An Autumn Day in My Cozy Apartment: Morning Ritual + Fall Vibes + Life as a YouTuber
Come along with me for a day in my life in and around my cozy apartment!
On this dreary - yet comfy - autumn day, I’m taking you through my morning ritual, showing you all the pretty fall vibes around the neighborhood my Seattle apartment is in, and giving you a glimpse into life as a YouTuber, Squarespace web designer, and overall creative-type-person who works from home. And, of course, I’ll be giving you any small apartment decorating ideas or lifestyle recommendations that come to mind as I go through my day!
If you’re looking for cozy living inspiration, relaxing aesthetic vlog vibes, or a video you can simply chill to, watch on!
Video Transcript ↓
Good morning dear Moda Misfit viewer! In this video, I’m going to take you through a cozy day in my life, and along the way I’ll be sharing any decor/lifestyle tips and recommendations that come to mind.
This will be a very chill, relaxed, vloggy type video. So cozy up and come along with me for a cozy fall day of mine - starting with my morning routine!
By the way, if you’re new to my channel, my name is Steffi and on this comfy corner of the internet, I give small apartment decorating tips and cozy living inspiration.
And before we dive in, I wanted to let you know that you can now watch my free workshop, "Decorate Your Dream Apartment Without Spending Money on the Wrong Decor For You" whenever you want!
In this FREE, 1-hour workshop, I’ll teach you how to…
Discover your personal style so you can decorate a space that feels like YOU
Create mood boards to help you visualize what your apartment could look like before buying things
Shop for decor in a way that will save you money and allow you to buy things that actually fit your space and your personality
If all that sounds like exactly what you need to create the dreamy apartment you’ve been yearning for, click here to watch the workshop!
Now, the very first thing I must do before anything else in morning is feed my cat Helo. This is non-negotiable, as she will die of starvation otherwise - or so she’d have you believe.
This leads me to my first recommendation for this video, which is for my fellow cat parents: if you live in a small apartment that has very little storage like my boyfriend and I do, you can store your cat food in a cute container like the ones we have:
It allows easy access to the cat food while incorporating it into the space in an aesthetically pleasing and discreet way. We got ours at Target, but any cute container will do!
So, my morning routine is pretty simple. Feed the cat, make the bed, make the coffee… and then I usually either go to the gym or take a walk. Today is a walk day.
So with a hug, I take my leave and head out into the divinely dreary Seattle fall morning.
My morning walks have become sacred to me in this post-Covid era. It’s such a lovely way to get some physical activity, drink my coffee, and commune with my neighborhood - all while listening to an audiobook or podcast.
Today I'm listening to the podcast A Little Bit Culty, which if any of you have watched the NXIVM documentary on HBO, The Vow, this is Sarah and Nippy’s podcast. And it is fascinating. I'm definitely your basic True Crime-obsessed Millennial, but truly, this is psychologically fascinating stuff. So if you like The Vow, or you have, like, a morbid fascination with cults like I do, then definitely check out A Little Bit Culty. I can't get enough.
When I get back from my walk, I’m usually ravenous, so it’s time to eat. One of my favorite easy breakfasts are these little egg bites, which are wonderful by themselves, but sometimes I like to dress them up a bit, which is what I’m doing this morning. I love this Trader Joe’s cilantro dressing - highly recommend it - and adding jalapenos gives the egg bites a nice crunch and a mild kick. So yummy.
Around 9-10:00am, my workday begins.
Today has two main focuses: shooting a video and working on a website I’m designing for a friend. A super creative day!
First, I open Asana and plan out my week, which mostly revolves around the YouTube video for that week. I have all the tasks I have to do for my videos listed out, so all I have to do is assign which tasks I’ll be doing on which days this week.
If you’re looking for a system that helps you keep your life together - all your to-dos, projects, and whatnot - I highly recommend Asana. It’s totally free, and after trying tons of task and project management softwares, Asana remains my favorite!
After scheduling out my tasks for this video, I switch gears to work on my friend Myko’s website.
He and his wife were my roommates for the five years I lived in LA (they’re pretty much like family to me), and I’m designing a new acting website for Myko, which is so much fun.
Let me just show this off for a second, I’m so proud of what I’ve designed for him so far (this is a gif, which is why it’s a little grainy):
I started doing Squarespace web design earlier this year, and let me tell you, it is quite the passion for me. These days, I honestly just… kind of enjoy decorating digital spaces more than physical ones. It’s just so much more limitless.
So if you happen to need a website designed, or know someone who does, here’s a link to my web design business website if you’re interested!
After finishing up the About page for Myko’s website, it’s time to shower and start making myself look pretty to be on camera for shooting a video.
So now my brain is going from website land to hair/makeup/skincare land. This day has a few gears I’m switching between!
My daytime skincare routine is pretty simple these days - just serum, then moisturizer, then eye cream.
Unfortunately, I don’t recommend this eye cream I’ve been using lately. It pills and flakes off when you put makeup over it, which is pretty unacceptable. But I do recommend the serum and moisturizer, especially the Cerave moisturizer (that’s an affiliate link!), which has been my holy grail moisturizer ever since my dermatologist recommended it to me years ago.
Then comes makeup, then hair, then choosing a top to wear, then adorning myself in jewelry…
And now it’s time to shoot!
So I’m shooting next week’s video, which is about my candle recommendations for this season. So tune in for that next week!
After talking about candles to the camera for a couple hours, I finish shooting the video like I usually do - exhausted and, frankly, happy it’s over. Despite my past experience as an actor, it still takes a major energetic toll being on camera, trying to be entertaining and creative and witty. I love it, but man, by the end of it I’m pretty much just a puddle of a person.
And then I need to climb back into my introvert hole with a glass of brandy and a show.
In this case, my show of choice is the 10th Kingdom, which is a miniseries from the early 2000’s. Does anyone else remember it? Please comment below if you do! I must meet my fellow 10th Kingdom lovers. We’re a rare breed. It’s one of my favorites of all time. I’ve watched it probably a hundred times, and here I am cozying up to it once again. 🥰
And with a cheers to you, my dear friend, I’m ending this vlog so I can turn off my brain and be a couch goblin for the rest of the evening.
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