stroller regrets, race prep, & fear of failure

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00:00Hello and good morning! Welcome back to another vlog. I told Grace I needed one

00:11minute to do this and now she's counting me down. So welcome back to the vlog.

00:16We'll talk more later but good morning! Trying to really stay on top of my

00:21hydration today and yesterday and tomorrow cuz I am two days out from my

00:2610k race. Good morning Alice! She does look so happy. Alice just woke up so we

00:35came to get her. Alright let's go make some breakfast. I just squished so many

00:40blueberries my fingers are gonna go numb. But I've got the kids all set up with

00:44breakfast so I do have a second actually now so good morning! Welcome back to

00:48another vlog. But yeah as I was saying race day is coming up quick. I'm really

00:54excited. I'm just trying. I'm a little nervous too like I don't know why I feel

00:59nervous cuz like I know I'm so capable of this and I'm very prepared it's just

01:04like to actually go out and run it and do the 10k race. I'm starting to get

01:08nervous as it gets closer but I'm doing all the things that I can do to have my

01:13body fueled and ready. I'm focusing on hydration and sleep and eating well and

01:19resting also cuz like I don't want to overdo it before the race so I'm taking

01:24a couple days leading up to it off from exercise other than just like regular

01:28walking and stuff so yeah I I'm gonna be running a 10k in 72 hours 70 no I did

01:36the math wrong 48 hours Wow okay um plan for today other than just drinking as

01:43much water as possible uh Grace has school later before that we're gonna

01:47meet up with Kenzie for a walk so I want to like have Grace all packed and ready

01:52for school a little earlier than usual and that that way we can just go

01:56straight there from the walk and then Alice and I will have a chill afternoon

01:59if if her nap lines up with when Grace is at school I have some stuff around

02:03the house that I'd like to get done if not TBD if I get literally anything done

02:07because the current stage she is right now it is increasingly harder and harder

02:12to get anything done when I'm with her but you know what the the number one

02:16goal the number one thing on the to-do list just to have a good fun day with

02:20the kids so that I am confident we can get done all right the kids are playing

02:25I've got some laundry to put away I just put away everything up in Grace's room

02:29and now the rest of this is me and Alice

02:39all right we are playing in the nursery got some laundry put away got a very

02:46very minor tidy done in here we've still got like two hours until we're

02:50leaving for our walk yeah you want to read it again I would be happy to read

02:55it again so I'm gonna get these guys dressed and ready in a little bit other

02:58than that we're just gonna play and hang okay let's read when Moana started

03:03drumming she could feel the spirits of her ancestors they were wayfinders

03:09voyagers can you bang like she does on the drum bang bang bang all right I got

03:15to move the ball pit over here cuz Grace asked if we could pretend it's a

03:20swimming pool so she can jump in Alice you want a lifeguard with me all right

03:25everyone is dressed and ready I'm packing Grace's lunch and I made her a

03:30little tracing sheet that she's been working on would you like a piece there

03:34you are my friend so we've got pita hummus veggie straws some leftover sweet

03:39potato and I'm gonna throw in a yogurt pouch and a cheese stick on top boom

03:44bada boom lunch is packed also peep my new bracelet that Grace made me she has

03:51been loving making jewelry lately which means I pretty much have a new bracelet

03:55for every day of the week it's so sweet very nice Grace yeah yeah she's doing a

04:01good job best friends forever you got it Grace wanted to trace a letter for

04:08Kenzie's son and there is just there's just something so sweet and special

04:13about watching your kids become friends with your friends kids like especially

04:18you know Kenzie and I have been friends for so long like since we were in high

04:21school and so little things like this just always melt my heart he is gonna

04:26love that Grace all right bag with snacks and diapers and everything for

04:30the wall fill up the water real quick and mine as well backpack ready and you

04:37know what I'm gonna toss in a protein shake for myself cuz it is gonna be a

04:41hot minute till I'm back for lunch that is so awesome Grace oh that looks that

04:50one's you I think Alice likes your other tracing all right girlies who's ready to

04:56rock-and-roll

05:05it is a gorgeous day perfect time for a walk too it's supposed to rain later

05:11this afternoon right now it is beautiful and clear a couple little puddles we'll

05:16have to skirt around because it rains last night too but nothing we can't

05:20handle especially with the new stroller we got a new stroller we got the baby

05:29trend side-by-side stroller it's actually just the double version of the

05:35jogging stroller that I have that I love and you know I I do have some major

05:40stroller regrets about the purchases before this which maybe I'll talk more

05:44about later after I get back home but I am really glad that I we decided just to

05:49cut our losses and get an actual double stroller that works so well for us the

05:54kids love it I love it we've had it for about a week now and I could not be

05:58happier there you are my friends quick stop to replenish the snacks and yeah

06:04replenish means to give you guys more like you ran out you finished your

06:08pouches and you still wanted snacks so I needed to replenish your snacks we are

06:12enjoying our walk and it's actually just gonna be us today Kenzie's not feeling

06:16well so we dropped off a little sweet treat at her door on the way here and we

06:20are just gonna get some steps in and enjoy the sunshine while it lasts we'll

06:25do the mint chip please yes too so we had a great walk we did a little over an

06:32hour oh a popsicle thank you Oh cookies and cream delicious now we're playing at

06:40the park oh we're not gonna eat the woodchips though let me pretend thank

06:44you we got about 30 minutes to chill before we take grace to school go Alice

06:49rain you guys we are set up for a really good afternoon I got grace dropped off

06:59at school successfully made it home without Alice falling asleep in the car

07:04and now she is down for her nap the rain just started to fall outside like could

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08:56factor now I am well fed and well hydrated this is my fourth refill of the

09:01day so I am doing good and now we're gonna clean up this kitchen got the

09:05dishwasher mostly loaded too so I'm just gonna add to it finish it up get that

09:10started and I'm gonna get some laundry going too and if Alice is still sleeping

09:14after that I've got a little bit of work that I want to do so productive montage

09:18let's go

09:26Oh

09:28All right, I just finished reviewing the next vlog which is the main thing I wanted to get

09:56done up here. Um, and Alice is still asleep. It's been about an hour since she went down

10:01and I'm debating if I want to go get a little bit more tidying done downstairs because the

10:06living room is still pretty messy or if I want to try to crank out a little bit of computer

10:12work that I was going to do tonight after the kids go to bed. Um, cause especially with

10:16trying to prioritize sleep before the race, that might be the better call then. Yeah,

10:21a little bit of clutter in the living room isn't going to hurt anyone. I have some prep

10:25work to do for an upcoming sponsor. So let's just get that done now and then maybe I can

10:31be asleep at like nine o'clock tonight. That'd be, I think, amazing. Probably, honestly,

10:37aside from like the prepping that I've done over the last six months of running and working

10:42up to running, you know, a six mile distance, sleep is probably the best thing that I could

10:47actually do for my body before my race day. So let's get this work done now so that tonight

10:53all I have to do is sleep. All right. I got a good amount of work done and I am now at

10:59like 20 minutes until I need to leave to pick up grace and Alice is still asleep. So I wanted

11:04to talk a little bit about my stroller regrets cause I mentioned this earlier and to some

11:10people this may be very boring. So I'm going to put a timestamp on screen if you want to

11:14skip past this section, but I do get a lot of questions about strollers and if I can

11:20save anyone from making the mistakes that I did, it's worth it. So, okay. When I was

11:25pregnant with grace, we bought the UPPAbaby Vista V2 and it's a very popular stroller.

11:31It's expensive, but I do feel like as a single stroller, that's my, my stipulation here as

11:37a single stroller, it's worth it. It's amazing. And like, it's something that we're using

11:42every day. So cost per use, I think if, if you're going to splurge on something, it can

11:46be worth it. I think for us, again, as a single stroller, I don't regret that part

11:50of the purchase. Amazing stroller. You can face the seat out, face it towards you. It's

11:55got the bassinet attachment. You can click in the car seat. Pushes very smooth, easy

12:00to fold, great under seat storage. However, one of the things about this stroller that

12:06I feel like is really pushed is that yeah, it's expensive, but it also converts to a

12:10double so it'll save you money down the road. But to convert it to a double, you have to

12:14have two separate attachments and buy the second seat. They call it the rumble seat

12:19and that totals to $300, which is more expensive than just buying a second double stroller.

12:26But we bought those because we were like, okay, this is, you know, this is going to

12:29be our double stroller. As a double stroller, it low key sucks. And I feel like I was in

12:34denial about it for a little bit because I spent all the money on it. But like, it just

12:38didn't, it doesn't really work for our family. Like the rumble seat has to go on the bottom

12:43and the seats are like one on top of each other. And that lower seat has a pretty low

12:47height restriction. So for us, Grace has to be in the top seat, unless I turn the bottom

12:53seat inward and then like she's basically sitting in the basket. But then when I put

12:57Alice in the bottom seat, I can't I don't really have a good visual on her like I kind

13:01of have to like peek around the side and it's just it didn't really work out that great.

13:04I felt like I was always moving the kids between seats, especially because like Grace doesn't

13:08always want to ride in the stroller. She's happy to walk a lot of the time. So I would

13:12end up starting Alice in the bottom, then Grace would walk I'd move Alice to the top

13:15seat because like the top seat is empty. I want to have Alice there so I can see her.

13:19Also, once you add the second seat, you lose so much of that under seat storage. It also

13:25just becomes so much more bulky. It just wasn't working for us. The one thing that I do think

13:30is worth it with making that stroller not quite a double but like a one and a half is

13:34we bought this like ride on board and that is perfect for us. That is the setup that

13:39we use for errands and stuff and just quick trips because I can put Alice in the seat,

13:43either facing me or facing out and then Grace can walk or she can hop on the little board

13:48and she loves it. She thinks it's super fun. So if I could go back, I would not buy the

13:52second seat and all the attachments. I would just keep using the UPPAbaby as a single and

13:57buy the ride on board. Okay, so for a while, right, that was our double setup. And Stephen

14:02and I started to realize like, I think we need to get a side by side stroller, especially

14:06because like the kids love to sit next to each other, and they can't see each other

14:10at all or interact when they're in the UPPAbaby. And so we ended up buying a side by side double

14:16stroller. And here is mistake number two. We bought the UPPAbaby G-Link because it had

14:22great reviews. Seems like a good pick. I hate this stroller. I hate it so much. It sucked.

14:29It's just a it's crappy and expensive crappy, which is the worst kind of crappy like the

14:33wheels just were so flimsy. They got caught on every little bump every little rock. It's

14:38also it's technically an umbrella stroller, which I guess does make it more compact. But

14:43more than anything, it just meant that I can't push it one handed because it has like the

14:47two separate handles and the under seat storage was so tiny. I couldn't even fit the diaper

14:54bag under there. So I was just not happy with our stroller setup for a while. But I was

15:01like, you know what, we spent all this money on these two UPPAbaby strollers. I gotta just

15:06deal with it. This is I I've done this. You did this yourself, Anakin. I had serious stroller

15:11envy of everyone who had just like an easy normal side by side stroller. We'd walk around

15:17Disneyland and I'd be like, trying to pass snacks to Alice who's in the bottom seat and

15:21Grace is looking at me in the top seat like I can't see anything. What's over there? Because

15:26like I said, she had to face towards me when the bottom seat was down there. She couldn't

15:30face out. Anyways, I was just like not happy with it for the last few months. And then

15:34I was like, you know what, we're gonna be using a stroller for at least a couple more

15:38years. Let me change my situation. So I sold the G-Link good riddance to that stroller.

15:45I cannot un-recommend this stroller enough. It's so bad. Sold that stroller and I decided

15:52to buy a different side by side stroller after much research. I went with the BabyTrend double

15:58jogging stroller. Like I said, I have the single version of it and it was only $90.

16:02The double was I think 180, which was only a little bit more than I got from selling

16:06the G-Link. So all in all, although mistakes were made, I feel like the end situation is

16:12great. This new stroller is fantastic. I'm going to link it in the description because

16:17seriously if you want a side by side stroller, this one is so great. It is not that expensive

16:22compared to other double strollers and like everything about it just feels so convenient

16:28and well thought out. Like it's got the big tray with the dual cup holders, the little

16:32compartment in the middle to stash like my essentials and snacks and stuff. It's got

16:36that big wide handle and great wheels so it pushes so smoothly. Grace is pretty tall and

16:41she fits in it great. It's also got a little footrest. The sunshade is super adjustable.

16:46It's got great storage under the seats and it has these little pouches behind each of

16:50the seats. The seats do recline individually. Literally my only gripe is that they are like

16:55a little finicky to adjust but they are adjustable. I feel like the stroller folds easily. It's

17:00also even though it's a side by side double, it's not too wide. It fits through doorways

17:04no problem. Like I freaking love this stroller. I wish I would have just bought this instead

17:10of trying to turn the UPPAbaby into a double and then definitely wish I never would have

17:14bought the G-Link. So this yeah, this stroller is great. We've had it for a week. We took

17:19it to Legoland yesterday and it was amazing. We've been using it for walks every day. Still

17:25we're using the UPPAbaby setup for errands and stuff. Cause like I said, as a single

17:29with the ride on board, it is still a great option. But yeah, that is my little spiel

17:33about strollers and my stroller regrets. So if you've thought about getting the UPPAbaby

17:39as a double, I would not recommend it. And if anyone tells you to buy the G-Link, run

17:45because it is terrible. But yeah, I will link the BabyTrend double in the description and

17:51I'm taking the kids to Disneyland by myself with them on Monday. And I feel like that

17:55is going to be the ultimate test, but so far absolutely loving it. And I'm really glad

18:00that I decided to just cut my losses and buy that stroller because it has already made

18:06our lives so much easier. All right, I'm going to touch up my bun a little bit. I have this

18:12little day flyaway tamer, which I really love for when I have my hair slicked back like

18:17this. Cause usually midday the flyaways start to come out and this really helps brush them

18:23back and keep them back without like adding more hairspray. There we go. I'm like honestly

18:29shocked that Alice is still asleep. Yeah, still asleep. So I guess now that I've done

18:36all the filming and the work that I want to do, I should go ahead and tidy up the living

18:40room clutter, even though I've low key been putting it off. But you know what? If I get

18:44that done, I will have done literally everything that I hoped to do during this nap window.

18:49So let me just go do that since I've got like 10 to 15 minutes and I will feel so much more

18:55accomplished. And then when I walk into the house after I pick up Grace, I'll be like,

18:58wow, it's so clean. Who did that? Oh, it's me. I'm great. Go me. I have to hype myself

19:04up otherwise I will not do it. Oh, the other great thing about the baby trend double is

19:09it's a jogging stroller. So now if I ever do want to go on a run with both kids, I can

19:15even like today on our walk, Grace wanted to run a little bit and I was just running

19:20with her and pushing Alice in the stroller and it was great. All right, hydrate and tidy.

19:25All right, living room. tidied. Yay. And the way that literally took me five minutes. I'm

19:37actually embarrassed that I was putting that off at all. Oh, I hear Alice. Oh my gosh,

19:43she woke up just in time. Okay. Off for school pickup. Hello, my love. Oh my goodness. Now it

19:50is really coming down. Yeah. Rain. Oh wow. All right. We are back from school pickup.

20:00Grace is chilling on the couch. I got Alice set up with a snack so that she'll be happy

20:05chilling with me in the kitchen while I cook. I'm making my veggie jumbo dish for dinner tonight.

20:11It's something I've been making for years, but I actually don't even have the recipe

20:14written down. I just make it from memory. And then when I forget something, this is actually

20:20embarrassing. I go back and I watch an old blog where I go into detail on the recipe.

20:26Is that silly? I think it's pretty silly.

20:28Um, so that being said, I will link, uh, the recipe blog in the description if you want to try it,

20:34but it's one of my favorite meals. I make it all the time. So I'm just chopping up this sweet

20:41potato right now. Do you need more? More snack. There we go. I got the couscous already going on

20:48the stove and Steven just texted me that he just left work. It's five o'clock right now. So he'll

20:54be home in a little bit and then we can all enjoy a nice family evening together. Uh-oh.

21:02She finished her snack and we're still cooking. Yeah. You're going to be my helper. We're working

21:08on the dressing. We're letting the dogs go out. Not you, silly bean. Still raining.

21:16Dog. All right. This had the couscous, avocado, and chickpeas. And now I've added the sweet potato

21:25and onion. Oh, this is going to be so good. The only thing that I usually put in this that we

21:30don't have is radishes. So it'll be missing a little bit of that crunch, but it smells

21:36amazing. I've got some separated out here for Alice too on her tray. Oh, that smells so good.

21:44All right. What a day. It is a little before 8.30 and all I have to do now is organize the footage

21:55from this vlog and send it off to Rachel. And then I am off to bed. Nice early bedtime so I

22:02can be well rested for my 10K, which is going to be the next vlog. So fingers crossed that we'll be

22:09adding another metal over here, although there's not really room for one. But I'm going to keep up

22:14with this running hobby. I'm going to need to figure out some sort of metal display or something.

22:19I don't know. That's a great problem to have. So no stress about that. But yeah, I'm excited

22:24for the race. I am feeling, like I said, I'm feeling nervous, but more so just, I don't know,

22:31I always have this little bit of a fear of failure in the back of my head. And honestly,

22:36that alone, just the possibility of failing is something that has kept me from doing things that

22:42probably would have been great, but I didn't even give myself a chance to try because I was so

22:48afraid of failing or being bad at something. And taking up running and training for these races,

22:54I did still have that fear in the back of my head, but I feel like I've gotten to a place,

22:58maybe with just age and time of being like, so what? So what if I fail? If I try something and

23:04I'm not able to do it, that's not the end of the world. I can think back to so many things that

23:10I've let that fear of failure steal from me. And I'm really glad that this time I didn't with

23:17running, that I just said, you know what? I'm going to try running. Started with couch to 5k

23:23and then from there training for a 10k and I'm going to try it. I'm going to see if I can do

23:27this race. And regardless of how the actual race goes this weekend, just the training on its own,

23:35has been so amazing, like so good for me physically and mentally. And I've seen the

23:40sentiment on TikTok a lot from like running creators that the actual, your actual race is

23:45just your victory lap. Like the real race is all of the, you know, months and weeks of training

23:50to get you to that point. And so I'm trying to just keep that mindset. I feel like that's been

23:54sort of like the mental piece of my race prep of just, you know, I've worked really hard to get to

23:58this point and I'm going to get out there and just do my best and have fun because at the end of the

24:03day, I'm just doing this for fun. Like I have a, like a ballpark time goal in mind, but really I

24:10just want to finish and hopefully I can do that. I feel confident in my ability to do that. And I

24:15feel like, and this is going to sound like a self-roast, but it's really truly not. I feel

24:20like running has helped me find joy in being very mediocre at things and even being bad at things.

24:29I don't have to be fast to enjoy running. I don't have to run a marathon to be a runner. Although

24:34I'm not going to lie, I have started to like low-key take interest in maybe doing a half marathon.

24:39So stay tuned for that. I do think that is something that I could work up towards at this

24:43point, but point being, all of this to say, I am excited for my race. I am really, really glad

24:51that I didn't let that fear of failure keep me from trying to do this. And I'm excited to

24:57go run 6.2 miles. So stay tuned for that vlog. You can also follow me on Instagram to stay more

25:03up-to-date with like real-time updates. So yeah, just one more day until race time. So got to make

25:10sure I get to bed early. Got to get this footage onto my computer, which means ending the vlog. So

25:15I hope you guys enjoyed this one. Thank you for watching and I'll see you next time. Bye!

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