Adventures and Naps

What I've been up to lately

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 Join me for a bit of a chaotic run around the house 🫡 Here's a look at what I've been up to lately - but how have you been??

Hope you're having an easy October so far 🎃 and thanks for watching!

My first-ever pumpkin crisp 🎃🥧

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 Happy Spooky Month! I wanted to bake something for the season and landed on this - a pumpkin crisp! 🥧

Hope you like the video!

If you have a favourite autumn/Halloween recipe, let me know!

Reacting to Britain's BIGGEST heist

You guys suggested I check out the Hatton Garden Heist - and WOW I can see why!! Hope you enjoy the video and have a great rest of your weekend! 💎💰

If you have any other ideas of things I should check out, let me know! 🙏🏻

Can I bake a historical British pudding? (I have no idea what I'm doing)

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 Who's hungry?

Big shoutout to Steven for sending this historical cookbook to the PO Box! Today we're making a pudding and hopefully not burning the house down..

Hope you have a great rest of your weekend! ☀️

Sept Book Club Review - Pretty good! A little cringe! 🔥📚

This month we read The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence. As always, the only thing I knew about this was it was recommended by a friend and a guy at Waterstones. Sounds good!

Beginning: great, interesting world building, totally unique locations, really held my attention. I wonder where this is going??

Middle: ehhhh... maybe I'd read a chapter and then put it down. It was fin...

I've never seen these Poundland snacks!

I went to Poundland. I bought a bunch of snacks. I tried them all!! 🍬🍫🥔

It's pretty hard to find a lot of snacks I've not tried before (let alone never seen!) but there were loadssss at Poundland - how fun!

Seen a weird snack lately? Let me know!!

Day in the Life: London, the theatre + post surprises 🚄 🎭 📮

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 This week was actually a busy one out of the house - so I wanted to bring you along!

ALSO thanks again to everyone who sent stuff to the PO Box 📮 it's always so fun opening the post and I really appreciate all the thought (+ effort) that goes into sending stuff! Address below if you ever want to post anything:

Alanna Naps
PO Box 302
FAVERSHAM
ME13 3DR

Hope you have a great weekend!

MORE crazy British adverts

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 I had so much fun watching those wild British adverts on Youtube recently, I wanted to watch more! Rebook, Alton Towers, Tango - oh my! Hope you enjoy the video ☺️

WEIRDEST ciders I've ever tried 🍎🍏

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 This week we're trying the weirdest ciders I've ever had! Pina colada, anyone?? 🍻 If you ever see a weird food/drink you think I should taste-test, let me know!

Hope you're having a great start to your weekend!

🇺🇸🌭 What a divisive book! (I really liked it)

This month for Book Club we read the modern classic A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (available here if you want to check it out!). From reading the reviews after finishing the book, it seems this one really splits the room: you either enjoy it, or despise it.

I really enjoyed it!

I felt like all of the characters (however minor or unlikeable) were completely fleshed out into unique ...

FIRST TIME Reacting to Eurovision

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻

I finished this video back in May with the hopes of uploading it to Youtube - I know Eurovision reactions seem to be really popular and thought it would be fun for the channel! 🎤

Unfortunately I have been working on clearing/fixing the copyright claims since then - and have been unsuccessful. Rather than remove the video or continue editing the video into a version I don't really like, I'd rather than it with you guys!

(I had to upload this to Patreo...

Let's go to Portugal! ☀️🌴🇵🇹

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 I wanted to share some snippets of my trip to Portugal! I had such a fun time but I'm definitely happy to be home 🙏🏻

Also just a heads-up that I'm hosting my massive Twitch livestream this coming Friday 23 August! I'll be live as long as the audience decides (I think it was 3.5 days last year lol)

I've planned loads of games, challenges, costumes,...

Portugal treats! 🇵🇹

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 I'm back from Portugal with treats, of course!

Join me for a cheeky morning taste test 🍫🍬🍪 Hope you're having a great weekend so far!

Hello from Portugal! ☀️

Hope you are all doing well! Just wanted to pop on and say there is NO Youtube video this week (so no early access as well). Currently still in Portugal and hoping to share a few bits of the trip with you guys later! 🌊🍷

BEST (and worst) British sweets

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 Let's talk about sweets! If you'd like to play along, here's the tier list! Let me know your favourites/least favourites! 🍫🍬

☀️ Hope you're having a great summer so far ☀️

I LOVED IT! ⚓

This month for our Book Club we read The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder - I loved it so much! I don't remember the last time I read a historical non-fiction but the author did such a great job of turning fairly confusing/dry historical journals into something really thrilling and exciting. I zoomed through this and had a hard time putting it down. I'll definitely be going back and reading more from this author...

What happened in Canada?

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 I'm back in England and wanted to share how Canada went! 🇨🇦 Have a seat and grab a cuppa, let's chat!

Juicy Questions About Canada 🇨🇦

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 You asked about Canada, and I answered! Hope you guys are having a great July so far and I can't wait to tell you all about my time here in Canada!

☀️ Hello from Canada! 🇨🇦

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 I'm in Canada, sat in my favourite spot by the pool!

I'd love to do a video answering your questions about Canada! They can be serious, silly, my experiences in Canada or about the country generally. Anything about Canada.

 Please leave your comments down below! 🙏🏻

Patreon - Messy packing + PO Box surprises!

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 As I write this (and filmed/edited this) I'm getting ready to go to Canada! By the time anyone reads it, I should be there already 🤞🏻☀️

Hope you guys are having a great July so far!! Who else packs like an absolute mess??

MORE shocking British PSAs

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 I had so much fun filming my recent Youtube video about British PSAs that I wanted to do more! There's SO MANY!!!

I had a lot of fun with this - hope you enjoy it, too! 📺

Join me for a pub quiz!

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 Who's up for a morning pub quiz?? 🍻

If you'd like to play along, you can find the quiz here! Best of luck (and no cheating!!!) Let me know your scores down below!

Either way, hope you enjoy the video and have a great rest of your weekend! 🙏🏻

Wow, what a life! 🏰

For our Book Club this month, we read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. Wow! One of my friend's recommended this one since I liked Educated (an old Book Club pick) and I can see why she recommended it!

This follows Jeannette's extremely difficult and neglectful childhood - but it's told completely direct and devoid of anger, pain or hate. Knowing that she went on to become a journalist, it definitely reads like...

My first-ever treacle tart (bit of a disaster?? lol)

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 It's been aaaggeeeesss since we've baked anything in the kitchen so I wanted to make a treacle tart! But I was a bit rusty! 😅

Have a favourite classic pudding? A go-to recipe? Let me know!

Video games that changed my life

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 Grab a cuppa, I've got a rant coming! I've been playing a game that I've totally fallen in love with - and I wanted to share it with you!

Here's the most influential video games I've played 🎮 Let me know yours!

How I create Youtube videos 🎬💻

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 This week I wanted to take you along while I create a Youtube video - start to finish! I've used this process for the last few years and have found it to be the most effective and efficient (for me, at least).

Hope you like the video and have a great weekend! ☀️

Taste Testing NEW Thatchers Cider 🍎

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻 There's been SO MANY new Thatchers cider flavours, so you know I gotta try them! Have a seat, put your feet up and I hope you like the video!

May Book Club 👩🏻‍🚀 I LOVED IT!

This month we read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and I loved it so much!! Ahhhh! As always, I went into this one blind and didn't read the back cover, so this was wildly (pleasantly) surprising! 🚀 I loved the tone, the direction and the overall plot - it certainly wasn't what I was expecting.

If you're looking for something "sci-fi-wholesome" I'd definitely recommend this one!

Did you read Project Hail Mary...

Adventures + Reviews (what I've watched lately!)

Hey Patreon! 👋🏻Join me for some speed-reviews of what I've watched in the last few months! There's been loads of good stuff that I wanted to share with you guys - without any spoilers!

Watched anything good lately? Let me know! 📺

Welcome to Patreon! ✨💛🌻

Hey guys! I wanted to show all our free members a sneak-peak at some of the content I post for Patreon ☺️ All paid tiers on Patreon receive access to a full-length video that is never posted publicly to the Youtube audience.

If this kind of content interests you, it's what you can expect on my channel! 🙏🏻

Hope you have a great rest of your day!

Alanna x