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this bedroom is kind of like a time
this bedroom is kind of like a time
capsule because it really hasn't been
capsule because it really hasn't been
touched
touched
ever like it's it has not been
ever like it's it has not been
changed in any way
changed in any way
since i was a kid and there is some
since i was a kid and there is some
weird [ __ ] in here like there's just
weird  __  in here like there's just
some weird [ __ ] in here and every time i
some weird  __  in here and every time i
come home like i find new stuff
come home like i find new stuff
every single time i can go on like a
every single time i can go on like a
treasure hunt in here and i'll always
treasure hunt in here and i'll always
find something new and something weird
find something new and something weird
and something i didn't find the last
and something i didn't find the last
time the only thing that's different
time the only thing that's different
about it is that my dad decided to put
about it is that my dad decided to put
all of his musical equipment
all of his musical equipment
in my room and so now
in my room and so now
it kind of looks like a recording studio
it kind of looks like a recording studio
mixed with
mixed with
my childhood bedroom but it's still my
my childhood bedroom but it's still my
childhood bedroom
childhood bedroom
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oh
oh
is this kindergarten oh my god that was
is this kindergarten oh my god that was
me in kindergarten the haircut was kind
me in kindergarten the haircut was kind
of good like i would get that haircut
of good like i would get that haircut
again kind of makes me want to get that
again kind of makes me want to get that
haircut now you know like if it worked
haircut now you know like if it worked
for her then
for her then
why wouldn't it work for for me now
why wouldn't it work for for me now
it's the same me yeah holy [ __ ] these
it's the same me yeah holy  __  these
books
books
were so good i would literally buy one
were so good i would literally buy one
of these from a bookstore and read the
of these from a bookstore and read the
whole thing in like two days and they
whole thing in like two days and they
were so good i think i'm gonna read this
were so good i think i'm gonna read this
again like hopefully i'm not too old to
again like hopefully i'm not too old to
read it you know when you like go back
read it you know when you like go back
and you look at something again
and you look at something again
that you used to love when you were a
that you used to love when you were a
kid
kid
and it's just like not the same now that
and it's just like not the same now that
you're older like that might happen with
you're older like that might happen with
this book but i'm gonna give it a try i
this book but i'm gonna give it a try i
might read it later
might read it later
i remember getting these
i remember getting these
with my mom for
with my mom for
back to school and so my mom and i went
back to school and so my mom and i went
to go get me you know new shoes for the
to go get me you know new shoes for the
school year
school year
and i remember i picked these out and i
and i remember i picked these out and i
remember i got home and i
remember i got home and i
forced my mom to let me put them on and
forced my mom to let me put them on and
i just ran around the house for like two
i just ran around the house for like two
hours in these and i thought that they
hours in these and i thought that they
were the sickest [ __ ] shoes i'd ever
were the sickest  __  shoes i'd ever
seen in my life unfortunately they are
seen in my life unfortunately they are
hideous
hideous
i had no idea i mean again i was seven
i had no idea i mean again i was seven
so like although if valencia came out
so like although if valencia came out
with shoes it was just like this
with shoes it was just like this
everybody would buy them so
everybody would buy them so
what does that say about society you
what does that say about society you
know
know
oh
oh
this has milk stains all over it
this has milk stains all over it
those are milk stains i remember i used
those are milk stains i remember i used
to wear this every morning and then i
to wear this every morning and then i
would watch
would watch
napoleon dynamite on the tv and eat my
napoleon dynamite on the tv and eat my
breakfast and my breakfast was usually
breakfast and my breakfast was usually
some sort of cereal with milk
some sort of cereal with milk
and this thing has [ __ ] milk all over
and this thing has  __  milk all over
it still
it still
okay thank god
okay thank god
why did i smell it
why did i smell it
i was obsessed with the idea of remote
i was obsessed with the idea of remote
control
control
powered toys as a kid like i thought
powered toys as a kid like i thought
that was most genius concept and the
that was most genius concept and the
most
most
exciting concept of all time it really
exciting concept of all time it really
never even knew how it couldn't even fly
never even knew how it couldn't even fly
these remote control toys for kids never
these remote control toys for kids never
actually work and it's so
actually work and it's so
such a
such a
heartbreaking thing for a kid to go
heartbreaking thing for a kid to go
through
through
this is a school art project
this is a school art project
i say on here that i'm thankful for my
i say on here that i'm thankful for my
teacher
teacher
which is exactly like that is how you
which is exactly like that is how you
know i was teacher's pet because i
know i was teacher's pet because i
really didn't need to do that but i was
really didn't need to do that but i was
like
like
maybe i'll get
maybe i'll get
a little extra love from the teacher
a little extra love from the teacher
if i give her a little shout out on my
if i give her a little shout out on my
art project
art project
that is manipulation and the fact that i
that is manipulation and the fact that i
was manipulating that young
was manipulating that young
personally worries me
personally worries me
oh my god
oh my god
i don't know where my dad and i got this
i don't know where my dad and i got this
because neither of us wanted to eat it
because neither of us wanted to eat it
it just like sat on our kitchen counter
it just like sat on our kitchen counter
for literally six months and then we
for literally six months and then we
started pranking each other with it
started pranking each other with it
so like i'd put it under his pillow
so like i'd put it under his pillow
he would put it on the back of the
he would put it on the back of the
toilet seat
toilet seat
you know goofy [ __ ] like that there's
you know goofy  __  like that there's
this thing called needle felting where
this thing called needle felting where
basically you take wool yarn almost and
basically you take wool yarn almost and
you poke it with a needle over and over
you poke it with a needle over and over
again and then it starts to stick
again and then it starts to stick
together and create a like a little
together and create a like a little
stuffed animal and so my mom and i got
stuffed animal and so my mom and i got
super into this for probably a month and
super into this for probably a month and
then we never did it again i actually
then we never did it again i actually
made this little bunny and honestly
made this little bunny and honestly
super cute i remember the process of
super cute i remember the process of
creating these little things it was so
creating these little things it was so
time consuming and you'd accidentally
time consuming and you'd accidentally
poke yourself in the hand with a needle
poke yourself in the hand with a needle
and it was like
and it was like
it was really it could get potentially
it was really it could get potentially
frustrating which is why i quit
frustrating which is why i quit
making them
making them
see
see
authentic hello kitty earring literally
authentic hello kitty earring literally
i could go on depop and sell this for
i could go on depop and sell this for
like 80 now
like 80 now
i won't they're kind of they're kind of
i won't they're kind of they're kind of
they're kind of good
they're kind of good
wait there's no way there's a [ __ ]
wait there's no way there's a  __
blockbuster coupon in here valid from
blockbuster coupon in here valid from
may 1st to june 15th 2004.
may 1st to june 15th 2004
what the [ __ ] also why is this in my
what the  __  also why is this in my
room in 2004 i was three years old like
room in 2004 i was three years old like
this wouldn't have been of use to me i
this wouldn't have been of use to me i
don't think i knew how to use a coupon
don't think i knew how to use a coupon
when i was that age
when i was that age
no
no
not the [ __ ] victoria's secret pink
not the  __  victoria's secret pink
sweet and flirty body mist
sweet and flirty body mist
that actually smells [ __ ] terrible oh
that actually smells  __  terrible oh
my god it literally it just made me get
my god it literally it just made me get
like a minor eyebrow headache yeah
like a minor eyebrow headache yeah
that's pretty awful i thought i was such
that's pretty awful i thought i was such
a baddie i would wear these to my little
a baddie i would wear these to my little
middle school dances
middle school dances
i thought that like really truly boys
i thought that like really truly boys
were gonna finally like me
were gonna finally like me
if i wore these it might have been
if i wore these it might have been
repelling them it reminds me of things i
repelling them it reminds me of things i
just don't want to think about ever
just don't want to think about ever
again you know
again you know
this is like the type of thing i would
this is like the type of thing i would
beg my parents to buy me i would be like
beg my parents to buy me i would be like
you guys no you guys don't get it this
you guys no you guys don't get it this
is like going to change my life and then
is like going to change my life and then
they'd be like no it won't so like for
they'd be like no it won't so like for
most kids you know they like play with
most kids you know they like play with
the toy for a week and then they get
the toy for a week and then they get
bored of it like for me
bored of it like for me
i probably was carrying this thing
i probably was carrying this thing
around for like six months
around for like six months
and like never got sick of it and that's
and like never got sick of it and that's
what that's why i'm different from other
what that's why i'm different from other
kids and i'm not like other kids
kids and i'm not like other kids
stop it if these earrings ever come back
stop it if these earrings ever come back
which just i feel like they will because
which just i feel like they will because
everything comes back like i already
everything comes back like i already
have a stash
have a stash
i have every color i have a hard time
i have every color i have a hard time
believing that these were ever really
believing that these were ever really
actually cute
actually cute
oh no
oh no
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this is like all
this is like all
i knew how to paint
i knew how to paint
so i just have like all these
so i just have like all these
all these paintings
all these paintings
of these weird triangle characters
of these weird triangle characters
like couldn't i have done like a square
like couldn't i have done like a square
creature like why did they all have to
creature like why did they all have to
be triangles i don't understand
be triangles i don't understand
it's fine but
it's fine but
oh
oh
was i trying to design clothes i don't
was i trying to design clothes i don't
know how old i was when i drew this
know how old i was when i drew this
based on the handwriting i must have
based on the handwriting i must have
been like 14.
been like 14
if i were to show this to somebody who
if i were to show this to somebody who
sews clothes they would be like babe
sews clothes they would be like babe
there's nothing there you didn't give us
there's nothing there you didn't give us
anything
anything
if you want this money you can have it
if you want this money you can have it
thank you for writing i do know how to
thank you for writing i do know how to
make fairy homes
make fairy homes
if you want me to i can
if you want me to i can
and since you are a since you are a
and since you are a since you are a
fairy can i grant some wishes please
fairy can i grant some wishes please
write dak listen like i i i need to
write dak listen like i i i need to
explain a little bit i used to be
explain a little bit i used to be
obsessed with fairies and i thought that
obsessed with fairies and i thought that
fairies were real and i wanted to be a
fairies were real and i wanted to be a
fairy and i wanted to meet fairies and
fairy and i wanted to meet fairies and
so i'd make fairy houses in my backyard
so i'd make fairy houses in my backyard
and you know things like that so that
and you know things like that so that
fairies could move in and i'd write them
fairies could move in and i'd write them
little letters and that was that
little letters and that was that
situation um hi fairy i'm not a very
situation um hi fairy i'm not a very
good
good
seller but just writing to say hello
seller but just writing to say hello
from emma to fairy please write back
from emma to fairy please write back
please
please
i mean
i mean
no
no
all about me name emma chamberlain hair
all about me name emma chamberlain hair
color caramel come on what does that
color caramel come on what does that
even mean occupations cello and needle
even mean occupations cello and needle
felting i played the cello no listen
felting i played the cello no listen
this is complete [ __ ] i played the
this is complete  __  i played the
cello
cello
for literally six months in middle
for literally six months in middle
school and on this
school and on this
all about me school project i decided
all about me school project i decided
that it would be appropriate to say that
that it would be appropriate to say that
my occupation was playing cello as if i
my occupation was playing cello as if i
knew anything about the cello like i
knew anything about the cello like i
took orchestra class in middle school
took orchestra class in middle school
but i didn't actually like know how to
but i didn't actually like know how to
play the cello like i didn't know what
play the cello like i didn't know what
is going on what is that
is going on what is that
i didn't know how to play the cello i
i didn't know how to play the cello i
was like faking it like when we would do
was like faking it like when we would do
performances for our families and stuff
performances for our families and stuff
like i would just
like i would just
pretend like i was playing the cello i
pretend like i was playing the cello i
wasn't even actually playing it needle
wasn't even actually playing it needle
felting on the other hand i mean i
felting on the other hand i mean i
showed you earlier like i was definitely
showed you earlier like i was definitely
doing that you know
doing that you know
for like a month favorite food pasta
for like a month favorite food pasta
true favorite band
true favorite band
the shins and the beatles
the shins and the beatles
okay favorite book dear dumb diary
okay favorite book dear dumb diary
wait i wonder if i can find that
wait i wonder if i can find that
this
this
was my absolute favorite book it was so
was my absolute favorite book it was so
edgy it's like journal entries i mean
edgy it's like journal entries i mean
they're not real fake journal entries
they're not real fake journal entries
from this girl and they're all funny and
from this girl and they're all funny and
i i mean this book was genuinely this
i i mean this book was genuinely this
book shaped who i am today
book shaped who i am today
no
no
oh my god this might seem insignificant
oh my god this might seem insignificant
to some but these tank tops with the
to some but these tank tops with the
built-in training bra my god when i
built-in training bra my god when i
bought one of these i was like yes i am
bought one of these i was like yes i am
a woman
a woman
maybe maybe i'm losing my mind you know
maybe maybe i'm losing my mind you know
stuff like this it is like an artifact
stuff like this it is like an artifact
like it should go in a museum and like
like it should go in a museum and like
this tiny little iphone 4 case i mean
this tiny little iphone 4 case i mean
like this stuff deserves to go in a
like this stuff deserves to go in a
museum like this stuff is
museum like this stuff is
rare i sewed this myself
rare i sewed this myself
like cute like it's cute i had this
like cute like it's cute i had this
phase where i would just wear old navy
phase where i would just wear old navy
fleece pajamas
fleece pajamas
everywhere i would wear them to the mall
everywhere i would wear them to the mall
i would wear them to the grocery store i
i would wear them to the grocery store i
would have worn them to school if it
would have worn them to school if it
wasn't against dress code you can get
wasn't against dress code you can get
away with it when you're 11 but when
away with it when you're 11 but when
you're older it's just not good anymore
you're older it's just not good anymore
um
um
oh my god should i use it
oh my god should i use it
this is literally 10 years old how does
this is literally 10 years old how does
it still work am i do i need to call
it still work am i do i need to call
poison control i probably shouldn't use
poison control i probably shouldn't use
that these were all the rage all the
that these were all the rage all the
girlies would be fighting each other
girlies would be fighting each other
over who had the most flavors of these
over who had the most flavors of these
eos lip balms it was like not good for
eos lip balms it was like not good for
the for the community like people
the for the community like people
and like they were like selling out at
and like they were like selling out at
stores everybody's fighting over these
stores everybody's fighting over these
it was really
it was really
it really caused some violence these
it really caused some violence these
things i mean you can just tell that
things i mean you can just tell that
these haven't been touched in you know
these haven't been touched in you know
12 years like they just you can tell
12 years like they just you can tell
they just have that look like you know
they just have that look like you know
when you go into your grandma's nail
when you go into your grandma's nail
polish drawer and you pull out a nail
polish drawer and you pull out a nail
polish and it just looks like this
polish and it just looks like this
because it's just been sitting there
because it's just been sitting there
untouched for 10 years
untouched for 10 years
longer 20 years [ __ ] it
longer 20 years  __  it
what else is in here i mean it's like i
what else is in here i mean it's like i
swear to god
swear to god
it's never ending
it's never ending
you guys
you guys
oh [ __ ] i just stepped on an outlet i
oh  __  i just stepped on an outlet i
just found a good ass hat wait this is
just found a good ass hat wait this is
cute
cute
i hated hats growing up so like this one
i hated hats growing up so like this one
just got shoved in that drawer over
just got shoved in that drawer over
there this is such a good this is such a
there this is such a good this is such a
good hat i feel like i just won the
good hat i feel like i just won the
lottery
lottery
see look i'm this is like productive me
see look i'm this is like productive me
digging through my room is productive i
digging through my room is productive i
swear i feel so bad for my parents
swear i feel so bad for my parents
because i used to make them take me to
because i used to make them take me to
like those places where you can paint
like those places where you can paint
pottery all the time just for me to be
pottery all the time just for me to be
this bad at
this bad at
painting pottery like i had zero
painting pottery like i had zero
artistic ability and i just feel bad for
artistic ability and i just feel bad for
them you know the amount of money they
them you know the amount of money they
spent and like this is what their
spent and like this is what their
daughter made you know and i mean
daughter made you know and i mean
they're good sports but it's just
they're good sports but it's just
look at my fancy little easter dress i
look at my fancy little easter dress i
even had a purse wait
even had a purse wait
what does an 11 year old keep in their
what does an 11 year old keep in their
purse let's find out
purse let's find out
tic tacs that expire in 2010. okay so
tic tacs that expire in 2010 okay so
these
these
so definitely won't be eating these
so definitely won't be eating these
although part of me kind of wants to eat
although part of me kind of wants to eat
one just see what like what would happen
one just see what like what would happen
yeah i don't want to do that actually
yeah i don't want to do that actually
everybody's mom made their halloween
everybody's mom made their halloween
costumes for them growing up i feel like
costumes for them growing up i feel like
this was one of my mom's it's honestly
this was one of my mom's it's honestly
[ __ ] great i was the corpse bride and
__  great i was the corpse bride and
it's like this white dress that has dirt
it's like this white dress that has dirt
all over it fraying you know lace and
all over it fraying you know lace and
stuff she killed it this is gorge
stuff she killed it this is gorge
i wish i could say that like i was some
i wish i could say that like i was some
sort of visionary as like a six-year-old
sort of visionary as like a six-year-old
when it came to painting it's just not
when it came to painting it's just not
the case it's just not the case not
the case it's just not the case not
everybody is built like that so
everybody is built like that so
i love when i find journals
i love when i find journals
jackpot
jackpot
oh this was my high school diary my
oh this was my high school diary my
teacher won't let me run for student
teacher won't let me run for student
council
council
yolo what my birthday was so fun i'm 15.
yolo what my birthday was so fun i'm 15
yay it's finals week and i don't even
yay it's finals week and i don't even
know where to start my stomach is
know where to start my stomach is
feeling pretty good right now so
feeling pretty good right now so
hopefully it stays this way
hopefully it stays this way
no babe ibs doesn't go away
no babe ibs doesn't go away
i'm so stressed about college i just
i'm so stressed about college i just
don't even know how to prepare myself i
don't even know how to prepare myself i
really want to go to a good medical
really want to go to a good medical
school
school
i just wrote the best essay of my life
i just wrote the best essay of my life
i'm really excited about it i'm also
i'm really excited about it i'm also
worried about my math test because my
worried about my math test because my
teacher was hasn't graded it yet i need
teacher was hasn't graded it yet i need
all my grades to stay at a's before
all my grades to stay at a's before
finals i'm nervous shut up i'm so
finals i'm nervous shut up i'm so
excited for summer it's going to be
excited for summer it's going to be
awesome i'm going on amazing vacations
awesome i'm going on amazing vacations
and i'm going to take a bunch of amazing
and i'm going to take a bunch of amazing
pictures instagram has controlled my
pictures instagram has controlled my
life since i was 15. i'm trying to find
life since i was 15 i'm trying to find
a college to buy a sweatshirt for but
a college to buy a sweatshirt for but
i'm really struggling
i'm really struggling
it doesn't matter if you buy a
it doesn't matter if you buy a
sweatshirt for a college you're not
sweatshirt for a college you're not
going i'm not excited to be a sophomore
going i'm not excited to be a sophomore
though because sophomore year seems
though because sophomore year seems
boring
boring
but i'll make it lit
but i'll make it lit
half
half
oh my god i'm starting to get into when
oh my god i'm starting to get into when
i was when i first started my youtube
i was when i first started my youtube
channel i'm passionately in love with
channel i'm passionately in love with
making videos but i don't have much
making videos but i don't have much
footage this summer i'm going to make a
footage this summer i'm going to make a
lot of videos
lot of videos
and i did lately i've been having really
and i did lately i've been having really
bad mood swings and the other day
bad mood swings and the other day
i want to find more diaries i love
i want to find more diaries i love
diaries
diaries
no
no
that i shouldn't have drawn that on my
that i shouldn't have drawn that on my
on my childhood toy i'll leave a little
on my childhood toy i'll leave a little
smiley face on it for when i find it
smiley face on it for when i find it
again in like five years
again in like five years
instead of a wiener fine i'll put a
instead of a wiener fine i'll put a
small small wiener on there
small small wiener on there
wait this is actually so cute i feel
wait this is actually so cute i feel
like i could sell this online for a lot
like i could sell this online for a lot
of money i don't know why i keep
of money i don't know why i keep
thinking about different ways that i can
thinking about different ways that i can
sell my old things on depop authentic
sell my old things on depop authentic
vintage sheep bag mini purse made in in
vintage sheep bag mini purse made in in
2001 vintage
2001 vintage
ninety dollars
ninety dollars
i absolutely
i absolutely
cannot deal with the
cannot deal with the
with the duct tape era what were we all
with the duct tape era what were we all
doing
doing
we were putting duct tape on everything
we were putting duct tape on everything
people were making outfits out of duct
people were making outfits out of duct
tape and wearing it in public what why
tape and wearing it in public what why
there was like this certain era it was
there was like this certain era it was
like 2000
like 2000
through like 2013 were like everybody
through like 2013 were like everybody
was making the weirdest decisions people
was making the weirdest decisions people
were obsessed with duct tape people
were obsessed with duct tape people
were like obsessed with mustaches i
were like obsessed with mustaches i
can't be the only one that remembers
can't be the only one that remembers
that people were wearing jeggings like
that people were wearing jeggings like
there was so much chaos this
there was so much chaos this
oh my god
oh my god
this is the most beautiful
this is the most beautiful
children's jacket i have
children's jacket i have
ever seen up until right now i was like
ever seen up until right now i was like
yes i want to have kids when i'm older
yes i want to have kids when i'm older
but i wasn't like excited about it i
but i wasn't like excited about it i
literally want to get pregnant right now
literally want to get pregnant right now
who bought this for me who
who bought this for me who
who this is a work of art tootin puddle
who this is a work of art tootin puddle
best children's christmas book
best children's christmas book
that exists and i don't and i don't want
that exists and i don't and i don't want
to hear it emma but what about the night
to hear it emma but what about the night
before christmas actually shut up are
before christmas actually shut up are
you kidding me on christmas eve i will
you kidding me on christmas eve i will
whip this book out and read it just
whip this book out and read it just
because
because
i deserve it but i'm not gonna i'm not
i deserve it but i'm not gonna i'm not
gonna read it now because that's not how
gonna read it now because that's not how
that works like you have to read
that works like you have to read
christmas books only on christmas eve
christmas books only on christmas eve
and that's also again a world that i
and that's also again a world that i
have and i don't want to hear anything
have and i don't want to hear anything
about it i don't think
about it i don't think
parents should let their children read
parents should let their children read
christmas books on any night of the year
christmas books on any night of the year
except for christmas eve why because it
except for christmas eve why because it
that makes it special and
that makes it special and
i don't want to fight you guys about
i don't want to fight you guys about
this
this
out
out
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