Classically Abby - May 27, 2020


Ask Me ANYTHING!! Get to know me ｜｜ You guys had such great questions! 💙💙💙


Episode Stats

Length

24 minutes

Words per Minute

211.00893

Word Count

5,193

Sentence Count

362

Misogynist Sentences

13

Hate Speech Sentences

2


Summary

Abigail answers all of your questions about absolutely ANYTHING! She talks about her biggest musical influences, how she met her husband, and why she chose to move to Nebraska with her husband. Abigail also talks about how she and her husband met and how they ended up getting married.


Transcript

00:00:00.320 Hello beautiful ladies and welcome to today's video where I'm going to be answering all of your questions about absolutely anything.
00:00:10.340 Before we get started, I'm going to comment on my makeup before you guys do.
00:00:14.680 I decided to go for a very, very dewy, glowy look.
00:00:18.240 It was kind of something that I was looking forward to doing today and I don't know how well it's going to translate on camera.
00:00:23.600 So we'll see. If it doesn't look great, then it is what it is.
00:00:27.920 Over on Instagram and Twitter, I asked you guys just to ask me anything.
00:00:32.640 Any of your questions, whatever you guys were thinking, because I thought it would be fun just to see what you guys had questions about.
00:00:38.140 And you guys delivered. There were a ton of questions.
00:00:41.360 So I'm really excited to go through some of those today and maybe we'll do a part two if we decide that there are more questions than I have time for.
00:00:47.440 So let's hop into it.
00:00:49.200 The first question is biggest musical influences.
00:00:52.420 So I don't know exactly what you mean by musical influences, so I'm just going to tell you a few different things.
00:00:57.400 One is that my dad is a composer and a pianist and he was the one who really introduced me and my siblings to different kinds of music.
00:01:04.680 We were listening to musicals and opera and classical music throughout our childhoods.
00:01:08.920 So I was introduced to that stuff pretty early and I would say my dad is my biggest musical influence.
00:01:15.900 But when it comes to the way that I perform and that I sing, I love Maria Callas.
00:01:20.300 I am obsessed with her.
00:01:21.520 I've probably talked about her too much, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop now.
00:01:26.440 She is my biggest inspiration when it comes to singing opera because she put singing and acting just right hand in hand together.
00:01:34.060 And that was such a huge inspiration to me.
00:01:36.440 I love the acting part of singing and I think just singing to sing is not as interesting.
00:01:41.060 So I love her as a performer.
00:01:42.920 I love her as an inspiration.
00:01:44.700 And another one of my favorite musical influences, which is not actually classical, would be some jazz singers.
00:01:49.980 So Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald.
00:01:53.080 Those three people probably have influenced the way I perform.
00:01:56.420 I'm very comfortable being on stage and making things up on the spot and not feeling totally tied to what's on the page.
00:02:02.540 And that's a very jazz thing to do.
00:02:04.480 My dad is a jazz pianist, so that's probably also from him.
00:02:07.320 But those would probably be my biggest musical influences.
00:02:10.920 The next question is, how did you win your husband over?
00:02:14.100 That was not super difficult.
00:02:16.720 He pursued me at the beginning and I didn't know if I was interested.
00:02:20.060 So he had to convince me to date him.
00:02:22.080 But that might be good for another video.
00:02:23.800 Let me know in the comments if you guys are interested in my husband and I doing a video all about how we met and our relationship and our wedding and all that stuff.
00:02:31.140 I think that could be kind of fun.
00:02:32.360 The next question is, when did you start showing interest in singing?
00:02:35.580 So I have been singing pretty much my whole life.
00:02:38.780 I found a little yearbook from when I was in preschool.
00:02:42.100 And every kid got a description about what they were like and what their favorite things were to do.
00:02:46.200 And mine said, we'll always remember Abigail as the little girl who liked to sing.
00:02:50.700 So I guess that stuck.
00:02:52.480 But I started singing opera when I was 16.
00:02:55.400 I have been doing musical theater and just singing all the time no matter what.
00:02:59.880 But I hadn't been singing opera when I was 16.
00:03:02.960 And my father actually gave me a voice lesson, an operatic voice lesson, for my Hanukkah present.
00:03:08.980 And at my first voice lesson, my teacher said to me, you know, you could do this as a career.
00:03:13.640 And I didn't believe her.
00:03:15.380 But I loved singing so much that I ended up pursuing it.
00:03:18.620 The next question is, why did you choose to move to Nebraska?
00:03:21.360 Well, the story behind that is actually that my husband got a job out here.
00:03:24.960 So my husband is working out in Nebraska.
00:03:27.060 I can work from anywhere, so I don't need to be in a certain place.
00:03:30.160 And Nebraska turned out to be the best place for the two of us and for him where he got his job.
00:03:34.520 So we are in Nebraska and it's been really nice.
00:03:37.160 I've got this question.
00:03:38.180 It says, you've talked about lifting before.
00:03:40.060 I'd love to hear about your gym and workout routine.
00:03:43.020 So I do really like to weightlift.
00:03:45.600 Weightlifting is probably my favorite way to exercise.
00:03:48.420 I have had a sketchy past with exercising.
00:03:52.200 I didn't really start exercising until I started dating my husband.
00:03:55.640 My husband is very into weightlifting and he inspired me to do the same.
00:03:59.820 And also I started running a little bit while I was with him at the beginning.
00:04:03.060 That sort of petered off.
00:04:04.760 But now we're actually working together and running together, which has been really fun.
00:04:08.540 But I have found that weightlifting is the best thing for me because I can see myself getting better and stronger over time.
00:04:15.720 You can see physically, oh, I'm adding five pounds to this weightlift or whatever it is.
00:04:20.100 So I like that a lot.
00:04:22.060 But more recently, as we've all been home, I've been doing some exercises on my phone that kind of build on each other over 30 days.
00:04:29.380 I really like that because I can, again, see my progress.
00:04:32.100 That for me is the biggest thing.
00:04:33.220 I like being able to see my progress.
00:04:35.200 And then I try to go for walks every day or go for a run while my husband and I are training together to learn how to run like a 5K or a 10K.
00:04:44.060 I'm not the greatest at working out, so I don't think that I'm like the person you should go to for advice about it.
00:04:48.600 I like working out.
00:04:49.620 My husband is really good at working out, so he's been good with helping me.
00:04:53.220 I think it's important.
00:04:54.180 I think it's important to stay fit and stay healthy.
00:04:56.580 But I'm not the best person to ask.
00:04:58.940 The next question is, what are your top three favorite meals to cook, make, and bake?
00:05:03.180 I have a few that I've got in my back pocket, and those are my favorites because I don't have to worry about them.
00:05:08.460 Meat sauce and noodles or zoodles are like the easiest thing ever.
00:05:12.100 You just throw that into a pan.
00:05:13.380 I just chop up some onions, brown some meat, add some marinara sauce, maybe throw in some garlic powder,
00:05:17.960 and then I throw in the zoodles or I boil noodles separately.
00:05:21.340 And that's just the easiest thing ever.
00:05:23.100 And then I'll throw in some broccoli into the oven and bake that with just some garlic powder and paprika, salt, pepper, and olive oil.
00:05:30.940 That's a really easy one.
00:05:32.060 I actually just recently learned how to make ramen, and that's really fun and delicious, and I love that.
00:05:37.400 One of my favorite recipes.
00:05:38.800 And I really like using my ninja foodie, which is kind of the equivalent of an instant pot, to make a bunch of different things.
00:05:45.500 So recently I've been making Mongolian beef, which was delicious, and stews.
00:05:50.140 Stews are great because, especially in an instant pot, you can make them in like an hour and a half, and it's just throwing things in a pot.
00:05:57.140 That's the best thing for me is like easy stuff you can throw in a pot or throw on the stove.
00:06:01.320 So if I have time, I like looking in my cookbooks and taking more time to cook and make something interesting and special, but I don't always have the time.
00:06:08.280 So if I don't, then these recipes are kind of my favorite go-tos.
00:06:11.640 The next question is, how did you get so good at opera, and how did you get into it?
00:06:15.780 So I kind of touched on this a little bit earlier, but the way I got good at opera was by going to school for it.
00:06:22.280 I have a bachelor degree, a master's, and a professional studies certificate.
00:06:26.640 So I actually studied for seven years in school, and I didn't know how to read music when I started college for it, which I think is really awesome.
00:06:35.140 But I practiced a lot, and I worked with great teachers, and I really put all of my heart and soul into it.
00:06:41.880 So that's why I got good at it.
00:06:45.580 The way I got into it was that I had been listening to opera for a very long time, and then my dad got me that lesson for Hanukkah, and I just kept practicing and loving it.
00:06:55.400 Like, I would get home from rehearsal at 10 p.m., and I still wanted to practice.
00:06:59.440 It didn't matter.
00:07:00.400 After that, I applied to colleges, and thank God I got a full scholarship to USC, and that's where it all kind of started from.
00:07:08.480 The next question is, do you paint your nails, go to the salon, or keep them natural?
00:07:13.080 I actually keep them natural.
00:07:14.940 I used to go to the salon, but honestly, it's kind of pricey.
00:07:17.940 If I had it in my budget, I would love to go to the salon and get gels.
00:07:21.080 I hate having normal nail polish because I hate how it looks when it chips.
00:07:24.820 It drives me crazy, so I'd rather have clean nails and never have to worry about getting chips on them than have nails that chip all the time.
00:07:32.940 So either gels or do them at home, and lately I've been doing them at home, and I'm very happy with it.
00:07:38.040 I use, like, a buffer thing, and it makes my nails really shiny, and I love that.
00:07:41.580 If at some point I have it in my budget that I can go to get my nails done, I might do that, but I don't right now.
00:07:47.800 So, we're sticking with stay-at-home nails.
00:07:50.360 Someone was asking about the orthodox rules on modesty, and I mentioned in a video that I was raised orthodox religious,
00:07:56.520 and there are a lot of different rules about how you should dress as a woman to be modest.
00:08:01.300 And I'm not the expert on all of these things.
00:08:03.920 Of course, I lived it, but there's a lot of different opinions.
00:08:06.560 That's what it's all about.
00:08:07.840 So, one of the things is that you would cover your elbows, or you can wear a shirt that comes a fist above your elbow.
00:08:15.120 That's one idea.
00:08:15.860 Another idea is that you should cover your collarbone, or you would have about four fingers down from your collarbone.
00:08:20.880 That's an idea.
00:08:22.220 You would wear skirts, although some people say you can wear pants if you wear a longer tunic.
00:08:26.900 There's a lot of different options on how you can dress modestly according to orthodox Jewish rules.
00:08:31.860 As you guys know, I mentioned this in an earlier video, I'm not keeping those completely right now,
00:08:36.620 so don't look at me as an example.
00:08:38.200 I am keeping kind of basic levels of modesty and not necessarily orthodox rules.
00:08:44.500 But hopefully in the future, I will be keeping orthodox rules as my husband and I become more observant.
00:08:49.080 So I had to run over to my vanity because somebody asked what my favorite summertime lipstick is.
00:08:54.880 I brought over three to show you guys.
00:08:57.500 So I have this Wet n Wild catsuit, liquid catsuit in Give Me Mocha.
00:09:03.400 This is really all year round.
00:09:05.060 I just really like it because it lasts all day and it's super natural looking.
00:09:08.840 And then if you want something a little bit more glossy, this is kind of the equivalent.
00:09:11.820 It's the liquid catsuit, but it's the high shine lipstick.
00:09:14.980 And this is in Cedar Later, but as you can see, the color is pretty similar.
00:09:19.360 One is just a little bit more shiny, one is long lasting.
00:09:21.900 And then this is a recent favorite that I've been absolutely loving.
00:09:24.740 It's not really a lipstick, but I still like it a lot.
00:09:26.800 And this is the Color and Care Lip Oil in Stick from Almay.
00:09:31.380 Super pretty.
00:09:32.060 This one's rosy glaze, very summery, more like a lip balm mixed with a lipstick and having that together.
00:09:39.200 And it's just like a really pretty pink color.
00:09:40.760 Somebody else asked, who is your favorite opera singer?
00:09:44.020 P.S. I love your musical talent.
00:09:45.820 That's so nice. Thank you so much.
00:09:48.040 So I did mention that Maria Collis is my favorite opera singer,
00:09:51.800 but I have a bunch of favorite opera singers.
00:09:54.180 So I thought I'd mention a few others.
00:09:56.120 Pavarotti.
00:09:56.940 I mean, come on.
00:09:58.040 He's stunning.
00:09:59.380 I love him.
00:10:00.540 Mirella Freyney.
00:10:02.240 She has a gorgeous voice.
00:10:04.020 Love her.
00:10:04.740 She was also in a production of La Boheme.
00:10:06.860 And then more modern performers, Jonas Kaufmann.
00:10:09.320 He's an incredible Barra tenor.
00:10:12.200 He's just got a gorgeous voice.
00:10:14.540 And Sondra Rodonofsky.
00:10:16.660 She has a gorgeous, gorgeous tone.
00:10:18.840 Check her out.
00:10:19.800 Love all of them.
00:10:20.980 They're all incredible.
00:10:22.040 There's a lot of beautiful opera singers out there.
00:10:24.440 So, yeah.
00:10:25.960 The next question is,
00:10:27.180 As a performer, how do you balance costuming and your modesty standards?
00:10:31.100 That's a really tricky one,
00:10:32.840 so I'm not going to say it's easy.
00:10:34.920 There are times where you're given things to wear
00:10:36.960 that are definitely outside of your comfort zone as far as modesty.
00:10:40.480 I'm a little bit more flexible when it comes to that.
00:10:42.560 In the same way as if you're an Olympic swimmer
00:10:44.840 and you generally are a modest person,
00:10:46.540 but you have to wear a bathing suit out,
00:10:48.500 I wouldn't blame you for that.
00:10:49.740 That's a career thing.
00:10:51.600 Same with operatic stuff,
00:10:53.400 depending on how immodest it gets, right?
00:10:55.660 I think it's definitely a balancing act.
00:10:58.220 It's talking to the director,
00:10:59.780 talking to the costumer,
00:11:00.980 finding something that works for you.
00:11:02.960 Of course, there are actors who do nude scenes.
00:11:06.340 Never going to do that.
00:11:07.720 That is totally immodest in my opinion
00:11:09.880 and not something that you can really justify.
00:11:12.560 But wearing certain outfits that you might not wear in real life
00:11:16.560 because it goes with the character,
00:11:18.760 I think that sometimes it's okay in that situation.
00:11:21.680 It's for work,
00:11:22.740 and it's not your intention in real life
00:11:25.400 to be drawing attention to yourself,
00:11:26.720 but maybe that's the character's intention.
00:11:28.880 The character wants that kind of immodest look.
00:11:31.960 So if that's what the character needs,
00:11:33.840 then you might need to be a little bit more flexible about it,
00:11:36.720 but it is a fine line.
00:11:39.200 Somebody asked,
00:11:40.100 what's the difference between a trad wife and a classical wife?
00:11:43.060 I have a whole video on that,
00:11:44.560 so I will link that up above.
00:11:46.480 The next question is,
00:11:47.900 how to not get jealous of other girls
00:11:49.980 when I'm trying to dress more modestly?
00:11:51.840 I actually love this question.
00:11:54.580 I think this is such a real thing.
00:11:56.480 It's so hard
00:11:57.840 when you want to be dressing a certain way
00:12:00.060 because you feel that it's right for you
00:12:01.620 and you feel that it's right with your relationship with God
00:12:03.860 to not get jealous of other women
00:12:06.040 who might be dressing more immodestly.
00:12:07.900 I totally understand why you would be jealous.
00:12:10.680 I think it comes down to
00:12:12.140 having the self-confidence
00:12:13.660 to know that this is right for you
00:12:15.600 and not comparing yourself to other people.
00:12:17.580 I'm not saying that's easy.
00:12:18.840 I struggle with it.
00:12:20.140 I think every woman struggles with it,
00:12:22.040 but it's knowing what you want,
00:12:24.060 knowing the attention that you want
00:12:25.500 and knowing that the attention
00:12:27.000 that this other girl might be getting
00:12:28.440 is not necessarily the attention
00:12:30.160 you would want to get.
00:12:31.600 If there's another girl
00:12:32.440 who's getting a lot of attention from guys,
00:12:34.160 just remember it's attention for her body
00:12:36.640 and not for her personality off the bat.
00:12:39.480 And you want to be the kind of person
00:12:40.860 who attracts a man because you look beautiful
00:12:43.040 and then he'll get to know your personality.
00:12:44.640 You want to attract the right kind of guy
00:12:46.880 and that's going to show through
00:12:48.720 in the way that you dress.
00:12:50.220 So keeping that in mind
00:12:51.760 that you'll be dressing for the kind of guy you want
00:12:54.820 in the same way that you would dress for the job you want,
00:12:57.560 that's going to help you with that kind of jealousy.
00:13:01.340 Also, if you do believe in God
00:13:03.060 and you're dressing modestly for that purpose as well,
00:13:06.280 not just for yourself,
00:13:08.780 you'll sort of feel a connection with God
00:13:10.480 and this kind of camaraderie with God.
00:13:12.260 And it feels more like,
00:13:14.400 hey, I'm doing this for me
00:13:15.500 and for my relationship with my creator.
00:13:18.520 And that's kind of a nice thing
00:13:20.220 that you can take pride in.
00:13:22.500 But it is difficult not to get jealous in those situations.
00:13:25.540 And then the other thing you can do
00:13:26.840 just kind of to help with that
00:13:28.020 is having a little immodest outfit
00:13:30.160 that you keep around the house
00:13:31.300 and you just wear for yourself
00:13:32.640 or for your husband
00:13:33.660 that it's not something you need to share with the world,
00:13:35.940 but you just have it so you can wear it
00:13:37.680 whenever you're feeling a little bit down about it
00:13:40.080 or whatever it is.
00:13:40.940 And you can walk around the house
00:13:42.380 and feel kind of cute and sexy.
00:13:44.600 The next question is,
00:13:45.620 how can I make conservative female friends
00:13:48.140 at an art college?
00:13:50.020 It's tricky,
00:13:50.840 is all I'll say,
00:13:51.680 is that it's tricky.
00:13:52.540 So you might have to find clubs
00:13:54.180 that are specifically designated
00:13:55.520 for people who believe in God
00:13:57.700 or people who come right out
00:13:59.020 and say that they're conservative.
00:14:00.500 But trying to talk about it
00:14:01.700 with other people in your friend group
00:14:03.680 is really tricky
00:14:05.060 because you don't want to alienate people
00:14:08.040 who would be not only friends
00:14:10.200 but colleagues at work.
00:14:12.020 And that is something
00:14:13.260 that is a very hard line to walk.
00:14:15.280 So I would say
00:14:16.260 finding those groups
00:14:18.060 through other means
00:14:19.840 instead of just saying right out
00:14:21.700 what your views are
00:14:22.640 might be easier.
00:14:23.640 The other part of it
00:14:25.100 is that if you are kind of quiet
00:14:26.920 when political conversations come up
00:14:29.140 you might start to notice
00:14:30.240 that other people are quiet too.
00:14:32.340 And if they are
00:14:33.120 then you can kind of start to notice
00:14:35.820 who might be more
00:14:37.180 on the conservative side
00:14:38.340 of the spectrum.
00:14:39.540 So maybe being just aware
00:14:41.600 and trying to keep an eye out
00:14:44.120 would be good.
00:14:44.740 If you could change
00:14:45.980 something in the world
00:14:46.920 what would it be?
00:14:47.940 Big or small?
00:14:49.360 I would make it
00:14:50.040 so that all delicious things
00:14:51.380 were healthy
00:14:51.940 and all the things
00:14:53.020 that tasted bad
00:14:53.900 were unhealthy.
00:14:56.120 Think about how easy life would be.
00:14:58.300 It would be amazing.
00:14:59.540 A donut?
00:15:00.380 Good for you.
00:15:01.400 Can you imagine?
00:15:02.640 That's the dream.
00:15:03.700 Who is someone
00:15:04.460 you look up to in the media?
00:15:06.960 I don't know if you would
00:15:07.760 call this in the media
00:15:08.640 but I think Nikki Haley
00:15:09.980 is someone to look up to.
00:15:11.060 She's very strong
00:15:12.120 and she's very clear
00:15:13.280 about her opinions
00:15:14.080 and she's not afraid
00:15:15.420 to voice them
00:15:15.940 and I think that's really cool.
00:15:17.500 What's your relationship
00:15:18.280 like with your brother?
00:15:19.560 It's awesome.
00:15:20.620 We're 10 years apart
00:15:21.540 so he's 10 years older
00:15:22.880 than I am
00:15:23.500 but we are really close
00:15:25.700 and we talk pretty frequently
00:15:26.860 and yeah,
00:15:27.880 he's my brother.
00:15:29.480 I love him.
00:15:30.460 What's been the biggest challenge
00:15:31.740 moving from LA to Nebraska?
00:15:33.960 So I didn't actually go
00:15:35.040 directly from LA to Nebraska.
00:15:36.960 I was in LA growing up
00:15:38.640 and then I was in New York
00:15:40.700 for three years
00:15:42.100 studying music.
00:15:43.020 Then I lived in Virginia
00:15:44.400 for a year with my husband
00:15:45.720 and then we moved to Nebraska.
00:15:47.760 So I guess the change
00:15:50.180 would be from Virginia
00:15:51.540 to Nebraska
00:15:52.260 but the biggest change
00:15:53.680 really is just that
00:15:54.700 it's a little bit more isolated
00:15:55.940 than I'm used to.
00:15:57.000 Being on the east coast
00:15:57.800 or the west coast
00:15:58.400 things are just closer
00:15:59.240 to each other
00:15:59.780 and the closest really major city
00:16:02.120 is eight hours away.
00:16:03.300 So that's not something
00:16:03.940 I'm super used to.
00:16:05.040 When you're on the west coast
00:16:06.080 you can drive a couple of hours
00:16:07.280 and you're doing a day trip
00:16:08.480 somewhere cool
00:16:09.160 and if you're on the east coast
00:16:10.380 I mean you can pretty much
00:16:11.280 drive anywhere
00:16:11.800 in any amount of time.
00:16:14.060 Everything's pretty close together.
00:16:15.680 Here there's Kansas City
00:16:17.240 which is a big city
00:16:18.220 but it's not a huge one
00:16:19.260 and then there's Chicago.
00:16:21.060 So it's just kind of alone
00:16:22.380 and then our families
00:16:23.580 are spread out
00:16:24.720 so we don't get to see people
00:16:25.880 as often as we would like.
00:16:27.680 Especially right now
00:16:28.780 that makes things
00:16:29.360 a little bit tricky
00:16:30.060 but the thing I love
00:16:31.540 about Nebraska
00:16:32.160 is just how easy
00:16:33.740 everything is.
00:16:34.560 Life is easy out here.
00:16:35.780 It's not expensive
00:16:36.720 to live out here.
00:16:37.720 You can get pretty much
00:16:38.520 anywhere in 15 minutes.
00:16:40.220 I mean that's the
00:16:40.880 that's the high end
00:16:42.640 and the people here
00:16:44.380 are super nice
00:16:45.420 and warm
00:16:46.080 and you never have to worry
00:16:47.280 about offending anyone.
00:16:48.480 It's pretty great.
00:16:50.900 Who is one of the most
00:16:51.820 influential people
00:16:52.860 in my life?
00:16:54.360 I would say my mother.
00:16:56.420 I love my mom.
00:16:57.660 She's my best friend.
00:16:58.700 She's also my role model.
00:17:00.280 I'm really close to her
00:17:01.340 and she gives me great advice
00:17:02.920 and I love that I can go to her
00:17:05.020 when things are good or bad
00:17:07.220 and she always has something to say.
00:17:09.360 I'm a huge proponent
00:17:10.360 of women being close to their moms.
00:17:12.040 I think that they can offer
00:17:13.160 really good insights
00:17:14.040 into their life
00:17:14.860 and I'm really lucky
00:17:16.340 that I have such a good
00:17:17.120 relationship with mine.
00:17:18.380 What kind of books do I enjoy?
00:17:20.660 Well, I love fiction.
00:17:22.640 I love sci-fi.
00:17:23.900 I've been trying to read
00:17:24.940 more books that are historical.
00:17:26.980 I like books that are historical
00:17:28.200 but are written
00:17:28.960 sort of like fiction
00:17:29.960 as I think I've mentioned
00:17:31.260 in a few videos
00:17:31.840 I really like Eric Larson.
00:17:33.300 He has a lot of books
00:17:34.640 that feel like
00:17:35.600 you're not reading history
00:17:36.560 but it's great.
00:17:38.260 I love that.
00:17:39.960 I mean, I tend to read
00:17:41.800 a lot of classics.
00:17:42.740 I like the classics a lot.
00:17:44.180 They're well written.
00:17:46.060 I think something
00:17:46.760 that I struggle with
00:17:47.740 is that classics
00:17:48.720 take a long time to read
00:17:49.820 so you hear people say
00:17:50.980 I've read 50 books this year
00:17:52.540 and I'm like
00:17:53.080 what kind of books though?
00:17:54.540 because if it's not a classic
00:17:55.660 you can maybe read it
00:17:56.760 in a week
00:17:57.540 but classics usually
00:17:58.720 take a little bit longer
00:17:59.640 especially when you're working
00:18:00.720 and you want to spend time
00:18:01.680 with your family.
00:18:02.600 That's the one thing
00:18:03.200 about reading
00:18:03.660 that I'm not the biggest fan of
00:18:04.840 is that it's a little bit
00:18:06.400 of a solitary activity
00:18:07.740 and if I'm going to have time off
00:18:09.940 I like to be spending
00:18:10.840 that with my husband.
00:18:12.140 One of the things
00:18:12.680 we've been doing
00:18:13.100 to remedy that
00:18:13.760 is listening to audiobooks
00:18:15.260 and I absolutely love
00:18:16.800 listening to audiobooks
00:18:17.800 with him.
00:18:18.140 It's been really nice.
00:18:18.960 Any advice for college-aged women?
00:18:22.180 Yes.
00:18:22.840 What I'll say
00:18:23.380 is that you're probably
00:18:24.080 experiencing a lot of pressure
00:18:25.420 to drink,
00:18:27.400 dress a little bit more modestly,
00:18:29.300 hang out with guys
00:18:30.280 in an immodest way,
00:18:31.820 act actually more immaturely
00:18:33.920 and just experiment.
00:18:36.780 You'll regret that.
00:18:37.980 Don't do it.
00:18:39.140 Try and stay strong
00:18:40.460 with your morals
00:18:41.020 and if you feel like
00:18:42.040 you're struggling
00:18:42.840 talk to someone.
00:18:44.380 Talk to your mom.
00:18:45.240 Talk to your friends.
00:18:46.380 Make good friends
00:18:47.240 who aren't going to pressure you
00:18:48.540 into those things
00:18:49.260 and just remember that
00:18:50.840 even though people act like
00:18:52.100 college is a crazy time
00:18:53.560 for crazy experiences
00:18:55.100 it is a formative time
00:18:56.800 in your life
00:18:57.200 where maybe you can even
00:18:58.020 meet the guy you're going to marry.
00:18:59.500 So try and keep that in mind.
00:19:01.660 Don't fall into the trap
00:19:02.900 of partying it up at college.
00:19:04.960 It's not worth it.
00:19:06.700 The next question is
00:19:07.620 what's your skincare routine?
00:19:09.680 So I actually have a video
00:19:11.080 about that.
00:19:11.700 I'll link that above
00:19:12.540 and it's pretty much the same
00:19:14.060 from the last time
00:19:14.700 I talked about it.
00:19:15.860 I usually use Neutrogena stuff.
00:19:17.820 I'm pretty simple
00:19:19.020 when it comes to that
00:19:19.880 and I use a couple of topical creams
00:19:22.100 from a dermatologist
00:19:23.100 because I used to struggle
00:19:24.360 with acne
00:19:24.940 and that was a big thing for me.
00:19:28.140 So I do love talking about skin
00:19:30.020 because I worked really hard
00:19:31.260 to get to the place
00:19:31.960 where I'm at now
00:19:32.860 with my skin
00:19:33.760 but I understand
00:19:34.620 how hard it can be
00:19:35.880 when you're struggling with acne
00:19:37.140 or you have acne prone skin.
00:19:38.940 So I totally understand
00:19:40.200 the struggle
00:19:40.620 and I am a huge proponent
00:19:43.200 of chatting about it
00:19:44.220 and not feeling ashamed
00:19:45.220 of how your skin looks
00:19:46.200 because I get it.
00:19:47.740 It's really hard.
00:19:49.000 Where do you get
00:19:49.660 your beauty
00:19:50.260 and fashion inspiration?
00:19:52.200 I love the classic stuff.
00:19:53.780 Audrey Hepburn
00:19:54.300 has always been
00:19:55.000 one of my absolute favorites.
00:19:56.460 She is gorgeous.
00:19:57.680 I think she's stunning
00:19:58.820 and as far as now
00:20:01.520 I would say
00:20:02.440 the Royals,
00:20:03.120 Kate Middleton.
00:20:03.980 She looks beautiful
00:20:04.840 and very classic,
00:20:06.500 very modern
00:20:07.780 but still looks really modest.
00:20:09.620 I love her fashion sense
00:20:11.140 and for makeup
00:20:12.040 there are a bunch
00:20:12.840 of YouTubers that I watch.
00:20:14.160 I really like Jessica Braun.
00:20:15.680 She's somebody
00:20:16.240 I've started watching
00:20:16.960 more recently
00:20:17.500 and I really like her videos.
00:20:19.060 Much more on the fun
00:20:20.460 and natural side
00:20:21.280 not like crazy dramatic.
00:20:24.380 And I've always
00:20:25.200 really liked Kathleen Lights.
00:20:26.540 I think that she's
00:20:27.260 really friendly
00:20:27.920 and inviting
00:20:28.820 and I really like her channel.
00:20:30.340 So that's probably
00:20:31.440 where I get my beauty stuff
00:20:32.620 currently.
00:20:33.740 Opera question.
00:20:34.880 Do you actually know
00:20:35.700 the various languages
00:20:36.540 you're singing in?
00:20:37.980 Yes.
00:20:39.120 I don't know them all fluently
00:20:40.500 but I've taken classes
00:20:41.960 in all of them.
00:20:42.680 I speak Italian,
00:20:43.980 French, German,
00:20:44.940 Russian, Hebrew,
00:20:45.940 and English.
00:20:47.020 Obviously English
00:20:47.780 is my native language
00:20:48.780 and Hebrew I studied
00:20:49.880 in Jewish day schools
00:20:51.000 and I don't speak
00:20:53.000 any of them fluently
00:20:53.780 but I can read them
00:20:54.920 and I can understand
00:20:56.160 the structure of words
00:20:57.160 if I don't know it
00:20:57.900 off the bat.
00:20:58.840 I also can look up
00:20:59.760 the vocabulary
00:21:00.300 but I understand
00:21:01.500 what I'm saying
00:21:02.300 when I'm singing.
00:21:03.140 I don't ever sing something
00:21:04.080 and not know what I'm saying
00:21:05.060 because then
00:21:05.940 how do you act that?
00:21:06.940 And acting is such a huge part
00:21:08.800 of how I like to perform.
00:21:10.400 So yes,
00:21:11.120 I do know all the languages
00:21:12.380 that I'm singing in.
00:21:13.700 Next up is
00:21:14.560 how do you deal
00:21:15.360 with hateful comments
00:21:16.580 on your videos and posts?
00:21:18.660 Here's what it comes down to.
00:21:20.260 I don't really read them.
00:21:21.380 I see them,
00:21:22.040 I delete them
00:21:22.520 so other people
00:21:23.140 don't have to suffer through it
00:21:24.200 and then I delete them.
00:21:25.340 I know that the people
00:21:26.160 who are writing them
00:21:26.880 don't know me
00:21:27.520 and don't even really care
00:21:28.520 about my content.
00:21:29.480 They're just kind of there
00:21:30.300 to be trolls.
00:21:31.320 So it doesn't really bother me
00:21:33.060 at the end of the day.
00:21:33.960 I know people talk about it
00:21:34.960 like they really struggle with it
00:21:36.380 and I can understand why
00:21:37.620 but I'm lucky enough
00:21:39.200 that the people
00:21:39.880 who are commenting
00:21:40.560 hateful things
00:21:41.340 aren't really watching my content
00:21:43.540 so they're not really saying
00:21:44.920 anything that would bother me
00:21:46.100 and if someone disagrees with me
00:21:47.580 I don't consider that hateful.
00:21:49.280 Hateful comments
00:21:49.920 are just annoying.
00:21:51.180 They're not really,
00:21:52.340 they don't really bother me.
00:21:53.440 They are what they are
00:21:54.240 and you just kind of
00:21:55.180 leave them to the side.
00:21:56.620 What can I add to my bedroom
00:21:57.960 to make it more classic?
00:21:59.600 I love that question.
00:22:00.820 I used to dream about
00:22:01.800 being an interior designer.
00:22:03.400 If it's just your bedroom
00:22:04.820 you can go a little bit
00:22:05.740 more feminine and girly.
00:22:07.380 Of course if you're married
00:22:08.340 then you might need
00:22:09.440 to take your husband
00:22:10.220 into account
00:22:11.140 but if it's just you
00:22:12.700 for the moment
00:22:13.280 put up some twinkly lights.
00:22:14.780 I love my twinkly lights.
00:22:16.040 They make me so happy.
00:22:17.340 And having some fake plants
00:22:18.680 and flowers
00:22:19.160 so you don't have to worry
00:22:19.960 if they die.
00:22:20.640 If you have a green thumb
00:22:21.460 have real ones.
00:22:22.820 Absolutely.
00:22:23.500 But if you don't want
00:22:24.240 to worry about it
00:22:24.900 then having some fake flowers
00:22:26.780 around makes it super pretty.
00:22:28.560 And then having some candles.
00:22:30.620 I like wood in the bedroom.
00:22:32.200 I think it looks really nice.
00:22:33.140 Whether that be painted white
00:22:34.580 or a wood look.
00:22:35.800 I think it looks beautiful.
00:22:37.260 And then sticking within
00:22:38.040 a color palette.
00:22:39.260 I of course will always recommend
00:22:41.240 white and navy blue.
00:22:43.020 Nautical.
00:22:43.720 Very calming.
00:22:45.120 And putting up
00:22:45.780 a little bit of wall art.
00:22:46.940 Don't leave your walls bare.
00:22:48.300 Make sure that they look warm
00:22:49.580 and comfortable
00:22:50.300 and just make your room
00:22:52.020 a place you love to be.
00:22:53.760 How many kids do you want?
00:22:55.380 Anytime soon?
00:22:56.320 I would like three or four.
00:22:57.820 I think my husband
00:22:58.620 would always like more.
00:23:00.020 But I think we're gonna end up
00:23:01.800 with three or four.
00:23:02.520 We'll see what happens.
00:23:03.840 And anytime soon?
00:23:05.040 Hopefully.
00:23:05.720 We're thinking about soon-ish.
00:23:07.600 But we'll see what ends up happening.
00:23:09.060 And yeah.
00:23:09.920 It's very much
00:23:11.360 in our future plans.
00:23:12.980 Advice for looking elegant
00:23:14.260 while wearing flats
00:23:15.740 or low heels.
00:23:16.980 Yes.
00:23:17.720 Just look at Audrey Hepburn.
00:23:18.920 Audrey Hepburn wore flats
00:23:19.840 in most of her movies
00:23:20.600 because she's pretty tall
00:23:21.680 and they didn't want her
00:23:22.780 towering over her male partner.
00:23:24.100 So what I would suggest
00:23:26.100 is wearing cigarette pants
00:23:27.500 with flats looks so nice
00:23:29.860 and it looks beautiful with skirts.
00:23:32.280 Wearing flats looks great with skirts.
00:23:34.140 The only length
00:23:35.000 it doesn't look good at
00:23:36.040 is like three inches below the knee.
00:23:38.820 That doesn't look great.
00:23:40.060 But if you wear a T-length skirt,
00:23:42.340 beautiful with flats.
00:23:43.660 And if you wear one
00:23:44.360 that's like right at the knee,
00:23:45.800 beautiful with flats.
00:23:46.820 So you can absolutely look beautiful
00:23:48.600 and lovely wearing flats
00:23:49.820 for a low heel
00:23:50.580 and it'll just look
00:23:51.520 very Audrey Hepburn-esque.
00:23:53.080 Oh my gosh,
00:23:54.340 there are a ton more questions
00:23:55.560 but we're gonna have to save that
00:23:57.460 for another video.
00:23:58.420 I hope you guys enjoyed this one.
00:24:00.420 Please let me know in the comments
00:24:02.000 if you want me to do a part two.
00:24:03.520 I had so much fun
00:24:04.580 answering your guys' questions.
00:24:06.080 You had such good ones.
00:24:07.420 And leave in the comments down below
00:24:08.960 if you have any other questions
00:24:10.460 or what you thought
00:24:11.440 of my answers to this one.
00:24:12.800 I'd love to hear.
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