Holly Gabrielle #5 Still lives like a nun, doesn't allow herself any fun

[3littlekittens]

Anyone else found it weird how she kept talking about their new "running machine" in her newest video? Everyone I have ever met calls it a treadmill. Running machine sounds like something a little kid would say when their vocab isn't super developed. But then again, I'm not sure if it's just a UK vs. North America difference.

 

[emm]

Anyone else found it weird how she kept talking about their new "running machine" in her newest video? Everyone I have ever met calls it a treadmill. Running machine sounds like something a little kid would say when their vocab isn't super developed. But then again, I'm not sure if it's just a UK vs. North America difference.

no we say treadmill in the uk too

 

[threeSMEGfridges]

It's really visible just how much her hairline is receding when she wears her hair down. I wonder if that's the reason she keeps putting it up in that bun – that she's gone too far to stop.
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she could wear a thick headband (like the “granola girl” ones) and have a looser bun Or braid her hair and allow the baby hairs to thicken.

I don’t mind the space buns per se; they’re just TOO tight.

I have a weird hairline and a lot of baby hairs - trichotillomania - and thick headbands are great when trying to either break pulling cycle or grow uneven sections out

 

[Oatmeall]

Also just checked her fundraising page and she's at 5% of her target, she's raised less than you need to normally raise for a half-marathon

 

[teflonpanda]

Yeah she has raised 260 pounds so far, and 50 of those are from her grandparents as far as I can see. But I guess better than nothing? I still don't see how she manages to train for a marathon while finishing her final project for her Master's at the same time but oh well

 

[emm]

Yeah she has raised 260 pounds so far, and 50 of those are from her grandparents as far as I can see. But I guess better than nothing? I still don't see how she manages to train for a marathon while finishing her final project for her Master's at the same time but oh well

what happens if you don't raise it? do they still let you run? I get that she doesn't really have friends who would donate but I would have thought her followers would

 

[Mystery07]

what happens if you don't raise it? do they still let you run? I get that she doesn't really have friends who would donate but I would have thought her followers would

I think you commit to the amount, so if you don't raise it all through donation you have to pay the rest.

 

[ECH]

I think you commit to the amount, so if you don't raise it all through donation you have to pay the rest.

Yeah that's typically the way when there's a minimum goal. I'm actually kind of surprised she hasn't raised more, and I guess that says more about how she's struggled to cultivate a real community.

 

[CatCafe234]

I think you commit to the amount, so if you don't raise it all through donation you have to pay the rest.

I’m assuming she’d still have to pay it even if she didn’t complete the marathon too, which would sting a bit …

 

[teflonpanda]

Okay I'm just flabberghasted at that, I had no idea! Running in the London Marathon really is expensive huh.

But then it's really baffling that Holly doesn't advertise her donations page more on her channel. Or maybe I'm being naive and she can easily afford to spend like 4000 pounds for running in a marathon..

 

[xoxoxo13]

do you think she actually works/does all the studying she claims to do?

 

[emm]

I think a lot of the work she does is just pointless busy work tbh, no one needs to write down every single word from a lecture

 

[ECH]

I think a lot of the work she does is just pointless busy work tbh, no one needs to write down every single word from a lecture

Yup, or rewrite it continually, especially at Masters level. Masters is mostly about your own research and further reading and less about being taught things with specificity in your lectures.

 

[xoxoxo13]

but her 12 hour work days are real? with absolutely no days off?

 

[justcantbearit]

Okay I'm just flabberghasted at that, I had no idea! Running in the London Marathon really is expensive huh.

But then it's really baffling that Holly doesn't advertise her donations page more on her channel. Or maybe I'm being naive and she can easily afford to spend like 4000 pounds for running in a marathon..

It’s ‘expensive’ if you have a charity entry (most have a minimum requirement of £2000+) but a ballot/good for age place is actually one of the least expensive out of all UK marathons! She will have to pay the full amount if not gained through sponsorship although they give you a bit of time post marathon too - and yes, even if she doesn’t run it she’ll have to pay! So I don’t get why she has neglected the fundraising side…

Super snarky here but whenever people outline their days on YT, especially the “super productive” people, I think “how boring is this?” and if I detailed everything I did in a day, I’d probably have been “more productive” than these people whose whole persona is built on being productive.

 

[xoxoxo13]

Super snarky here but whenever people outline their days on YT, especially the “super productive” people, I think “how boring is this?” and if I detailed everything I did in a day, I’d probably have been “more productive” than these people whose whole persona is built on being productive.

what do you mean?
though I don't live an exciting life and her productive days sound even more boring than my depressive episodes

 

[justcantbearit]

what do you mean?
though I don't live an exciting life and her productive days sound even more boring than my depressive episodes

Sorry if I didn’t explain it well. I meant that their days are broken down into the minutiae of what they have done eg “I woke up, then I drew the curtains, and then I used the bathroom, then I answered the door to a delivery, and then I made a cup of tea etc”. If I did that, and wrote a to do list of all these things, my day would “look” like I’d done loads…of normal mundane stuff that everyone does!

 

[Fastgirl154]

I cannot at her most recent video...I like watching her masters and uni related content but she shares super gross unnecessary things: no one needs to know about her toenail falling off, farts and her sweaty clothes... I don’t need to see any of that

 

[salmonsushi]

"Sushi is literally one of my favourite things ever" - only eats avocado and cucumber roll, probably doesn't dip in soy sauce and wasabi
"Excited to go to Japan one day to eat actual sushi" - are you sure, Holly?

No offense to other vegans....I just find it so odd how Holly would call herself a "foodie" because sushi is her favourite food. It's like saying fish&chips is your favourite meal but you've only eaten chips cuz it's the only vegan thing you can eat.
She should totally try vegetable kimbap tho, I think she'll like that.

 

[emm]

"Sushi is literally one of my favourite things ever" - only eats avocado and cucumber roll, probably doesn't dip in soy sauce and wasabi
"Excited to go to Japan one day to eat actual sushi" - are you sure, Holly?

No offense to other vegans....I just find it so odd how Holly would call herself a "foodie" because sushi is her favourite food. It's like saying fish&chips is your favourite meal but you've only eaten chips cuz it's the only vegan thing you can eat.
She should totally try vegetable kimbap tho, I think she'll like that.

yeah I agree, I am not vegan but if I was sushi would not be the food I was eating, there are so many other vegan options, especially in terms of asian food, why have something that must be so bland?