living alone in my 20s | how i make my apartment feel like home

my very first apartment — the reveal 🏠 | how I'm making it feel like home after living with my parents post-college, i finally moved into my own place a few months ago. in this video i'm giving you the full tour while sharing what's actually made this space feel like *mine*. from the housewarming party with my roommate alina (brown butter matcha cookies included 🍪) to the cooking journey that turned me from an annie's mac & cheese girl into someone who genuinely looks forward to things like grocery shopping — this is the honest, cozy, and sometimes quiet reality of living on your own in your 20s. i'm flipping through my favorite cookbooks for recipe inspiration (including "home is where the eggs are" by molly yeh), showing you the colorful, renter-friendly decor that made my friends say "this room feels so *you*," taking you along to my tuesday track workout with running club, and sharing what my actual evening routine looks like now: skin & hair care ➡️ unwinding living on your own is so exciting, and it also has a challenging side where loneliness creeps in and you realize having people around is no longer a given. i'm getting real about both. ⏱ timestamps 0:00 — welcome to my first apartment! 0:43 — what makes a place feel like home 1:04 — housewarming 1:36 — the honest side of living on your own 2:43 — my cooking journey 5:26 — molly yeh's cookbook 6:55 — colorful, renter-friendly decor 7:33 — track workout with running club 8:30 — evening skin & hair care routine 9:33 — my cozy evening routine 💬 what's one thing that you do to make your place feel like home? tell me in the comments! 📌 subscribe for new videos every month 🍝 recipes brown butter white chocolate matcha cookies: https://www.cooking-therapy.com/match... maya's white bean tomato bake: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u... 🎵 music https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/t... https://app.hellothematic.com/song/19751 💬 social media instagram:   / heyits.mayaaa   blog: https://www.heyitsmaya.com 📸 equipment camera: SONY ZVE-1 lens: SONY 16-25mm F/2.8 G editing: final cut pro, procreate #firstapartment #apartmentreveal #livingonyourown #apartmentdecor #cozyapartment #makingahome #cookingforyourself #renterfriendly #apartmenttour #eveningroutine #navigatingyour20s #vlog #vlogging #beinginyour20s #livingalone #livingaloneinyour20s #videodiary #videodiaries #cooking