One of my favourite things to do on a rainy Sunday afternoon, besides eating a massive (meatless) roast dinner, is to get comfy and binge-watching my favourite Youtube Channel.

As it's nice to throw a little positivity and appreciation into the internet world I thought I'd share some of my current favourite channels with you, hopefully, you'll discover a channel you love too, or we might already share some mutual loves here.
Lily Pebbles - I'd say Lily is my all-time favourite Youtuber (I met her once, and she is also lovely). She is very down to earth and real in her videos, her personality is very likeable and she doesn't try to be perfect, which I like. Her videos are both casual and creative. She covers beauty, fashion, tech, and daily vlogging.


The Michalaks - If you want something beautiful to watch, the Michalak is the place to look. The family posts the most incredible weekly films of their life. The Michalak family consist of Stef (Dad), Hannah (Mum), Grayson (Son, 3year old), and they have recently just had the second child, a little boy. Watching their birthing video earlier today took my breath away. They are just very good people, creating content which is far beyond anything else I've seen on youtube.


Arden Rose - Arden posts a mixture of lifestyle, fashion and beauty videos. Her extroverted personality (and probably her experience in acting) shines through on camera as her videos offer plenty of her enduring personality. The quality of her videos are great, and they tend to include the sweetest little illustrations. She also has a great taste in fashion and I wish I were as cool and confident as she is.


MoreZoella - I couldn't not include Zoe's vlog channel. I get the same feeling watching Zoe's vlogs, as I do watching Gilmore Girls, they're just cosy and nice. They're usually pretty long, but they're always full of joy. Zoe is so likeable and normal despite all of her success, and her life is just a great one to watch.



Lucy Moon - Lucychannelnel is another one where there is a good mixture of creative and casual videos. Lucy's 168 vlogs are always beautiful and I feel the branding of Lucy's channel is on point - I could see one of Lucy videos and know it's hers. She is a very normal-seeming girl, who I think is also quite wise (seem like a questionable thing to say, but I imagine she gives the best advice). Her videos are always aesthetically pleasing and interesting. She also writes some music and occasionally posts singing/cover videos and her voice is stunning.


What are your favourite Youtube Channels?

Sorry I've included a lot of these a pretty big names, simply because they tend to be easier to come across, and these are the ones I've been enjoying recently. If you know of any small Youtubers I should check out, please let me know.

It was a struggle to narrow it down to six channels, maybe I'll do a part two in the future!

As I am a big fan of Emma Gannon's blog, podcast, newsletter and general existence, I was, of course, excited to get my hands on her book. I've got to say, now that I've finished it, I do actually think it was even better than I expected - I was not at all disappointed with the content or the writing.


Through the book, Emma reflects on growing up with the internet, and the effect being online had on her life. Being just a few years younger than Emma, I felt I could relate completely - those attempts of flirting over MSN and irrational crushes on someone you'd never speak to face to face is definitely something I experienced. Reading this book (the first half especially) I found myself looking back, massively cringing, and laughing my head off, as I remembered just how unaware I was as a teen with the freedom of the internet (after waiting for the dial-up connection and keeping anybody from using the house phone), I also felt very thankful, I was not the only one that went through these teen experiences I desperately pushed to the back of my mind. I find it comical to think what life was like when I first began using the internet on a huge, extremely slow machine in the 'computer room' of our house.

This book made me laugh out loud and made me think deeply about, uhh, pretty much everything. From crushes and friendships to the TMI of giving head for the first time (which is so honest and bloody hilarious to read about), death, troll and those who don't understand the internet generation,  CTRL ALT DEL covers it all. Despite the vast number of topics covered throughout the 260 pages, everything is still very relevant and fits in very well. Considering there is an entire chapter on a lady Emma met in the loo, there are no words to fill paper or for the sake of typing, every single word is worth reading and each sentence matters in the 'story' being told.

Reading the book, I felt like Emma was a close friend, and we were between laughing fits and deep conversations which often happen in intimate relationships, but something I think it rare to find through printed words.

Emma is such a refreshingly honest, and naturally, a witty writer, alongside this her, points are so well informed and a great reflection on what she stands for, what she's experienced and who she is.  I felt as though I was reading Emma's train of thought, as her personality shine through the entire book (in the same way it does her blog and newsletter). I often find the  in books can feel quite robotic as the writer looks back on memories, which you hadn't experienced, but this book,  is quite the opposite, I was laughing along remembering my own experiences and curious to hear more Emma's past, and the things which made her the woman she is today. There were many memories which I'd pretty much blocked them out due to pure embarrassment of my teenage existence - but at 24, they are now something I can laugh about. It's a very brave book for Emma to publish and that's what I love about it. It is so real.

Those experience you push to the back of your mind because you think you're the only one who has the most cringy teen experiences come back to life, as the writer subtly reminds you being a teen in the world of internet isn't supposed to be a life of #goals especially when you specialise in trying (and usually failing) to chat up your crush over MSN. Oh, the memories. And in complete contrast, the book also discusses going from awful unpaid internships to becoming a successful freelance business woman (which is actually #goals)

This was the best book I read in a lot of time - I felt more connected to the writer than ever before and I think it's because Emma kept the book so raw - a brave move which definitely paid off.