Below you’ll find my videos for the #VEDIMCC15 challenge hosted by Cosmopolitan Cornbread. I’ll be adding new videos through the month of May in 2015. Thanks!
May 1-3.
It was a Friday and I didn’t want to video on the weekend so I did three days in one 🙂 In this one I introduce myself, answer the question of “What would you teach if you were a teacher?”, and answer the question “Are you more serious or funny?”.
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May 4
In this video I answer the question “What was the last thing you won?” as well as spend a good bit of time explaining how I’m spending my week 🙂
- I mention posting photos on my instagram in this video. You can view my instagram by clicking here. You don’t have to have an instagram account to see my pictures. Click here to see the canner I mention in the video.
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May 5
In today’s video I answer the question “Do you know what your name means?” As well as address the issue of folks finding offense with celebrating Cinco De Mayo, among other things 🙂
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May 6
In today’s video I answer the question “What is the first thing you do when you wake up and the last thing you do before going to bed?”
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May 7
Today I’m joined by my mother, my daughter Katy, and my niece Elle as we answer the question “What is your favorite holiday?”
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May 8
**DISCOUNT CODE*** If you would like a discount on the skirt I talk about in this video, you can purchase it at MacabiSkirts.com and use code CHRISTY7 for 10% off. This code is good for one week! Today I start off by explaining and telling about the skirts I have been wearing in response to the questions me mentioning them on my other videos have brought about. Then, I answer the question: Do you play any instruments? *Check back to see if I get us a discount code on the skirts* Here is a link to my shoes. I have already received a few emails asking about those (click here).
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May 10 I
n today’s video I talk about my two phobias (among other things): One involves an unlikely winged creature and the other is an article of clothing men sometimes wear.
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May 11
Today we answer the questions “What is your favorite tv show?” My answer is a little unconventional and for me, it was a life changer.
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May 12
I really struggled to decide if I should post this one. “What is your most embarrassing moment?”
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May 15
I join my friend Connie from CosmopolitanCornbread for today’s Vlog. We answer the question “Do you sing in the shower?” and Connie tries her first Taco from my FAVORITE Taco spot in Huntsville!
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May 16
This video was made live at SoulStock in Decatur, Alabama. I answer the question “What are you plans for the rest of the summer?” and also let you know about a big road trip I’m taking with Stacey Little of SouthernBite.com, starting tomorrow! Get the details on this video as well as an email address you can use to send us your ideas for things that YOU would like us to do on this road trip! Will we run into any of y’all? Sure would be fun! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 18 On the road with Stacey Little of Southern Bite and Leah from Allsouth Appliance! Answering today’s question of the day: What would you do if you had 24 hours left to live? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 20 Vlog Every Day In May Challenge. Today I vlog from Louisville, KY and answer the question “Do you know any other languages?”
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May 27th
I’m pretty behind on my Vlog Every Day in May challenge but I get caught up by answering ten questions in this video!
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May 30 (Apparently I’m going to have to go into June to finish my May videos)
Today I take you with me as I volunteer at my food co-op and also answer the question “What is your favorite way to stay active?”.
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May 31
LAST VLOG OF THE MONTH!
Tomorrow, I kick off my Vlog Every Day in June Challenge for food bloggers. Watch the video for information!
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I LOVE your outlook and your perspective on character and how lacking our society has become in this area. I am blessed to have the privilege of teaching Bible classes to children of all ages in our congregation, and I, like you, hope to be a profitable servant to help counter the culture of “self first. ”
Thanks so much for your delicious recipes. Funny that you mentioned stuffed French Toast in today’s blog; That is how I found you about a month ago 🙂
How neat!! I am just glad you found me!!! Have a blessed day Sharron!!!
Love love love this! Thank you for sharing your heart and mind! I feel like we might be related, I got baby chicks this year for the eggs, my 2 kids each got a bunny and we love them I could just go on and on. Congrats on getting your book done, that is so neat and I can’t wait to see the finished product. Have a wonderful week!!!!!
Thank you Amanda, I hope you have a wonderful week as well!!
Thanks for doing this, I am enjoying it…but what are you going to do with your rabbits ? 🙂 Did you ever think about doing like AMERICAN HOMESTEAD ? I really enjoy their videos’ and this is something that you would be good at and enjoy it too….or do you think you could give up some of your pleasures 🙂
I would miss my bathroom, and washer & dryer & vac. but they do have power there on the homestead, so why can’t they have all that too ? I think it would be fun to go for a visit and see how they live…..they are workers that is for sure…..
You could still do your blog 🙂 and do your gardening and canning and live off the homestead….ever give it a thought ?
Ha! You know that is actually my goal and we are working towards it. We are hoping to be able to get our land in a few years and start out with a small cabin that we go to on weekends, off grid. Once the kids move out (or if they want to go with us) we hope to move there full time. I have lived (briefly) without bathrooms, washer, dryers, and all of the conveniences of electricity and I even have the start of a small solar setup already put back for things that we may deem necessary (charging a phone or computer or such) but I would happily leave my computer, phone, and even internet behind as well! I’ve already given up television and often on the weekends I step entirely away from computers and phones (I have things scheduled ahead of time for southernplate) 🙂
Having a cabin in the mountains somewhere is a desire of my heart and I feel like it is one God has put there so I do think it will happen one day but I also think I’ll still write because that is something I’m called to do. Whether or not people read it is up to Him 🙂 I long for that rest, though. The internet beats the mess out of you somedays.
P.S. Zack and Jamie are inspiring and really good folks. Love them!
What do I do with my rabbits? That’s a story for another day, and perhaps another blog entirely 😉
Christy, I am loving your challenge videos and look forward to the next one. In addition to thanking your for your wonderful recipes, thank you for sharing your life with us through your blog (and Vlog). You are truly an inspiration, not only to me but I’m sure many, many others. You are amazing! I don’t know how you get everything done and watching you and reading your stories and experiences inspires me to try to accomplish more and try to be a better person. Looking forward to the next video.
Congratulations on the completion of your manuscript!
Thank you so much Janet!!!!
Hey Christy I would love to know how you can your pinto beans, & other dried beans. You know, someday when you have a minute. Thank you for all you do.
LOL, I will see what I can do Shirley!
Christy… God love you, you’re such an inspiration… I can’t even tell you! You make me feel better about myself.
Thank you for sharing your vlogs, they are so enjoyable. I can’t wait until tomorrow. 🙂 So glad you’re finished with your book and that you have some breathing room to do the things you need to do and spend more time with your sweet family.
How exciting… your chicks have hatched!! I know your whole family will love the little peepers when they arrive home… My late husband and I bought some un-sexed babies, oh goodness… in about 1973. It was still very cold here in Kansas so we had to set up a place in our basement to keep them under a light. My husband built some nests, roosts etc in the back of the garage and about a 10×10 yard for them outside with chicken wire on the sides and top. We had such fun with our chickens and our kids used to love to feed them etc. We had way too many roosters though and they were always causing a ruckus so some farm friends helped us “get them ready for the freezer.” Ugh! I still can’t even say it outloud… My husband ate them all, one by one, as the children and I just couldn’t bear to even take a bite! It was all I could do to prepare them for cooking…. I was so emotionally attached to them! I know that’s silly and if we were starving, I could force myself to eat a pet I guess. But only in a life or death situation… LOL!!
I want more chickens now more than ever… but like you… for eggs only. I know you all will love the chickies and I can’t wait to hear your stories and the names you will have for all of them!
Can’t hardly wait to see your new cookbook! I wish you all the best of luck with it and the SALES of it!!! Take care.
Nancy
Thank you so much Nancy!!!! I can completely understand your feelings in regards to the chickens!!!
Hey Christy! I just watched all 3 of your videos and so enjoyed them! Thanks for sharing your joy, wisdom and your day with me. I’m so glad that your friend put you up to this challenge bc we truly benefit….it’s like having a cup of coffee with a good friend. xo Joanie
Thank you Joanie!!! I am enjoying it too!!
Christy, thank you, your videos are incredible. They have brought me soooo much joy. My husband is facing a serious vertebrae biopsy on Thursday; so your joy and encouragement have lessened the anxiety. God spoke through you, and for that I am very thankful and grateful. THANK YOU!!!!!
JoAnn, you hang in there, girl. God is with you, as you know. It does feel good when He gives us clear and obvious signs, doesn’t it? He is gonna send you many more so keep your eyes open! Praying for you 🙂
Christy,
Just watched all of the vlogs. May 5th vlog on offense: AMEN! Glad you got your chickens! Love Ya!
🙂 Thank you Angela!!!! Love you!!
You crack me up. Thank you for sharing. Btw we are having tacos tonight and I live in texas. I was just as giddy when I got my chicks. In fact a torrential downpour just occurred and it scared the chickens so bad they were just standing there. So I went out in the pouring rain and put them in their coop so they wouldn’t be so scared. And my best friends name is Cristy!!!!! Happy cinco de mayo!!!
🙂 I hope you have a great day Amanda!!
You are so awesome! I am “sugar booger” in our family. Just listening to you I feel we could be sisters or cousins. 😉 I love listening to you talk about your grandparents. My grandmother’s are my best friends ever. Each one is so different from one another. I am also so happy you got your chicks. I picked ours up at the post office too. Actually they are my daughter’s and she takes care of them. They are fun to have and eggs are great. You have a great day!
🙂 I hope you have a great day too Stacy!!!!
Hi Christy!
I’m sorry to hear you’ve had negative feedback from your vlog posts! I haven’t seen or heard anything offensive on your blogs, vlogs, or magazine entries! Sure, there are negative things going on all over the world, but dwelling on the negative will not create a positive! Thank you for your uplifting words, your positive outlook on life, and feeling easy with expressing your beliefs to all of us. You truly do make us feel like we’re sitting down having coffee and a chat together! 🙂 I enjoy that!! Oh, and certainly your recipes, family stories, traditions, and fun happenings are delightful and heartwarming!! <3 My May issue of Taste of the South has arrived, and tonight my family gets to enjoy your stovetop macaroni and cheese!! 😀 Life is good!! Have a blessed day!! xo
Thank you so much Judy, I appreciate you more than you can imagine!!! I hope you enjoy the macaroni and cheese!!
Hi Christy~
So look forward in your daily Vlogs! It feels like checking in with an old friend. 🙂
A couple days ago you mentioned your favorite skirt with deep pockets. I’d love to find a comfy skirt with deep pockets as well. Do you order them or could you share where you purchase them. Inquiring minds want to know……. haha…….. Wishing you many blessings!
Hi Christy,
Your vlogs are a blast! Actually, I had never heard of a “vlog” (and neither has my spell check, haha) until I saw yours. Love your recipes and background stories. My husband’s two favorites are Moma’s Mexican Cornbread and Beefed Up Baked Beans. Thank you for recipes that bring memories of my Grandmother and my Great Grannie to mind. I used to love to sit out under the old pecan tree shelling peas or beans with them and my great aunts using old enameled dish pans; listening to their stories of when they were young. Even back then I knew I was blessed to have them! And if you have time, I second Jill’s request for information on your quick dry, multi pocketed skirt. I have started wearing skirts and dresses because they’re cooler in the Deep South than pants and long shorts. Have great week at home with you new chicks and family.
Joni
Thank you so much!!! You just put a big old grin on my face. I’m so glad you enjoy the recipes and make them your own!
I’ll show one of my skirts in tomorrow’s video and tell y’all where to get them and such.
I was so intrigued by your skirt that I had to have one! Thanks so much for the discount code. I just ordered mine and I know I will love it, just by how enthusiastic you were about yours. I’m not a skirt person, so this is a whole new idea for me.
Oh, and I love your cookbooks!
Girl I got your back on the men in flip flops and will add sandals to the mix. I just can’t stand it gives me the heebbie jebbiies
Oh thank goodness I’m not alone!!! I don’t understand men in sandals either but I figured I wouldn’t push my luck 😉
Hey Christy! I will let Matthew know you still love him, even tho he wears flip flops! ha! And, as I’ve told you before, my daughter-in-law has connections with you through Lela. Her grandmother is kin somehow. I don’t think there is a beach house or mountain house or any other type house waiting for you all. Wouldn’t that be nice?
As for vacation plans for the summer, don’t have any. But…when Maggie goes back to work, I will be keeping that precious grandbaby!
The Shaggy’s you are talking about is at the Target shopping center, right? Been there a couple of times, but haven’t had the Taco’s. Also, I still have not been to Taziki’s. Just saying.
Love ya!
Oh Angela, how wonderful!!! I know you are going to LOVE keeping that precious bundle of joy!!! Yes, Shaggy’s is in the Target shopping center, you have got to try a taco some time!!
Christy,
When I saw the picture I thought it was going to be bug spray like ‘Off’ vs. Diet Dr. Pepper and that the Dr. Pepper would be the best thing EVER to spray on as a repellent haha!
LOL!!! 🙂
I have loved catching up with your videos throughout my day today as I have had time. You always make me laugh. I love your outlook on life and your words often cause me to take a closer look at myself and my outlook on life. Thank you!
Thank you Teresa!!! I am so glad you are enjoying the videos!!
Christy thank you for accepting the vlogging challenge. I am enjoying them. I would have never dreamed you have depression issues. I deal with depression. With God’s help I manage it most days. But like you said we need to watch for triggers. The thing that helps me the most is to start thanking God for all His many blessings. Thank you for sharing. You brighten my day. Love in Christ Roxie
Thank you for watching them Roxie!!! I hope you have a blessed day!!!
Christy, love your vlogs! Your attitude of making the best of your day rings so true with me. Recently my husband and I have gone through a lot both financially and emotionally ! My attitude through this has been that it has happened for a reason . We may not know why yet, but why cry and complain. Just smile and press forward. I grew up with a lot less than I have now and we were happy, so I remember that and it helps. My goal in the next couple of years is to move onto a couple of acres and raise our own food. But for now I am trying to do container gardening. Wish me luck. Thank you and God Bless you and your family.
I am wishing you the best of luck in achieving your dreams and goals Mary!!! I agree, everything happens for a reason, just keep pressing on and may you be blessed abundantly!!!
I have been blessed in my life and continue to be everyday. I have my health, family, job , friends and most importantly God.
What makes me cringe is anyone wearing socks with sandals. Socks just defeat the purpose of sandals.
~giggles~ That makes me cringe too Ellen!!!!
Amen!
I didn’t know where to comment, and I’d very much like to. I listened to your radio show on depression while you were “out” writing, and I think you did a great job on it and wanted to thank you for it. It’s a tremendously important subject, and at least now we are discussing it. When I was a child, even discussing mental problems was forbidden, let alone having any.
I knew you’d know the Lincoln quote. I can recommend “Lincoln’s Melancholy” by Joshua Wolf Shenk. In it you will find a letter to a young friend who was having a great deal of trouble dealing with the death of her father. It’s the best and most beautiful thing he ever wrote, and yes, I am including the 2nd Inaugural and the Gettysburg Address. It’s a very good book and deals with how depression made him the man and President he became.
A few years ago, I started reading Sarah Young’s books daily and since then, I have filters in place, just like you. I don’t watch a lot of TV, don’t watch the news, don’t read the paper, don’t follow the stock market ups and downs-my broker will call me if we need to do something. I generally don’t go to movies. The news, and TV shows are both geared towards the negative-bad news sells, and I think that they like inflicting worry and stress and terror upon their audience. Every January, they start showing programs about mega-earthquakes, asteroids hitting the earth, life after people, the apocalypse, etc., and I am having none of it. I am much more peaceful, worry less, and usually the AOL or Yahoo! headlines are quite enough.
My brother reads about 5 newspapers from around the world daily, worries about his investments, probably considers me hopelessly uninformed, but did admit when they went out of town for several days and he didn’t have his computer and couldn’t read his papers, that things were much more peaceful. I don’t listen much to the radio anymore either. I totally agree with you about the filters. You will hear what you really need to know, and then if you want to investigate further, you can.
Please take care of yourself. You have no idea how many people say prayers for you daily.
I am gonna just say it again, you crack me up. It took me a minute to realize what he was hearing because my southern ear heard boiled peanuts. lol thank you for always making me smile!
That is so funny. How embarrassing Christy!
Oh Christy!! Oh Christy!! I would be mortified! Bless your heart. This post pretty much left you speechless, didn’t it? I mean, really, what DO you say after that? On another note…..I think I know who the 1% you were talking about, is. I’m pretty sure that you probably don’t text with that person! A shame everybody can’t be as grateful as you, my friend.
Hi, Loving the daily challenge videos. As others have said, thank you for taking the time to chat and share your thoughts and stories with us. The most recent one about the conversation about boiled peanuts made me laugh out loud but I can totally see why it was embarrassing. lol. I don’t watch TV either. I will sometimes watch certain shows on DVD or on my computer but my actual TV is only set up for DVDs. My sister’s and her family’s is the same way and none of us minds at all. There are way more interesting things than TV that’s for sure.
I love that pockets are showing up again in skirts and dresses. I bought a dress at Target last month and was so happy it had pockets. I will have to look for the video where you talk about the skirt with pockets.
Me too Jen, I LOVE having pockets!!
Christy,
Thank you for the Macabi Skirt information, demo, and the link with a discount code! Girl, I ordered two of those skirts and that code saved me over $16! Wish you could see the smile on my face:) I knew after watching your demo I would need a short length, hello 5’3. However, it took me a while to order ’cause I kept wishing I was one size smaller, or 4 inches taller, lol. Looking forward to trying out my new skirts.
Joni
I hope you enjoy them Joni!!!!
Christy
Received my Macabi skirts and love them!
Thanks again for sharing!
Joni
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Hi Christy, i just had the chance to view your[vlog] as you say, real cute i love them. Thanks for your wonderful inspiration and a positive outlook on things in general. Stay sweet, we are all striving to be a better person.
I have enjoyed your videos! Good for you for giving up TV! I don’t watch much tv and last year I decided to limit my computer & TV time to a hour a day. This world today could learn a lesson or two from you!!
Thank you Sheila!!!