- Well, hello everyone. Today, I am sharing nine things
I should have bought sooner. And I have you guys to thank for some of these things, you have, you know, given me advice. And I was stubborn and I
didn't listen until now. Other items I've kind of
come up with on my own but I thought this video would be really fun and interesting and maybe give you guys some ideas too. So the very first item or items because it's plural is living plants. And I know so many of you are just rolling your eyes at me because I have received countless comments from people telling me how tacky my fakes for
plants look in my home. And I knew that the whole time, even though some of them
I legitimately think look pretty good but I knew that it was
more just me being scared that I would kill everything but I spent some time
researching really easy plants. And I've been kind of having collection like every so often I'll buy a new one and I have just been
thoroughly enjoying it. So many of us are cooped up in our house and this is such an amazing
way to bring the outdoors into our home. And it just completely cleans the air like plants help our oxygen. They remove toxins from the air. It's just actually really healthy to have plants in your home. Not to mention, they're just beautiful decor pieces. Like I just feel like so
many of my spaces have been transformed for the better. So none of this video is sponsored but I am going to link a
website called The Sill. I don't know if you guys maybe
you've heard of it before but they have so many fashionable and healthy easy plants that they shipped directly to your house. So I did some of that. Other times I would just pick one up at like Lowe's or Home Depot. So you guys can do
whatever you guys wanna do but I just really encourage you guys to kind of just buy a few plants. I think you won't regret it. Number two is stylish yet
simple and washable bedding. If you have been watching
me for a while now, you will know I have been on
a journey towards bedding. Like literally I have tried so many different comforters and sheets, literally like so many things. Probably a year ago, I finally found this
amazing like furry comforter and it was super cheap. Like okay, it wasn't super cheap but it was like pretty inexpensive. And I definitely loved it. I recommended it to you guys, but my only qualm with that and I knew this going in and I think I even like
said this in the video that I just don't know
how long it would last because I wouldn't know
how to actually wash it because it was so thick and
so soft and furry and fluffy. And here we are a year, almost a year later and I just
ended up getting rid of it because I just couldn't wash it. So here we are, I have finally invested in really healthy, like 100% organic cotton, a
duvet cover, duvet insert. I have new pillowcases
sheets and some shams. And I spent so much time
like researching which brand 'cause there's so many out there. And I finally came up with this which is from Boll & Branch. Again, not sponsored,
but I have just loved it. I cannot recommend this stuff enough. I know it's white, but it's
washable, it's so soft, It's 100% organic, no chemicals. It's super pure, so soft. Love it. So I'll link exactly
everything that I have but I feel like it's
changed half of my life because half of my life literally is spent in bed sleeping. Number three is kind
of like another journey that I've embarked upon. I've tried so many of these. I have so many of these, I should've just taken the plunge and order this one problem at the start. And it's not even that much more expensive but it is powerful. So this is the RAVPower
portable power bank. And it's just amazing. And there's a specific feature to this that makes it so amazing. So it comes in this nice travel case but this is what it looks like. And I just checked on Amazon, by the way, fingers crossed when this goes live, it's still on sale. But right now this is only $112. I paid more for it. But yeah, this is great because there's all these
different inputs and outputs that you can charge your
phone with and on all of that. But the kicker is it actually has a plug, like a real plug. So you can charge your laptop, again, your phone, you can
charge small appliances you could charge your camera. You can take this traveling with you. You can take this if you're
working on your laptop and take it in the car. And like maybe you're at
a doctor's appointment or the hospital or something like that. People take this when they go camping it's just seriously such a
good item to have in your house that multiple people will use. But I find myself using this
just way more than I expected. And it's really nice to have on hand. I mean, look at what happened in Texas. I mean, you know, just having
different power sources through your home can
kind of be a lifesaver. Not that this is gonna save your life. I'm just saying that this will, I think come in handy
more than you expect. The next thing that I wanna share with you kind of is a good segue because it does involve my laptop but I should have just done this sooner. And I'm telling you guys to do this soon if you haven't already. And that is investing
in a very large monitor to use as your screen for your laptop. Now, having a laptop is
great because it is portable. Like we just talked about with power bank. You could sit in your bed if you want to work on things, maybe take it in the car with you. If you're waiting at an appointment like I love a good laptop, but when you're actually
in your home working, sometimes you just need a big screen and you also need a wireless
mouse and a wireless keyboard. I have a beautiful set. I will link everything. It's white, it looks so nice
in my little office space. My monitor is curved. You don't have to get curved. I just really encourage
you to get a big monitor so that you can open different screens and just work at a faster,
more productive pace. It literally feels like you
are working at a desktop but you just plug it all into your laptop. It's just such, it's just like the best of both worlds and I should've done it sooner. Okay, so this next one, I kind of feel guilty even sharing it because it has gone up
significantly in price since I have purchased it a few years ago. And I know I'm prefacing, but it is investing in
a good coffee machine or espresso machine. And the one that we bought a few years ago is the number one selling one on Amazon. And I just checked and it is $700. Now, like what? No, we paid like 400
something for at the time. I was like, oh my gosh,
this is crazy expensive. But now I just cannot even
believe how expensive it is. But it just, I'm telling
you guys it's just so nice. Now, whether or not you
should buy that one. I'm not sure, like I use mine though guys. I use it every single day, multiple times a day and I no longer crave Starbucks. I don't need Starbucks. I just love my machine. And I make my Americanos. Josh makes his lattes and his flat whites. You can literally make
anything in this machine. So I honestly feel like I have, in the long run saved money and my coffee is so much better. So I will link that one below and a few others that have
really, really good reviews. If you're a coffee lover
out there, guys, it's time. It's time to buy an espresso machine. And I will also share my favorite coffee. Again, none of this is sponsored, but the Allegro brand from Whole Foods, which Amazon, I think, yeah, they own Whole Foods now. So you can get this particular
coffee bean on Amazon but it's the Allegro
Sierra espresso beans. Like they're specifically
made for espresso. So if you grind your beans, try this, try it, it's delicious. The next item that I
should have bought sooner is another appliance,
another small appliance. And I am not somebody
that likes to collect a lot of appliances. There's only two in my
life that I must have. The first being the espresso machine, the next being my Vitamix blender. I should have gotten one or purchased one years and years ago. And I've even had mine for
like a good amount of years but I should have even
had it long before that, I should have just taken
the plunge and bought it because it's that amazing. I use mine multiple times a day. I make smoothies. I make my (indistinct). I make soup. I even like baked with it. Sometimes I'll make my
cookie butter or pancake mix like the healthy gluten-free kind. And rather than stirring everything I just blend it up in my blender. I use my Vitamix so much and it is so much better than all of those dumb
blenders I had in the past that literally could
barely even crush ice. So I'm just here to say it might be time to
upgrade to the Vitamix, it's worth every penny. The next items I should have bought sooner involve good closet organization, but specific things that
have kind of changed my life. The first being this like pull
out bar thing in my closet. I get asked about all the time. It's like hard for me
to like share about it because you can't buy it online. Like, it's from California Closets. You cannot order it online. I just ordered two more of them. And I had to call my local store. They ordered it for me and now I'm gonna go
pick them up at the store but you can get them in different
finishes and metal colors but guys, they are so functional. Amazing, you will use them. You'll just use them all the time. I hang up clothes there. I will put my outfits as of
the day that it slides back in. So it's kind of concealed
at the same time. It's just great. I also recommend dividers in your drawers. It took me a lot, like a
long time to finally do that. If you haven't done it, I encourage you guys to do it. I have my sock drawer organized better, my underwear, my bra. It's like everything is
just so much more organized and I can find everything. Should have done it sooner. Then the last thing I will say. And I will be done with this song big because I've said this so many times, but if you have not invested in just all of the same color, the hangers that are felt, like the the velvet felt hangers, you're seriously missing out. It just transforms the
way your closet looks. It makes you fit more
clothes into your closet or just have more space to kind
of like move things around. And they're just just great. So I know, I know I've
said it so many times. I'm done now. The next items just take
with a grain of salt. This is just my personal thing that I wish I would've done sooner. A lot of people have completely
differing opinions on this. So you do you, but I wish I would have switched to a healthier deodorant sooner. This is the native deodorant. So it has no aluminum, no parabens. It's just really healthy. I've tried so many
deodorants that are healthy and they all suck. This is the first one that I just like legitimately
works, smells amazing. There's so many different scents but I just feel really
good about using it. Now, I will say like I shared
this weeks or months ago 'cause I got, I ordered them from Amazon and a lot of people said that there was no studies linking aluminum to breast cancer and that's fine. You're right. There's no like conclusive
studies linking that. However, there are
studies linking aluminum. And when you have aluminum in your body it kind of flocks to the breast cells. And then if those cells
have too much aluminum, it definitely like can lead to cancer. Now, maybe we're getting
aluminum in other ways. And that's probably true. However, aluminum in deodorant, the purpose of it is it literally
blocks your sweat glands from letting any of the sweat out. So in my opinion, I actually just don't want a deodorant that's going to completely
block all of that because that's toxins in our body that kind of needs to get out. At least that's again,
this is just my opinion. So I like how this kind of keeps me fresh. I feel like it totally works. It kind of like still lets me get the toxins out a little bit and I'm not contributing to
aluminum building up in my body. Okay, so this next one, I'm just throwing it into
the video kind of last minute because I haven't had it too long, but it's honestly from you guys. You guys commented this
over and over again. I've also seen it on
Instagram countless times. So I finally took the plunge and I ordered one and I love it. This is the Soma and Bliss wireless bra. It's so comfortable. It's so comfortable. And I love a good seamless bra. I have recommended a
few of them to you guys. I still stand by those. But the thing is, I'm a lot smaller than some people. And so the reason I think some, like everyone basically loves this is because it works for
people of all sizes. It gives a lot of coverage and support, but also is very what's sort of seamless and just comfortable. That's the number one thing. It is so darn comfortable
because it's wire free. So anyway, they come in
a lot of different shades so you can match your skin in tone, but yeah should've bought it sooner. Everything that I shared in today's video, I will link it down below
in the description box. But if you happen to be new, consider subscribing or following, but otherwise I will see you very soon. Bye.
