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Love Islandwas about to start production on season two of the showusually shot on an actual islandwhen COVID-19 hit.
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At first, everything was put on hold.
But I’m weirdly the best person for the job.
Because I like being at home; I love chilling.
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But thats why we love her!
Below, Vandenberg shares her bedtime routine from her round-the-clockLove Islandlife.
Around 11 p.m., I always make tea.
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Because before that I was like, “I think my options are Cheesecake Factory and Cheesecake Factory.”
Vital Proteins makes aBlueberry Moon Milk supplement.
My eyes were closed, and I was like, “What is wrong with me?”
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I mean, that shit should come with a warning.
It is aggressive, but it’s good.
And it actually tastes really good.
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We’ve even Zoomed because the connection is better.
We talk all day just texting each other little funny things or whatever.
Then I go wash my face while the tea kicks in.
I do a whole face thing where I give myself a miniature face massage.
I feel like that relaxes you and takes away the stress.
So I really get in there, just with my hands.
I work my eyebrows.
I do have this one tool, it’s theAngela Caglia little vibrating face tool.
Not sure why it vibrates, but I like it.
I am obsessed withVintner’s Daughter.
I use that stuff like theres no tomorrow.
I think that the scent of it, too, is really relaxing.
I even like to just cup it over my nose and smell it.
I smell it, and I’m like, “Oh, that’s why people meditate.
That’s why people have those Zen moments.
I’ve never been like that.
But as I get older, I realize the importance of having those moments of peace.
I’ve always just been hyperactive.
I brought my sound machine, itsDohm.
I have to travel with my sound machine.
It’s basically a silk rag that I’ve had my whole life.
I also brought a giantDyson fan.
Those three things have changed my experience here because it does feel like I’m at home.
But that’s not the case here.
I’m here all day and it could be really weird.
So that’s actually been a huge help.
I also brought myDyson vacuum.
It’s so random, but I have actually used that thing.
I’ve had people be like, “Can I borrow your vacuum?”
There’s also dog hair everywhere, so I have to get that out.
It was embarrassing, rolling up with all the shit that I brought, but it was necessary.
And I feel so much better for doing that.
Matt’s like, “You wear those every night.”
They’re so soft and so comfortable.
And they don’t get twisted around my body.
Those are my go-to pajamas with a big soft T-shirt.
Then I pee, like, 50 times.
So I get it all out.
I feel like people have such routines and I’m just like, “I pee a lot.”
A big thing that I do is I give Stinky a massage.
I tell her every night, “I’ll take care of you forever.
I love you so much.
I’ll take care of you forever.”
She doesn’t sleep with me because she likes to be alone.
That is a big thing that I do that actually calms me too.
I do a lot of weird little things right before I go to bed.
That is a huge thing that I would freak out over.
I get super-dry hands.
And especially being here, it’s so dry, so I have to have lotion on my hands.
Sometimes I’ll even wearmoisture gloves.
Sometimes I’ll wake up and be so annoyed with them.
I rip them off, and I’ll throw them across the room.
I bought them atLarchmont Beautyit’s my go-to family-owned shop.
I have to cover my lips with chapstick, like, a lot.
I hate feeling dry, as you know.
I usePapaw, because it doesn’t have a scent or anything.
It’s just clear, and feels so good.
I also put it all over my knuckles.
Then it blocks the light from the TV too.
If I get up to go pee, I want to brush my teeth again.
I need to reset myself.
I have to fall asleep with the TV on because I’m scared of the dark.
I watch30 Rockto fall asleep because I know what’s going to happen.
Im watchingLove Island UKright now, the last season of that.
I get to see it the next day.
It’s real reality TV.
Well, you’ll find out in literally 24 hours.
If I can’t sleep, I pray.
I usually do this anywaysI always pray every night.
I just say thank you for this day.
That actually really calms me.
I have a CBDDosist Calm penthat I also smoke if I can’t sleep.
It doesn’t knock me out, but it just chills you out.
Last night, I hate to admit that I fell asleep at 2:30 a.m.
I’m here kind of chilling, so there’s nothing to get tired from.
Being here, I can go to sleep whenever I want.
I can wake up whenever I want.
It’s pretty awesome.
Here it’s been harder for me for some reason.
So I’m just letting myself do whatever my body is telling me to do.
I have been sleeping so well in this hotel.
The bed is so comfortable.
I wake up feeling like I actually slept all night long.
I never feel like, “Oh, I need more sleep.”
I think a lot of people are scared to date during quarantine for obvious reasons.
If you’re not going to hang out with them in person, get to know them.
you could FaceTime with people, have Zoom dates.
But it doesn’t have to be.
I think that the main part of [a relationship] is your connection on a brain level.
So, do that.
This is a perfect time to try a different technique of dating.
It probably has more tension and more giggles and butterflies, you know?
