Anyone else feel so overwhelmed by how much Ally manages to achieve with each day, despite such health difficulty and other stressors?? Like making dinner takes up half a day for me lol. Also her flat is always so clean and cute and homely! Absolute goals, very impressed
everyone is different! the biggest theme we push here is to never compare. i also have a partner to help with cooking and cleaning which is a serious leg up. we’re all in different spots! 💛
Your strength is breathtaking, how hard you work despite your ailments is a consistent source of inspiration ❤ glad you are holding space and grace for yourself to chillax too
As a native Dutch speaker the thought of studying Dutch for 8 hours already makes me bawl. You are an absolute hero for tackling this mess of a language ❤
you brighten up my sundays ☺️☀️ reminder to treat yourself like a friend , and to rest because your body needs it , you’re human not a productivity machine !!
the new semester starts tomorrow and as a fellow chronically ill person, i am a little afraid to just crash and burn but seeing you getting through challenging times is really motivating and inspiring, i wish you all the best
I also find it difficult to rest! You might enjoy the book Laziness Does Not Exist; A Defense of the Exhausted, Exploited, and Overworked by Devon Price PhD. They explore the laziness myth, which tells us that we are not working/learning/doing enough, and encourages us to slow down and rest. I love their work - they also recently published a book called Unmasking Autism; The Power of Embracing our Hidden Neurodiversity, but I haven't read that one yet!!
If you want to read something completely different from Junji Ito, I definitely recommend Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu. I've been too scared to read his actual horror stories, but reading silly stories about his cats, told in an exaggerated horror-style was pretty funny.
You know I've been watching your channel nonstop (and out of order) when you showed the Samantha Shannon books and asked how you liked them in the future and I immediately said out loud to myself, "Honey, you've got a big storm comin'."
I’m so glad I found this channel, I also am autistic and have migraines and Ive been on a journey to heal from trauma and chronic illness. It helps so much to see someone else working through similar things. I’ve had autistic burnout for 3 years and I’m only recently moving forward but it’s been difficult because of my health. But special interests are so important and I’ve put a big emphasis on reading and enjoying life in all the little ways. And I try to give myself a lot of grace and hope that I can eventually do better
I DO also scream into the void!!! Also I really relate to what you said about having no balance between work and fun. it’s hard! For me I think it’s because it’s hard to transition between the two and it’s much easier to just keep doing the same thing for hours 😅 even though it burns me out!!
Hi Ally! I’ve never left a comment before but had to today because about an hour before watching this video my cat Bean got out of the house. I was able to catch her in the backyard but omg I was so shook up! Instead of spiraling into all the other horrible scenarios that could have played out I came here to calm down. Thank you so much for creating such a magical space on the internet! I really really needed it today ☺️💖 I just had to let you know how special your videos are!!
i know something that might help with learning dutch! i watched a youtube video a while back, and the vlogger was challenging herself to only speak the language she was learning for a whole day. i know it seems daunting if you’re still a beginner, but you can look up translations for what you don’t know, and it helps you learn phrases and words that you use in your daily life :) and also get more comfortable with speaking the language
i love your vlogs because they always serve as a reminder that things can be silly and cozy and wonderful even when there's pockets of stress and mental health struggles mixed in. it's a good reminder I need in my life for sure, so I'm so glad you share all your beautiful little moments with us ❤
THE ICONIC TOFU RECIPE, I think I can repeat the way you said in on a previous video (from ages ago ajdfhs) because of how many times I've looked for it to make it! ❤ seeing it again is like seeing an old friend hahah
Your Fifth Season quandary, you won’t be able to REST after book 1 and will be so glad you have books 2 + 3 on deck. Also yes I do also scream into the void. Often. Daily? Sending you love ❤
i have a shrine to junji ito on my bookshelf back home and i am SO glad you enjoyed uzumaki! my favs of his (besides uzumaki) are remina, tomie, and cat diary, but also highly recommend checking out his short story collections, they're such a fun lil treat!!
Hi Ally, I moved last month to Belgium from an Eastern European country, also started learning Dutch, since I settled in west Flanders....and it's going slower than I thought, but I am loving it. I love your vlogs and videos, the energy they give it's just my cup of tea I struggle with ADHD and your videos really help me to take a moment to breathe and just stare into your wonderfulness: sugar, spice and everything nice! Books are life!
Okay, don’t stress yourself out bc if cooking is therapeutic, let it stay therapeutic, HOWEVER that is was the most fun cooking segment I have ever watched in my life. Also, snails. Are they wild or do you have pet snails and I missed something?
I thought your 2022 recap of the year video was my favorite video EVER and then bam! This one. The way you film and edit and talk about everything in this, your videos ARE AWESOME and I dance to the intro each time. I was dreading a quite stressful trip that’s coming this week and as a fellow chronically ill person, this video truly helped 🧡 Thank you for these gems, and all your work and ummm *panics* IN EXCHANGE HERE’S : my endless gratitude, a future (once was but money issues booo) pocket pal, and ummmm um um here's Patricia : 🐌. Hope she'll get along with everyone 🤠!
I feel you on needing to buy the whole series up front due to liking it and wanting to keep reading and fear of mismatched books for the same series. Good call on getting the whole fifth season books though, I had to wait after finishing the first one. It was the longest wait.
I just recently discovered your channel and I cannot tell you how much joy your videos bring me! 🥰 (also its so nice to see another bookish expat's life) The Fifth Season is also on my TBR so looking forward to your thoughts on it!
I wish your videos lasted more, i just can't get enough 😂 thank you for sharing with us, sundays are my favorite days now ❤ good luck in your dutch finals!!!
I spotted a Feralis artprint in the background. 😍 I always get excited when other people love her work as well, because she's my favourite tattoo artist and has done most my tattoos.
Hello I was the livestream cooking suggester! Thank you for the compliment on my idea and I can TOTALLY empathise with you on them being stressful. I’ve toyed with the idea of starting a twitch for a while but it seems like A LOT 😅😅
twitch is so scary to me too but if you really want it you could totally nail it - i mean look at what great ideas you have in the pockets of your mind! 🧠 ✨
Uzumaki is my favorite of the 4 books I have read from him. Also I have to say I love Sunday’s because it means a new video from you but then I watch and get sad that I have to wait a new week for the next one 😭❤
I have almost all of Junji Ito's books and my favorite out of them is the short story collection "Smashed", Shiver, Lovesickness and Frankenstein is also really good! I'm still missing some of the shorter books from him, but i've heard great things about Remina! and I also want to recommend a manga series that you might like, "Komi Can't Communicate" it's about a girl who has troubles speaking with other people but makes it a goal to make 100 friends, it's a comfort manga and I love reading about just ordinary life stuff! as always, thank you for making videos, being you, being amazing!!
I recently bought the fifth season box set, excited to see you what you think of the first one! I need to get started 😊 also love your vlogs and hope you’re having a lovely Sunday ❤
i am DELIGHTED to be here, in your world. omg you have blest us with the cooking (but don't do it again *squints at you*), and I adore rumi's lil flower sniffs. so inquisitive. one thing i gotta know: when you said you're reading Brutes, which "takes place in Florida so you know it's gonna be _____" did you say human or humid?! either one, so true
I think you could love The Bees also by Laline Paull, it's like A Bugs Life but with more personal stakes, and bees! Thank you for helping with what has been a bit of a burnout month for me.
junji ito's venus in the blindspot is sooo good. i won't say too much because it's easy to spoil, but it's a collection of short stories and they're all very good
This was my break from so much study today and you always make my Mondays brighter :) I hope you're taking care of yourself even when things are going rough!! One day at a time
Thanks for the Tofu recipe, even through it was hard to film. One of my low stress goals this year is to try to cook more tofu, but it seems so hard. I love seeing other people cook it. It looked super tasty!.
Giant days!! I started it last December per your recommendation to up my reading goal and I loved it! I took a bit so intentional break around vol 10 because it was the new year but also because I didn’t want it to end, so good!! Your graphic novels Recs are often soooo good, I’ll have to check out squire
Love Junji Ito but I prefer his short stories. Deserter is my absolute favourite. Can never decide if it’s scarier to have multiple scary stories or more scary stuff about one story.
Wow, just discovered your channel and watched 4 videos just while getting trough my morning routine. Love, love your content. Every bit of it. ❤ Congrats on learning Dutch. It is not at all an easy language😊. But, you must admit, we are a fun bunch, aren't we?... Greetings from Belgium
ok if you haven't read the enigma of amigara fault you deffo should it's the first ito short story I read and it's so good. I think it's an extra in Gyo but I read it online bc Im afraid of fish and the main story in gyo is about creepy ass fish walking on land :')
Always so grateful when you post a new vlog. Thank you for being you. Wish you a relaxing and inspiring week ahead. P.S. an absolute stunner of a graphic novel: Mamo by Sas Milledge
Nothing will ever beat the mail time where all we got was a dead fly
hahaha never forget
Those snail shots had me ENTHRALLED
The kingdom hearts music gets me every damn time
Wingspan!!!!!
Anyone else feel so overwhelmed by how much Ally manages to achieve with each day, despite such health difficulty and other stressors?? Like making dinner takes up half a day for me lol. Also her flat is always so clean and cute and homely! Absolute goals, very impressed
everyone is different! the biggest theme we push here is to never compare. i also have a partner to help with cooking and cleaning which is a serious leg up. we’re all in different spots! 💛
@@allisonpaiges you're right of course, it's hard not to compare but you're right :)
You've become my comfort RUclipsr. Thanks for the uploads, even when you're feeling bad!
SAME i just came across her channel last night and already have binged multiple vids🎉🎉
Your strength is breathtaking, how hard you work despite your ailments is a consistent source of inspiration ❤ glad you are holding space and grace for yourself to chillax too
As a native Dutch speaker the thought of studying Dutch for 8 hours already makes me bawl. You are an absolute hero for tackling this mess of a language ❤
you brighten up my sundays ☺️☀️ reminder to treat yourself like a friend , and to rest because your body needs it , you’re human not a productivity machine !!
you couldn't be more right - it's so hard to do but you're so right!
@@allisonpaigesi think you’re doing a great job :-)
Yes! We’re human beings, not human doings! ☺️
it was tough for me to find joy in daily life these days, so I watched your vlogs for a solution 😌
You’re truly the perfect person to upload on Sunday like you are a Sunday VIBE bestie
“panics at the thought of trying to unwind.” I have never felt more seen!!!!
the new semester starts tomorrow and as a fellow chronically ill person, i am a little afraid to just crash and burn but seeing you getting through challenging times is really motivating and inspiring, i wish you all the best
giant days is truly the ultimate feel good and chill series, I love it sm 💓
I also find it difficult to rest! You might enjoy the book Laziness Does Not Exist; A Defense of the Exhausted, Exploited, and Overworked by Devon Price PhD. They explore the laziness myth, which tells us that we are not working/learning/doing enough, and encourages us to slow down and rest. I love their work - they also recently published a book called Unmasking Autism; The Power of Embracing our Hidden Neurodiversity, but I haven't read that one yet!!
currently reading laziness does not exist omg! and unmasking autism was top tier imo
"Do you also scream into the void?" That's it. That's the channel vibe.
If you want to read something completely different from Junji Ito, I definitely recommend Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu. I've been too scared to read his actual horror stories, but reading silly stories about his cats, told in an exaggerated horror-style was pretty funny.
Screaming bc your stressed by the idea of chilling out is the most relatable thing I've ever seen
how does one relax?! what is chilling like?!
describing Junji Ito as "spooky little doodles" absolutely SENT me 😭😭💗
You know I've been watching your channel nonstop (and out of order) when you showed the Samantha Shannon books and asked how you liked them in the future and I immediately said out loud to myself, "Honey, you've got a big storm comin'."
Thank you for sharing your voice and vibes! The snails, the kitty, the goofs, the not-Teriyaki sauce, the editing, all amazing
"who's gonna tell them what teriyaki sauce is. it's not gonna be me"😂😂😂
I’m so glad I found this channel, I also am autistic and have migraines and Ive been on a journey to heal from trauma and chronic illness. It helps so much to see someone else working through similar things.
I’ve had autistic burnout for 3 years and I’m only recently moving forward but it’s been difficult because of my health. But special interests are so important and I’ve put a big emphasis on reading and enjoying life in all the little ways. And I try to give myself a lot of grace and hope that I can eventually do better
I DO also scream into the void!!!
Also I really relate to what you said about having no balance between work and fun. it’s hard! For me I think it’s because it’s hard to transition between the two and it’s much easier to just keep doing the same thing for hours 😅 even though it burns me out!!
transitions are so challenging. how do i even tell my brain and body it is time to relax? that’s work in and of itself 😅
Hi Ally! I’ve never left a comment before but had to today because about an hour before watching this video my cat Bean got out of the house. I was able to catch her in the backyard but omg I was so shook up! Instead of spiraling into all the other horrible scenarios that could have played out I came here to calm down. Thank you so much for creating such a magical space on the internet! I really really needed it today ☺️💖 I just had to let you know how special your videos are!!
Please do an updated bookshelf tour!!!!🥹 I’m so intrigued by ur tbr shelves❤
i know something that might help with learning dutch! i watched a youtube video a while back, and the vlogger was challenging herself to only speak the language she was learning for a whole day. i know it seems daunting if you’re still a beginner, but you can look up translations for what you don’t know, and it helps you learn phrases and words that you use in your daily life :) and also get more comfortable with speaking the language
I’ve been sick since Wednesday and it really has me down in the dumps. This definitely just cheered up my Sunday. ❤️
"I don't know how to not do my best..❤🐌😂" same girl, same .. sending Sunday good vibes from a fellow void screamer!! 🫠🥰
favourite youtuber thank you for being you!!!
:')
i love your vlogs because they always serve as a reminder that things can be silly and cozy and wonderful even when there's pockets of stress and mental health struggles mixed in. it's a good reminder I need in my life for sure, so I'm so glad you share all your beautiful little moments with us ❤
THE ICONIC TOFU RECIPE, I think I can repeat the way you said in on a previous video (from ages ago ajdfhs) because of how many times I've looked for it to make it! ❤ seeing it again is like seeing an old friend hahah
that is adorable i love to think of a recipe as an old friend 💛
it made me so happy to see al the veggie friends on the radiator in the back!! i remember you trying to collect them years ago!!
Your Fifth Season quandary, you won’t be able to REST after book 1 and will be so glad you have books 2 + 3 on deck. Also yes I do also scream into the void. Often. Daily? Sending you love ❤
i have a shrine to junji ito on my bookshelf back home and i am SO glad you enjoyed uzumaki! my favs of his (besides uzumaki) are remina, tomie, and cat diary, but also highly recommend checking out his short story collections, they're such a fun lil treat!!
Maybe it’s because I’m not a huge tofu consumer but “get rid of your tofu pee” made me laugh way harder than I probably should have.
Hi Ally, I moved last month to Belgium from an Eastern European country, also started learning Dutch, since I settled in west Flanders....and it's going slower than I thought, but I am loving it. I love your vlogs and videos, the energy they give it's just my cup of tea I struggle with ADHD and your videos really help me to take a moment to breathe and just stare into your wonderfulness: sugar, spice and everything nice! Books are life!
Okay, don’t stress yourself out bc if cooking is therapeutic, let it stay therapeutic, HOWEVER that is was the most fun cooking segment I have ever watched in my life. Also, snails. Are they wild or do you have pet snails and I missed something?
i have a terrarium! and thank you! i intend to keep cooking a mostly a therapeutic journey with the occasional food share 🥰
the reason why i watch you is because you are my brain everyday 😭😭
I thought your 2022 recap of the year video was my favorite video EVER and then bam! This one.
The way you film and edit and talk about everything in this, your videos ARE AWESOME and I dance to the intro each time. I was dreading a quite stressful trip that’s coming this week and as a fellow chronically ill person, this video truly helped 🧡
Thank you for these gems, and all your work and ummm
*panics*
IN EXCHANGE HERE’S : my endless gratitude, a future (once was but money issues booo) pocket pal, and ummmm um um here's Patricia : 🐌. Hope she'll get along with everyone 🤠!
The Cooking Mama music when you were making spicy tofu! *chef's kiss* love your editing style! Awesome video as per always!
I feel you on needing to buy the whole series up front due to liking it and wanting to keep reading and fear of mismatched books for the same series. Good call on getting the whole fifth season books though, I had to wait after finishing the first one. It was the longest wait.
My favorite works of Junjo Ito are : Tomie, Shiver, Sensor, Venus in the Blind Spot and Gyo vol 1 ❤ thanks for this video ❤
I audibly gasped when you said people have commented negatively on combining spicy, soy sauce, and sugar aka how I cook all my veggies
Watching this while I was cooking and then you started cooking too was such a vibe still though
I love the vibes
I have some French exams coming up and I am very stressed for the speaking one, so this video was very relatable for me!
I just recently discovered your channel and I cannot tell you how much joy your videos bring me! 🥰 (also its so nice to see another bookish expat's life) The Fifth Season is also on my TBR so looking forward to your thoughts on it!
2 vlogs in a row? Thank you for blessing us :,)
I wish your videos lasted more, i just can't get enough 😂 thank you for sharing with us, sundays are my favorite days now ❤ good luck in your dutch finals!!!
You are one of my comfort people I love your message I have cerbral palsy you make me so happy
16:57 I really loved the humid feeling in the movie Causeway, would highly recommend
I loved Salt Slow; it's a very strong short story collection!
Giant Days is my comfort series ❤
i just recently started watching your videos and I love them sm, you make me feel like a normal human
I've never been this early for a new video haha, first! - it's becoming one of my favorite rituals in the week! :D
I spotted a Feralis artprint in the background. 😍 I always get excited when other people love her work as well, because she's my favourite tattoo artist and has done most my tattoos.
she’s done most of mine toooo! love dana 💌
i am also a girly screaming into the void. honestly felt completed alone in that this morning until i watched your video, keep screaming!!
the void is screamed at frequently, poor void
what did she do to deserve all our screaming
Your tofu press has spiralsss! 🌀😵💫
Loved reading Uzamaki with you 💜
omg you’re so right oh nooooooooo! 🌀 also such a pleasure to be unsettled together as friends
YES I ALSO SCREAM IN THE VOID ALLY - BE MY BEST NEURODIVERGENT FRIEND PLEASE
i see fun home on your tbr, it's sooooo good! and then you can watch/listen to the musical and cry
Hello I was the livestream cooking suggester! Thank you for the compliment on my idea and I can TOTALLY empathise with you on them being stressful. I’ve toyed with the idea of starting a twitch for a while but it seems like A LOT 😅😅
twitch is so scary to me too but if you really want it you could totally nail it - i mean look at what great ideas you have in the pockets of your mind! 🧠 ✨
@@allisonpaiges oh my god, that is honestly one of the nicest things anybody has ever said to me. You’re so sweet! Bless! 💛
i just want to say i love you sm and you bring be so much joy. you're Wednesday recipe has me laughing into my pillow so i don't wake my family ahaha
the junji ito version of frankenstein is gorgeous!!
Uzumaki is my favorite of the 4 books I have read from him. Also I have to say I love Sunday’s because it means a new video from you but then I watch and get sad that I have to wait a new week for the next one 😭❤
Loving the Yoshi soundeffects ❤😂
I have almost all of Junji Ito's books and my favorite out of them is the short story collection "Smashed", Shiver, Lovesickness and Frankenstein is also really good!
I'm still missing some of the shorter books from him, but i've heard great things about Remina!
and I also want to recommend a manga series that you might like, "Komi Can't Communicate" it's about a girl who has troubles speaking with other people but makes it a goal to make 100 friends, it's a comfort manga and I love reading about just ordinary life stuff!
as always, thank you for making videos, being you, being amazing!!
whoot yes i love tuning in for "girl screams into the void" whilst i also scream into the void i daresay we are all void screaming together 😊
Take care of yourself Ally! Ur doing amazing sweetie 🌻
Aaaaah my favorite day of the week! Just like when Full House was new on Tuesdays in my youth.. but now I’ve upgraded to your videos!
damn better than back to back specials on nick at nite?! a high honor
thank you for the tofu recipe. I’ve been getting into tofu and finding ways to make it, adding this to my list to try 😊
I’ve been in a massive reading slump and started reading ‘braiding sweetgrass’ thanks to you and it’s soothing me so much so thank you!
I’ve been dealing with a burn out and this just makes me feel much much better about just taking a rest🖤
Lil peanuts as a treat? I love it!!!!!
Oooh, I need to check out Pod, because I really enjoyed The Bees!
I recently bought the fifth season box set, excited to see you what you think of the first one! I need to get started 😊 also love your vlogs and hope you’re having a lovely Sunday ❤
i am DELIGHTED to be here, in your world. omg you have blest us with the cooking (but don't do it again *squints at you*), and I adore rumi's lil flower sniffs. so inquisitive. one thing i gotta know: when you said you're reading Brutes, which "takes place in Florida so you know it's gonna be _____" did you say human or humid?! either one, so true
i said humid but i agree! both are true
I think you could love The Bees also by Laline Paull, it's like A Bugs Life but with more personal stakes, and bees!
Thank you for helping with what has been a bit of a burnout month for me.
“If someone else makes this are they gonna think I’m gross”. Exactly why I never share any recipes or cook for anyone 😂😂😂
junji ito's venus in the blindspot is sooo good. i won't say too much because it's easy to spoil, but it's a collection of short stories and they're all very good
This was my break from so much study today and you always make my Mondays brighter :) I hope you're taking care of yourself even when things are going rough!! One day at a time
Thanks for the Tofu recipe, even through it was hard to film. One of my low stress goals this year is to try to cook more tofu, but it seems so hard. I love seeing other people cook it. It looked super tasty!.
Does anyone know what the boardgame around 18:30 is called? It looks so stunning!
it's called wingspan and it's so fun!
you will love the fifth season so getting all three was a smart choice
Okay but how cute would it be to paint some tea flowers in your tea box?!?
Giant days!! I started it last December per your recommendation to up my reading goal and I loved it! I took a bit so intentional break around vol 10 because it was the new year but also because I didn’t want it to end, so good!! Your graphic novels Recs are often soooo good, I’ll have to check out squire
i’m writing an assignment rn and this is the perfect noplotjustvibes break i needed 💕💕💕
Love Junji Ito but I prefer his short stories. Deserter is my absolute favourite. Can never decide if it’s scarier to have multiple scary stories or more scary stuff about one story.
You have Wingspan! What a fun game. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on various board games. Love your chill vibe.
Wow, just discovered your channel and watched 4 videos just while getting trough my morning routine. Love, love your content. Every bit of it. ❤ Congrats on learning Dutch. It is not at all an easy language😊. But, you must admit, we are a fun bunch, aren't we?... Greetings from Belgium
yes i do also scream in the void
ok if you haven't read the enigma of amigara fault you deffo should it's the first ito short story I read and it's so good. I think it's an extra in Gyo but I read it online bc Im afraid of fish and the main story in gyo is about creepy ass fish walking on land :')
ALLY I DIDNT KNOW THOSE WERE PEANUT BITS IN THE CHILI OIL WHAT WHAT. i always wondered what those were wow
Your videos are always such a comfort to watch 💗
Uzumaki is definitely one of Ito's best, but you should try his Tomie collection next! I also really enjoy Gyo.
Crispy chilli oil secret peanuts are my jam
All’, you beautiful-souled human! Love you so much. Thanks for being such an inspiration to so many! ❤️
YEEESSS cooking on the vlog ❤❤❤ loved this one so much, as always you editing style is GOALS 🎉
thank you for saying so! 💛
I watch your videos because you make me feel seen and heard as someone working to get an autism diagnosis 💗 (and yes, I too scream into the void)
The Fifth season was my first 5 star of the year!!!
Always so grateful when you post a new vlog. Thank you for being you. Wish you a relaxing and inspiring week ahead.
P.S. an absolute stunner of a graphic novel: Mamo by Sas Milledge
i loooooved mamo! ✨