 14 hours that resonated with how my life has been going. I’ve yet to have a diagnosis and often find it hard to even go to school these days. It made me have some hope that things will get better when you mentioned getting on the right medication. Hopefully I’ll be there soon.
you will! hang in there, it will get better. hugs to you!
I am grateful for the authenticity, refreshing and very brave. Thank you for sharing
Just started watching your videos, you’re the best, you are more REAL, than those UA-camrs that live below 14th, don’t change a thing about YOU❤️
Your channel is awesome. I think I commented on another of your videos saying similar but I honestly had some of the same feelings you seem to have while living in London. It’s an expensive city and at times it can seem like everyone else is having the time of their lives while you’re broke and lonely, but it gets better ❤
I’m watching your videos on a marathon. Feels like medicine.
i'm genuinely so excited i found a cool youtuber that also has thyroid issues!! i have an autoimmune condition due to hypothyroidism and i really struggle with fatigue, and hearing you talk about your fatigue was really comforting to me ❤️ keep taking that levothyroxine girl, we can do this! 💪
hypothyroid twins! levo for life ❤️🤣 I'm sorry you gotta go through this too, but yes we got this!
I agree on three day weekends! I used to work a 4/10 schedule which rocked! The extra two hours a day was so worth it to have an extra day off. It wasn’t that hard to do the extra two hours as long as I was there already. Ask your employer if that’s something they might consider?
Your video was completely relatable. I’m struggling with ADHD and paralysis ADHD. I just simply can’t do my stuff and everyday after watching those fantasy aesthetic videos I really felt bad about myself. Thank you so much
Your videos were recommended to me recently and I love them! Keep being yourself it is refreshing. I too hardly leave the house and feel less bad about it. 30's and single as well. It is nice to know I am not the only one.
OMG, the brown water in the bathtub!! I thought I was the only one! Thank you for showing this... I live in a teeny old brownstone apartment in Brooklyn and I guess it's just par for the course. I appreciate your content! :)
I personally really like watching videos like this where it's realistic and where the person actually has to work for a living and UA-cam is kind of an extra thing. Because most people in the world actually do have to work outside of social media so it's just nice to see
Yeah! I mean UA-cam is real work and maybe one day I’ll be able to do it full time :) glad you found my channel
Just found your channel, and as an empty nester from Iowa, your life fascinates me. I find it so interesting, and I appreciate how real you are. Thank you for not being fake! Thanks for what you do!❤
Thank you!! And welcome :)
Just wanted to say I loved the transparency of this video. Very comforting and honestly personalized I loved it
As someone in Australia watching your videos - thank you. I watch because I'm like ... oh I am not the only one. I do get bored of the curated crap. I've been gravitating towards "real" videos as I navigate my own living alone-ness.
I'm so glad that I found your channel! I needed to be in this side of youtube where I can watch videos of other people being themselves and having realistic videos about their lives.
New to your channel and already in love. I'm from Harlem and seeing my neighbor in your vlog just made me happy. Loving how real, honest and raw this is.
HELLOOOOOO THE GENUINITY, THE REALNESS????? AMAZING.
London viewer here! I saw your video in the recommended to me section on YT - I subscribed within 2 minutes of watching this video. I think it's beautiful how you can be yourself, doing regular everyday activities, in an authentic way - and yet your personality comes across still, so much, that I subscribed. It just shows sometimes we just 'click' with content, no matter what it is - and I think that's far greater when you're being yourself, versus an over-produced/fake and glamorous BS filled vid of avocado nonsense. Will probably now fall into a wormhole of your content ... thank you :)
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Your so refreshing, so glad I found you, it's wonderful to see a normal human and your everyday life. yippee !!!!
I'm an older guy, married, suburban living, but my mind and thoughts are a lot like yours. I feel different than I did in my 20s and 30s. I think differently, and I'm not sure why. The 2-3 years of Covid certainly had a mental impact, but I don't think that's the entire story. I enjoy your content and candor.
Fist video in your blog I ave watched. Just LOVE it. My speed, my life, my jam (Spotify).
Love the honesty you're smashing it you've got this don't you fret
Such a cosy and relatable video ! love it !!
This is the first video of you that i see, you said something that i felt very heart touching, "it is important to find yout purpose", that meant a lot to me because i am a 28 years old man and for the very first time in my life i started to feel completely lost, without purpose, and with endless existencial questions, recently i red the book Man's Search for Meaning, and it says that as well, i hope you and me and evybody finds the real pourpose and mission in life, nice vid!