Begin Again | thrifting, fine china, novel writing
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Welcome to a cozy couple of days in my life. In this vlog, we go thrifting and find some treasures. I also share my fine china collections, eat chocolate ice cream, and begin again to work on writing my novel.
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Say hi to HRH the Princess Puff for me! 🐈⬛
She bestows a royal sniff on you! ✨
Haha, as someone who recently realized I was somehow in my 40s, your comments on "is that how that happens, am I that old now?" really hit home 😂😂
Thanks for the warning about old China, I never would have considered that and I have some old dishes from my grandparents. Beautiful dishes ❤ You should definitely keep collecting and doing what you enjoy!
First of all, 40s is young!!! 💕😄 I'm so glad the warning was helpful. ☺️ And thank you so much!
Did you got to eat the popsicle yet? It might lose the flavor being there so much Time. Also, your cats are so cute ☺️
Oh no. I hadn't even thought of it losing flavor! 😳 It's still in my purse being my emergency rations. 🙈
I haven't lived in Luxembourg but we found out a few years ago that my great great great somethings grandmother was Luxembourgish and we visited back in 2019 as a family!
That is so cool!!!
Hey, great to see ya! First of all, how do you keep your porcelain sink so white? I have on, and the bottom is a dingy yellow.
Second, I knew I was old when I was working at Target, had to ID someone for alcohol, and they were born when I was in high school. I also felt old when I got a gift card for Christmas, bought an electric kettle with it, and was really excited about it!
So, the story I was working on a Collins/Mary fanfic based on the Utah adaptation. I was a bit burned out on it, but I'm thinking about starting up again... I have the same problem with all the scenes in my head coming AFTER the major plot twist.
Do you collect whole sets of china? Have you been to or had a tea party? I had a friend that gave a tea party once. I want to go to a tea room someday soon. A few years ago my grandma gave me a set of china but I don't use it. I like the plain Corelle dishes because they don't break so easily. But the set is pretty, I have the big platter on display. I agree, thrift stores should have some warning labels on dishes.
Your impressive china collection is certainly Mr. Darcy approved😊. I had Häagen-Dazs chocolate chocolate 🍫 chip ice cream 🍨last week😋. I buy my ice cream 🍨by the pint😊. This brand was on sale😊. I devoured the entire pint inside the space of an hour😊.
Oooo it sounds like it must have been delicious ice cream!
@@ElectraDashwood Yes it was😊.
I'm a writer and I write out future scenes too! Sometimes when I reach the point where they are to be added, I have to change a few things to match what happened before the event, but not much! And...I LOVE that teapot! It's gorgeous!
That is so cool! It’s amazing that you don’t have to change that much. Sometimes it feels like some scenes are just foundational to a story! Maybe that is why they come first into our minds. Also, I’m so obsessed with the teapot too!
Greetings and lots of love from Germany! Your German sounds really good ❤
Awwwwww!!!! Hi! 👋 And thank you so much. ☺️
As a fellow writer, I'd love to see a video where you show us how you build out a book database in Notion!
Oooo I'll have to remember to try and do this sometime!
You don't have a China cabinet... YET 😉
*trueeeee*
It is totally fine to keep switching voices when you are first writing your book. At later stages you will have a better sense of what is working and what isn't. Sometimes, switching voices can be a very effective tool in storytelling.
That is such a good point! It is helpful to explore multiple options!
Okay, you are just the most charming, delightful person to watch EVER. Go you!
Awww! Thank you! And go you! ☺️
I’ve really enjoyed your weekly vlogs lately, keep it up 👍
Awww! I'm so glad you've enjoyed them!!! I've had so much fun making them! ☺️
Such lovely china! Maybe it could live in a cute picnic/luncheon basket? The description of the luncheon basket in the Wind in the Willows always sounds so appealing.
A picnic basket is such a cute idea! Now I feel like I must find one. 😍
Life is too short to not eat on pretty plates!
The first plate reminds me of an old cinema design😄 I recently bought a white plate with a black spiral design and it’s weirdly psychedelic😂 I kinda think a hope chest is a really sweet idea😅
I love all your china and the history, it was very interesting! As someone who is young I think old lady habits are the best habits, why should we act our young age? Let’s be smarter!🤣
Old lady habits are the best habits! Maybe you develop cooler habits as you get older because you’re wiser and more experienced. 🤔 That plate sounds trippy!
Love love your china! Especially the new white dishes!
Villeroy and Boch popular here in Canada too.
Oooo I noticed when I was in Canada that they had a lot more European products in their stores. I wonder if it has to do with trade agreements.
Hello back from part of your German audience 😊!
Awww! Hiiiii!!! 👋
I've had an idea for a book for a couple of years now, but I've never started as the thought of managing to write an entire book is intimidating and word counts make me think of English essays and other assignments and then I get anxious.
Oh, no! Writing anxiety is the worst. 😭 Maybe you could just ignore word count and write freely, rejecting all English class vibes! ✨
i’ve always loved fine china and studied it quite a lot in my art history masters degree but i’m WAY too clumsy to even look at it in real life😂
Art History sounds like such a cool thing to study! That’s amazing that you guys studied fine china. I would have never even thought of that.
Praying you’ll feel better. I have fibromyalgia so I understand the fatigue. I love thrifting for china too. We recently replaced our modern everyday dishes with beautiful china from Germany
Aw, thank you! I'm so sorry about your fibromyalgia! Chronic illnesses are the worst. 😭 That is so cool about your beautiful china!!!
I'm a writer, published only short pieces though. Just finished the first draft of a novel. When it comes to first vrs third - I had a previous project that I originally wrote in first, then I switched it to third, and then a few years later, I switched it back to first. Somehow the switching strengthened the voice of the main character. LOL! Just write what you can - it's a first draft, as long as you get something down, that's what matters. You can always go back and revise and fill in missing scenes.
That's so interesting! I once had a creative writing teacher say, "One of the best things that can happen to you is having your whole book deleted. So then you'll re-write it because it will be so much better the second time around.' I guess it just shows the re-writing can be powerful. 😂
@@ElectraDashwood There's truth in your teacher's advice. I've never deleted a draft, but I have started over from scratch. For one of my WIP's, I used the previous draft I had as a sort of template, and basically rewrote the story. It was much improved after that.
I visited Luxembourg, last year. It was breathtakingly beautiful. I hope you are able to visit it.
That is so cool that you got to go! I’m so glad it’s really beautiful. It is in all the pictures but then I wondered if it was in real life. 😄 I hope I get to go someday too! 😃
I have china, thanks to Mum finding it all cheap on Facebook marketplace. I have more than space to put it all, so I'm trying to work that out. My Dad always talked about building my 'glory box' (NZ's word for a hope chest, I think) but he never found time and then he got Alzheimer's :( Mum's been determined for me to be able to host dinner parties etc and her challenge for herself at the end of last year was to get a dining table into my house. She succeeded.
The gold rim decor was fancy in the 40ties/50ties
Oooo good point!
The Eschenbach company was founded 1891 …
That’s so cool!
Idea: If one of us subscribers meets Ellie, we wiggle our fingers weirdly to say hi.
😂 This needs to happen.
I think my mom would be in 7th heaven around you, chit chatting about fine China 😊
Awww! Your mom sounds awesome!
I always imagined Genovia as a blend of Luxembourg and Monaco!!!
I can see that combination. 😂
Yes!!! I'm glad that I'm not the only one! Monaco makes total sense cause then it can be by ocean.
The pattern on the saucer kind-of reminds me of the egg and dart pattern you see on architectural molding and trim.
Oooo that totally makes sense. I wonder if that was the designer’s inspiration!
Nothing is ever too young or too old enough to collect things that you love. Plus, I think it is so interesting to know about the history of Bone China and Fine China. My grandmother has a small collection of Noritake Fine China and it's been with her forever as far as me remembering her serving food on it only for super fancy occasions, but most of the time it would only be in their glass cupboard. I think I only saw her served it out only 3 times in the time I am aware of, maybe it might be more before I was born. But I only remember 3 times.
Anyway, love this video. You are indeed awesome.
Awwww! Thank you!
That is so cool about your grandmother's Fine China! She has the glass cupboard of my dreams. I am definitely someone who uses their china probably way more than I should. Which will probably end up destroying over time, but at least I'll have enjoyed it a lot. 😄
Lorraine Snelling offers a great "how to write novels." She writes Christian fiction with a touch of sweet romance. Many of her stories are centered in the Dakota's or Minnesota
I am working on a novel and have been for years. One day I will finish it! As I am close to retirement age I soon will have more time. Best wishes on your work. ❤
That is so awesome that you're writing a novel! Writing will be an epic retirement activity. ✨
I think it's definitely a good idea to write down the scenes that won't leave your mind, otherwise we might end up forgetting them and when we get to that point in the story, we might end up writing a less vibrant version of them. In other news, I love the waltz at the end of the vlog 😍
Hi kitty! Thrift stores do tend to be like that, so it's always best to go in with low expectations so you're more pleasantly surprised when you find something good than disappointed when you don't find anything. Yay to getting out in nature! Yeah, that sounds like you might have overexerted yourself a bit, especially if your body was wanting to stay home. It's always nice to have a few spares when it comes to glass things, especially with comments you've made in the past about your history with glass things.
Good for you for getting back to your novel. If you keep working on it at a pace your body will allow I have faith that you'll complete it. I get the general concept of what you're thinking about for POV, and I have seen stories where different chapters will be from a different character's POV so it could work. What I would suggest for those scenes is to write them down while they're still in your mind so you remember them when you get to that point of the story, even if they get edited to fit the story that's developed. I paused the video to write a couple of those sentences only to have you turn around and say practically the same thing, so great minds think alike I guess. 😁 I have done some creative writing before, and I keep meaning to try my hand at it again.
You keep being awesome, because you're awesome as well Ellie! ❤✌
That is such a good idea of managing expectations when going thrifting! And having spares is essential if you're me. 😄
That's so funny that you thought the same thing about writing! It must definitely be the way to go. You should definitely get back to creative writing. It's such a great outlet!
And, aw, thank you! You're awesome!
16:57 German people like Cottagecore and Cooking Channels
The I must to do more cooking and more cottage in my videos to keep my audience happy. 😄
10:10 No, you just like finer things in life. It’s called being ✨sophisticated ✨
I need to remember this line to use as justification for my decisions in the future. ✨
Btw LOVED the Fine China collection. The floral patterns are the best.
Yay for the China! I love the florals so much. ✨
Cheap Thrills 101: Play the waltz music at 2x
That is a next level tip.
So nice to see a new vlog! Also, loving everything about the title 👏🏽
Awww! 🥰 The title feels so appreciated!
So happy you’re going with no pressure vibes. Meanwhile, I feel like I’m going to cry and hate myself for being ‘all work’.
No self-hate allowed!!! 😭💖 Be kind to yourself. 😊
18:23 The way I had thoughts like this back in the day as well lol
Oops, meant to write “beautiful china”. Also, I get such pinkspiration from your channel. 🩷
Aw, the china feels so beautiful now! 😃☺️ I am greatly honored to be a source of pinkspiration in the universe. We need more pink in life.