As the year wraps up, let me take a moment to reflect on everything that happened this 2024. NGL, I wasn’t sure how to put it at first, finding the words to sum it up nicely. On one hand, there… Read More »2024 Reflections & plans for 2025; a yearly #digest!
I said I was quitting once and for all! All these failed attempts (1, 2, 3, 4) should’ve been my wake-up call that journaling just isn’t for me. But nope, I’m stubborn as ever, convincing myself I’m not quitting. I… Read More »Journal Journey Restart? Is this my Diarist Era? ✍️
It’s another fun-filled Christmas Day! 🎄 I pray you’re enjoying this amazing day with your family and loved ones. Wishing you the gifts you’ve been eyeing for years, or that you’re getting some well-deserved rest after a whole year of… Read More »Merry Christmas! 👶🏼🎄🎁✨
Now that I’ve laid out the stats, it’s time to choose the best of the best of the year! Looking back, I’ve really gotten lazy because what do you mean I’m just highlighting monthly and seasonal faves? Lazy! So, I… Read More »Honoring the “Best of the Best” of 2024! 🌟🎉 + Looking Forward to 2025!
Oh wow, it’s that time of the year again! Time to crunch some graphs and stats for all the reading I did this year. It’s funny how it started with me just gauging the number of books, manga, and webtoons… Read More »2024 Edition of Bar, Graphs, and All Things Stats. 🥧📈📌🌟
Not sure how to reel in everything because this month was truly exhausting. I’m facing so many decisions and thoughts that need to be carefully deliberated. It’s left me (or maybe it still is?!) super stressed, which has triggered my… Read More »November ’24 Log: 🧠😮💨🌿 Stressed but Thriving (Sort Of)
I haven’t talked about my recent (former?) favorite manga, Jujutsu Kaisen. Honestly, it was an absolute letdown how Gege Akutami ended the series. It felt like he had hit his peak earlier on, with nowhere to go from there. Those… Read More »A Malevolent Finale? That Bitter Aftertaste of a Bad Ending! 😮💨
I know I said I was out of the fanlisting business—and that’s still true even today. It was just so hard to maintain them, especially now that time seems to slip by so quickly ⏳. Before I completely left, I… Read More »Reborn Love ⌛✨♻️ and How I’m Trying to Bring an Old Hobby Back to Life!
This was my most ambitious attempt yet because, at least in 2018–2019, the two journals were spaced apart by months. But for these two, I made an impulsive decision to separate personal and hobby journals. I couldn’t even finish one—what… Read More »Journal Journey Snapshots. Part 4 ☕🧸💻 (circa 2021), still in pandemic edition!
It is my fourth journal installment and third attempt at traditional “journaling.” Remember how we were all so hyped for 2020? Like, “new decade, new me” vibes were everywhere. Everyone was doing their decade recaps, and I was excited to… Read More »Journal Journey Snapshots. Part 3 🎧☕📝 (circa 2020), the pandemic edition!
The month of October was still so kind! It was packed with little and big moments, and even though there was one little hiccup, I’m tying not to dwell on it. It was my birthday and ze blog as well,… Read More »October ’24 Log: 🍰✨🥂🫶🏻 Birthday Month Reflections, Gratitude, and Good Vibes!
Fourteen years is long enough to gather some behind-the-scenes tidbits from my blogging journey! I’ve experienced countless changes, transitions, and creative endeavors—compromises that have allowed my blog to adapt to my lifestyle. It’s impressive what my sporadic self has managed… Read More »14 Years, 14 Stats Trivia: ✨️🥂🥇📊 Unpacking My Blogging Journey in Numbers (Cake Day Post Part 2!)