**Finding Calm and Relaxation with Yoga**

As I sit here, listening to the soothing sounds of my yoga instructor, I feel my body relax and my mind calm. She talks about the importance of breathing deeply through my nose, and how it can help to quiet my mind and focus on the present moment. Her words are like a balm to my frazzled nerves, and I feel my shoulders sagging with relief as she guides me through each pose. The gentle movements of her hands, the soft whisper of her voice - all of it combines to create a sense of tranquility that is hard to find in our busy lives.

One of the things I love about yoga is how adaptable it is. You can compose your own classes, picking out poses and sequences that resonate with you, and linking them together in a way that feels authentic and natural. This has been especially helpful for me, as I've noticed a significant difference in my body since starting to practice regularly. My muscles feel more streamlined, and I have more energy and clarity throughout the day.

As someone who values their health and wellness, I was excited to discover an eco-friendly yoga mat that aligns with my values. Many traditional yoga mats are made from plastics that can off-gas and release chemicals into the air, which can be detrimental to our health. The eco-friendly mat I opted for is made from natural rubber, sourced from trees, and it has a unique scent that initially takes some getting used to but becomes comforting after a few uses. While it's more expensive than traditional mats, I believe that my health is worth the investment.

**Creative Expression: DIY Cat Pajamas**

Last week was National Cat Day, which made me excited to celebrate with some fun and creative expression. I decided to make some cat-themed pajama pants, using iron-on decals featuring my feline friends Winston and Roxie. The process was surprisingly easy - simply print out the designs, cut them to size, and iron them onto a pair of soft, cozy pants. It's been hilarious watching people's reactions when they see me wearing these silly pants - everyone from my coworkers to my cat-loving friends have oohed and aahed over the adorable decals.

For those who may not be as enamored with cats, I encourage you to try your hand at DIY cat pajamas or create your own fun designs using iron-on decals. It's a great way to express yourself creatively and add some humor to your wardrobe choices.

**Natural Hair Care: Discovering Kinky Curly**

As someone with naturally curly hair, I've always struggled to tame the frizz and achieve a smooth, healthy-looking mane. But recently, I discovered two new products that have revolutionized my hair care routine. First, there's the Kinky Curly Spiral Curl Definition Cream - a natural styling serum made from ingredients like shea butter, argan oil, and aloe vera. This stuff is amazing - it nourishes my curls without weighing them down, leaving me with defined, bouncy locks that last all day.

Second, I've also been using the Kinky Curly Spiral Spritz - another natural product that's become an essential part of my daily routine. This curl-defining spray adds moisture and texture to my hair, helping to detangle even the most knotty curls. The best part? It's completely silicone-free, making it perfect for those with sensitive scalps or skin.

While it may take a little time to get used to using these products, I can already see the difference they're making in my hair - and I'm excited to experiment further with different techniques and styles.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI'm Vlogging okay I'm going to record this quick because the lawn mower just stopped so I wanted to check in with you guys it's been two weeks too long two too long weeks and they were very long weeks the reason why I didn't Vlog is we're so damn busy and this whole Vlog thing I just I'm you know I'm getting into it I'm figuring it out I'm getting into the the groove of remembering to do this cuz I want to talk to you and connect with you trying to avoid the sun is this good lighting what do we think of this okay anyways it is what it is um not sure what that is maybe I shouldn't record Vlogs outside because it is very loud I think that's someone's garage door they need oil that actually brings me to something I wanted to go over with you guys because this is a comment question that is often on most videos um which is where is OMG we bought a house we are on a little bit of a break from it and I wanted to explain to you guys a little bit since that is a question that comes up so much so basically we did we moved into our house we organized a bunch of stuff and we decorated a bunch of rooms and now we've kind of Hit the pause button on it to work on other interior design projects that we're doing so um we basically put it on hold a little bit and we haven't done anything to our house without documenting it don't worry we wouldn't dare do that without sharing with you guys so that's what's happening and stay tuned and keep watching because we have so many amazing interior design videos coming out soon we just shot some this last week part of why we were so busy which I'm very excited for you guys to see some amazing Transformations different styles so hopefully you guys will get you know a lot out of it what else okay so let's get into it let's talk about this app that I am so excited about um it's a fitness app and I've never for this I never dabbled with fitness apps before and I came across this one it's called yoga studio and you I mean they have it for iPhone I'm not sure if they have it for Android I'm sure they probably do because it's a really popular app and you basically um there's like videos on it this is kind of is that easy to see I don't know so I you can like download the different videos they don't take up that much space on your phone which is great because I have so many pictures on my phone that I don't have much room anymore and I just like it because you can schedule the classes so basically you put it into your calendar and you say like I want to do intermediate combination at 600 p.m. and it reminds you like it like beeps like yoga's coming up and you're like oh crap I better do that so kind of holds you accountable a little bit more and um I love it because the videos are very here I'll just show you guys it's like very calming she sits there in a comfortable can you hear her she talks very relax your shoulders hips and breathe deeply through your nose she's so relaxing she like knows her stuff I don't know who she is but she's relaxing and she's not annoying she's just calm and it's really easy to watch and you can also compose your own classes so once you kind of know what poses you really like you can pick them out and compose them and then they link them for you and so they all just kind of flow together it's very cool and I've actually noticed I've been doing it now for the last couple weeks I've noticed a difference in my body just kind of getting more streamlined and you know relaxed for me there's that garage door again very loud for me it's really important to just find stuff that I can kind Zen and get into a good head space so I really like yoga for that and um I also got a an eco-friendly yoga mat this is the little wrapper for it which my cat chewed on but it's Eco manduka is the brand because a lot of yoga mats are made out of like groy Plastics and they off gas and they're like that for you and I was like I don't want to be like working out and inhaling all this off gas grossy stuff when I'm doing yoga and trying to like cleanse and get healthy so I got an eco-friendly matte it's made out of like tree rubber which is a thing apparently made from trees and it kind of stinks a little bit at first but you air it out and it's good and it lasts forever it's a little bit more expensive than normal mats but your health is worth it your health is worth it so okay one last thing let me talk about oh I want to tell you guys about um this blog post that I just posted this week so this week was National Cat Day which you guys know I have two cats love them they're like my little babies I don't know what that beeping is so for National Cat Day I did a DIY which I'm calling panties and they're I printed out little cat faces of Winston and roxan on ironon decals anyways National Cat Day panties super easy to make check it out on the blog um they're really funny and cute and you know what if you're not a cat person you could do like puppy panties or something whatever that is so annoying anyways moving on one last thing I want to talk to you guys about is my favorite new curl stuff I have naturally curly hair I mean this is a bit relaxed with a curling iron but um it's normally like super Kinky Curly so I just got this stuff they actually sell it at Target Kinky Curly someone's yelling Kinky Curly is what it's called it has one of my hairs stuck in the jar um oh that's bright there we go see that it's kind of reflecting Kinky Curly and what I love about it I also got this stuff it's the Kinky Curly spiral Spritz natural styling serum and what I love about it is it's not silicone a lot of like smoothing serums if you have naturally curly or wavy hair and you want to smooth the frizz a lot of them have like silicone in it I think right silicone yeah which is like synthetic and kind of weird um but this stuff is all aloe vera which like i' never had anything before that had aloe vera in it and it smells amazing it smells like vanilla and I love it and it's all natural stuff and it says it on the bottle natural styling serum and natural styling gel the curling custard I mean it sounds tasty and it smells tasty but don't eat it so anyways I'm really into that I put it on my hair when it's wet and then I let it air dry usually and then I'll like use a curling iron to just kind of relax the curls a little bit cuz since I dye my hair the top layer of my hair is like a little bit straighter usually and the underneath is like crazy curly so I kind of even it out so anyways that's it yoga panties curly serum stuff and um answering some of your questions so hope that's fun for you miss you guys from last week I'm here love to connect with you all thank you so much for watching Remember subscribe comment thumbs up um what else yeah it's pretty much it right check me out on mrkate.com follow me on social media Mr k.com on Instagram I post pictures all the time so I also respond to comments a lot on Instagram as well as so Vlog so if you guys want to connect and get an answer from me that's a good place too okay now there's a lawnmower I got to go bye Mr KateI'm Vlogging okay I'm going to record this quick because the lawn mower just stopped so I wanted to check in with you guys it's been two weeks too long two too long weeks and they were very long weeks the reason why I didn't Vlog is we're so damn busy and this whole Vlog thing I just I'm you know I'm getting into it I'm figuring it out I'm getting into the the groove of remembering to do this cuz I want to talk to you and connect with you trying to avoid the sun is this good lighting what do we think of this okay anyways it is what it is um not sure what that is maybe I shouldn't record Vlogs outside because it is very loud I think that's someone's garage door they need oil that actually brings me to something I wanted to go over with you guys because this is a comment question that is often on most videos um which is where is OMG we bought a house we are on a little bit of a break from it and I wanted to explain to you guys a little bit since that is a question that comes up so much so basically we did we moved into our house we organized a bunch of stuff and we decorated a bunch of rooms and now we've kind of Hit the pause button on it to work on other interior design projects that we're doing so um we basically put it on hold a little bit and we haven't done anything to our house without documenting it don't worry we wouldn't dare do that without sharing with you guys so that's what's happening and stay tuned and keep watching because we have so many amazing interior design videos coming out soon we just shot some this last week part of why we were so busy which I'm very excited for you guys to see some amazing Transformations different styles so hopefully you guys will get you know a lot out of it what else okay so let's get into it let's talk about this app that I am so excited about um it's a fitness app and I've never for this I never dabbled with fitness apps before and I came across this one it's called yoga studio and you I mean they have it for iPhone I'm not sure if they have it for Android I'm sure they probably do because it's a really popular app and you basically um there's like videos on it this is kind of is that easy to see I don't know so I you can like download the different videos they don't take up that much space on your phone which is great because I have so many pictures on my phone that I don't have much room anymore and I just like it because you can schedule the classes so basically you put it into your calendar and you say like I want to do intermediate combination at 600 p.m. and it reminds you like it like beeps like yoga's coming up and you're like oh crap I better do that so kind of holds you accountable a little bit more and um I love it because the videos are very here I'll just show you guys it's like very calming she sits there in a comfortable can you hear her she talks very relax your shoulders hips and breathe deeply through your nose she's so relaxing she like knows her stuff I don't know who she is but she's relaxing and she's not annoying she's just calm and it's really easy to watch and you can also compose your own classes so once you kind of know what poses you really like you can pick them out and compose them and then they link them for you and so they all just kind of flow together it's very cool and I've actually noticed I've been doing it now for the last couple weeks I've noticed a difference in my body just kind of getting more streamlined and you know relaxed for me there's that garage door again very loud for me it's really important to just find stuff that I can kind Zen and get into a good head space so I really like yoga for that and um I also got a an eco-friendly yoga mat this is the little wrapper for it which my cat chewed on but it's Eco manduka is the brand because a lot of yoga mats are made out of like groy Plastics and they off gas and they're like that for you and I was like I don't want to be like working out and inhaling all this off gas grossy stuff when I'm doing yoga and trying to like cleanse and get healthy so I got an eco-friendly matte it's made out of like tree rubber which is a thing apparently made from trees and it kind of stinks a little bit at first but you air it out and it's good and it lasts forever it's a little bit more expensive than normal mats but your health is worth it your health is worth it so okay one last thing let me talk about oh I want to tell you guys about um this blog post that I just posted this week so this week was National Cat Day which you guys know I have two cats love them they're like my little babies I don't know what that beeping is so for National Cat Day I did a DIY which I'm calling panties and they're I printed out little cat faces of Winston and roxan on ironon decals anyways National Cat Day panties super easy to make check it out on the blog um they're really funny and cute and you know what if you're not a cat person you could do like puppy panties or something whatever that is so annoying anyways moving on one last thing I want to talk to you guys about is my favorite new curl stuff I have naturally curly hair I mean this is a bit relaxed with a curling iron but um it's normally like super Kinky Curly so I just got this stuff they actually sell it at Target Kinky Curly someone's yelling Kinky Curly is what it's called it has one of my hairs stuck in the jar um oh that's bright there we go see that it's kind of reflecting Kinky Curly and what I love about it I also got this stuff it's the Kinky Curly spiral Spritz natural styling serum and what I love about it is it's not silicone a lot of like smoothing serums if you have naturally curly or wavy hair and you want to smooth the frizz a lot of them have like silicone in it I think right silicone yeah which is like synthetic and kind of weird um but this stuff is all aloe vera which like i' never had anything before that had aloe vera in it and it smells amazing it smells like vanilla and I love it and it's all natural stuff and it says it on the bottle natural styling serum and natural styling gel the curling custard I mean it sounds tasty and it smells tasty but don't eat it so anyways I'm really into that I put it on my hair when it's wet and then I let it air dry usually and then I'll like use a curling iron to just kind of relax the curls a little bit cuz since I dye my hair the top layer of my hair is like a little bit straighter usually and the underneath is like crazy curly so I kind of even it out so anyways that's it yoga panties curly serum stuff and um answering some of your questions so hope that's fun for you miss you guys from last week I'm here love to connect with you all thank you so much for watching Remember subscribe comment thumbs up um what else yeah it's pretty much it right check me out on mrkate.com follow me on social media Mr k.com on Instagram I post pictures all the time so I also respond to comments a lot on Instagram as well as so Vlog so if you guys want to connect and get an answer from me that's a good place too okay now there's a lawnmower I got to go bye Mr Kate\n"