vegan kitchen diaries 3 // navigating the picky toddler stage

It's been a few months but I'm back with another vlog that you can put on in the background while you do dishes or eat something delicious. Sorry for the absence! I wish I had a better explanation aside from being burnt out.

♡ Thanks for watching! ♡

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♡ Where do you live? - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada :)
♡ Why do you refer to your baby as they/them? Because we don't share Bean's face, sex or name online.
♡ Why are you always wearing gloves? - I have eczema, and atopic dermatitis on my hands, so I wear gloves because of food safety and so they get less irritated.
♡ Is YouTube your full time job? - Yes! Although I do freelance on the side to pay them bills.

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[RebelwheelsNYCShow]

as a person also going through burnout (for different reasons) I send you solidarity and love. also bring forth the belated content. here for all it :)

[cathymclennan]

Yes to East Coast vlogs! I love your vlogs and have missed you! Look after yourself! A fellow Canadian from London ON!!!❤❤❤

[SarahteiltWissen]

Nothing better after a long day than some vietvegan words. Thank you Lisa. ❤

[MLang-en]

I like vlogs. I don't think it matters much when the footage was filmed, if the end result is fun to watch. I go back and watch old vlogs all the time.

[frozenpixie]

I relate so hard to the toddler-related burnout. Spending all day with a toddler is intense and non-stop, especially for an introvert, as you have to be "on" all the time and constantly have another person climbing all over you. It doesn't leave much left at the end of the day. I don't have any advice (not that you asked for it), but you are not alone in feeling this way.

[rnmatsuda]

Yes to older content! Would like to see the vlogs from the trip you did :)

[shobhamaharaj]

Take you time, be gentle with yourself, balance will come.

[bad]

Heck yes put out the east coast vlog stuff. Love seeing you enjoy my home town ❤.

Burnout is rough. I am not doing the greatest either and I dont have a small human. Life is rough sometimes

[NioMoonArtStudio]

Ahhh! I miss yooouuu!

No matter how often you post, I’ll always be here supporting you 🫶🏻

[nixihendricks]

It's always a good time when Lisa uploads ❤

[amethystjean]

Also in the overwhelm an burnout stage right now. Love how you reframe the terrible twos and celebrate the growth. Hang in there. We're still here. You can totally post the old vlogs.

[francessweeney]

I love it when one of your video's pop's up to watch, I'd love to see a video of you making the hiananese paste, specifically because you know exactly how it's supposed to taste, I can't imagine anything here in Ireland is really close to how it should be, please consider doing one on the paste as I desperately wanted to eat what you made as I was watching it. Anyway, lovely to see you and I'm sure we would all love to watch your vlogs no matter how old they are. Much love xx

[morningbbangie]

LISA WE FRICKING LOVE YOU! SO MUCH! i could literally watch you talk for hours and hours on end lol. thank you super much for this video! and don't you worry about being too absent or anything, take as much time as you need!

[abras-les-reves]

Lisa, I love your content! Keep it coming, at your own pace, whether it's from 10 years or days back, I'm sure I'll enjoy it! The road trip series was really fun 🥰 Take care of you!

[nebraskafrankcourtny]

Cheesy tuna noodle casserole is a traditional comfort food here in Michigan. When someone dies, it’s common to make a big thing of it for the family and guests. ❤

[bexists]

No dull days watching your content! I particularly love the voiceover you've given to SO MANY recipes. I send you love and burn-out companionship, if that would ever help. And, as so many other comments say - no content is old content, all content is content!

And, if it helps - the pronunciation of gol gappas is "goal g-appa-s" or the easier way to refer to it is paani puri, which you pronounced correct;y! :)

[restamper]

I think the parenting burnout is a major issue that isnt being talked about out addressed nearly enough. We have so much more parenting information, for better or worse, than older generations. Its great because it will hopefully mean our children grow up with tools we didn't, however to achieve it puts massive strain on us. I wish more of the parenting content talked about this part. That yes, it is so much healthier to parent our kids with respect, patience, and kindness, but how do we ensure it is sustainable when doing so is majorly draining.

[hollywebster]

Offering encouragement from someone whose child survived being raised by a stressed, burned-out, confused mom! 😅 I offer parents of toddlers the validation that what they like or want to do changes by the moment, it is indeed nearly impossible to get much of anything done while trying to keep a very active toddler alive, and yes, your own self does actually disappear from your daily reality. For me, raising a child was 5 years of intensive focus on them and very little energy left for myself. Lisa, you are absolutely correct when you speak of the bittersweet nature of watching their babyhood leave and be replaced by what is, quite frankly, not as adorable. I can definitely say there will be more sweet and adorable moments to come, but they will be very different types of sweetness. You are doing a good job trying to understand your child and balance what they want with what they need. Hang in there!

[silverYolo]

for toddler and food, don't worry if theyre tastes are changing. theyre literally growing so their palette is going to change. it should (hopefully) settle as you go

[marc-andrecossette]

Lisa, I loved this, thank you. You are raising an amazing human being so feeling tired or burnt out is completely understandable. Been following you for about 6.5-7 years now and I would love to see those vlogs from last year if you ever get around to it. Also love the fact that you are using they/them pronouns for your child and the reasoning behind it. Such interesting recipe ideas! Gusta is amazing, have you tried the plant-based Tuna from dollorama yet (Tuno)? JUST learned it even exists haha, and from Dollorama out of all places.