2018: A Maternal Youtube Review

Hi guys!

I wanted to do this post closer to the new year, but better late than never, right?

I love watching youtube and I feel like this year was an especially big one for events such as births, marriages and engagements – as well as breakups! So I decided I could make a ‘maternal review’ of the year. In no particular order, here we go!

1. The Birth of Pearl Jane Pentland

We kicked off the year with the birth of Pearl Jane Pentland on the 14th of January 2018. Pearl is the second daughter to mother Louise Pentland, a beauty, motherhood and lifestyle vlogger. Louise meticulously documented her pregnancy, labour, delivery and post partum on youtube, sharing the ups and downs of being a mother of two. She had an amazing experience with hypnobirthing for her home birth of Pearl, vastly different to big sister Darcy, when Louise was induced. Watch her labour and delivery story video here: 22:53Positive Home Birth Story! | MOTHERHOOD

 

2. Liza Koshy and David Dobrick Break-up

In an emotional video, Liza Koshy and David Dobrick explained their parting. I personally am not a viewer of either Liza or David’s content but their break-up video rocked the youtube community. Watch it here: 6:19we broke up

3. The Birth of Oliver Julian Patrick

On the 9th of July 2018, a son, Oliver Julian Patrick, was born to Stephanie and Matthew Patrick. The married couple’s youtube channels https://www.youtube.com/user/MatthewPatrick13, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3sznuotAs2ohg_U__Jzj_Q and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaegDUlb7doIKo0Rc1F08g are all theory-based channels surrounding games, films and youtube. Oliver was born 5 days late with the first photo of him appearing on Stephanie’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cordypatrick/?hl=en

 

4. Marzia and Felix’s Engagement

 

Pewdiepie (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw) is currently  holding the record for the most subscribed youtube channel ever. Felix proposed to his girlfriend Marzia (who is a blogger here on WordPress: https://marziaslife.com) in 2018 and they are currently planning their wedding. The image above is the photo Marzia posted on her instagram announcing the engagement (https://www.instagram.com/itsmarziapie/?hl=en). Marzia stopped making youtube videos in 2018 however there are some marriage/engagement videos there if you are interested, such as wedding dress shopping! Her channel is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe9oofjVfJzapRyVlt57x8Q

5. Colleen Ballinger’s Marriage and Baby

 

Colleen Ballinger (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR-QYzXrZF8yFarK8wZbHog), actress of popular youtube character Miranda Sings (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1OFDlfdRb6ma1ZGZd07gWA), had a difficult pregnancy with many symptoms and health issues. However, she gave birth 3 weeks early to a healthy baby boy,  Flynn Timothy Stocklin, on the 11th of December 2018. This is a link to the birth vlog: The birth of my son! – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK6OiJ2sn_o

Colleen also got married in 2018! She kept it a secret for most of the year – and no one guessed! It came as a great surprise to her fans.

6. Jacksepticeye and Wiishu broke up

 

Popular Irish gaming youtuber jacksepticeye (Sean) had been the boyfriend of Danish blogger here on WordPress and youtuber Wiishu (Signe). In 2018, they unexpectedly parted ways. They had been living together in Brighton, England, but Signe has now moved back to Denmark. They asked for respect and privacy in the twitter post below, taken from a Signe’s twitter.

 

Signe’s blog: https://wiishuwrites.com

Signe’s youtube channel: Wiishu – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC938rcL2U5qn7Pf8kspPE0g

Sean’s youtube channel: jacksepticeye – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYzPXprvl5Y-Sf0g4vX-m6g

7. Safiya Nygaard got engaged

 

Wrapping up 2018 we have the gorgeous engagement of Safiya Nygaard (Safiya Nygaard – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbAwSkqJ1W_Eg7wr3cp5BUA) popular beauty and fashion youtuber, to her boyfriend Tyler Williams (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc6BTuuTzfMLKj_RgwuDnQw). Tyler made a video on Safiya’s channel documenting the proposal and his choice of ring: 12:37We’re Getting Married  The photo above was taken from Safiya’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/safiyany/?hl=en

 

So there you have it! The (maternal) ups and downs of relationships in 2018. I’m sure 2019 will have many more interesting events similar to these (such as the weddings for those who got engaged in 2018). There are plenty of things missing from this list but these seemed like the most important to me and my personal youtube viewing habits. I hope you enjoyed this post! What is your favourite story from the ones above? Let me know in the comments below.  😀

– Sunny

My REAL 2019 New Years Resolutions – Part 1!

Hi there!

It’s that time of year when everyone is trying to work out their resolutions and goals for the upcoming new year. And I have some questions for you!

While I am a believer that you can change the way you live in any month, on any day and at any hour if you want to, there is still something about a fresh new year that appeals to me. And of course, anyone can set goals anytime.

I don’t think I have ever set a real New Years resolution before. I’ve never wanted to change that much, and I’ve never had the freedom. But as I have come to realise the little things I can do to make my life better, I’ve decided to try a couple of resolutions to start me out on the right foot next year, despite being young and without much freedom.

I’ve also read about people setting resolutions that are far too vague and get dumped in February (if this was the case for me, I would definitely quit them before Feb!). So the resolutions I’m going to set are going to be VERY specific. So specific that they might change! I’ll explain later. Also, just a quick sidenote: I’m writing this blog post to make my resolutions offical. If they were to personal I wouldn’t write this, but I need to think about how to word them, so what better way to do it?

Sorry about the long introduction. Let’s get started!

Resolution 1: Some recipes for eating healthier

Now, I consider myself to be a healthy person, but that’s only because I am quite young and probably have a high metabolism. I’m not too worried about weight at this point, but my eating habits probably aren’t the best sometimes. So I’ve come up with two new meals to incorporate into my food life.

– The first is a lunch meal: Chicken salad.

Now, I looove chicken. But I’ve never been big on salad. However, I do like some of the things that go into making salad – and those are some healthy foods. So far, I want to eat beetroot, tomato, cheese and chicken in my chicken salad. But I’m not so keen on lettuce. So I need your help! What can I use instead of lettuce in my salad? And by that I’m asking for something COMPLETELY different. I don’t want a lettuce replacement or something with the same nutrients as lettuce. No leafy greens! So, what do you suggest?

– The second is breakfast, where I have two meals: Yogurt and an open grill

I have tried eating yogurt for breakfast before, but it didn’t work out (I eat vanilla yogurt by the way). After the first few days yogurt starts to get bland, and almost feels dry in my mouth. I have solved this problem already – eat an open grill (toasted bread with tomato and melted cheese on top) every second day, but I need your help to figure out how to spice up my yogurt a bit. I’m going to try adding sultanas, and could I use grapes? Can I add cinnamon, and if so, how much? You tell me, because I have no idea.

I think these two simple meals, eaten a few times a week, and eventually as much as possible, will really help me eat healthier. So here’s my properly written out resolution:

In 2019, I will try and eat healthier by incorporating yogurt and open grills into my breakfasts, and chicken salad into my lunches. By doing this a few times a week I can feel healthier and better about myself. 

 

Okay guys, I’ve decided to make this post into a two parter – this being part 1. I have something else life-y to ask you but I’m not sure whether I can make it into a resolution, which is why I need your help to figure it out! Anyway, this has been kind of long but I sure hope I get some comments from you on how to ‘food’ because I have no idea!

Hope you enjoyed, see you in the next one.

– Sunny