Holly Gabrielle #6 Not Allowed to Eat Upstairs

[taurusmoon92]

I don’t understand Holly’s obsession with morning routines. I mean I understand the concept of influencers and youtubers filming them because it seems like a relatively low effort video idea which functions as a kind of filler video. And from time to time it can be vaguely entertaining or soothing to watch, if it’s well executed or there’s a novel aspect to it, like ‘my morning routine living in X city’ (I’m thinking of Unjaded Jade who lives in various cities for uni and therefore has a justified reason for making that kind of content because every different place she lives will involve a slightly different routine and at least a different visual aspect - whether you approve of her uni is another matter, but I just mean that putting out a new morning routine every 3-4 months does at least work as a concept).

But Holly? Holly lives in her childhood bedroom with no variety, so every single routine is essentially the same? She shows herself waking up in her cot bed, brushing her teeth, eating breakfast, exercising (and sitting in the passenger seat of the car for some reason) and that’s literally it, just sometimes in a slightly different order. I just don’t understand the point of mimicking someone else’s ‘morning routine’, what does it achieve? Especially when she doesn’t even follow them properly…

Maybe there’s something I’m not seeing here because I also don’t really get the hype of ‘having a routine’ - maybe that’s because I wake up at 6:30am every day and am forced to leave the house my 7:30 to get to my actual job? I don’t have time to mess about ‘switching it up’ or trying out different variations, there is literally just a sequence of things I do in a sleep deprived state in order to put myself together and be able to get out of the door…

 

[judgingyourlife]

Maybe there’s something I’m not seeing here because I also don’t really get the hype of ‘having a routine’ - maybe that’s because I wake up at 6:30am every day and am forced to leave the house my 7:30 to get to my actual job? I don’t have time to mess about ‘switching it up’ or trying out different variations, there is literally just a sequence of things I do in a sleep deprived state in order to put myself together and be able to get out of the door…

This! How are these people meant to be relatable, who the hell has time to muck about making fancy smoothies every morning before they rush off to their commute? Maybe I'm just bad at life lol, but I rarely even make the bed until I come home. And even then I'm too knackered sometimes.

 

[3calico3]

I haven't been watching Holly's videos for a long while - I saw somewhere that she's finished her masters, so has she got a job?

 

[Theonefromspace3]

I haven't been watching Holly's videos for a long while - I saw somewhere that she's finished her masters, so has she got a job?

Ger job is selling her old Cambridge notes and copyrighting them as her own, and promoting worthless stuff nobody needs on YouTube while living in mom and dad's 'attic'

 

[3calico3]

Ger job is selling her old Cambridge notes and copyrighting them as her own, and promoting worthless stuff nobody needs on YouTube while living in mom and dad's 'attic'

So no job then.

I volunteer on a UK student forum, and we always advise against buying study notes from graduates as every university has different modules and different content covered. Notes are also really subjective in terms of how they work for you, so someone else's notes are likely to be pretty useless if that's not how you learn. The process of making your own notes is part of the learning in most cases. Not to mention the copyright/plagiarism/intellectual property issues. Kind of gives off essay mill energy.

 

[gossip_guy]

So confused by her Valentines video. I was half-watching it whilst doing something else and thought she was going on an actual date the way she was stressing about her outfit and hair etc but she was literally just going for dinner by herself? I get this can be challenging for someone with an ED but that wasn't the point of the video? Good for recovery though I guess!

I'm so ready for influencers to stop making these "I took myself out on a date!" videos.

Note to influencers: No, you didn't. You just went out and did stuff by yourself, and that's fine, too. Unless you were agoraphobic or had some major issues with leaving the house alone, then it's not a massive, romantic and empowering "take back your life" event. Just because you're in love with yourself does not make it a date. Stop calling it that, it just sounds ridiculosly conceited.

The egotistical audacity of these clowns that they act like leaving the house to do ordinary tit like watch a movie or grab something to eat is self-dating astounds the duck out of me.

 

[meweme]

Love that the thumbnail for her recent video features the words "at home" as if it was some special exception. Girl, you live at home. That's not an content-worthy event.

 

[CalatheaLater]

So no job then.

I volunteer on a UK student forum, and we always advise against buying study notes from graduates as every university has different modules and different content covered. Notes are also really subjective in terms of how they work for you, so someone else's notes are likely to be pretty useless if that's not how you learn. The process of making your own notes is part of the learning in most cases. Not to mention the copyright/plagiarism/intellectual property issues. Kind of gives off essay mill energy.

Yes!! I know you'd expect humanities subjects to be highly specialised to individual universities, but this applies to STEM students too. Lecturers are often teaching honours level courses based on and around their own subject of interest and will frequently have their own way of how they mark exam questions. Buying Holly's cancer notes (for which there is no information provided before purchase) will not get you a first at uni

 

[macrofriendly]

I know the hot topic on this thread is Holly's strange family dynamic so nothing new really to add here, but just finished watching her recent vlog because tbh I don't mind them, and the fact that she includes a clip at the end of her Dad where he literally says 'I don't want to be in it darling', actually made me lose some respect for Holly.
At first when I saw her Dad's general attitude and negativity in this video and others I was like wow he must be hard to live with, but in retrospect I think it's genuinely because he doesn't want to be on camera.

Holly having to be so secretive about spilling her smoothie as well was just upsetting. I know if I spilt a drink, first thing I would do is let my Mum know and she'd probably come and help me clean it up! Whereas if Holly told her Mum we all know she'd be shamed for weeks.

 

[xoxoxo13]

I know the hot topic on this thread is Holly's strange family dynamic so nothing new really to add here, but just finished watching her recent vlog because tbh I don't mind them, and the fact that she includes a clip at the end of her Dad where he literally says 'I don't want to be in it darling', actually made me lose some respect for Holly.
At first when I saw her Dad's general attitude and negativity in this video and others I was like wow he must be hard to live with, but in retrospect I think it's genuinely because he doesn't want to be on camera.

Holly having to be so secretive about spilling her smoothie as well was just upsetting. I know if I spilt a drink, first thing I would do is let my Mum know and she'd probably come and help me clean it up! Whereas if Holly told her Mum we all know she'd be shamed for weeks.

she even included her dad in the thumbnail..

 

[Quietpeony]

Just wanted to say that I like watching Holly because her vlogs sooth me. I sometimes suffer for anxiety and her videos usually help me relax. I like that she hasn’t gone overboard with the ads like all other influencers and a lot of her content is organic and shows her every day life.

However, like mentioned above, the morning routines don’t work mainly because she always adapts them to the point that they are very close to her own actual routine or because some of those people go out of the house to do stuff and she doesn’t.

I think it’s good for her that she is going to London more but I do think if she doesn’t leave her family home she won’t truly grow up. I’m sorry but it’s a bit embarrassing doing “adulting” videos at 24. Like?!? She enjoyed Australia so much not just because it’s a great country but because she was finally independent and away from her semi-toxic family. What will it take her to finally moooveee out?! I don’t get it.

Holly if you are reading here please get your own place, explore new friendships and places and live your life without your family 24/7! You can do it!

 

[topato]

Sorry in advance for venting
It really bugs me all those youtubers -Holly included, because she's the one I regularly follow- who film theirselves waking up at 6am for no reason to note down things on a planner and they call it "productive morning". I'd love to take them with me in one of my mornings at work to let them see what a productive morning looks like.

 

[lifegoss1]

I don't get how she gets so many views. All her videos are pretty much the same. She gets up, does her stretches, has her lemon water and smoothie and goes for a run. She then works on her study notes and does some yhollyg stuff.

I don't get how she gets so many views. All her videos are the same. She gets up according to her *early* does her stretches has her lemon water goes for a run has her smoothie bowl.

Works on her study notes which gave her great marks and she will link below. She then will work on her other channel byhollyg which we should check out.

Sometimes she will go to London to meet her manager or her friends at a event.

It annoys me, she is clearly an academicly intelligent person, I wish she would do something for the degrees and knowledge she has. I know she is doing her videos but like most things youtube and videos might not last forever.

 

[xoxoxo13]

I don't get how she gets so many views. All her videos are pretty much the same. She gets up, does her stretches, has her lemon water and smoothie and goes for a run. She then works on her study notes and does some yhollyg stuff.

I don't get how she gets so many views. All her videos are the same. She gets up according to her *early* does her stretches has her lemon water goes for a run has her smoothie bowl.

Works on her study notes which gave her great marks and she will link below. She then will work on her other channel byhollyg which we should check out.

Sometimes she will go to London to meet her manager or her friends at a event.

It annoys me, she is clearly an academicly intelligent person, I wish she would do something for the degrees and knowledge she has. I know she is doing her videos but like most things youtube and videos might not last forever.

why does she work on study notes? she's already done with her master's

 

[esrevni]

Holly's meals are the most depressing meals I have ever seen, souless and bland sums up her life p much.

 

[judgingyourlife]

Holly's meals are the most depressing meals I have ever seen, souless and bland sums up her life p much.

Literally, I look at most of it and think God that must taste like cardboard! And it's all pretty much the same thing, either a smoothie or a massive plate of veg and rice with no sauces or seasoning besides a miniscule amount of tahini. Not a great advertisement for veganism.

I've never seen her do a curry, a stir fry cooked in a nice sauce, jacket potato with beans, even a bloody sandwich fgs!!

 

[mooncat]

why does she work on study notes? she's already done with her master's

she sells her notes (undergrad i think), 16 pages pretty expensive and you can’t print or copy&paste them

 

[hpprotego]

Holly's meals are the most depressing meals I have ever seen, souless and bland sums up her life p much.

It’s the fact she makes a smoothie (A NORMAL RUNNY SMOOTHIE) puts it in a bowl with fruit on top (that sinks immediately) and CALLS IT A SMOOTHIE BOWL. Girl. Put your smoothie in a damn cup and stop eating it with a spoon out of a bowl like it’s a whole ass meal

 

[Mars46]

I thought at some point Holly was talking about a new series ? Is that this series of "fitness" vibe videos we are getting ?
btw have you seen her sister's new video

 

[scoobie]

The most exciting food she ever ate was in Australia when she was on tours and had no control over it. I remember being so pleased to see her eating things with a SAUCE