VLOG: garden begins, homemade tomato basil soup & home updates! in my Martha Stewart era

Good morning guys, I'm back from New York. I got in last night at like 2 a.m Our flight was three hours delayed the past week in New York If you guys watch the vlogs were such a mess the pop-up was incredibly successful Everything worked out, but I got food poisoning for like two and a half days three days. Really I was so sick all of our inventory almost didn't arrive and then our flight got so delayed But it is a new week and today is the day that I have been looking forward to and talking about non-stop Today is the day that my grandmother aka Maiga I gave her the name when I was baby because I couldn't say my grandma. So you guys can call her Maiga too My friends also call her Maiga. Today is the day that we start the garden on my rooftop. It's a long-awaited day I am in my Martha Stewart era. I woke up early. I scrubbed off every last Self tanner on my body every single thing. I'm in Uggs and sweats and a sweater I've got a pumpkin coffee and I am just like so excited for today I'm going to Sprouts because my grandma or Maiga. I never call her my grandma. I always say Maiga What do you guys call your grandparents? And yes, I am the favorite grandchild I like to think because actually I'm also just the oldest still like this You know happened in order because I gave her the name She really likes the Ollie pop root beer and I'm out of that and I just need to get stuff to make like tomato soup I still am NOT eating like super heavy solid food since food poisoning. Like I've been living off of soups for the past Since Thursday and today's Monday for Wednesday. I don't know guys. I don't have any reference of time but today is an incredible day because I am starting it off at Sprouts and tomorrow Colleen Hoover's new book comes out and Today is the launch of the okra and scarves and beanies online and Taylor Swift's new album also comes out and then on Friday I go to my friend my first friend's wedding. It's like really a really good time but I'm home for the next two months besides this weekend and then Potentially if we go on a birthday trip for friends I'm just so happy to be home. The fall vlogs are back in action. Dom is coming for Halloween weekend We're doing a really cool thing like a cool deal and going to see a great artist You guys will die over the live show is November 11th. Get your tickets if y'all are in Dallas It's just gonna be like a really good time, but I'm feeling like I'm in my vlog era I'm in my fall vlog era and that is what I needed I think it's what we need and I think it's what you needed, you know, so subscribe because you know, this is my coffee I also got a pumpkin sauce like one pumpkin sauce. I don't know why it's not in there, but Oh That was so refreshing it woke me up it was everything that I could have ever needed Oh my god, don't you think it looks so much better But this is what's so annoying is I can't keep this floor clean. There's no way it rained while I was gone Here's my new gardening kit. And then here is the garden the raised garden. They just moved this stuff because There are power washing. We are gonna try Jimmy's food store. I've heard there's great sandwiches and that's what we want for lunch Everything here looks so good the cookie dough Wow, it smells so good the fresh pasta, but I mean it smells so good. This is incredible Shout out to Jimmy's that was an absolute dream That was so incredible and I will be there all the time. We got tiramisu. We got sandwiches We got pickles like I could spend forever there, okay, we made it to Redenta's which is my preferred place for plants It's very calming. It's very cute. It's literally a soft skill man seeds for a garden. See they have so much stuff But how much is too much I definitely need basil. I definitely need time Okay, well then Yeah You know what this weirdly reminds me of you know when you used to make our Halloween costumes and like the packaging that we go to the craft store like this is giving me those flashbacks Yeah, sure why not Oh This little thing here will get eventually really, okay, let's do that Oregano does this you have to cut that back because it's called going to see so you just cut all of that off You don't want that flower on there, okay on the oregano so when your oregano grows Yeah, you'll get this and any time you get like a dead leaf. You cut that. Let's call it Sandy call it deadheading. Okay guys, this is what we're getting cucumbers peppers Myga brought I told them want to call you my guy told them the story of how you were named my god by me Micah got brought me onions and garlic so I don't need to get those. All right, so from Jimmy's Tara I forgot you even got the Jeremy's do Sandwiches, they look incredible Got pickles as we know Amanda loves pickles. So These I'm excited for the hot sweet ones Garlic, that was just an incredible experience. All right, we made it to the roof guys carried everything up. I'm out of breath I'm going to probably get this rug opened and move that over here Micah has her visor on we have our soil these are I'm like so out of breath. These are some of the plants we went with we got basil rosemary. What else did we get? Oregano and then one of my mint I'm like out of it right now and then we also have These seeds which are pepper and then cucumbers I don't know everyone was commenting saying their cucumber gets so big So I'm not sure if I'll have like space for that, but I do like the vision is to make pickles Oh, wow, garlic and onion. Thanks so much. She came prepared. And oh, yeah, beautiful. Oh, so she got tulips so I'm gonna that's why I got this new pot and then I also got those plastic things so that The soil will stop getting all over my freshly power wash floor I Guess that if she breaks a nail she's gonna sue me. So I'll keep you guys posted on our legal battles I am So tired my lack of sleep. I got home so late last night and I woke up very early It's killing me and being outside I think so. I'm gonna make some coffee. I'm not Gonna take a nap. I need to get some work done So here we are. I Actually want to try My new what pumpkin spice like superfood creamer. It just looks good today. It sprouts I go left and we finish what we're doing on the rooftop today I have a task rabbit coming over right now and he's going to get rid of One of my umbrellas because one of them is just done for here We are making some coffee one of the umbrellas is done for so he's gonna get rid of that one and then some of the trash bags and And I'm gonna give you guys a little tour of the garden it's so exciting I've already decided I'm gonna get another raised bed. So then I can do kale And more cucumbers right now we have basil oregano thyme mint peppers onions Like a cucumber or two. We're just gonna like test it out. See what works my grandma gardens a lot with her friends She looks like in an area with all of her friends and one of her friends and her like garden together So that's why I'm having her help me because she obviously knows what she's doing I don't my house feels amazing. It's just so nice to be home Okay, something about this is giving me the ick. I don't know like No, it's good I've gotta wake up though because Martha would and also I'm gonna make some Tomato soup tonight. It is so easy Like I'm sure a lot of you guys know how to make it but I never just made it at home Obviously the only time I have tomato soup is like out of a can or like pre-made or whatever And I made it actually for my grandma when she was here Maybe like two weeks ago at my house and it was really good. Today's been such a good day I can't get over Jimmy's food store. I cannot believe I haven't been there already. It was fabulous I need to start making more Dallas tick-tocks Jimmy's it's happening immediately. So I've decided and giving us a little rooftop update I wish I decided this when I first moved and I haven't done it yet I'm gonna get a fence type thing to block off the AC unit because it's just ugly I do want to get a second raised bed, and I don't know if I'm gonna buy that like immediately I've just been spending a lot of money, but maybe I might as well order it. Honestly Yeah, I might as well order it Yeah, okay. The okay launch happened earlier today and it's been going so well We are like running through inventory, which is great news Um, I have a lot of stuff I need to do for that tonight like just brainstorming because for the puff bag that goes on the New York solo day vlog and also just throughout the New York vlogs that Launches like pretty soon. So we've got to shoot that and do all that stuff very soon So trying to get all that together and then we have some other things that are happening and just like, you know, it's great I love my life. Okay, so it's working on the rooftop and I'm gonna show you guys what is happening in my garden I'm so happy Update I hate the AC is going off, but this is the update So those are tulips that will be blooming in a long time from now So the plants are not gonna be out over here like this They're just holding the rug down for the time being this umbrella is going to go finally today All of this is trash the sandbags My grandmother is Micah is a was a seamstress my mom owned two companies Well, they both did together one that was bedding one that was drapery. It was like an event. It did very well Anyways, she was like head seamstress. I don't even know if that's like the right word, but she Can sew and like literally do everything so she's decided and taking it upon herself Even though I said, I'll just buy a new one that she wants to make a new umbrella cover So that's gonna be great and then she's gonna do what like a Christmas skirt would be over this and we're gonna fill it with Sand so then it's fine Which is exciting but then over here the only thing that I don't like about this is I don't like seeing the plastic here We're also gonna like go with like oil on the teakwood, but I don't like seeing this plastic here But we need that and this isn't gonna bloom for a while I got this at Rodentus today, like the AC is actually my arch nemesis. It just ruins my Zen. Okay. Oh, I'm gonna get Like tag things off Etsy of like what everything is so right here meant Rosemary Oregano Basil, which is like literally already up and going I can actually use that today and then we have everything else like planted Just strategically through here I think I'm gonna do another bed though because I want space for kale and I just want more space Who would have thought me actually I would have thought but I am living my best Martha Stewart life in a two-bedroom townhouse in the city. It's impressive You get the best of both worlds you get the bars you get the scene but you also get the rooftop and the garden and if it weren't for the AC you would have peace The AC is literally Also guys, unfortunately, my cushions on my beds have turned purple, which we don't love But it kind of is what it is for the time being. So anyways, the trash bags and then the little like cardboard things the umbrella and then just the Other trash bags like those are gonna go today. I have to have someone obviously I can't do that myself and I just need a truck to dispose of it My trash is already full that's why I have to have people come a lot cuz like when you have a house you only have a certain amount of trash and I just I have too much stuff, but it not too much stuff But like I got all the packages and a lot of stuff goes in recycling and you guys get what I'm saying That's the one thing I do miss about apartment living is that you just have a trash tool So anyways, also obviously that's literally not gonna fit in my trash, but I don't know why I'm justifying this I'm just trying to explain to you who cares none of you care My guess that these are looking great and I was kind of worried they weren't but she said no they look awesome So we have to just add some like soil around a few more plants like these Those two and then those two so most of them Tomorrow and then it'll be a lot better All right, I'm gonna make some tomato soup normally I roast the garlic as is but I'm gonna Try it a little different way. Okay onion heirloom tomatoes And then I'm gonna roast on my pan at 400 for 30 minutes That's olive oil and then I put it in a blender with a little bit of oat milk a little bit of basil You obviously want to season these easiest thing in the world to make and I know most of you probably know how to make this But just in case you guys wanted to know how I make it. This is what I do again Literally the easiest thing that I could ever make Who Else is just so happy to see the pups back in the vlogs. I know it was to without them I guess they're not even in every vlog. They're just next to me as I'm vlogging Fitz is unbelievably big. It's actually insane I just got the best idea for our puffer bag shoot for the Oh kind So I just made the vision board and making soup. I am juicy. Oh tired. I am like my face is like not Okay, it is 530. Oh my god. Look my eyes are watering. That is how tired I am Oh my guys, like it looks like I'm crying. I'm looking high. I'm really I'm not high promise. But wow, what is going on? All right, just finished my tomato basil soup gonna do a little taste test again guys I'm so tired. Like my face doesn't even look like my face And this is so good. Like it is just so good Obviously, it's better with grilled cheese, but I can't even be bothered today. Like I really can't I was making a real like showing I make this cuz it's so easy, but the guy actually I Just like I can't even bother to make this cute. It's really good. I've showered. I put on a little bit of self-tanner I scrub my body again, and then I don't really know why I'm doing this to myself But I'm retrying the Lux unfiltered gradual hydrating and self-tanning cream. I used to love this stuff I guess I look like I'm high. I'm so deliriously tired. I used to love the Lux unfiltered stuff It was incredible and then all of a sudden just started going like all my skin really blotchy, you know, I love it So I don't know what was going on But I figured because I exfoliate so much there's still some weird stuff on my legs and I went over it that's on me You know, that's me problem. I want to try it especially this for winter because it's easier if I just like keep it up I also as you can see here. I got my outfit out for Pilates tomorrow and it is literally 6 12 p.m Guys, this is what Martha does. I'm trying to make it to 7 guys. It's 6 23 I am Going to finish my soup drink some water get some more work done. And then at 7 I am off to bed we both have imposter syndrome and I think Everyone does and there are days that both of us are like, oh my god I've never like you don't you spiral and thinking catastrophizing for me personally I'm like, it'll happen like once a month where I'm like, oh my god, I've done nothing I'm not like I'll never get to where I want to be I'm so far behind him. So this and that and whatever and like it it really is normal to feel those