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“[music] [music] [music] hello everyone and welcome back to my channel melanade Beauty today's video is going to be a little bit different because I'm going to be stepping into a little bit of that lifestyle I kind of just made made some little tweaks in the living room and just adjusted the space to feel like a little bit more fresh for the new year also getting into the health and fitness journey I'm continuing my journey actually I have lost weight in the past 2 years because I've just taken my health a little bit more seriously getting older closer to 30 especially when I got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes just to clarify I am no longer a a diabetic nor am I a pre-diabetic because of my healthy lifestyle changes my ac1 levels have actually dropped significantly in the last 2 years and I'm proud of myself working out meal prepping and just keeping track of my calories and not overeating as much as I used to I used to weigh almost 250 lbs and now I weigh 182 and Counting that's actually a big really big deal for me to um expose myself like that and be so vulnerable because this topic has been such a very touchy subject for me body issues body dysmorphia just lack of confidence in that area completely for years and now I've finally gained the confidence to come on here in front of my subscribers my friends my family and show you all the truth and that it does really work that being said I wanted to introd uce my new addition to my tiny home gym because yil has kindly sponsored this video by sending me this bike it is the best alternative to the pelaton bike come on now they have created an more affordable bike for half the price plus an additional $100 off if you purchase using my discount code Linked In the description box below I have tested this bike out over the Christmas break and I have fallen in love with it honestly I feel like I don't have to go to the gym anymore I also have a full-time job other than YouTube I'm actually a preschool teacher so I don't always have time to be at work around kids all day and then go to the gym at the busiest hour of the day and be around more people I just want to come home but I also don't want to skip you know getting in a little bit of a workout throughout the week they have a knob on here for resistance so if I want to have a more intense workout I turned it right and if I want a more chillaxed stroll writing experience I just turn it left and the resistance lacks up a bit also I love the fact that I can connect my phone using the cords that they provide they provide a iPhone and Android cord to connect to the flat screen there is a subscription if you want to actually connect your streaming services like Netflix and Hulu and stuff and watch full movies while being on the bike they give you three types of subscription plans for you to choose from if you don't want the subscription which is completely fine there are still free workout videos on the app so if you download the app and you go to the little top where it says filter they'll specifically show you all the free ones and they're so good like especially for beginners like myself for the bike I'm used to treadmill at the gym and weightlifting so I'm just so glad that I have a second alternative cardio resource right at home I've also tested it out and you can actually overlay YouTube on top of your workout so if you want to like tune out and just watch more like of a visual learner if you just want to watch the video of the workout you can overlay YouTube and play music or watch your favorite YouTuber and you know get your workout in those hips are rotated back when you're ready out of position one halfway there you haven't [music] allow that breathing to start getting shallow those quads should be heating up if it's walk it down push through come on oh goodness that was intense definitely feels like I'm at the gym [music] [music] [music] [music] I've recently started drinking rise mushroom coffee as a part of my daily morning ritual it's packed with adaptogenic mushrooms [music] that Boost energy support immunity and help reduce stress all without the Jitters or crash of regular coffee it's the perfect way to start my day [music] feeling balanced and focused I usually use Dairy free milk to enhance the gut health benefits of the mushrooms and I like to add honey or a sugar-free creamer for a touch of sweetness this time I use whole milk since it's all I had on hand I surprised Daniel with the rise mushroom hot cocoa for Christmas since he's both a health nut and a hot cocoa lover we tried it together and it was delicious the added melatonin was no joke it had us both ready for bed in no time [music] use the code melanade Beauty 15 for 15% off your next rise purchase [music] and start your Wellness Journey today this wall I want to turn it into a um Gallery wall and just have a whole bunch of like different small art pictures mirrors knick-knacks like the racket which is just up there temporarily I wanted to decorate around this whole perimeter around [snorts] the window and just have like this like as like a accent and then obviously tone down all this going up here had this beautiful piece in storage for a very long time now and I've been just waiting for the perfect spot to put it in it's a little miniature secretary vintage desk I think I paid $10 for this at a yard sale I thought it'd be great as some extra storage for the tiny house this is actually where Daniel and I house all of our like uh content equipment laptop um G his gaming supplies Oculus um Chargers and extra extension cords CU it actually has a pullout writing area that sits out like this and that is actually where I'm going to be placing my new vinyl record player this vient record player was sent to me by a brand that just wanted me to do an honest review about it and I'm just honestly really excited because I used to have one of these and then it broke that's where I'm going to place it when I'm not using it I'm just going to put it at the B inside the bottom drawer so let's get that set up this desk is sturdy [snorts] look at this setup it looks like that's what it's meant for like a little pullout station for your record player connected what's really awesome about this is that it's a twoin one I actually asked for Christmas a speaker because all of my speakers always just randomly stop working um and I love to listen to music when I'm cleaning or filming or anything around the house and I my volume on my cell phone is trash so I've been wanting a Bluetooth speaker so badly and now I have one a full like stereo system that also plays vinyl recers wao this is the loudest [music] [music] [singing] oh my God it's so loud [music] I'm definitely going to a vinyl record store to Thrift and start collecting my own collection of vinyls I went on and picked up these vinyls from the thrift store they were only $3 each and I'm actually really excited about the Westside Story I loved watching this movie with my mom as a kid so I can't wait to actually play the album [music] [music] I found this artwork piece this was marked for $125 and it had a yellow tag which was a dollar today I got this for a dollar at my local thrift store and I was like there's no way she's going to really sell it to me for a dollar and she was like yep that's a dollar so I'm so happy with this for the kitties it's like a stimulating cat treat um holder and they have to actually use their paws to get to the treats and they did they actually should work for their treats because I just spoil them way too much they need to work for it so this was only a dollar and for my nights of hosting like maybe for New Year's I got this silicone ice ball maker which I think is so cool I've always wanted to make these type of drinks and like stuff them with like lemon peels orange peels Rosemary so excited to use this is also $2 I found this for a do with the yellow tag originally 15 it's just a decorative ceramic teapot that I can put on a Shelf in my Cottage core kitchen something about this vase that called out to me I really love the detail it's like a pitcher it's like spouted through the mouth but I was thinking of using it as like a vase for flowers $10 but with it being half off I only paid $5 little copper pitcher pot it doesn't have a top to it but I thought this would be perfect for when I'm boiling I want to just boil on the stove some hot water um to go with my coffee or hot chocolate and just like pour that right on in I really like this and it ties in with my copper kitchen I just thought this was really cute for warming some soup up some chili it's like a little mini Dutch oven Bowl I really thought that was so cute for only $2 wicker basket you can never have too many of these just to pop in corners or used as a trash can in the bathroom this was $4 this little kitty cat on a summer um outdoor front porch scene for $5 and I don't know that'll probably tie in somewhere on the wall sketch of someone's pet from the year '92 really cool to have like literally someone's pet that they actually sketched up years ago Florida vintage tag from June of 1982 and that will go also like somewhere on the wall as like The Eclectic nness also got this curtain rod this brass curtain rod for $3 I'm definitely adding curtains in this living room because it really needs some type of warmth added to the windows look at this massive thing I picked this up in the trash basically brand new basically brand new I didn't see any speckle of previous owner on this now I'm actually working on the dining room which is connected to the tiny kitchen that everybody showed a lot of great support with I really don't want to give you a sneak peek of this either this is actually my cat litter enclosure that I just painted this green to match the bottom cabinets of the kitchen that you all saw and then I stained the top a little bit of a darker shade I don't want to show too much of that because that's going to be my next video it's going to be really great it's going to be finally a full tour of the dining room and tiny kitchen area my small tiny space now has functionality and that's what I'm so happy about because honestly I did not used to want to come out here I just didn't want to be in the living room it didn't feel welcoming and now that I have like actual little areas in my living room where I can have a workout relax listen to music read a book on the sofa drinking coffee so it's like now I'm just excited to be out here you know it was kind of all over the place but I hope you guys will join me in the next one like this video give a thumbs up if you are into vinyls or are you not comment below click the link down in the description if you're interested in your very own Yeo bite so for me not to be a coffee drinker [music] I'm not a coffee drinker but this is good it doesn't taste like mushroom this is good doesn't taste like dirt love how it has like Lion's man it tastes like coffee I put some honey in it I would sweeten a little bit more maybe [music] with some zero sugar syrups this is definitely a better alternative I'm actually shocked thumbs up for me this is really good [music] five stars”