Hey friends good morning welcome back to my channel. So today we are up and early I just got done getting ready, and I'm going to be taking you all with me bulk food shopping This has been a very highly requested video, and I wanted to show you kind of how I go about it So we actually live in central, Pennsylvania, and in our area. We have a lot of bulk food stores I think Pennsylvania is kind of known for that just because of the Amish and Mennonite that live here, which I also have a Mennonite background as well So I grew up being going to bulk food stores and being very used to shopping in this way I know a lot of people order from Azure standard. That's a ordering company that you can order bulk foods through But I have found that this is a little bit more budget friendly for me and a lot of these bulk food stores also Are overstock stores, so they are stores that will purchase things that are overstocked and Sell them at a discount price and since they do that very regularly There are a few stores that I actually like to stop into frequently just to see what they got in What's a good deal? So that's kind of part of the treasure hunt in the midst of bulk food shopping So I'm going with my sister Sarah today We are hoping to hit up about three or four different stores and possibly even land at a Farmers market. We're not sure depends on how the kids are and how all of that goes Because we are taking them with us We've done this before and I'm also excited to take you guys along with me as well. We have been up and at it I actually have been drinking some green tea Just been on a kick lately where I make a court the night before and I ice it and I drink it the next Morning, so let's go jump in the car and get going store number one is a really a big store They actually carry a huge amount of bulk food Compared to some of the other stores that we're going to be going to and as we were walking in they had some Flowers and a few gardening things as spring has arrived here in Pennsylvania and then they just had a few other produce items the first area of the store that we hit up Was the overstock area where they have a lot of discounted Foods and groceries a lot of things that are pre-packaged and stuff like that I often don't buy too much in these areas just because I don't buy a lot of pre-made snacks and things like that But as you can see they had some pink Himalayan salt and then here they had 50 pound bags of Pastry flour for $6.99. I that's just a crazy good deal I am not familiar with using pastry flour So I passed that up for now But I may look into it if they have it for the next little while another thing that a lot of these big stores have is Bulk ice cream so if you're having a wedding or a large party You can get large buckets of ice cream for a really good deal And then this store also has a walk-in refrigerator area that has a lot of good deals I found a lot in here the last time we were here as well so they had butter and Croissants they actually had a few different types of butter. They had yogurt And just some cheeses and things like that Something that I would have snagged if I don't didn't already have a lot in my freezer was this bacon It was a very very good price and even the large packs of bacon per pound were an excellent deal So part of my bulk food shopping is when I find a very good deal of something particularly if I can freeze it I will buy it in bulk and stock up on it because you don't know when that price is gonna roll around again It's kind of like sale shopping But with these stores they just occasionally get different items in that are at a discount price Another thing with bulk food stores in our area is they also carry home canned goods So if you're someone that can't do a lot of canning yourself You could pick that up here and this store has a very large selection of bulk noodles You'll see in a few of the other stores that they have some but not Like this not in these really really large large bags where you could divide it out into the block bags Or just the portion sizes that you want they do have these bulk noodles already Portioned out as well. So if you don't want something that's in such a large bag You can get small bags of different styles and they have a lot of egg noodles Which is something that we use and enjoy a lot They also have beans and rice and other grains in bulk bags as well So this was an area that I was really interested in looking at and that is their flowers and sugars that come in 50 pound bags It was kind of on the hunt for a good bread flower So this is the flower that this specific store actually bakes their own breads with and I talked to one of the ladies there And she really recommended making my bread with this so I decided to go ahead and give it a try Something else with bulk food stores in our areas are known for is to have bulk Jell-O So this is just to make Jell-O salads and they have so many different flavors. This store also carries Bulk frozen fruit and vegetables So you can get big bags of whatever you may need to keep in the freezer and just pull out things for different recipes Something else that they carry is big bags of canning lids and I'm not sure what brand these are They aren't ball. I don't think but they did have some the arbol And they were a pretty good price for the amount that were in the bag Okay, so we're done in store one the girls are with Sarah and I thought I would go ahead and Tell you all that at the end of this video I'm gonna do a little haul and I'll also tell you how much they spent at each store But I thought as I'm going through the day I would give you two highlights from each store So the two things that were really highlighted to me out of the first store was I got a 50 pound bag of bread Flour which I've been wanting to use bread flour because I want to get into making bread probably on Mondays like every week Have a certain day and then the second thing is I bought butter and I was thinking it through and I think that I have not bought Butter in a year because at one point at one of these stores and actually might be the one that we're going to go to next I got a really good deal about a year ago And I bought at least 50 pounds of butter and put it in freezer plus I have a lot of canned butter as well I've talked about that before so they had a really good deal on butter and I've been using a lot lately So I decided you know what I'm gonna go ahead and replenish a little bit So I got 10 pounds of butter at 299 a pound which is great because right now our Walmart is somewhere around $5 a pound You might be able to get it a little closer to four depending so 299 is a great deal So let's go on to store number two. All right We are off to store number two and it's interesting because if you live in our area You know which stores are known for different things one great deal They had running at this store were these potatoes that were in 99 cents a bag And another thing this store is very good at is keeping local produce around So if there is something they can get their hands on that is local They will put that in their store, which I really really like and Then they also have big blocks of cheese You know if you buy this cheese in a bulk form the big big blocks There is a percentage off which is really cool and if you invest in a simple cheese slicer It's a great way to save money if you make a lot of sandwiches and just enjoy cheese or your family really enjoys cheese So often when it comes to lunch meat or cold cuts I will shop their sales because at 299 a pound is absolutely excellent And you'll see in the next store that we go to I also was able to get some ham at 299 a pound That's just almost unheard of and here is more jello And like I said, you'll see that in probably almost every store that we go to this day And this store also had a bunch of flavorings So if you like to bake that's is a place to be able to get a variety of flavorings that you may not find in other stores So this store bags out their flower. They did have a few 50 pound bags, but they do Divvy their flower out in the 25 pound bags Which is nice if you're not wanting to get an entire 50 pound bag of a certain type of flower All right girls, how are you doing you hanging in there? We've been doing about an hour in each store. So we're doing really good. We're actually pretty close on time So we got started on time. Everything's going really well So we are done with store number two. It was so packed so busy. It might be because it's getting closer to lunchtime And my two Favorites out of that store were probably I got a nice big bag of whole wheat flour Which I want to start a bucket of whole wheat flour In my food storage and what was your what was your favorite thing Kailia? We got a bunch of marshmallows a Bunch we got big ones and regular size ones and we got teeny tiny That's your favorite too since we're getting into campfire season and roasting marshmallows And I want to make some s'mores cookies too We got a bunch of marshmallows and they were a good price because the bags were mostly like 50 cents bag Which is great. You can't even get that at the dollar store Okay, so store number three is kind of the opposite of store number one store number one has a ton of bulk food and This store store number three. It has a lot of overstock items Versus bulk food, but I did find a few things like we were in need of popcorn And so we stocked up on some of that. I really like the white popcorn if you buy popcorn in bulk Or simply just like to buy popcorn that you make on the stove Like we do. Let me know what your favorite kind is in the comments below So here they have bags that are 50 pounds of sugar and flour and then different Amounts like you might be able to get a town pound bag or a five pound bag Instead of the really large ones and again here is the flavored gelatin Like I said, I think I have a clip from every store with the flavored gelatin and the children know what this is So this it's very exciting to them and above that they also had some bulk cocoa powder Which was great and then this is the store that has some of the better prices for deli in our area So it's a place where we like to stock up on cheese and things like that And this veggie farmers cheese is one of the girls favorites right now I've also found great produce deals at this store in the past I've been able to get Boxes of fresh green beans for just a couple of dollars and I could can them I keep my eye out on different things that they may get That's an overstock item that they have a lot of it And they just want to get rid of it another thing that I have found at this store has been specialty dairy alternatives things like almond milk and oat milk And dairy alternative creamers and things like that. All right. It is so windy. Hazely. How you doing? Are you hungry? You ready for some lunch? They are getting really hungry So we are now going to head to a farmers market and this farmers market actually does have some bulk food at it as well So I'm not sure what we'll end up getting this store was also extremely busy And I got a couple of things the two highlights for me probably where I stocked up on some popcorn for our long-term storage in our cellar and Then I also found some quest as a brand Peanut butter cups, which I really like and they were only 59 cents a piece which is really great for a pack And I'm gonna put them in my freezer when I get home So those were my two and we're gonna head off to the farmers market and get some lunch Okay so now we're making a pit stop at the farmers market and I have taken you all with me to the farmers market before Here on my channel, but for the girls and I this is one of our favorite outings It's just so fun and there's so much delicious food that we are just starting to get some of the produce vendors That really are stocking a lot since it is just beginning to be growing season in our area And so once it's in full boom in the middle of summer You can get so much local produce here and there is a small bulk food store in the market as well But obviously the food and the baked goods are one of the absolute highlights working at this market was one of my first jobs and One of the things that we always love to do and I did as a little girl was watch the people make pretzels A stop that is super fun for me The smells that come from this is there is a local coffee roaster in our area and you can get your coffee ground to the grind that you want and Also get the roast you want and it just smells so good when you stop by that vendor The girls favorite part of the market is the big candy shop that is there And they often convince me somehow to get them a little bit of candy All right. We are on to store number four and this store is a little closer to a normal grocery store in my opinion They often carry a lot of the same things. I can count on being able to get specific produce here you know things like Tomatoes and lettuce and they often have the same breads They don't fluctuate a whole lot and they just opened up their green house with all of the spring Flowers and the garden plants as well So it's a place where you can get tomato plants and things like that for your garden But their flower selection is absolutely Gorgeous this time of year and even with their dairy items. They generally carry the same Dairy items all the time. So if I'm there specifically for certain things I know I can count on swinging in there This is also a place that we like to get our meats from they have great steaks and I'm able to get I think they're 25 pound big pouches of ground beef We can get big cuts of meat for doing barbecues and things like that another thing that you can find at these bulk food stores is Often bulk Cereal I don't buy a lot of cereal just because we make granola, but it is an option So this is from the first place excluding the bag of flour I got Cory's gonna need to get that out of the trunk for me. It's just a big heavy bag So and I thought I had gotten 10 pounds of butter I guess I only grabbed eight unless I'm missing two other pounds somewhere But I'm really happy with that and I need to actually look at how much is left in my freezer I may end up going back and getting a bit more if you hear something running in the background my dryers running and Then I got some Gelatin I got some orange some strawberry and some peach Because I want to start making some jello salads with some of my canned fruit I have downstairs. This was such a great deal was 199 and this kind of goes along with the jello salad idea my mom always put Many marshmallows on top of jello salad. I shouldn't say always but she did at different times This was another great deal. I got three bags of these They're a dollar 29 and they're just kind of like blocks of cheddar So that worked out well and then after I grabbed this I wish I would have either gotten a bigger bag or gotten a couple of these because I realized how good of a price This was so this is 229 and I use this in granola and other things like that And then this was kind of a special purchase. This is not something I normally buy But I have a daughter that loves these and they were 229 And I think there is four or five cans in here, which is a very great deal for those I also forgot to mention I grabbed this jar of hot salsa because I know their salsa will be really good and Because I am out of hot salsa I only have like a very not spicy salsa that I made for the girls and Corey and I both like hot salsa So I just grabbed this I've been buying jars here and there until tomato season rolls around All right, this is what I picked up from the second store. So this is a big bag of whole wheat flour It's about 25 pounds and I have been wanting to make a two gallon bucket into a whole wheat flour bucket Um just because I want to start using whole wheat a little bit more in my baking Learning how to work with that. I also got some cornmeal That was something else that I don't really have any of right now to make like cornbread and things like that And then this is unsweetened coconut And it's something that I use in granola You're going to hear me say about the granola just because we don't generally buy cereal anymore And I just make my own granola with different things. So I got two different kinds of potatoes here I think I showed you all this sign. These were 99 cents a bag Which of course is an amazing deal for russet potatoes And they are a little on the smaller side and they do look like they need to be used up pretty soon So I'm probably going to shred these up and Make them into hash browns whether I freeze them or whatever I do with them I'm sure I'll share it with you or maybe I'll show it on instagram If you guys don't follow me on there I've been posting on there again a little here and there and then I also got two bags of just regular white potatoes for Mashed potatoes and baked potatoes and things like that And then I just got some zucchini for some zucchini noodles this week This was the turkey breast that was 2.99 a pound. So I got some of that chipped We needed some cream cheese their cream cheese is a really good price there And then here is more of the marshmallow craziness. So this was a dollar 61. I really want to make some s'mores Uh inspired cookies and I thought these would be fun for that And then just because we like to have a campfire a lot during the warmer months I like to keep marshmallows on hand to do s'mores So we got two bags of the regular these were 50 cents a bag And then um a bag of the jumbo they also had those this is all from the third store that we went to So here's the popcorn that I got um to stock up and I'll be transferring these to mylar bags Just because it helps to make sure they're actually sealed. I know that they're probably sealed pretty good in here But it's not an airtight System and so just having something or maybe even ziploc bags really they could go into just something That is sealed and then I got some coffee creamer powdered. I don't know if I've ever bought this before However, I have a recipe Um that I want to use that has this in it and so that's why I got it So it's a great deal for some ricotta cheese. It's 199 um I may use this in a recipe also And cori loves blue cheese and loves when I keep it on hand He'll just eat it out of the container or he'll put it on a burger That sort of thing and then these were the peanut butter cups I was talking about they're kind of a nice little protein boost They have 11 grams of protein in them and I really like them And then this is the place that I got a lot of my cold cuts We were totally out and cheeses will last me Um a good month. So I like to stock up on them I actually got some more cheese at the fourth place that I went to Um, but I just got some horseradish cheese some Uh hot pepper cheese and then this is something called vegetable farmers cheese. That's a whole pound right there And then this was 2 99 a pound And it was an applewood smoked ham And then this is a bologna that we really like to get and these are just the places to get cold cuts because Right now. I know one time I went to a regular grocery store to use their deli And I think it was almost $10 a pound for the turkey that I wanted So it's just crazy how much I can save doing that. All right So this is from the fourth place that we went to and these things are actually for a case of Chicken quarters that I'm picking up tomorrow To make chicken broth and shredded chicken. Both of those things will get canned Um, but I just needed the fresh produce to be able to do that So this is just some parsley, which I love putting into my broths And then some celery some onions I needed for that and then I got some fun flavors for our popcorn This is just kind of like seasoning. So this is a sauerkraut onion powder And this is a smoked cheddar powder Which will make delicious popcorn and then I got some of these chow mein noodles Just to do on top of salad that kind of thing and then something this store carries that we really like is a Dill cheese


Good morning y'all. It is December 5th, and it's actually my mom's birthday, so happy birthday mommy I wish her already, but if you're watching this happy birthday again, mommy I just put in my invisible line after not wearing it literally ever since I got it taken off So I told myself like I need to wear it like way more often at least like twice a week or something while I'm Sleeping because I do not want to go through this again because if you guys didn't know I did it twice So not trying to do it a third time I look whack because I just got out of bed I am trying to nurse my skin back to health you guys probably can't really tell but there's just some like little acne stuff all over my face and Every time I travel Slash like go back to Georgia from like a random like stick will not random like when I went to college in Orlando And I would go back to Georgia my skin would freak out Same here. I guess so Yeah, it kind of freaked out and I wasn't even like all my period like I think I'm getting it next week So that wasn't even like the reason for it breaking out I need to do some cleaning up around here because I have not well if you guys watch the last vlog You would know that I got a new MacBook and I have not opened it yet because I want to film like Unboxing in case I want to do a video on my MacBook so comment down below if you guys are interested I don't know how many people of you out there are technology lovers, but I am and so I am so excited about getting this new MacBook I literally had to back up my old laptop the whole day yesterday It took forever like right when I got home from the airport I plugged in the hard drive and started it and I think it took like overnight It was stupid slow so annoying But it's okay because now I have all day to play with my new laptop But obviously I have to like set it up and put that hard drive back up on my new computer So God knows how long I will take hopefully not another day. Hopefully that'll be a lot faster But I also have to get my emissions done today because I have to get my car registered in Texas Which is so annoying every Christmas and summer I would drive up my car Since I it wasn't that far away. It was like a seven hour eight hour drive So drive up my car and I was able to get the emissions done in Georgia for my car registration But there's no way in hell and it's not even worth it to drive my car literally like what 1716 hours back home Just to get my car registered in Georgia So yeah, I have to do more big girl things I had to like swish my insurance over to Texas insurance So that was just not something I like wanted to do and then after I get my car registered here I have to get a Texas ID and the DMV is like hell on earth I swear that place is not a fun place And I'm literally going to wake up so freaking early and hopefully be the first one there Get in get out because I just cannot deal with the line Me and Ryan went to get his ID done and I told him I was like we have to like wake up early and get it done early So that we don't have to wait in line and he didn't listen and we literally waited like over two hours Today is just kind of getting back into my routine I obviously have a lot of work to do. I really haven't even edited my Thanksgiving vlog or any of these vlogmas vlogs Which I am probably gonna do like the first four days all in one vlog I didn't really blog since I was at home but I just kind of wanted to wait and edit them on my new Mac because Hopefully and it better be so much faster And I'm just really excited about it So I'm going to clean up my place so I can do that little unboxing clip so that I can open it and actually get it set up I just filmed an unboxing for my Mac I haven't really cleaned up that much But I kind of wanted to just get that started so I can get it restored it is currently going and it's going pretty fast So I thought I would just go get my emissions test Well, it is going so then when I get back hopefully it's done and I can play with it and just work and Get shit done finally and get it done fast. Hopefully I'm gonna go get that done. Apparently it's $18 and 50 cents for the emissions test So I got in my car and I saw there was like a service light on I think it said like stable track or something like odd like that. I was like, okay, what a coincidence I'm literally going to get my car checked out and the light comes on Um, and then I texted Ryan like what is this like? What does it mean and he of course texted me back right when I was paying for it He was like don't pay for it. Like it's not the emissions test is not gonna pass If a light is on or like anything like that and I was like, well damn it cuz I already paid So I was just like hoping for the best and then got it passed like when he got in the car Apparently the light wasn't on so I think it was only because I just haven't driven my car in a week And maybe it was really cold here in Austin. I really don't know what happened But at least I didn't have to pay more than the emissions test because when I saw the light I was just like oh god here comes another expense So yeah, thankful for that now I have to actually get my car registered, which I'm just dreading But I'll hopefully do that. I don't know about tomorrow, but maybe on Monday, so or Tuesday maybe Tuesday I'm back home as you can tell the laundry is going. I have a Couple more loads to do to my goal for the end of the year is to make my apartment super freaking organized and super freaking clean So I'm gonna be starting in the kitchen today And I'm just gonna like just trash everything. We don't need any more if there's like moldy stuff If there's like stuff in the fridge from weeks ago I'm gonna throw it out clean the dishes and all that just organize a little bit more especially in like the common area So Let's do this So this is after I cleaned out my pantry It looks a lot better a little less cluttered We don't really have anywhere else to put this back even so peek it out. So we just slide it in Pantry That's pretty good. But yeah, I cleaned out that and I actually cleaned out the fridge I mean, it's probably not the greatest, but I cleaned the shelves. So it's all nice and Clear instead of I don't even know foggy and gross I don't really touch all that. I mean I threw out a good amount of stuff so Ryan's gonna have to take out some heavy trash, but Still need to clean up in here Still messy still got the laundry going my hair is a mess right now But Ryan just came home for lunch and he just left he works like pretty close to home I don't know if I've said it in my vlogs before but usually he does come home for lunch wood Brick is my hair doing I am currently folding laundry putting it away and you know, that's always a fun time I even told Ryan I was just feeling like I was craving cleaning and just like doing house stuff and I don't know I haven't done it in like a week and it's nice to just be at home and Be back in the routine and just do all the things you need to do But I do definitely have so much work on my laptop right now But I want to clean now get it over with and have like that mindset of like okay My house is clean like I don't have anything to do now.  I definitely need to put away like all my clothes there's like So many clothes on my um guest bed because I was like obviously packing to go back home And I like threw all the other clothes that I didn't want to take there So I have a lot of cleaning still to do and it's 1 p.m. But I mean, I think I've gotten a lot done today. So I'm proud of myself, but yeah, just got to crank out this laundry Clean up the whole house and I'll feel better about myself, especially tomorrow So put on makeup. I'm actually gonna go to a kinder Scott event I've been seeing like it posted everywhere like I follow so many awesome pages So I thought I would just like stop by They have like a psychic and I'm very intrigued By like readings and palm readings and I don't know how like serious it is I look you don't want to get it done if it's like super serious stuff But I'm guessing it would just be like a quick like psychic reading. So I'm kind of interesting getting that done I'm just going and Seeing what is up at the Kendra Scott blog ship if you guys Come to visit Austin Y'all need to go to the Kendra Scott flag ship because it's so cute. They have the best rosé Obviously, you can shop the Kendra Scott jewelry and like I feel like it's not just for sorority girls anymore Well, it never was but it was definitely a big thing in like sorority world Especially like when I was a freshman, but I mean it still probably is honestly But what I'm saying is they've really cute jewelry like other than the like preppy looking stuff Like they have like a lot of gold jewelry and like just you know the normal trendy stuff So I'm just getting ready for that I really don't want to do much to my hair, but I Did want to try out this new product This is from Playa and if you guys saw my work week in my life I went to their event here in Austin and they gifted us some goodies. So this one is the new day mist Basically just like apparently smooths creases and restore style. So As you can tell I have a lot of creases My hair's been in a bun for like so long interesting Kind of does look good after I brush it.  Why style it if it's just gonna get washed and Style is not gonna be there Okay, it kind of did take out those creases a little bit. That's kind of like Cool My hair looks so dry right now too Uh I was honestly kind of scared that that product would make my hair look a little bit greasy But I don't think it did I mean, I think my hair is a little bit greasy already. Um, I also want to put in this Playa um ritual hair oil Super cute dropper I don't want to do too much But I always get so many questions about like what I use on my hair to make it shiny But I don't really use that many products. I honestly think it's just My jeans so shout out to my mom and dad for Giving me the shiny hair gene I just remembered that I save like a lot of like cool hairstyles On my instagram. So I think I'm just gonna take a look through there And see if there are any Hairstyles that I can do so I just did my hair and I'm actually kind of in love with it Um, I just did a braid. I probably doesn't look that great from the back But I just did a braid and looped it over here So I can't really like move that much because my hair is like bobby pinned and there's like a little tail of the braid here So I'm trying to like hide that with the hair over here. Um But I won't another in my hair But I'll try to put a picture of the twisty bobby pins that I use that literally Is finally holding up my hair which braids never hold up in my hair And I actually curled my hair and I like loved the look of it. So I used My favorite. This is literally the only like hair product. I Really use. Um, this is the texturizing hair spray from way and I should probably get more of this because I I need to get more when I'm actually running low I have a really bad habit of like getting more because I think it's running low and then Just having that product sit there and like I'll use it, but it's not like actually done, you know Um, but yeah, this is my hair. Um, and I have to find out what I'm gonna wear Probably something super simple because I'm just gonna like stop by. I mean I don't think I'll be out too late because Me and Ren are gonna like eat At home So this is the outfit of the night. The shirt is well, this is a bodysuit. It's from Forever 21 The pants are from boohoo. I think shoes are from like a boutique and this sweater is from laden Um, and I really don't even know if this outfit goes together And looking at it now, I really don't think it does but we're just gonna roll with it I'm probably gonna get some hate comments from ryan, but He always makes comments that he'd like style me better, which is totally true He literally has way better the style than me, but I tried snapchatting him And he wouldn't answer obviously he's at work, but still So this is the outfit right now. I'm not sure if I mentioned to you guys, but these jeans Barely fit me during my like weight gain over the summer and now they are fitting Not only like fine because It's so weird like I got home and I was so scared of the skill like after the Thanksgiving break I literally lost weight during Thanksgiving break because I wasn't around like My food at home and like I wasn't really snacking all that much So I actually lost weight, which is amazing because these jeans fit even better now. Um So that's great and I'm feeling really good I'm out of breath because I just took this little stinker outside But just waiting for ryan to get home And then we're just gonna stop by kinder scott. By the way, I am wearing kinder scott jewelry right now These are literally my favorite hoops ever. They have like sparkles on them I didn't think I would wear them that much when I got them, but I literally wear them all the time like these are My hoops of choice and then I have this ring on And you can actually make your own like rings at the color bar there So I got this one done a while ago. So I am with ryan now Like she's gonna understand that Directions to kinder scott We are on our way to kinder scott right now Um, and I just found out that there's five dollar frosés and I was totally gonna get a frosé. So pumped about that On south congress walking to kinder scott Um, can we get one of each and then we can just try it Yes So good Wish red like apparently you blow out this candle I mean like wish on something and she basically just like reads her wish I don't know. I guess we'll talk about it more after But very intrigued and it'll be interesting I'm home from the kinder scott event. I ended up not really getting anything at kinder scott But it was a fun event. Um the smoke reading. Let me explain that to you So basically we blew out a candle and we wish on the candle and she was supposed to like read into your wish So I just kind of I mean vaguely I wished for like more success in 2020 I was being very like short with her I wanted to see, you know, if it was real if she could actually read me So I wasn't really talking that much and I wasn't trying to give her any hints or anything But it was just so awkward like she was basically saying stuff so vague Like the first thing she said was oh, you've been like working towards this wish you've been wanting to um Have this happen for a while like it's not something that just like happened all of a sudden and like obviously I feel like that's a lot of people's wishes like You don't just wish for like Something like a car. I don't know. Well, I guess you could but anyways, so that's the first thing she said and then um She she kept saying actually I forgot to tell you this right and she kept saying something about like I'll go into like a design something or another like I'll take my career into like design Yeah, before I said I was a photographer So I started giving her hints because it was that awkward and like so like silent and like I don't know it was just like too awkward for me And I wanted it to like last more because I wanted to like hear what she had to say But I also didn't want to like You know give into it or whatever. Um, so I told her I was a photographer She said that oh, I could tell like when you sat down that you were gonna make it like Of course like that's something vague to tell someone like Obviously you can make it in a lot of well pretty much every job you get a promotion So you can really make it anywhere Anyways, I don't know. I just I was kind of sad because I really wanted to like believe in it Because all the other like readings and like tarot card readings. I've done um before were so like Spot not spot on but just like I could see happening very accurate. Um So I really wanted to like believe in it But Ryan was like over here just not believe me at all. So I was just like, I don't know about this now But right now we are watching the new lia michelle movie. Um, it's premiering on abc tonight And it actually looks like a good movie So I thought we would watch it today. Um, because it's a christmas movie And I'm gonna take my makeup off and end the vlog here Don't forget to subscribe and like this video Especially subscribe and also turn on your post notifications So you can be notified on other vlogs and other videos and I will see y'all in my next vlog. Bye


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Good morning once again. I'm back. My name is Joy Mochache as we continue whining the morning Remember today's Tuesday entrepreneurship and what we do is focus on different people who are doing different kinds of businesses And most of them tend to be youth people and before we meet our next guest I'd like to let you know how you can reach us. That's Facebook Y254 channel and on Twitter as well Y254 channel remember We also have an Instagram that is Y254 underscore channel and the YouTube would like for you to subscribe and to watch our videos You can even find this interview and many many more and that is on Y254 channel on YouTube as well And you can follow me on Joy underscore Mochache. Karibuni Sana. I'd like to welcome our guests She's a graphics designer. Her name is Masi Kitaka. Yeah, yes We're glad to have you on the show Masi. Can I just call you by your first name? It's okay. It's okay Yeah, so so so your graphics designer. Yeah, wow. That's that's interesting That's very interesting. How did you get into graphics design? The love I had for art Made me have that passion to do graphic design and started back years ago when I was so young to young Actually, I'm still too young. Really. Yeah, you're still too young. Yeah, okay. I'm only 22 years You're 22 years. Yeah, most ladies are not comfortable sharing their age. I'm glad you're so comfortable with that I wish I was 22. I remember those times man. So yeah, make the most of it. Go on Yeah, so I got a passion when I was so young but now I started implementing it when I got in campus I studied BA in finite at KU Kenyatta University. You did a BA? Yeah in fine fine arts fine arts Yeah, we call it art and design. Okay. Yeah, it's so broad. So I decided to major in graphic design And a bit of animation Uh-huh. Yeah, but for today, let's do it in graphic design graphics design animation So the field is broad and you decided that it's best for me to just focus on graphics design Yeah, and can I ask how long have you been doing this for? Okay, I've done it for four years in school. Okay, but now about entrepreneurship I think I'm in my fourth month your fourth month. Yeah. Oh, you're precise You seem excited about this Are you how what's your feeling are you happy to be? Doing graphics design. Yeah, I'm so much happy Yes, especially now that I got the title as a madam CEO. You did. Yeah. Oh, where did you get the title? Okay, I the first time I decided that I should come up with this brand name Masidankan creations.  Because my dream is one day it should be a very big thing and I'll still maintain that title as a CEO So let's feel good doing it saying that I'm a CEO Masidankan creations a graphic designer Yes, and an emitter Yeah, it feels so good. You feel good. It sounds good also CEO keep it up You know, it's good to speak things positively. I believe in speaking things into existence I'm one of those who believes when you say something it comes to be You say something bad it will come to be if you say something good it will come to be So if you're calling yourself see oh, it will come to be and let me ask you I've heard you saying and I know your your your particular brand is called Masidankan. Yeah, Duncan Duncan question mark Duncan Yeah Where's that from the Duncan part actually most people wonder why Duncan and my name is Masigidaka.  Yeah, so It's Masigidaka Duncan. Yeah, really so my son name First name of my dad and the reason I decided to use Duncan It's because I was like what if this thing becomes international. I don't want to be like I'm a kikuyu Okay, I'm proud to be a kikuyu. You should be yeah, but the thing is I wanted to make it a bit international Okay, not to look so African But we have people like out there They've been enjoying their names like Lupita Nyong'o and they like you know saying that name and they bush at that name all The time because they're not used to it. Why did you feel they need to change your African name? To fit into international bands. I love it's been MD Okay. Yeah, because I was like MG MD. I felt it so professional being MD Masidankan. Okay. Yeah, okay No, that's fine. That's fine. Whatever your heart's comfortable with and moving right along. I need to know what exactly made you enter into this I know you said it was cool. I know you said it's your passion, but there's a time a young person Decides that you know what? I'm going to run it and I'm not stopping once I begin I'm going to continue going what made you get to that point because not many young people you ate 22 Do you know what 22 year olds are doing? I know you know, yeah, you know what they're doing Yeah, so what is it about that? You're so young.  Which is a beautiful thing by the way Okay, when I was young as I said before I had that passion doing art So back in high school. I did art and design Back at material girls and so the passion grew more and more and when I went to campus I was like I should do graphic design because one thing with graphic design. You don't have to be employed at times Yeah, you don't yeah, you can start a business by your own So like if I do graphic design, I'll also be able to explore more You know one thing with graphic design you're able to communicate through image through words without even talking. Yes Yeah, so I decided I should do graphic design and so far so good. I feel I'm comfortable in the field No regrets even being young. I feel I'm going somewhere You're going somewhere. Yeah, and I'll touch on that a bit later on and since we've already discussed How would you are when you started it and what made you begin?  Yeah, and that's why you call yourself CEO as well Okay, when you're explaining you said graphics design is something that explains things in images Yeah, you know the people who are watching who have had graphics design Yeah, I'm scared, but you know, they don't know what it entails exactly now that we've discussed how you how you started off What exactly does this entail? Graphics design you said it explains things through an image. Do you mind going deeper into that? Okay in graphic design You'll find for example, you can express yourself too much using graphic design more than even how you explain by talking for example even to Do a production of a poster? The poster can talk too much about what you want to talk about Because the images you use the words you use they have to express what you want to say it if you want to speak out Okay. Yeah, so graphic design is much of talking and expressing through images. I can say pictorial composition Yeah, okay. I think there's going to reach a point where they'll display the things and as we wait for that They display your images as we wait for that. We need to continue with a Getting to know each other, you know There's someone that not someone but I just know that you know what goes around the knowledge is that graphics design is a very male dominated industry That mostly it's men that take this venture that they're females. Yes, but they're few of them So being a male dominated industry. What does it feel like as a young? I mean G's 22 as a young youth female in such a male dominated business I'm so humbled by the way. Yeah finding that I mean the field You know when I was in campus Actually, most of the males in our class Okay, those guys in graphic design So I was like why we ladies are we not so much into graphic design But it's one thing I came to discover is in graphic design. You have to be so creative You have to be so original in yourself So most people take it like we ladies you can't overthink or we don't have creativity. Yeah We don't have that creativity. So I decided to break into it and be like I can be so creative I can be so original in myself and show out that ladies can also be in the field and give out something so good Yeah, and we'll like we'll talk more about that but first of all, I wanted to understand this looks like a magazine cover Yeah, did you do this by yourself? Yeah, I did it by myself. Okay. Is this Okay, what is this about? Okay? It's also a page in the magazine. It's a page in the magazine. Yeah And what part did you play in? In the designing everything. Okay. Yeah, I started it from the scratch Okay, and the bench fun side of reality. Okay. This is a logo for a show Uh-huh. It's a show on a certain media station. So I had to do it and they were like They loved it. I love it. I love it. It's it's very unique It's very unique. I like how the bench is on that side and it's kind of twisted, you know facing that way Yeah, I don't think I have this talent. If you tell me make me a poster that's written the bench fun side of reality I'll just write the bench fun side of reality and hand it over Okay, and as you said as a they think men in the industry tend to think that women don't have Creativity, you're a very creative lady from what I've seen It's yeah, you're very talented. I think it's something that comes naturally for you Yeah, is there anybody else in the family that is Doing art because when it comes to art usually it comes from some way Like you may talk about mommy. I may talk about daddy always always Yeah Okay, what I can say is no one does art in our family But for my grandma she does the weaving of baskets Okay, so I think somehow I can put it as art because back in campus Weaving was also in the field of art and design. Okay, but now for me I went ahead to do more on computer work So I find myself. I'm the one who does graphics in our family Yeah, and actually I recall when I was to go in campus and do art and design people are like I'm not cause you happy You know people think I can design it's all about drawing just drawing some one and that's all they don't know There's much into art and design So I think I'm the only one actually I'm done one in our family and they're always still some may be wondering My zoom a fan at end design. So where will you be working will you be going to draw people and Not most people know about graphic design They don't understand Graphic design where will you work? Yeah And graphic design is everywhere There's no company that doesn't have a graphic designer and that you can make you can be sure of that I can be sure house in a Java house Everywhere the graphic designers the graphic is I saw those people should stop asking.  How do they feel I? Can say they are my first clients They are my first. Okay. They really support me Actually, I really thank my parents so much my dad my mom and my two big brothers Okay, they really support me in graphic design because I recall when I finished campus They were like must you what do you want to do with your life? I mean when I finished high school, what do you want to do with your life? I was like I want to do at end design, but they were not there to say At end design this engineering. There's medicine. Oh, yes There was so much to support me and that's how I got into the field So they didn't try to make you into a doctor or try to say she'd be an accountant should be a lawyer Okay So they had to push it for me to get where I wanted to be They saw the talent when you were young. Yeah, right You know, I like your parents go and go and give them a good handshake for my behalf because yeah, it takes It's important for parents to look at their child and see oh, this is what my child is good at and whatever your child is good at You better maximize on it. Yeah maximize on it completely. So they did the right thing. That's good. And you have parents for example their children come home and they're good at maybe film production or some kind of editing or Graphics design maybe but their parents are not having the same mindset as yours So they would say things like no, this is no, how can you know what you'd be a doctor? I want you to be a lawyer, you understand But this is something that is an art in them and the thing about art is I You know, I think I've said this in another interview thing about art is it comes from inside So when you do it, it comes out so well because it's a gift. Yeah, and it's something that you love And so I always encourage parents. I'm not a parent myself But when I get children I'll be looking like what's my kid good at? Is he playing football? Is he playing an instrument?  Well, which one is it now maximize on it's the best thing. Yeah, so your parents have done well and I need to ask about Competition going back even to the discussion we had about it being a male-dominated field What's the competition like for a young lady like you?  What can I do to stand out? Yeah, yeah, that's really great. And when it comes to Your friends, I know you said that they asked you where you're going to work with You know, where's your office going to be now that they see what you're doing? And I know some of them are still saying that I'm sure you've gotten some support Have any of them reached out even family members to ask you must see I'd really like for you to do for me an image Consigning ABC and D. Yeah, how's it happened from your close friends and family? Yeah, actually I've done one for my family Okay, the RMS Okay, it's all about rice. It's a rice meal in stores rice Actually, they were my first client Okay, that's support. Yeah, they were like must hear a graphic designer We can go look for another graphic designer out there. So you have to design for us So I was like, yeah, actually I should start with you guys because you'll give me the support Of course the way and for my friends. I can say they also support me so much Because they also friends who are like, not this must hear a C. Oh, I need you to do this for me Yeah, you know that that supports me. Yeah, and so they give you some kind of respect as well Yeah, okay. Now I need to ask you Things to do with the future because I know that young people Especially your age or even those ones were a bit younger when it comes to the future sometimes they don't even think about it Am I right or wrong? True. Yeah, you find a lot of youth who don't think about the future Yeah, they know which job they want. They know like yeah one day I want to be a lawyer and maybe then University for it But they've not known I want to target this particular law firm So and so is my mentor. I need to speak to him at some point to get some ideas from him things like that And so for you when you look into the future, what are your plans as a graphics designer? for both yourself and also for messy Duncan creations Okay, for my future. I see myself as a great graphic designer I'm still great but much great and Seen myself with that big company Where I even employ people people coming for internships attachments and all that and even exploring more to be so much International that's why I also decided to use MD. Okay. It's an international. I say it's international It will get there one international brand. Yeah, apart from you changing it to MD What else have you done to take your brand to the level you wanted to reach? Okay before then I was an intern at a certain media house and Back then I used to do so much of graphic design. That's why I decided now I should come up with the MD not to look like I'm doing for others now. I can also produce my own Yeah, okay. Oh, that's great. That's great.  But you know, I'm always for what makes people comfortable So CEO MD. Yeah, tell me as a 22 year old What would you say to somebody who'd like to be a graphic designer, but they don't know how number one They're scared because the competition is high and I want you to talk to girls today That will be your camera. I want you to talk to girls and ask not ask tell them How to be in this male-dominated industry and I know it takes a fearless heart Yeah, I mean Men are not easy to be around. Wow. I say so I commend you for that What would you say to a young girl who wants to enter a male-dominated industry? But she's just so scared and she just doesn't know the first step to take Okay, what I can say to the ladies is especially now the ladies since I'm young and I'm a lady Yeah, what do you want to do with your life first?  I'm not comfortable thinking I've made it I want to go more and more so ladies Know what you want go for it and don't go for the sponsors You can do it on your own man. You can do it for your own on your own with God first in everything. Yeah I'm so happy you said that. Thank you because you know, I know you when we said we know what girls are doing at your age Yeah, that's what we're talking about and so we've encouraged them to go into business more and It doesn't matter if it's a male-dominated industry, you know get that strength up put your braveness on There's nothing you can't do by the way in this world There's nothing you cannot do as long as you love something and you put your mind to it and I'm sorry. I believe in a higher power and you give that thing to a higher power, whatever it is to you Really really you'll succeed at what that is.  I had you saying something about a mentor That's also very important having someone who has been through what you want to go through Speaking to you and you speak into them you learning from their experiences and you making them a friend is very important as well and Who's your mentor if I may ask? Okay in the graphic design my mentor is Ben Farid Ben Farid, okay He's a great graphic designer. Uh-huh and he has taught me a lot. Actually. I big up For Ben Farid, okay, if it were not for him, I don't know if I would be so creative What did Ben for you do when I went for my internship? Yes He really picked me up from somewhere where I thought I couldn't be what was your internship done? I was at focus TV focus TV. Yeah, all right. So at focus TV Ben Farid, uh-huh I went to see if I had never done it before. Okay, and he was there to start from the scratch He took me through all the procedures everything till here.  Yeah, so you know must you have to pull someone else up. Yeah, I have to Let the goodness follow you you can be pulled up then you keep it for yourself You have to pull someone else up So if any young girl reaches out to you at the social media handles I will ask you to say soon if any one of them reach out to you show them the ropes, you know Don't be stingy with advice. Yeah, it always comes back to you Yeah, and so before we close Do you find this being a Business that you can stand on I is it putting food on your table enough food or is it a Struggle Okay, what I can say is you know money is never enough Yeah, but I can say it has really made me be able to put something on the table. Okay One thing with graphic design is that I love people who support us, you know, there are people who think art is Very simple. They want to pay very little art is expensive because you're using our mind to be creative Exactly, so you have to give us something big and it has really made me richer. I am okay I can pay my bills and all that. Okay. Yeah, but also it's a part from my parents. Okay. Yeah, I'm really proud of you I'm proud of you as a young lady as a young entrepreneur and that you're entering into this venture Please continue to and open up your world open up your mind and I know you want to go international I hope that comes true for you Good good and please before we sign out before I sign out the show Please let the viewers know your social media handles in case they need to talk to you Okay, my social media platforms on Facebook Macedan Creation's go like the page on IG Creation's and also Massey underscore G Duncan. Yeah, I Hope they've gotten that and remember you can reach this channel and watch more of Massey Duncan and this interview again on YouTube that is YouTube why 254 channel and remember Facebook why 254 channel Twitter why 254 channel and Instagram Why 254 underscore channel you can always reach me on joy underscore mochache and again My name is joy mochache. 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