[SPEAKER_00]: Hello, good morning, and welcome back, or welcome to Morning Ray.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm your host, Lana Oralana.
[SPEAKER_00]: And this is our winter reset episode for December, January, February, March.
[SPEAKER_00]: All the winter months that are coming.
[SPEAKER_00]: We are approaching winter season.
[SPEAKER_00]: Ironically, I'm hopping off.
[SPEAKER_00]: on a plane to go to somewhere very warm to Cape Town where it's summer right now, so this will be kind of on a pause while I'm away for the next month, which is pretty crazy.
[SPEAKER_00]: I was packing today and you know, I counted how many days I needed my vitamins and minerals and whatever for 24.
[SPEAKER_00]: 24 days.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think this is my longest trip yet minus a trip I went on in grade 10.
[SPEAKER_00]: That was a month long, but this is like my longest trip as an adult, which is really exciting.
[SPEAKER_00]: But nonetheless, I'm really excited to get into this episode.
[SPEAKER_00]: We're going to be discussing mindsets, routines, winter essentials, and all of the things.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love doing these episodes.
[SPEAKER_00]: You guys seem to love them
[SPEAKER_00]: are my most listen to episodes outside of my annual series of finishing off the year and setting up for the new year, which will be out in two weeks, which is super exciting.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's a three-part series.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm excited for you guys to tune in and listen.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, let's get into my mind sets, my mind sets going into winter and things that I am focusing on thinking about how I want to perceive things, how I want to react to things, how I want to move, how I want to grow.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think sometimes I can be a little bit impatient and especially in this culture where we can get a lot of things quite instantaneously and we forget about the art of putting in the work day by day and things have to take time in order for them to grow and to blossom and to become what we want them to become.
[SPEAKER_00]: So with that being said, I'm bringing in the mindset slowing down
[SPEAKER_00]: and it sounds counter-intuitive, it sounds counterproductive, but it is honestly something we used to say a lot when I worked in Sora at Lulemon, my floor lead and my ASM, like my assistant storm manager, recall what always say this, slow down to speed up.
[SPEAKER_00]: When you do things too quickly, it's often that you make mistakes, you don't pay attention to details,
[SPEAKER_00]: things go over your head or fall through the cracks, but if we slow down we can actually prevent those things from happening and in turn actually speed up because we'll do things correctly.
[SPEAKER_00]: We won't have to go back and fix them.
[SPEAKER_00]: Most of the time, obviously, there's always things that change.
[SPEAKER_00]: But slowing down to speed up, I think it's really easy to get caught up and thinking about what's next.
[SPEAKER_00]: What's the next thing I can work towards?
[SPEAKER_00]: And we're always thinking about what's next before we've even completed what is in front of us.
[SPEAKER_00]: So really encouraging myself to slow down in order to speed up down the line.
[SPEAKER_00]: And with that said, being present, I think being present is something that I have personally really practiced a lot over the past year and a half.
[SPEAKER_00]: in a whole variety of different facets, whether it be being present when I'm with my boyfriend or my friends or my parents, my nephews, anything that I'm doing when I'm in a class, I've done a lot of certificates this year learning and expanding my knowledge and education surrounding Pilates and
[SPEAKER_00]: It can be really easy to just like half-listen to multi-task to have your mind wander somewhere else, but there is such beauty and grace and such a benefit of being present and really just focusing on one thing at a time.
[SPEAKER_00]: And when it comes to your relationships with other people, it can really make them feel a lot more appreciative, appreciate it, a lot more seen, much, they can feel more seen.
[SPEAKER_00]: And it can cause a positive impact on your relationships.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think for you as a person, it can lower your stress levels.
[SPEAKER_00]: It can make you feel a lot more grateful for everything, a lot more aware.
[SPEAKER_00]: of what's going on in your life and actually be able to take everything in and absorb everything in, whether it's trying a new restaurant or even going to the restaurant that you go to all the time.
[SPEAKER_00]: Going to a coffee shop, having a new experience, a same experience, whatever it is, it can really allow you to find that joy, that calmness, that spark in your life.
[SPEAKER_00]: Another mindset I'm focusing on during my winter reset is
[SPEAKER_00]: less is more.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think we are in this time where consumerism is at an all-time high.
[SPEAKER_00]: We think more is better, but I think in all capacities, in all fronts, in all areas of our life, less is more kind of think about creating a capsule wardrobe out of your entire life.
[SPEAKER_00]: When it comes to working out, more isn't necessarily better doing more does it necessarily equate to faster results,
[SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes doing less is more beneficial to your recovery, to seeing progress, increase strength, maybe a change in your physical appearance.
[SPEAKER_00]: I know that for certain when I slowed down and was doing less and was allowing myself time for my body to recover and to repair.
[SPEAKER_00]: That I actually finally saw all the results that I wanted to see when it came.
[SPEAKER_00]: to my body and how I was feeling during my workouts, it also improved my relationship with my body.
[SPEAKER_00]: With my workouts, I no longer dreaded my workouts, I looked forward to them, I felt energized, I felt strong.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I think, again, I always say this by your space as a reflection of your mind.
[SPEAKER_00]: So if you have a super cluttered space, that can one mean your mind is cluttered, but I think also our environment can really impact our mind as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: So vice versa.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I think we have a lot of clutter, a lot of build up in our homes and our room in the space is that we are in.
[SPEAKER_00]: It can really make it hard to think and see clearly and it can be harder to be more calm and present.
[SPEAKER_00]: So less is more.
[SPEAKER_00]: And even with friendships, I think this is something I really really learned this year.
[SPEAKER_00]: Less is more.
[SPEAKER_00]: I would would way rather have
[SPEAKER_00]: a few high-quality, incredible friends, incredible relationships that I have with them, then have a million more friends that I don't really have a high-quality relationship with.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't have that deep connection.
[SPEAKER_00]: It feels very surface level or fame or transactional.
[SPEAKER_00]: Consistency.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think consistency is key to life.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's the key to achieving and working towards
[SPEAKER_00]: It's a financial goal, a career goal, maybe it's a fitness goal, maybe it's a relationship.
[SPEAKER_00]: Whatever it is, consistency is key and showing up more times than not is how you find consistency.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I think the more that we are consistent in all areas of our life, the more stable we will feel.
[SPEAKER_00]: the happier we will feel, and the more we will be able to achieve and check off on our to-do list, our dream lists, our goal list, whatever it is.
[SPEAKER_00]: And lastly, the last mindset that I'm really tapping into and
[SPEAKER_00]: I think it's something that I naturally lean a bit more towards, but definitely is something that I've had to nurture over the years, and that is encouraging myself to have this growth mindset.
[SPEAKER_00]: And
[SPEAKER_00]: I think this can be looked at in a multitude of ways, whether it be that you think very optimistically, whether you think of goals and think that you're capable or even more so growth in the sense of challenging myself to do the uncomfortable, to do the things that scare and intimidate me that make me a little bit of that like excited anxiousness.
[SPEAKER_00]: To do those things, to lean in, to dip my toe in the water, that kind of thing.
[SPEAKER_00]: So continuing to read self-improvement books, continuing to read non-fiction books, continuing to read fiction books that are outside of the typical genre that I read.
[SPEAKER_00]: Consuming media that is different than what I normally consume so say maybe I don't really watch documentaries and maybe now I'm gonna start to watch a little bit more Maybe I don't know a lot about art maybe I want to start to educate myself on an artist or an era in the world and I don't know
[SPEAKER_00]: you got with the dress like maybe challenging myself to think outside the box to learn something to study something and to kind of challenge my train of thought my boyfriend was trying to get me to do mental math other day and he works in wealth management and so he deals with numbers a lot and
[SPEAKER_00]: He's also just an analytical guy, so his math is still pretty good, but I don't really have to do math.
[SPEAKER_00]: That often, my job is much more creative, and even then when I'm doing math, it's not the same way.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've been kind of tempted to try to learn math again, like practice doing problems that I used to do all the time, like maybe not to the extent of calculus, but I think doing math problems works a different part of your brain and a different muscle, and you lose it when you don't practice it, and I kind of miss getting to do that and getting to work through problems and thinking that way.
[SPEAKER_00]: I feel like almost I've got in a bit dumber as I've got an older and it's funny because I saw this TikTok of this girl talking about her old papers and how kids these days Don't know what it's like to cram for a paper that you procrastinated and is due in like 10 hours
[SPEAKER_00]: you can't chat GBT was not a thing.
[SPEAKER_00]: When we were in school and you would have to lock yourself in that room in the library and come up with God knows what.
[SPEAKER_00]: And we don't really think or write like that as we get older unless that's our career or if we stay in academia.
[SPEAKER_00]: But I don't know, I kind of, is this weird that I want to practice doing math or just, I've really been into cognitive health.
[SPEAKER_00]: So maybe doing things like seducco or seducco or crosswords or anything.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's like a mind game.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think I focus so much on my physical health and mental health in terms of like emotional
[SPEAKER_00]: I know reading has been really good for me, and I think that has been a really nice starting point, but I think picking up something like mind problems or math if you will could be really beneficial.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know comment on Spotify if you're listening or DM me if you've been kind of feeling the same way or if you have any ideas for me.
[SPEAKER_00]: Onto routines.
[SPEAKER_00]: I have a new workout routine.
[SPEAKER_00]: This girl is getting back in to lifting weights.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm really excited.
[SPEAKER_00]: Definitely going to be lifting differently than I did when I was lifting weights all the time two years ago.
[SPEAKER_00]: That was very intensive and very draining.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I don't want to burden my relationship with working out again.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I still love Pilates and Pilates will be my primary form of movement.
[SPEAKER_00]: But I think lifting weights and strength training is so important for our health especially as women in terms of our bone density and mobility as we get older.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I guess a lot of these things are surrounding aging and I'm starting to really think about it as I know very young still.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm only 26.
[SPEAKER_00]: But I think it's important to start now as opposed to later.
[SPEAKER_00]: So getting back into a training and incorporating a little bit of mobility work at the end of those workouts is kind of my game plan.
[SPEAKER_00]: So this is what I have in store for myself.
[SPEAKER_00]: Obviously, I'm going to be away traveling and
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to try get workouts in when I can, but I am on vacation, so that is not a priority right now.
[SPEAKER_00]: But this is what I kind of plan to do in January when I'm back.
[SPEAKER_00]: I would love to get back into the routine of going
[SPEAKER_00]: to the sauna or sauna cold punch place, either once a week or once every other week.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love if you are listening and you're from Toronto, other ship, they also have other ship in New York, if you're in New York, based listener, sauna just opened.
[SPEAKER_00]: I went there a few weeks ago and it was so nice, really good dates, spot, trove or sweat and tonic.
[SPEAKER_00]: And then I want to lower body lift two times a week.
[SPEAKER_00]: I made myself a little workout plan through chat.
[SPEAKER_00]: Honestly, chat is clutch for that.
[SPEAKER_00]: So I mean, myself a little workout plan and it's a 12 week workout plan because I know that it has always worked the best for me if you've been following me since OG days and you know I used to do BBG and strong and all these different fitness programs through the sweat app.
[SPEAKER_00]: So doing a little 12 week workout program, it's two lifts a week and simple as that.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think the workouts have been taking me around 30 to 45 minutes.
[SPEAKER_00]: I did two of them this past week and then hot mat Pilates once a week.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've been going to solace.
[SPEAKER_00]: I also love Jaybird and I also like sweat and tonic.
[SPEAKER_00]: They're hot mat Pilates class.
[SPEAKER_00]: I go to the solace sweat class with two of my girlfriends.
[SPEAKER_00]: We go every single week.
[SPEAKER_00]: We make it a little day.
[SPEAKER_00]: We go super early.
[SPEAKER_00]: We do a 6am class and then we grab coffee afterwards and it's honestly really nice.
[SPEAKER_00]: in Klanwalks with ankle weights, especially since we're not walking as much outside in the winter.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's freezing here in Toronto already.
[SPEAKER_00]: It was like negative 14.
[SPEAKER_00]: These facie days, which is absolutely frigid.
[SPEAKER_00]: So in Klanwalks with ankle weights, I find this one is a really good low-impact, low-intensity cardio.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's that zone two cardio.
[SPEAKER_00]: But I also find it really tones my legs, my glutes, my core because I have to keep my core engaged and I really like to work on my posture while I'm doing my incline walks and I also have it stuck it with reading and getting water in so it's a win-win situation.
[SPEAKER_00]: I have been craving more classical slash athletic contemporary style reformer like not on a mega not on any sort of like degree style machine.
[SPEAKER_00]: So my plan is to go to solace or plodica in Yorkville.
[SPEAKER_00]: And then I still love LaGree because I feel like it's made my course so much stronger.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's so challenging but it definitely is a higher intensity.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've been loving going to reformed
[SPEAKER_00]: So one or the other maybe both week, whatever I feel and then I've gotten back into boxing now that I feel like I'm recovered from high rock straining, but I love boxing at least want to do it twice a month.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think that's pretty achievable and I do that one on one with my trainer Adam.
[SPEAKER_00]: He's incredible boxing and timidates me so much and I feel like it challenges my mind a lot like I really have to think okay when he calls it a combo what are those moves like what is my one what is my one to like what is a block all these different things and I like that it's cardio I like that it's strength we do a little bit of weights at the beginning we do some jumping rope I think it's really good all around and I'm always so sore afterwards like my lats and obliques
[SPEAKER_00]: are done for it.
[SPEAKER_00]: But that's kind of like the workout routine, the mix that I'm kind of planning on doing this winter season.
[SPEAKER_00]: I definitely lean in more towards how you did workouts and going to the sauna in the winter time just because it is so chilly here in Toronto.
[SPEAKER_00]: being on top of household chores.
[SPEAKER_00]: So having a routine with when I'm cleaning my space, when I'm washing my bed linens, when I'm washing my towels, my clothes, and not letting things pile up, not forgetting to water my plants, all of it.
[SPEAKER_00]: So I have decided when I turned, was it 25, 24, I started to have a cleaner, come and it has been the greatest gift to myself, depending which of my cleaners
[SPEAKER_00]: One is a little bit more expensive so I'll have her come monthly and then my other cleaner I like having by weekly so every other week.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's just me and my apartment and my apartment's pretty small So I don't need her to come every single week If money was an infinite source then yeah, of course, I would have her come weekly that would be incredible but
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm pretty good at cleaning and it's quite therapeutic but I love having my cleaner come before that I would do like a deep clean once a week and like really go in on everything.
[SPEAKER_00]: Washing my towels and my bed linens once a week clothing, washing it more frequently to avoid a larger, more tedious laundry days.
[SPEAKER_00]: Especially now that I'm teaching Pilates, I feel like I always have so much active wear in my hamper and I hang all of that to dry and I only have so much space and my apartment's only so big and I hate when my drying rack is out it's such an eye sore to me, I hate it but if I do more washes more frequently than my washing days are shorter, I don't have to have as many loads all of that.
[SPEAKER_00]: My biggest tip to keep your apartment, your space clean on a day-to-day basis is to do your 10, your 5 to 15 minute clean in the morning, your 5 to 15 minute clean at night.
[SPEAKER_00]: I put all the clutter away, anything that builds up on those surfaces where you know things collects like for me.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's my kitchen island and my island like bar stool chairs.
[SPEAKER_00]: I also have this little futon that used to be my living room, which is now in my bedroom where
[SPEAKER_00]: After dinner, spraying and wiping down all the counters, running the dishwasher, all of that, and then in the morning, my 10 minute clean is unpacking the dishwasher because if I don't unpack it, then things just pile up in the sink, making my bed, and leaving my room in my bathroom organized, so no chaos.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm a huge girl, like, I'm not a huge girl.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm a huge believer in cleaning your space before you leave it, like always thinking of your future self, like, how would you wanna walk back in?
[SPEAKER_00]: to your space later.
[SPEAKER_00]: How do you want to wake up to your space in the morning?
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know.
[SPEAKER_00]: Space, clear space equals a clear mind mentality through and through.
[SPEAKER_00]: So you will never, almost, almost never catch me leaving my apartment in a disarray even now.
[SPEAKER_00]: Like I'm packing for Cape Town.
[SPEAKER_00]: And my apartment will be pretty freaking clean before I leave like my bed is made on my laundry is done everything is put away There's no mess sprued out anywhere and same thing when I got ready for a night out I always fold and put away my clothes as I take try things on I put them back right away.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't just throw them on my bed
[SPEAKER_00]: And if I do, I make sure to fold them put them away before I head out.
[SPEAKER_00]: I put all my makeup away back, and my makeup bag, my vanity case.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love the say one.
[SPEAKER_00]: Great, chef's kiss.
[SPEAKER_00]: But I literally will put everything away, close all the closet doors, turn off the lights, you know, do all the things, and it feels so much nicer coming back to a clear space.
[SPEAKER_00]: after a trip after a night out.
[SPEAKER_00]: It is just so much nicer like imagine coming back.
[SPEAKER_00]: You know when you come back from a night out and past you left your room in a chaos and you're like fuck this I don't feel like doing this and then you throw all your clothes on the ground and then you have to wake up the next morning and
[SPEAKER_00]: all your clothes are all over the place.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's not a fun environment to wake up to, but imagine.
[SPEAKER_00]: If you thought of your future yourself and you're like, hey, I'm going to make this nicer for me when I come back.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to put all my clothes and things away now so that I can come home to a clear space.
[SPEAKER_00]: I can get into bad nice and clean.
[SPEAKER_00]: I can wake up in a clean calm environment in the morning.
[SPEAKER_00]: So simple.
[SPEAKER_00]: And extra 5 or 10 minutes now for an easier 5 or 10 minutes later.
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, morning routine.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think my routines are super important, especially in the winter season when the weather is suck.
[SPEAKER_00]: When the weather sucks, it's gloomy, it's gray outside.
[SPEAKER_00]: You know, so my morning routine.
[SPEAKER_00]: I rely on my hatch alarm clock, which is a sunrise alarm clock.
[SPEAKER_00]: So much in the wintertime, especially now that I wake up super early to go and teach.
[SPEAKER_00]: So my hatch goes off around 5 to 7.30 a.m.
[SPEAKER_00]: I know big window really depends on what time I'm teaching, what workouts I have booked, et cetera.
[SPEAKER_00]: I always make my bed always, always, unless I'm in a complete rush, then I'll just like pull the covers straight, but I'll properly make my bed every single day.
[SPEAKER_00]: I brush my teeth, I always do my skincare, I always put SPF on my face, I do a little bit light makeup, I fix up my hair, whatever I need to do, get into my workout clothes, usually with something cozy on top because it's freaking cold.
[SPEAKER_00]: And then I'll grab water to go to my workout, go teach.
[SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes I'll pick up a coffee, make a coffee, have coffee afterwards, really depends.
[SPEAKER_00]: And then I'll work out or teach.
[SPEAKER_00]: Usually Pilates, if I'm doing a super early morning workout, I don't really like doing a berries or a hit class in the morning, just because it spikes your cortisol and it's not really the vibe for me anymore.
[SPEAKER_00]: Who's to say that might change.
[SPEAKER_00]: But honestly, I try to keep it very low-impact, low-intensity vibes, and that is my morning routine on come-back shower, whatever.
[SPEAKER_00]: Night routine.
[SPEAKER_00]: I feel like you guys are always so curious about what my night routine is because I wake up so early, and I don't really have a super structured night routine in the way that my mornings are
[SPEAKER_00]: formatted.
[SPEAKER_00]: But I really do focus on creating a really calm vibe.
[SPEAKER_00]: So no big lights, no overhead lights are on.
[SPEAKER_00]: Only lamps are on and it's on a low setting.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's on a warmer setting either red light or more yellowy orangey.
[SPEAKER_00]: late.
[SPEAKER_00]: I have smart bulbs that I have from Amazon.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'll link them in the show notes for you.
[SPEAKER_00]: But just like really making sure that the vibes are calm, I'll either have music playing, or I'll read my book.
[SPEAKER_00]: I always like to try read my book before bad instead of scrolling on TikTok, but I'm only human and sometimes social media addiction gets the best of me.
[SPEAKER_00]: I like also watching romcoms or like feel good TV shows, YouTubers, whatever it is at night, nothing like to intense or stressful at night, really like to just like calm my nervous system.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've been back on my T-grind so I either love having a peppermint tea, a mint tea, camoile, or the traditional medicinal daily detox lemon tea before bed.
[SPEAKER_00]: And it's really calming and I'll sit on that while reading my book or whatever it is.
[SPEAKER_00]: And then I'll always wash my face with some micellar water, do my skincare, brush my teeth, all the things, and then it got into bed.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've been loving sleeping with mouth tape.
[SPEAKER_00]: I use the tape her mouth tape.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I feel like I sleep better with it.
[SPEAKER_00]: I find that it also helps.
[SPEAKER_00]: Scalped my jaw a little bit.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't think I'm really a mouth breather at all if I'm being honest, but I do love the mouth tape and try to use it consistently.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I'll always take my magnusium before bed.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've been taking the array one because it's a triple blend.
[SPEAKER_00]: So those are kind of my routines.
[SPEAKER_00]: I keep up with all of my beauty regimens and appointments in the winter time I know some people fall off like they won't shave their legs or do anything, but I really am Pretty regimented about it because I'm a huge believer of look good feel good.
[SPEAKER_00]: So I still going up my like
[SPEAKER_00]: by monthly or every three month hair gloss, color, trim, I'll wash my hair pretty consistently.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've been doing a lot of masks and hair oiling when I'm doing my hot pilates or on hair wash day.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've been obsessed with exfoliating like using a physical exfoliant on my face and my body at least once a week which I've spoken about like really just taking care of my overall skin health.
[SPEAKER_00]: and appearance and that also helps with feeling pale.
[SPEAKER_00]: Um, I've gotten, I've been really trying to embrace like whatever my skin tone is, not using self-tanner.
[SPEAKER_00]: If I were to use self-tanner, it would be the salty face tanner.
[SPEAKER_00]: Those are the ones that I like the most, but really just been trying to embrace my natural skin tone and taking care of my skin.
[SPEAKER_00]: Adding body lotion, body oils.
[SPEAKER_00]: exfoliating all the things onto my winter essentials.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love a good wool coat.
[SPEAKER_00]: I will look for a 100% wool coat.
[SPEAKER_00]: Always it is so much warmer.
[SPEAKER_00]: They are pricey, but it is worth it.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've had my Ritzia Slouch coat for three years now, and I just got the only coats as well.
[SPEAKER_00]: And I love both of them so much.
[SPEAKER_00]: They're so warm.
[SPEAKER_00]: You can button up to have like a funnel neck.
[SPEAKER_00]: situation and they just look so chic.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love a good hug, slipper, either for just a more casual outfit or wearing to and from a workout.
[SPEAKER_00]: I just got the hug taz too in the sand color.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think they're really cute.
[SPEAKER_00]: I also have the alternatives, but they're really destroyed from the salt.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've had those ones since all terminus kind of came out a few years ago.
[SPEAKER_00]: A good winter boot for when it's
[SPEAKER_00]: I got them in high school and I still have them and they work really well.
[SPEAKER_00]: The grip is incredible.
[SPEAKER_00]: They're waterproof, they're warm.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think they're pretty cute for a winter boot.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love a good knee high boot.
[SPEAKER_00]: Either a flat heel, a flat boot or a heel.
[SPEAKER_00]: I have a heel to pair from Zara, Dolce Vita also has really nice ones and Tony Bianco.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love my ones that are black sweet studio, but they are ridiculously expensive, like I think there were 700 dollars.
[SPEAKER_00]: I was so kindly gifted them and I love them to pieces.
[SPEAKER_00]: The very expensive Zara has real leather and full leather ones that are pretty affordable and made really well.
[SPEAKER_00]: Good layering basics are truly everything.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love aritsias, gums, and to miss me and dynamite for these.
[SPEAKER_00]: Love a good sock.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love the, I think it's the everyday sock from aritsia.
[SPEAKER_00]: I have the ankle ones and then the nose show ones.
[SPEAKER_00]: Although I've been realizing I really need to wear the ankle ones and like the little crew sock in the winter because it's gold.
[SPEAKER_00]: wool scarves I've had my eye on these few colored checkered ones from Aritzia.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think I have a few from Zara that I got years ago.
[SPEAKER_00]: The only, the only bone I have to pick with a wool scarf is that they shed so much all over your clothes, but they are so cute.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think the ones from Ritzia are like $80 or $90 which like it is like that's pricey like that's a good price but you buy it you take care of it and it'll last you.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm all about spending more on quality product like I always will check the makeup of the products.
[SPEAKER_00]: Um, eight out of 10 times, I will make sure that it's like a natural material, that it's made really well, that it's worth the price that I'm paying, but I have learned that buying high quality items that you truly love is so much more worth it than keeping out and buying something of a lower price point that you kind of like kind of hate.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's not going to wash where or well, where well and there's a time and place to buy cheaper things that are made of like polyester or our lower price point because sometimes it really does You can't always just spend four hundred dollars on a pair of jeans or two hundred dollars on the cashmere sweater, you know
[SPEAKER_00]: but I way rather have fewer select things in my wardrobe that I know I can dress up dressed down that fit really well that feel really good on my body that look good that last then to keep buying new and new of these cheap things that I don't really like I don't find that super flattering on my body that don't wash where well that pill that we're out over time and aren't going
[SPEAKER_00]: I love the cashmere winter accessories and just cashmere in general from Aritzia.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think it's a really good price point and it's really good quality.
[SPEAKER_00]: I have cashmere winter gloves.
[SPEAKER_00]: They also have cashmere like two ksambinis and their sweaters.
[SPEAKER_00]: I've been dying to get my hands on one.
[SPEAKER_00]: So that's a next purchase.
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm trying to do no spend January.
[SPEAKER_00]: We'll see how that goes.
[SPEAKER_00]: I think my boyfriend.
[SPEAKER_00]: wanted to laugh at me when I said that, but he's like, yeah, we'll see how you do with that.
[SPEAKER_00]: But I also went to essential, as I said, a sunrise alarm clock.
[SPEAKER_00]: I love my hatch alarm clock.
[SPEAKER_00]: My boyfriend just got the Phillips one.
[SPEAKER_00]: And honestly, it's really good too.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's honestly brighter than the hatch.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know if I have my brightness all the way up, but
[SPEAKER_00]: They're both really good.
[SPEAKER_00]: Love a sunrise, oh, I'm clock, especially in the winter.
[SPEAKER_00]: In the summer, it doesn't really do much because I sleep with my blinds open.
[SPEAKER_00]: But yeah, hot coffee is definitely an essential in the winter.
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't really drink iced coffee in the winter anymore.
[SPEAKER_00]: Unless I'm at home like maybe my second coffee, but if I'm out and about grabbing a coffee from my cafe, it will be a hot vanilla latte half sweet.
[SPEAKER_00]: And with that said, I love my Breville Brissa Pro, however.
[SPEAKER_00]: I have been eyeing the new Delongi, um, semi-automatic or manual.
[SPEAKER_00]: It's press a machine, but yeah, you guys, this was your winter reset.
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