Oh, God. Good morning. You know, today's gonna be a little weird because I don't do this anymore. Okay? I used to vlog my day to day life a lot. And then I got bored of my own life. I feel like my life has changed so much. I was like, you know what? Why don't I just try to vlog a day in my life these days, you know? And today, I have an extremely busy day. I mean, it's not that bad, but I it feels busy to me.
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00:00 Vlogger returns to filming daily life. 04:09 Emma Chamberlain discusses friendships and attraction types.
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“I used to vlog my day to day life a lot. And then I got bored of my own life. I feel like my life has changed so much. I was like, you know what? Why don't I just try to vlog a day in my life these days, you know?”
“I like to start my day with matcha, and then I drink coffee later in the day when I need a real pick me up.”
“I've been drinking so much matcha recently because I feel like I think I really just like the color of it because it's just such a pretty green color.”
“We're all like attracted to such different types of guys, like we all have such different types. And why are we all friends with each other? Like, and why do we like like different types of guys? Like, why does that why is that that way?”
“So, I parked in this parking garage and it's cash only. And, I only have credit cards and credit cards don't work at the ATM unless you, like, call your credit card company. So, my mom's calling my credit card company and we're gonna try to get this fixed. But for now, I'm stranded in this parking garage, and it's not okay.”
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Okay. Oh, fuck. I forgot to bring Oh, no. Okay. I have to go home. I forgot something at home. Okay. I'm literally about to tell you what I forgot and it's so embarrassing.
There's a dog running in the middle of the street. No. No. No. No. No one hit this dog. There was literally just a dog running in the middle of an intersection that was currently that was awful. Anyways, I always forget to bring shorts to wear just in case that we try on skirts because I don't want the people looking at my vagina.
You know? I mean, well, not that they would be looking at my vagina, but it's, like, awkward. I'm, like, wearing my underwear. Like, it it's better if I'm wearing, like, little shorts or something. So I need to go get that. Fuck. I'm so stupid. And now I'm gonna be late. Okay.
Now we can go. Thank you, God and Jesus. I reorganized my entire closet last night, which was literally incredible. Like, I'm so happy with the results. That's why I'm tired. Okay? It's not just cause I was out on the town. I don't do that. I wanted to get matcha potentially before my fitting or coffees.
I like to start my day with matcha, and then I drink coffee later in the day when I need a real pick me up. But, I don't think I'm gonna have time, so I'm just gonna freaking cry now. I'm gonna drink this now that's been in my car for probably a week. It tastes like it's been in here for a week. I wanna listen to music and you guys wouldn't be able to do that with me because of copyright. So, bye. Bye. Bye.
Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. I don't know how to daily vlog anymore.
I'm here. Although parking, I just can't park. I'm driving like an idiot. Everybody's probably so annoyed with me right now. Alright. Let's do this fitting. Okay. So I'm in the fitting room.
Here's outfit number 1. I really like this one. I have the second look on but I think we we like the first two that we tried on so we're only trying on 2 today which is great. Awesome. Okay. Let me show you what the second look looks like. Oh. I've been drinking so much matcha recently because I feel like I think I really just like the color of it because it's just such a pretty green color.
I don't even think I like matcha that much. Actually, I do. Filming my whole day made me realize that I really don't do anything interesting. It's just kind of like minorly stress minorly? Is that a word? Like, it's just boring. But I mean, I'm gonna keep filming. Right? That's what YouTubers do. Hey, guys. I'm in the bathroom.
If the camera's crooked, it's fine. What are you gonna do? I have my podcast session in a few minutes, but I have to take a shit. So I'm in the bathroom. Let me finish this. I'm gonna, like, rocket finish this so that I can just throw it away and be done. Okay. I can't finish it. Gonna I'm gonna take a poop.
Do I tell too much to the vlog? Oh. Come here. Are you gonna hold the first this is my, first guest on my podcast. And so you guys get a little BTS on my podcast. It comes out every Thursday, Stupid Genius. You can get it on Spotify, Itunes, or anywhere else you get your podcast. Link in the description. Hi, guys.
Welcome back to Stupid Genius. I'm Emma Chamberlain, this is Stupid Genius, and my name is Emma. Anyways, me and my 2 girlfriends, we're all like attracted to such different types of guys, like we all have such different types. And why are we all friends with each other? Like, and why do we like like different types of guys? Like, why does that why is that that way? Anyway, I was talking about that to my dad, and then I was like, and he was like, stupid genius. And I was like, bitch, you're so right. I because, like, based on my own, like, personal okay. I'm turning my camera off now. Bye.
Also, look how cool this is. They put me they put my logo up on the TV. Anyhoo. Bye, guys. Bye. Now I'm going to a dermatologist appointment. Today is just so fun. So basically, I go to the dermatologist, like, once every few months just to see what I should be doing for my skin because if you didn't know, that bitch got acne.
It's getting better. It used to be a lot worse. So my back knee is like completely cleared. Although, I
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you Yeah. You can't see. I'm also so hungry. I'm starving. The question is do I go grocery shopping or do I just postmate?
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what I'm saying? Yeah. I'm going on a trip in, like, a week. So I should probably not go grocery shopping, you know, because everything will rot. Right? No. I just don't wanna go grocery shopping. It could be fun to go grocery shop. Adulting be like, this vlog is so boring. I'm so sorry.
I I was like, hey. Hey, maybe it'll be fun to show what I do in a day. This is boring as hell. Okay. My dad's calling. You gotta go. It's leaking gas. What did I just do? I knocked that over.
I just wanted to look at this skin diagram. Oh, that's an acne. As you can see, here's a real life demonstration. Look at the view. I'm so hungry. Okay. I'm scared the doctor's gonna come in and be like, what the fuck are you doing? It's been a few minutes. I'm getting bored.
Fuck. Okay. Listen how fucking stupid I am. So, I parked in this parking garage and it's cash only. And, I only have credit cards and credit cards don't work at the ATM unless you, like, call your credit card company. So, my mom's calling my credit card company and we're gonna try to get this fixed. But for now, I'm stranded in this parking garage, and it's not okay.
Also, I wanted to work out today at, like, 6:30, but now I don't want to anymore because I'm just fucking
I'm drained. I am not going grocery shopping today. Okay. I really should, actually. Or should I? Do I have to? I'm my own mom now that I moved out. So, like, I can kind of choose these things. Okay. So, I'm currently walking to a bank so that I can get cash out.
But because I only have credit cards, you can only get cash out at an actual bank. So I have to walk to a bank now. I don't know where my closest bank would be. So, I'm a fucking mess. I've been trying to ask people if they would Ven if I could Venmo them for $12 cash. Everyone has said either I don't have Venmo or I don't have cash. All of which I've been lying, but I also understand because they probably think I'm trying to steal from them. So, let's see if I can okay.
Wait. There's a bank literally down the street. Sorry. I'm so loud. Okay. I'm walking to go to the bank. I'd be able to deal with this if I wasn't so hungry, but I'm fucking starving. So and this lady is staring at me.
Great. Okay. Wish me luck. I did it. I'd like to thank not only God, but Jesus and also my mom because she called my bank and asked if they could get, I could get cash with my credit card and she did this. I would be dead without her and I would be nothing. So, now, let's go get food or go to the grocery store or something. Just anything.
But, I just need to get out of this fucking parking garage. I've been trying to get out of this parking garage for 2 hours. Actually, it's been like a half hour, but still feels like 2 hours. Okay. Bye. Thank God. Guys, I got my car back. Literally, the poor woman that was working the, valet probably thought that I was psychotic.
Not only do I not have the cash to pay for parking, I was also begging everybody to give me cash in exchange for Venmo. Like, that was a lot. Now it's 5 o'clock. I wanted to work out it. Oh, it's dark. Great. Fucking great. Do I just skip a day? No.
I don't. Okay. I'm working out. Unless, I don't really want to. So what do I do? I need to like read my horoscope right now and just see why all of these things are happening. But do you know why I think I'm angry? I know this always happens because I'm hungry. Okay? So right now I'm hangry. Literally no one cares about your motorcycle.
Shut the fuck up. And you know what? I'm not going grocery shopping anymore because fuck grocery shopping. Okay? I don't need to be doing that. Oh, I need to call my mom and tell her that I'm good. Success. We're done. I'm out of the garage. Yes.
That was one of the most stressful things that's ever happened to me. The bank was 600 feet away. How long of a walk is 1600 or 600 feet? Like, it was like a 3 minute walk. It was a lot. I felt so sad for you because you were crying, but I couldn't stop, like, giggling. You little. So what did the doctor say? Just keep doing what I'm doing. He also has a crush on me.
Is that what he said? No. I'm kidding. But he always comes in, he's like, how's your beautiful face? I'm like, well and then he's, like, talking to me, and he's like and I'm like, oh. My mom didn't know I was filming that conversation, so that's kind of awkward, but whatever. Is that like a violation? Could she sue me? I am so hungry. I'm just gonna eat Tic Tacs until until I can get home and eat. This will tide me over. Thank God.
Hi, Declan. Okay. It's 5:30 PM and it's pitch black out, so let me turn lights on apparently. I need to eat right now. I'm fucking losing my marbles. I wanna find a fun griddle. Let's see. I like this one but I'm running out.
This is why I need to go grocery shopping but will I? I don't even know. Oh my god. This is literally expired. Okay. I just cooked up a great meal of cereal. Wow. So good. Okay.
I swear today is never ending. I literally have my workout class in 40 minutes. I'm not ready. Can I catch a break today? Jaclyn, what are you doing? I'm cutting you. I look like shit. I'm on such a good roll today. I've gotten so much done. Sorry.
Gotten a lot done today. I feel like I can work out and go grocery shopping. Why not make today the perfect day? Am I gonna go grocery well, I have I've been just like trying to decide if I'm gonna go grocery shopping all day. Like in much rather post made dinner. Do you know what I mean? Do you know what? Fuck it y'all. After what I've been through, the least I deserve is to post made my dinner. I just decided I'm not going grocery shopping, but I really need to. I have no I don't know.
I don't know. Oh, wait. I moved my workout clothes out of my closet into this. Hold on. Look what I did yesterday. So my dad built this for me yesterday, and so I moved my workout clothes into this little room. So I just went into the closet thinking I was gonna do a cool transition, go into the closet wearing these clothes and come out wearing different clothes, but that's not gonna happen because my workout clothes are not in there anymore. That's fine.
Done. Workload clothes, done. Found it. This is just awesome. You guys don't give a fuck. You guys don't give a flying shit about the fact that I'm getting socks. Like, you don't care. But why am I why is my camera on? You know? And now the light's out.
So let's try this again. Bye, guys. Yay. POV, you're an ant. Alright. That's enough jokes for this episode of my channel. Okay. Bye.
Oh, he's so Ow. Here's the situation. I'm 30 minutes early to my workout class. What do I do with my time? I also am gonna throw up cereal during my workout class because I just ate. And now I'm gonna work out in a half hour and I'm gonna be full and then it's gonna go, well, I don't usually like throw up, but like, I like will throw up in my mouth a little bit when I'm working out. I'm excited to work out though. I feel like it'll help release my tension. Alright.
I'll see you after my workout. Don't know what I'm gonna do for the next 30 minutes.
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1️⃣ One Sentence Summary
Emma's busy day: fittings, podcast, dermatologist, parking mishap, workout.
🔑 Key Themes
Morning routine and forgetting important items
Clothing fitting for an upcoming event
Podcast recording session for Stupid Genius
Dermatologist appointment for skin care
Parking garage payment issues and frustration
Deciding whether to grocery shop or order food
Preparing for and attending a workout class
💬 Keywords
Vlogging
Daily life
Busy day
Outfit fittings
Matcha
Coffee
Podcast recording
Stupid Genius podcast
Types of guys
Relationships
Dermatologist appointment
Acne
Skincare
Parking garage
Cash only parking
Credit cards
ATM
Venmo
Hunger
Grocery shopping
Postmates
Hanger (hungry and angry)
Horoscope
Workout class
Workout clothes
Closet organization
Expired food
Cereal
Throwing up during workout
Stress and tension
📚 Timestamped overview
00:00 Vlogger reluctant to resume daily vlogging due to life changes.
04:09 Emma Chamberlain talks about friendship and attraction to different types of guys, reflecting on her conversation with her dad.
07:13 Unable to access cash, seeking assistance.
11:13 Decision to skip grocery shopping due to exhaustion.
📚 Timestamped overview
00:00 Vlogger returns to filming daily life.
04:09 Emma Chamberlain discusses friendships and attraction types.
07:13 Struggling to find cash for bank visit.
11:13 Productive day, debating grocery shopping but deciding no.
❇️ Key topics and bullets
Morning routine
Vlogging daily life
Forgetting to bring shorts for a fitting
Encountering a dog running in the street
Reorganizing closet the night before
Drinking matcha in the morning, coffee later in the day
Clothing fitting
Trying on two outfits
Liking the first look
Drinking matcha for its color
Podcast recording
Taking a bathroom break before the session
Recording an episode of "Stupid Genius"
Discussing different types of guys with friends
Dermatologist appointment
Regular check-ups for acne
Hunger and debate between grocery shopping or ordering food
Avoiding grocery shopping due to upcoming trip
Parking garage mishap
Cash-only parking garage
Lack of cash and credit card issues
Walking to a bank to withdraw cash
Resolving the issue with the help of her mother
Evening decisions
Debating whether to work out or skip a day
Feeling angry due to hunger (being "hangry")
Deciding against grocery shopping
Eating cereal as a quick meal
Preparing for a workout
Rushing to get ready for a workout class
Reorganizing workout clothes in a new storage space
Arriving early to the workout class
Concerns about working out after eating cereal
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Share an authentic, unfiltered look at your day, even if it's not glamorous or exciting. The candid, real-life moments resonated with viewers.
Infuse your personality and sense of humor throughout. Emma's self-deprecating jokes and exaggerated reactions made it entertaining.
Break the fourth wall and talk directly to the audience like you're chatting with a friend. This builds a connection.
Don't be afraid to show your vulnerabilities and challenges. Emma openly discussed things like her skin issues and parking debacle.
Keep the overall vibe casual and unscripted. Avoid making it seem too polished or produced.
Follow a vlog-style format chronicling your day from start to finish. Bring the camera along for the mundane moments too.
The key takeaways are to be genuine, lean into your unique personality, and give an uncensored peek into your daily life and thoughts. The relatability and humorous spin seem to have struck a chord. But focus on developing your own authentic style vs. directly imitating any one creator.
Anatomy of Good Content
This video is a day-in-the-life vlog by YouTube creator Emma Chamberlain. The structure of the content follows her throughout a busy day, capturing various moments and experiences.
What makes this content engaging and effective:
Authenticity: Emma's candid, unfiltered narration makes the vlog feel genuine and relatable. She doesn't shy away from sharing her frustrations, like forgetting shorts or getting stuck in a parking garage.
Humor: Emma's self-deprecating jokes, sarcastic comments, and light-hearted tone add entertainment value and keep the viewer engaged, even during mundane moments.
Pacing: The vlog is well-paced, with quick cuts between different parts of her day. This maintains a sense of momentum and keeps the viewer interested.
Personal connection: By sharing her thoughts and experiences directly with the camera, Emma creates a sense of intimacy with her audience, as if she's talking to a friend.
Behind-the-scenes access: The vlog provides a glimpse into the life of a content creator, with scenes from a fitting, her podcast recording setup, and her daily routines.
Cliffhangers and storytelling: Emma introduces mini storylines, like the parking garage dilemma, which creates anticipation and keeps viewers watching to see how it resolves.
Relatable content: Many of Emma's experiences, like feeling hangry or debating grocery shopping, are everyday situations that viewers can identify with.
Overall, the vlog's structure and Emma's engaging personality create a compelling, entertaining piece of content that keeps viewers watching until the end.
How to Create Content Like This
Here are some ways other creators can replicate the success of Emma Chamberlain's "what i actually do in a day" video:
Focus on relatable, slice-of-life content: Emma's video gives an authentic look at her typical daily life and routine. This type of genuine, behind-the-scenes content performs well because it satisfies viewers' curiosity about the real lives of creators they follow. Finding ways to invite your audience into your everyday life can help foster a strong connection.
Maintain an informal, conversational style: Throughout the video, Emma speaks to the camera very casually, as if she's talking to a close friend. She doesn't seem to filter her thoughts or language. This friendly, unpolished communication style makes the viewer feel like they're getting to know the "real" Emma. Adopting a similarly informal, transparent tone can help you come across as more accessible and genuine to your audience.
Include funny, memorable moments: This video has several humorous scenes that are a bit random and goofy, like Emma talking to the camera from the bathroom. These absurd moments make the video more entertaining and memorable. People are more likely to share content that makes them laugh. Embrace your silly side and include jokes or lighthearted moments to make your content more engaging.
Keep the editing fast-paced and dynamic: Emma's video features lots of quick cuts between locations and timeframes. The fast pace holds the viewer's attention and accurately depicts the hectic nature of her day. Using energetic music, frequent cuts, and location changes can help make your vlogs more exciting and watchable, even if the activities you're showing are ordinary.
By sharing relatable daily life content, maintaining a casual, transparent communication style, including memorable funny moments, and utilizing fast-paced, dynamic editing, you can create vlogs that have viral potential like Emma Chamberlain's "what i actually do in a day" video.
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