Oof, I hear you on the sugar. I’ve eaten my body weight in sweets the last month. I love sugar, but it’s out of control at the moment, and I feel like crap. I’m sorry to hear about your depression; I am struggling with a bad bout as well. Always remember that depression lies. It tells you awful things about yourself that aren’t true. It’s so clear that you are a lovely person, Helen. Try to be as kind to yourself as you are to others. ❤ P.S. Love the sweater; I admire anyone who can knit!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Sameeeee!!! I just don't feel good when I overconsume sugar >.< Thank you so much for your kind words ❤❤❤ Wishing you a happy new year!!!
@julietuffee7 ай бұрын
I'm visually impaired so sometimes writing in my planner and journaling is hard for me...but a sticker is a great way for me to express myself. You don't know how much difference your stickers have helped me through some difficult days. Thank you so much for everything you do and I wish you a very happy and peaceful new year!!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
This absolutely made my day!!! Thank YOU Juliet
@rui_mas7 ай бұрын
I hope with this year, you are able to bid goodbye to everything that has brought you sadness... be in things, people, and relationships. And with the new year, I hope you will have more space within yourself to welcome more self-growth, and peace. It will be okay, Helen! Dont let anyone take your peace from you! :)
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
These are beautiful words, thank you so much Rui
@Amelia-ce3ge7 ай бұрын
For kindle, epub, pdfs and libby work perfectly fine on it :) I have the kindle paperwhite signature, and i only need to charge it every 4 to 5 weeks, the eink on it makes it feel like im reading a real book, and it has anti glare too. If your kobo ever dies (pray to the bean gods that it doesnt), i recommend the paperwhite :) its the best purchase i have made in many years.
@peteypan47 ай бұрын
Fun Fact if you didnt know. Kindles dont work in Canada for library books. They do in the states but Kobos are the only one that works with any libraries in Canada
@ciaradanyel7 ай бұрын
Into Thin Air is a book that I’ve read several times because it’s so good!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Now I'm even more excited to finish it up!
@404-equivalent47 ай бұрын
I think the sweater looks really nice! You can always sew some stars or snowflakes where you see the imperfections and i think they wouldn't be even noticeable anymore. Great job on your first big knitting project!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
OH This is a brilliant suggestion!
@babboosbabydoll7 ай бұрын
Wishing You Every Happiness & Success in 2024, Helen!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Ahhh thank you SO much! Happy new year!
@leahbrown90427 ай бұрын
You did such a wonderful job on your sweater. So proud of you. Don’t know when you had the time.
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Aww thank you Leah!!!
@sherrycohen18247 ай бұрын
Happy New Year, Helen and family. What a lovely tradition for a baby - 100 days old! I'd heard of Red Envelope when relatives meet a baby for the first time, but I understand that's celebrated in families from some parts of China. Also, I thought Into Thin Air is a fantastic book. Jon Krakower is a mountain climber and an excellent writer. I also liked his book Under The Banner of Heaven about fundamentalist Mormons. And that sweater is gorgeous. There's no end to your talents.
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Hapipest new year Sherry!!!! Ohhh I'm glad to heary ou enjoyed the book ^_^ Excited to finish it!
@jom68297 ай бұрын
Personally, having tried knitting, I think your sweater looks great and very glad it hasn't put you off. Sorry to hear about your car incident but relieved you're ok. Wishing you a very happy, prosperous but peaceful and kind 2024.
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Aw thank you so much!!!! Happy new year!
@ashley_smith7 ай бұрын
I've been cutting back on added sugar since October and my favorite new-to-me find is date syrup. It is sweet, but is just made with dates. That's it. That's the ingredient list lol Dates have natural sugars, but they added nothing to it, so you don't have to count it in your added sugar tracking. I like adding date syrup to Cream of Wheat, with 100% cocoa powder, also no added sugar. The date syrup mixes so well with the warm Cream of Wheat. You get the smell of the chocolate, and you get the sweetness, too. You can also let bananas ripen a lot and add them to rolled oats. Great filling snack, and again, no added sugar. :)
@jiyoonlee85667 ай бұрын
Yes we do celebrate 100 days after birth in Korea! Congrats to your sister and nephew, and happy new year!🎉
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Ah I knew it!!! Hehe thank you so much Jiyoon!!! Happy new year~
@kathrynkline2827 ай бұрын
Loved the monthly review. And I’m so glad you are ok!
@shelbseroo7 ай бұрын
As hobonichi themselves say: "happy nothing special day" - even though they don't feel complete or particularly beautiful, nothing special days are also worth celebrating :)
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
This is beautiful!
@amycampbell22647 ай бұрын
Wow Helen this sweater looks amazing love it
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@leahfischer52647 ай бұрын
THE ANGRY KNITTER 😂..sounds like a great new YT channel!!😂
@cheryldailey53107 ай бұрын
Puppies!!! Yay!!! Accident? Yikes! You could knit a sweater for your nephew! ❤ I used your prompts last month and plan on using them this month as well. Thank you for sharing! Your glove looks elegant. I hope you have a lovely week! ❤
@shelleyannefogarty94367 ай бұрын
Just like everything you get better the more you do so your knitting will improve. Good on you for testing yourself.
@myfutureisgreen7 ай бұрын
I hope your nail heals quickly! This year, I decided to stop myself from attempting any more habit tracking. Truly, I don't see the point of it other than creating guilt for yourself, either from being inconsistent with your habit or with your tracking. Maybe it really motivates some people, but I think people who struggle with tracking should reconsider how it fits in their lives. Also, I definitely gave up on my last planner for the holidays and only used the December monthly in my new Hobonichi for planning/tracking. I was so happy with that decision!
@RiseWithRaina7 ай бұрын
I hope one day I’m cool like Helen so I can have a sticker shop & be friends with other sticker shop owners lol that’d be rad!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
We can all still be friendsss. Nothing beats having a real-life planner friend to meet-up with though!!!
@CreatingWonderland7 ай бұрын
Such a lovely year! Thank you so sharing and being so genuine and honest. I think you are just the bees knees and goals! Great job on your sweater as well!!
@elizabethmartinez78287 ай бұрын
Great video, Helen. It’s usually best not to quit something cold-turkey. Maybe you can look at your total sugar intake in a week and then lower by 1/4 every week until you get to where you want to be. For example, if you have a muffin every day for breakfast, try having a muffin only five times the first week and so on. If you drink 5 cups of coffee a day, start with 4 cups a day for a week and then 3 cups a day for a week and so on. 🫶💕
@onemorerow5207 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh, that was one of the first garments I ever knit! Well done, Helen! May you find lots of success and love in 2024!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank you!!! I ADORE Florence haha. Happy new year!
@TheBohemianStyle7 ай бұрын
Thank you for all the lovely washi tapes, and stickers!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank YOU! Happy new year!
@netrellawrence12447 ай бұрын
I love your first sweater 🤗. I’m also, really excited to start my first 2024 Hobonichi planner. You inspire me 💛.
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!! Happy new year!
@claudia12017 ай бұрын
You know that "Into Thin Air" has been made into a movie? Called "Everest", if you're interested. I watched the movie first and then read the book. Loved both.
@Yesica19937 ай бұрын
Congratulations on the sweater! I always admire people who can make things. I have not the slightest clue.
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank you Yesica! You totally can! Try a scarf hehe
@marzettik7 ай бұрын
Look forward to these videos and will continue too. Happy Planning New Year. ❤
@dptuffy.creates7 ай бұрын
I am the same with sugar! Always trying to overcome it. It causes inflammation for me. That’s a great looking sweater, especially for your first one. Well done Helen!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@dzuel097 ай бұрын
Happy New Year, Helen! Hope this new year brings you all things things you want and you’re able to let go of things that aren’t serving you. Thank you for being such a light for those of us who struggle to plan and with consistency. You don’t know how much your videos help.
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind words!! Happy new year!
@productivitymodeon7 ай бұрын
I'm sick with covid so no celebration for me but happy new year to you🥰❤️
@Anniekatie4397 ай бұрын
Genuinely speaking you gave me the inspiration to start a journal and i am very thankful for that .Genuinely i never thought that i will ever in my whole life time that i will do journaling and also i am so excited to start my first journal journey in 2024 .Let's see how it goes and also Thank you very much for giving me inspiration. Happy New Year!!!!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Omg this made my day, thank you Annieee! Happy new year!
@tailsof1leo1807 ай бұрын
Puppies! Would love to see some pictures/videos of puppies. Their antics always brighten up any day
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
I will try to include them in a future video!! Right?? So energetic and silly haha
@slie0117 ай бұрын
Happy New Year, Helen!❤️
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Happy happy new year Jean!!!
@gabbytube80577 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Helen!!! Love to wait and watch your videos on Sunday! Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year ahead!😍❤️🤩
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Happyyyyy new year! Thank you Gabby!
@betinaceciliafeld98547 ай бұрын
That sweater looks amazing for a first try! I put a similar tab in my 2024 bullet journal for my yearly goals, in order to have them always at hand when planning my months and weeks. I may try those journaling prompts, it's so hard for me to stick to journaling 🙈. Have a happy new year!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Happy new year!!! Thank you so much and good luck!!!
@HouseOfPagesAndPaints7 ай бұрын
I just got a kobo because it works with overdrive…I already had a kindle, but I’ve already saved so much money by reading books from overdrive. It’s the besssst
@dani51657 ай бұрын
One thing I always wanna say is a reminder that you can enjoy books that don’t have much value. You can absolutely read “trash” books that are just fun! During my really depressive times, just reading a funny romance book that I can just lose myself in and I don’t need to think about the actual feelings I have currently. You shouldn’t always do something productive. Your productivity does not define your work and you are allowed to have fun and do something that might not count in your head as “productive” I love my kindle because I can find small books that i can just curl up in bed when i get burnt out and can’t do anything any longer. (Which is also absolutely okay) Toxic productivity is something that I worry about falling into and others falling into and I wanna always remind everyone that you shouldn’t be productive all the time. We need rest
@rozettemori7 ай бұрын
I love your videos so much, they are so calming and relaxing to watch. I'm always so inspired to write in my journal after watching you and train my handwritting
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
I'm so glad!!!! Happy new year and happy planning!
@AvnieKadlaskar7 ай бұрын
Happy new year ❤❤love your videos
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank you Riley!
@LaurasChronicLife.7 ай бұрын
I also was hesitant to switch to an e-reader at one point. I was also wary about audiobooks. But I realized I can read more on a ereader and love audiobooks now since I learned I could speed up the author to fit my pace of reading. I have some health issues that make my wrists, elbows and shoulders hurt a lot so holding large heavy books meant not reading as long as I could while holding a ereader or listening to an audiobook while my eyes are closed during a migraine. I also use Libby a lot cause it’s hard to get out for me to go to my library. If your library uses it- Hoopla is also a great app. Congrats on the ereader!
@carolinedoran40347 ай бұрын
LOVED Into Thin Air! You should be so proud of your sweater! I never got past knitting socks as a “wearable”! We need puppy pics
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Ahh thank you Caroline!!! I'm LOVING the book hehe.
@purlsandpolish7 ай бұрын
Congrats on finishing your sweater! Make sure you wet block it, it helps all the fibers settle and look more finished!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Omg yes I kept hearing this term but I have yet to look into it! Thank you for the reminder!!!
@purlsandpolish7 ай бұрын
@@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo wet blocking is basically a bath for your finished item! It’s super easy and totally worth it!
@Jen39x7 ай бұрын
Pretty sweater and keep knitting. I don’t knit but do other needle work and like everything else it takes practice to get better
@debbiea92627 ай бұрын
Happy New Year dear Helen 🎉
@angelalee70127 ай бұрын
For a first sweater, it's really good! And for the first few large items, it's more important to finish than get hung up on what went wrong. You done did awesome!!
@isomon54417 ай бұрын
Such a cosy planner update 🥰 I wish you the best of luck and good health for 2024! (PS: I'm speaking from experience here. Never underestimate car accidents, even if they seem minor. They can always cause micro tension in your muscles (which try to keep your posture in place after impact) which can lead to bigger blockages a couple of weeks or months later. If you can, seeing a good chiropractor/osteopath/massage therapist is always a good idea.)
@deniseholmes79587 ай бұрын
Happy 2024, Helen! Whew, glad you are ok. Thanks for everything this year... too much and too many things to list! Anyways, love you.🎉❤🎉
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank you Denise!! Happy new year!
@carmendlugo15857 ай бұрын
Fabulous year! Happy New Year Helen🎉 May you have success, happiness & prosperity 🥰
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Happy new year Carmen!!
@jessiruu60877 ай бұрын
I love love love your bullet journal updates. I wish I could draw and be creative as you. 🙂
@wyrdness17 ай бұрын
you can. Just do it.
@alejandragomez4997 ай бұрын
Love this! Happy New Year! Hope your fingernail feels better!
@EmEmJee897 ай бұрын
I love your 2023 review spread!! You have accomplished a lot this year!!! I also really like the incomplete spreads😅Happy New year Helen!! Lots of love and happinness 😘😘
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!! Happy new year!
@Angel6_7 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness I’m glad that you’re okay. I’m sure it was still a very nerve wracking experience. Sending lots of love to you and your family. ❤❤
@Angelique1857 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the video Helen!! I was so sad about new years and being alone, but your videos truly help me so much
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
SENDING BIG HUGS!!! I hope you make today a cozy & fun day for yourself!
@ratbag1137 ай бұрын
Happy New Year to you and your family and friends. Thank you TCMC for the little community I’ve found because of you. It has meant a lot these past few years. I hope your fingernail heals well and quickly and that it’s not too painful in the meantime. The sweater is incredible - I wouldn’t know where to start! I’m having an episode myself today. Depression has won and I can’t shake it right now but hoping that tomorrow, the start of a new year, will shake off the current feelings then. We’ll see.
@charnaywiener7 ай бұрын
Happy New Year's Eve, Helen❤ i hope you have a good 2024, especially since its the year of the dragon! I love that you wore a whole glove to hide one nail and then also kept your ring on😂 A great end to the year!
@kimikobuford7 ай бұрын
Happy Sunday Helen. Happy New Year🎉🎉🎉🎉
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Happy new year Kimikooo!
@loveforpaper62037 ай бұрын
Love it and I love your products! I just ordered from your shop yesterday (Nicole in PA) and I’m so excited! Thanks for sharing your products 😊
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Yay! Thank you for ordering Nicoleee!
@haich_loves7 ай бұрын
Also, definitely feel you about the sugar. I think a sugar detox would actually be really good as well as I feel chocolate has become its own food group recently and I really need to sort that out. Would you be willing to share some of the rules and snack / swap ideas you came up with?
@yan45817 ай бұрын
The lines behind the running emoji on the 2023 in numbers page are making my heart so warrrrrm omg how adorable! I’ve loved seeing your bullet journal through the year! I hope you have a wonderful new year and get good relaxing and rejuvenating in!! Be gentle with yourself Helen you work harder than we know and we know that’s already so hard!! You’re fantastic!
@meaniemaelily7 ай бұрын
Omg Helen, I also got OBSESSED with the 1996 Everest disaster! I bought all the books written by survivors! What a horrid but SO fascinating tragedy! It’s such a deep rabbit hole to fall into, though! I feel like an Everest expert now 😅
@ChantelleArts7 ай бұрын
stunning video, Happy new years
@lissy.journals7 ай бұрын
yay! i love these videos from you, soo much inspiration!! happy new year helen🥰
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Thank you Micah!!! Happy new year~
@blace12007 ай бұрын
Happy new year❤❤❤
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Happy new year!!!
@stareenafraser7 ай бұрын
It's the ring on the glove for me! Hope it heals up well
@miro65717 ай бұрын
happy new year Helen. Am so thankful I found your channel and that's one of the best things in 2023
@MsSclera7 ай бұрын
Happy new year Helen! I can relate with the sugar detox. Hopefully I can manage to do it too. Love your sweater anyway 🎉
@gisellelopez45127 ай бұрын
The ending: I’m so so so glad you’re okay sweet Helen!!! 🙏🏼✨ That and the hand I really think 2023 was like wait… I’m not done with you yet. 😭 2024 better be amazing for you or else! Jajaja. 🤣
@stampinwithshas7 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Helen ❤️. I am quite a newbie to TCMC community but i absolutely love it! Thank you for all you amazing work! I love the sweater you've knitted! It gave me a thought!! I love knitting but I knit toys, I was wondering maybe if you could do a collaboration with a knitting designer for a stuffed emoti! It would be amazing! Hope you're feeling OK, love n hugs xx
@haich_loves7 ай бұрын
That’s interesting about the Kobo e-reader. I have a Kindle one but have barely used it the last couple of years as tend to read digital books on my phone - though I do like the bigger screen. I got it out again recently but it’s an old one so there’s no backlight and my husband didn’t pay for the ad-free one, which sometimes annoys me. I was wondering about whether I should treat myself at some point and update it to a newer version, but since it still technically works I haven’t yet. I do like the idea of it being linked to Libby, as I do like to borrow books through that, but then the Kindle and Kindle app link to Goodreads and Kindle Unlimited (not that I have that at the moment) 🤔 I am now curious and want to go explore the Kobo shop and options though as I would still have all the Kindle benefits via my phone…
@MeganHitachiin7 ай бұрын
I love my kobo Clara 2E ereader. I personally don’t like the sleep cover so I choose to use an ereader sleeve and a strapsicle and I love it
@jessicaabad54247 ай бұрын
wow, the sweater turned out amazing! I mean, being your first and all... I am sure the next one will have less holes, maybe even zero😁 I am glad to hear you are enjoying the ebook, it did take me a few year to get to that point😅 anyway, Happy New Year🥳 (from a snowless Switzerland😭)
@Pursuit_Of_A_Homestead7 ай бұрын
I hear ya with the sugar ..and it’s in everrryyyythiiing so it’s hard to avoid lol even when I think something is healthy, I flip over to the nutrition facts and it’s packed with sugar 😂😭 but it definitely does make a difference when you try to cut back a bit so it’s worth the energy trying to cut back haha Loved all of the updates this year! It’s encouraged me to get a Hobonichi Cousin this year and try journaling 🙌🏽🥳 Sending all the good vibes for 2024!! May it be a happy, healthy, successful year 🤗💚
@Dany_lop7 ай бұрын
Why did I think your nephew was turning 100 _years_ old 😅 lol. I got my first hobonichi cousin after watching yours for a while, I’m excited to use it. Have a happy new year! 🎉
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
That would be SO concerning bhaha. Happy new year!
@tatianavelasco13357 ай бұрын
The car emoti is super cute
@mikifubuki7 ай бұрын
I never knitted wearables before until I get over my lazy ass in making gauge swatches. I find gauging tedious as I never did it with crochet but with knitting? whole new ball game. I am tempted now to try and do journal prompts but lessee. Lol! To a brand new year~ :D
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Hahahaha I feel you! I just want to get started on the project >.
@mikifubuki7 ай бұрын
@@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo I want to knit a sweater already and with intarsia and fair isle. And I got no experience with all those 3. 🤪
@esunonotto7 ай бұрын
Omg did you go to Hive Surrey?! :D What do you think of bouldering? Wow it would be a dream if I ever bump into you one day ^ -^
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
YES! Omg I hope not because I would totally embarass myself LOL. Just kidding, I was in awe of everyone tackling the higher levels!
@RENEDU27 ай бұрын
Happy new year 🎈 are you gonna make a vid of the puppies?
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Ooo maybe I can include them in a future video! They were SO cute
@mochipjamas7 ай бұрын
I'm curious: does the hundred-day ceremony in Chinese culture involve the... oh no, I don't know an English equivalent! LOL In Korean it's doljabi... and now that I think about it, that's at the 1 year celebration, so it's not as relevant, but does the baby do the choosing from objects that are supposed to predict their future? I relate to so many things you mentioned in the video. I'm doing a sugar detox for January as well. I never used to be a big fan of sweets, I was much more of a savory snacker, but during 2023 for some reason, I think I've eaten more added sugar than any time since I was a kid. So, yeah, I'm there with you on that! I'm also debating on an e-reader, although I've been reading ebooks for many years, now. As I get older, it gets harder to hold a book for the kind of marathon reading I enjoy. Plus there's the environmental benefits, as well as simple lack of physical space. When I lived near a decent-sized city it was easy enough to sell or donate old books, but now I live in the boonies, one of the MAJOR drawbacks is -- NO BOOKSTORE and very little by way of reading or writing communities. Point being, I'm torn at this point between a dedicated e-reader or just waiting until I save enough for the tablet I plan to buy later this year. Happy New Year! 🎉
@juliaa63737 ай бұрын
Hi Helen
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Hello!!!
@Yesica19937 ай бұрын
(Also glad you are ok. Eek.)
@aliceruss047 ай бұрын
Did the new subscription slots sell out in a couple minutes this time 😭😭 As an australian fan I missed the 7am release time and was late by an hour to see it was sold out already ˙◠˙ A shame but a mistake I will prevent next quarter !!
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry Alice >.< Thank you for showing up today still!
@caitlinharsha53967 ай бұрын
What is your favorite Taylor album?
@No-self_No-problem7 ай бұрын
🙏
@little__something7 ай бұрын
Is the Flow app from apple App Store? I can’t seem to find it.
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Yes it is! Here is the link: apps.apple.com/us/app/flow-focus-pomodoro-timer/id1423210932
@nankhanna7 ай бұрын
Hi Helen. What was the app you were talking about? I couldn’t find it.
@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo7 ай бұрын
Here is the link: apps.apple.com/us/app/flow-focus-pomodoro-timer/id1423210932