I Went to a Mermaid Meetup!

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  • čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
  • This was my first mermaid meetup in ages! It was such fun and so good to see everyone and meet a bunch of you! 💖 Stick to the end for the recap and going through some big feelings. 😅
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    0:39 Chatting and Packing
    5:21 Eye Update
    6:50 More Gru
    7:33 On the Road
    8:07 The Ramp of DOOM
    8:38 Mermaids of BC Meetup
    9:57 Heading Home
    10:53 Recap and Big Feelings
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  • @umchilleeanyways
    @umchilleeanyways Před 5 dny +8

    These look so fun :( im completely landlocked and would LOVE to to go and swim with everyone omggg 😫
    Also your dog is so stinkin cute 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @seaopalthemeren
    @seaopalthemeren Před 4 dny +3

    1:44 I LOVED THE EMERALD DREAM!!! and also happy to see the same cr4p in your videos, over and over and over again!!!

  • @Princesslov27
    @Princesslov27 Před 4 dny +4

    This was wonderful and it is inspiring to see you swimming happily. Thanks for being our friend even though you don’t know us the same way.

  • @Spiffy_Space_Dragon
    @Spiffy_Space_Dragon Před 4 dny +2

    Great video as always! Just seeing you and others get to the pool is really helping motivate me to get my tail out and swim. It has been far too long.
    On a seemingly random note, I related so much to the sentiment on repetition in videos at 2:40.
    Apologies, this is apparently a whole story (which you can feel free to skip).
    During the height of the pandemic, my work went completely virtual, and we posted monthly videos of the data collected passively by the observatory I work at. I'm every video I had to explain the same set of things. Despite how that could get a bit frustrating, our patrons enjoyed the videos, and I still enjoyed making them.
    Anyway, thank you again for the video and for bringing to mind some memories. :)

  • @kaelendra
    @kaelendra Před 2 dny +1

    the pups talking is just so cute.

  • @gamewrit0058
    @gamewrit0058 Před 4 dny +1

    5:50 That's amazing that your optometrist offered that! My chiropractor's receptionist pulls the blinds and lowers the lights for me before I enter the exam room. Every time, just because they noticed I did it once a long time ago while waiting. 🥰♾️

  • @stephaniesosna8213
    @stephaniesosna8213 Před 5 dny +2

    Have you looked up Lunarpooch products ?
    They have light reflective dog coats, collars etc. And matching reflective stuff for the humans too. I noticed the added collar you had for Gru for night walkies 🥰

  • @KayleyNymph
    @KayleyNymph Před 5 dny +3

    The walkies song is so cute

  • @queenarielleoftherealm

    Omg your pup is SO CUTE!

  • @NeriBerryz
    @NeriBerryz Před 5 dny +6

    i wanted to say hi so bad! I'm just a socially anxious mer :c I'll work up my courage to say hi :D

  • @spinachdip5417
    @spinachdip5417 Před 3 dny +1

    We LOVE mermaid accessibility hacks!! Thank you for the video and I love any content you put out! You actually gave me the confidence as an autistic mermaid who’s been obsessed for years, to go out and purchase my first monofin. You’ve also given me the confidence to join my first mermaid pod! I appreciate youuuu!!!

  • @Camrin16
    @Camrin16 Před 5 dny +4

    15:38 If I met you, I would not be disappointed. I would be so happy and honored. You are amazing please don’t forget it.

  • @tinaw1763
    @tinaw1763 Před 56 minutami

    It was amazing to finally meet you in person Courtney! 💖 honestly you and faith both got me into embracing the inner mermaid in me. I love equally how much you both bring to the mermaid community

  • @gamewrit0058
    @gamewrit0058 Před 4 dny

    15:30 "I don't like to go out because I can't edit myself." You deserve to take up space and be yourself. I'm excited that you had fun at the meet up and you're discovering ways to make prep and clean up easier. 🥰🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️♾️❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🌈 Your new puppy is amazing 😍.

  • @danaj.
    @danaj. Před 5 dny +2

    You are such an awesome mermaid! :) And your dog is so cute. :)

  • @mirthe9994
    @mirthe9994 Před 4 dny +2

    I couldn't help hearing you called yourself weird... But I can tell you with great confidence that being weird is fine. There is no normal in this world, there is no regular in this world. You are allowed to be yourself in the way you are. And the people who watch you strangely should really start to learn that life isn't as easy for everyone. SO BE YOUR UNIQUE SELF. We love you Courtney, every single little thing of you and especially your weird sides.

  • @HaunterG
    @HaunterG Před 4 dny +1

    The amount of mood in this video thoooooo
    I need to get the new Finis monofin too, how did that work with the Finskin?
    And no yeah Faith is flipping FINTASTIC! I always love watching their videos and seeing them chatting in the Pod when they can!

  • @MermaidTaurva
    @MermaidTaurva Před 4 dny

    Oh Courtney!! It's so, so good to see you in the water again having fun! So happy for you! Thank you for sharing this day with us all, I think you are absolutely brilliant. Keep speaking your truth and your expressing your tisms! There is no pressure to create videos but just sharing that I've always loved and miss watching your mermaid adventure videos, and being exactly as you are in the moment. It inspires me to go get out and do the same. Thank you again for filming this! And YES to the easier mermaid attire! Keep being you. Also, I totally laughed and appreciated the slow mo jump up the stairs haha! xxxx

  • @edwin8808
    @edwin8808 Před 5 dny +1

    Great to see u back mermaid!

  • @radioiron
    @radioiron Před 4 dny

    Thank you for giving us a glimpse of your fun event! And this video serves as such an important reminder that mermaiding does not have to be about getting the whole get up on! I think social media can partially skew our view of mermaiding, but in reality the focus on joy and love of mermaids is all thats important. Tail-less mermaids are real mermaids! Also the fin skin matching set you were wearing did look incredible. Nothin like a matchy matchy mer!

  • @dothebunnyhop4026
    @dothebunnyhop4026 Před 5 dny

    Your hair in a cute little pony tail was so pretty and you looked so incredibly androgynous that I'm jealous

  • @natashav3442
    @natashav3442 Před 4 dny +1

    You are cool I freak out if I met you your the first person I saw that I clicked with in general you showed me faith and Zelda and it’s all connected me to other people I love this community and I loved seeing you swim

  • @chrisgordon-ui2ru
    @chrisgordon-ui2ru Před 4 dny +2

    Hey Courtney it's Crystal mermaid. First of all your dog is sooo cute and second of all you are soo lucky to have so many mermaid friends who support you and that you can have fun with because I only have one mermaid friend and she lives far away so I can only see her a few times a year and most people think I am weird because I do mermaiding and I don't have any friends. I wish that I could buy one of your tails but I can't because my dad doesn't want me to get more. But I wish I could have a mer friend like you.

  • @Meganlyy
    @Meganlyy Před 5 dny

    It was so nice to meet you, and thank you again for getting some gopro footage for me!! You’ve inspired me to mermaid-ify my goggles for the next meetup 🤩

  • @natashav3442
    @natashav3442 Před 4 dny +1

    Shout out to faith 🙌🏻

  • @mimirockt
    @mimirockt Před 4 dny +1

    oh the dog is sooooooooooo cute.

  • @dress_ane
    @dress_ane Před dnem

    Yaaay, mermaid content is baaack 🤩
    I personnally LOVE the feeling of the tail, but if you feel more comfortable in leggings, that's just as valid and cool ! Don't let this stop you from enjoying your mermaid life, both on events and here on social medias ! I NEVER use wigs, or even jewelery when I swim, sometimes I put on a little bit of make-up because I love how it makes my tail pop (I have a dark burgundy tail, so dark lipstick and some eyeliner really does the trick !), but it depends on my mood, I usually swim in my sports bra and my tail and that's it ! Do whatever feels comfortable to you, that's what really matters 💙
    Also, as an autistic mer' myself, one thing that helps me dealing with social anxiety is to think that we're all swimming, we all have water in our eyes, nose, ears, we are underwater not breathing when we swim, ... So we all make some weird faces because of all of this, therefore if my face isn't masking properly I can just blame the water for it 😂
    About your sight, autism can have some impact and it's a great thing that your eye doctor knows about it ! I personnally struggle with this, because the tests are mostly on projector screens, but the light are just too bright for my brain to process the information, so I see blurry no matter what 😂 the optician never understood this no matter how I explained it, so I have a prescription that might not be accurate because of how the tests went ...

  • @foxfyre9908
    @foxfyre9908 Před 4 dny

    Omg I feel you with the blood pressure issues. So grateful I’ve only had issues with hot water bc passing out at the pool sounds awful

  • @beckyredenbeaux
    @beckyredenbeaux Před 4 dny

    Yes please, bring back fin skins! I have the new Luna Eclipse too and enjoy it so much. I Loved seeing you getting back out there and having a good time. Swimming is huge for helping anxiety and relaxation. I wish we had some kind of group near St. Louis🤗❤️ Lol I can’t get anyone else to join me 😂

  • @suzannetunnicliffe2422
    @suzannetunnicliffe2422 Před 4 dny +1

    Thank you Courtney for your beautiful video. Wow

  • @ShinyNickelBlades
    @ShinyNickelBlades Před 5 dny +1

    I wonder if my niece is still into the mermaid stuff. I have always wanted to try it, too.

  • @hooty2563
    @hooty2563 Před 5 dny

    If u ever decide to bring the fin skin back, i would love to get one! It looks amazing and just seems so much simpler than a whole tail skin. Like still mermaidy but way less “work” for it😂
    Love ur videos btw!🤗❤️❤️

  • @rebeccaburnell9319
    @rebeccaburnell9319 Před dnem

    Mermaid accomodations. ❤

  • @ZSchrink
    @ZSchrink Před 5 dny

    Holy smokes! I'm so happy that you found someone who wants to be able to give accommodations. I have family and co-workers who intentionally make it worse because they think it's funny to see my reaction 😡

    • @ZSchrink
      @ZSchrink Před 5 dny

      Also, I just bought one of those hugging style swings a week or so back. I haven't hung it up yet, but I'm excited to use it!

  • @Rayney-dayz-ahead
    @Rayney-dayz-ahead Před 5 dny

    was this the solstice swim?! i really wanted to go but it was too far away and i couldn’t afford it, But hopefully i can go to the next meetup when i get enough money for my monofin!

  • @ng8111
    @ng8111 Před 5 dny

    Exotropia and autism is “awesome”. Just one more thing that makes eye contact more difficult. Having a great eye doctor makes the visit a lot easier so I’m glad yours is
    That swing is so cool. The only issue is how to clean it since I have severe dust allergies
    Annoying is cool. Your husband seems to inspire you and help you be your best

  • @allyfiedler9800
    @allyfiedler9800 Před 4 dny +1

    8:09 WHOS THE BADDIE WITH THE PINK AND ORANGE BETTA TAIL BC THATS SO BARBIE FAIRYTOPIA

  • @chrisavery3289
    @chrisavery3289 Před 5 dny

    Are flukes really necessary? I've seen people swim without them, and I was just wondering if they were really needed, or if it "works better" with flukes....

    • @AragornElessar
      @AragornElessar Před 5 dny +1

      Swimming with costumes is half the fun. If you mean monofins by flukes: they're structurally necessary in the tailskins.

    • @chrisavery3289
      @chrisavery3289 Před 5 dny +1

      @@AragornElessar Thank you. I was referring to monofins. I do have ideas in regards to costumes ( for which I will need expert opinions on ) but I also had(have) questions about "modes of propulsion"

    • @crystala5033
      @crystala5033 Před 4 dny +1

      Hi, Chris Avery 3289, the fluke of a mermaid tail is actually the flipper part of the tail skin that the monofin goes into. The tail skin is just for fun, but the monofin is definitely for safety, because when your legs are bound, you need something to propel you in the water.

    • @chrisavery3289
      @chrisavery3289 Před 4 dny

      @@crystala5033 I've got that bit down, I was just wondering if the fluke is really needed for propulsion, or if it is "extra", as I've seen people do just fine without one...

    • @radioiron
      @radioiron Před 4 dny

      @@chrisavery3289 It is unsafe to swim in a full tail without a monofin, as you are unable to get a lot a propulsion from bound legs, also the fluke of the tail without a monofin inside creates large amounts of drag. Always always always use a monofin in a tail!

  • @briannasinyard4502
    @briannasinyard4502 Před dnem

    Any mermaids in the Georgia area? Im a new mermaid (havent got my tail yet) but I'm trying to make some merfriends

  • @karielosterblom2322
    @karielosterblom2322 Před 2 dny +1

    I see your videos on Reels, and I think their stolen and reposted for people to mock you. I seen Mermaid Serenity's videos too and I think that too is stolen, and Magic Crafter's videos are stolen reposted for people for people to bully.

    • @CourtneyMermaid
      @CourtneyMermaid  Před 2 dny +1

      Unfortunately it happens a lot. I try to stay on top of reporting them but I get a lot of them each month. I have thousands I still need to go through. It feels pretty hopeless and sad that other people are making money off my hard work and then mocking me for what I do. Ah well. It's not going to stop me!