A Major Announcement and Christmas Books

I have Celiac’s so im gluten free 100%. Canyon Bakehouse is probably the best. Its not cheap (like $8.99 a loaf in my grocery store at least) but Costco has a pack of 2 for $9! The way they are packaged it lasts a long time without getting moldy or needing to freeze.

Your mother’s handwriting is amazing! I too envy people with multiple language skills and those with beautiful handwriting.

my husband and 2 kids have celiac and I'm gluten sensitive. Wheat Canyon Bakehouse honey white, it really tastes the best to us.

highly recommend A Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder - a novel taking you back in time to the birth of Christ while exploring the history of Christianity, designed to be read daily like an advent calendar! i’m no longer a christian but i still love it ❤️

I can smell it…”smells like stuff that works”. 😂

I am 100% GF. The best bread I have found is Canyon Bakehouse. It is so good my husband even eats it. He is not GF. I like to toast my bread. Give it a try!

p.s. cracking up at “immortal divine” 😂

I put a lot of the same books out each year! And I love Susan Branch stuff, too!

I loved that bookstore at Hollywood Studios. It had unique things and different treats. I miss it.

That was great Jen!!

Can I just say how happy I am to see a new video from you every day this week!

I read Christmas romance books

My favorite Christmas book is Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto. My students absolutely love this book!

Canyon Bakehouse grain bread is good. The white is just OK.

1/2 slice of sourdough!

Best Christmas Pagent Ever is one of my favorite Christmas books. My mom read it to me when I was little and now I'm reading it to my nephew. There's also a new movie adaptation of it this year too!

I have lived in South America for 40 years. I speak 3 languages fluently and just enough of 3 more to get myself into trouble. However, anything technical or digital makes my head hurt.

I love Canyon Bakehouse 7-Grain Sandwich Gluten free Bread from Walmart. It comes frozen i think, but i just leave it out (not sure if that's okay, but i've been fine lol)

Another fun video. ❤

I have that exact same metronome!

I had The Christmas Kitten book when I was a kid. memories. I find Trader joes gluten free white bread to be decent. Also there is a place called Lilac Patisserie in Santa Barbara which is 100% Gluten free. Their bread is amazing and they do ship although it is pricey.

promise bread is the best gluten free........

Jen, your giggle/laugh brings me such joy! Thank you for making my day so much better!

Letters From Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien - also the Legend of the Three Trees! A Christmas Carol, A Dog Named Christmas (yes my dog is named Christmas Kringle Little Buddy the Elf) It’s A Wonderful Dog, are my Christmassy must Reads

My Curly hair lost its curl during menopause which I am not happy about and I have also embraced my natural grey - 4 years now and it all natural various shades of grey but better condition even if my curl has vanished! Xx

You really get used to the taste of gluten free bread the more that you have it. But it's best toasted anyway. However, you probably have some gluten free bakeries you could order from? I'm not sure, I'm in the UK and there are some online suppliers which are great. I like white schar loaf for toast, it just makes such good toast. Love it with scrambled eggs and salmon, unsure if you have that brand. They also have a super seedy one which is called vitality loaf or something and that's also v good toasted. I've been primarily gluten free for many years after I constantly had bloating, tummy pain, feeling sick but also a lot of anxiety/low mood/migraines. All the physical stuff went away. The psychological aspect reduced massively also.

If I was thinking of starting a utube channel I would take your course in a heart beat. I find that you explain things very well and you are quite inciteful. Love vlogmas #4!

I love your Christmas books! I was an elementary school librarian for 30 years, and I just retired this fall. I would read several of your books to my students every year. The Mary Engelbreit was my favorite. I am missing it this year!

Jen, I hope you see this. Your favorite Elemis products are on GMA Steals and Deals 50% off with free shipping!!! I hope you see this in time. Loving your vlog as! I’m living vicariously thru you and your Advent calendars❤ Go vlogmas! Love and appreciate you!

Seriously loving the everyday posts...no pressure! 😂 also I didn't know that about the champagne flutes...at least you drank it out of the right glass...that's what matters to me. I'm pretty sure if I held something by the stem it would spill. They also make stemless champagne flutes...so what do you do then?

I love Olive the Other Reindeer!

As a naturally wavy and, now, naturally gray woman, I get it! Letting my hair dry curly, with product in it, is great - the first day. Then it gets unruly, especially in the summer. Winter time is better for it, but then it's freezing here in NH so who wants to walk around with a wet head for a couple of hours? I do find it behaves better if I keep it longer. The weight of it keeps it from getting to crazy.

Jen I’m curious, does the Jim Carrey Christmas Carol movie make you feel sick too? Both those movies give me motion sickness 😞

Did I leave a comment, I meant to... B Free white is my favorite. It's the closest to sourdough in my memories. It's hard to find though. Canyon Bakehouse mountain white is my regular daily favorite. I prefer it in the freezer section.

Love the books! I havent put mine out in years since my son is in his 20s. I’m going to dig them out!

Congrats on all your success! ❤

I also put a stack of Christmas books and out every year. Mine include A Christmas Carol with the same illustrations as the original, a first edition of Miracle on 34th Strrt, a Golden Book of The Night Before Christmas that my kids practically wore out when they were little, same with Frosty the Snowman, an illustrated Twelve Days of Christmas, and then the most precious one Santa Claus and His Elves by Mauri Kunnas - how they live daily, how they work making toys, how they celebrate Christmas, how they prepare for the big day, and how they vacation afterwards. The text and illustrations are beautiful, wonderful and funny.

Schar's GF products never fail me, their ciabatta rolls are the best! Also check out QVC's presentation of Beekman 1802 products, where you can meet the boys behind Beekman's.

Nightmare before Christmas? 😂

Royo Bagels and Breads are amazing, they are not gluten free but low carb, low sugar, and high fiber. I wasn’t sure if you just try to avoid gluten or if have a gluten intolerance these won’t work 🍞🥯

Hi Jen! I have a gluten intolerance and I also have Hashimoto’s. I find avoiding soy and alcohol along with my gluten free diet helps a lot with my inflammation. I can recommend Schar bread. They have the best rolls hands down! Mission makes the best tortillas and carbonaut bagels are very soft too. Gratify has very yummy pretzels and siete has other good snacks and products. Make sure you read food labels carefully, as there are many sneaky gluten ingredients under other names. I hope this helps! ❤

You can always use corn tortillas to make breakfast burritos. My latest obsession for breakfast, however, has been Chia pudding. Yes, it's been a thing for awhile but I finally tried it and now I have it every morning - 2T chia seeds, 1/2 cup almond milk, a couple of squirts of liquid Stevia, about a teaspoon of pure vanilla extract, sugar free maple syrup, about 4 crumbled pecans and about half a cup of fresh blueberries, sprinkled with cinnamon. You can use other sweeteners like pure honey, agave, pure maple syrup, etc. You can even add in a little nutmeg for the holidays.

I enjoyed this video so much! Sassy, off the rails, Jen is awesome!

Jen, I have a friend who has celiac disease and here are his favorite sliced breads - TraderJoe’s has great GF white bread, bagels, and raisin bread. Walmart carries a GF English muffin which is his favorite. They also carry a udi bread that is pretty good called heritage style honey white soft and delicious. This bread is about regular size bread instead of the usual 2”x2”. Other followers may have already given you this info but, just in case, I thought I would share.

Jen…what curl product do you use when you air dry? I really like the way your hair looks when you air dry and I’m always on a mission for the right curl products

I have what I believe to be the most uniquely beautifully illustrated book of The First Noel! It was given to me as a very little kid, and the art has stuck in my head ever since. Even the Walmart smiley sticker little me decided to slap on it😅 I finally adopted it into my own Christmas collection from my parents basement a few years ago!

So excited for your course! And your wine. We are just doing all the celebrating over here and I’m personally here for it!