Keeping this short and sweet, ’cause I’m a little bit lazy. Not really in the mood either, but I’m pretty stubborn to stop what I’ve been doing religiously for the past decade or so.

So, how was May? Uneventful, quiet, and persistent. With my April fully stacked, I welcomed the quiet and serenity May brought; though not without those persistent intrusive thoughts that ruin good days. Oh well, what’s new, self?

Life Lately

• Anxiety, anxiety, anxiety! I’ve had enough! What can I say? My days often start good, then suddenly I feel awful, and the emotions cascade like dominos, wrecking my otherwise positive morning energy! I hate that for myself. I am reflecting. I am trying to distract. And mostly, I ignore it! Because what else can I do? I’m contemplating meds again. Should I go for it? But my anxiety comes and goes in waves, so I’m not sure. This hesitation is also brought to you by… my anxiety. :/
• Mom’s happy, we’re happy. Our perfect surprise was almost ruined by my brother and his ever tardiness and last-minute change of plans. He didn’t join us in the end, so we did two celebrations. First, we brought Mom for a nice merienda at a café near our church and gave her our gift—a new phone! She was so delighted! Then, since my brother postponed, we also ate at the same place we’d gone to before. Successful day is successful!
• Small glimpse of hope? Midterm elections happened, and I’m glad we championed candidates of good governance and they won! 🌷💚 Maybe there is hope! I pray this is the start of voting for the good, not just the popular (and worse, the evil). We have to start somewhere, and maybe these are the small steps toward that.
• Renewed my domain. Almost a decade, and this is the longest I’ve held (and still holding) the same name. I love how short and whimsical it sounds, so I ain’t changing it! But with the new taxing rules, I bet prices will soar next time. Damn it! Also, I scrapped the new design ’cause the more I looked at it, the more I disliked it. I don’t think I’ll make it? Who knows? Oh well, back to the drawing board!

June Agenda

• June babies celebrating. It’s my sister’s and my fur baby’s birthday and they’re only two days apart! We did a mini photoshoot in our bedroom and it turned out super cute. I’ll share it on Twitter, like always. Can’t believe she’s turning 9! Still a baby to me. Getting a bit emotional knowing she’ll hit double digits next year—a whole decade! Love you, baby (and you too, sis! Haha!).
• Some scheds to do. Between my fur baby’s and sister’s birthdays is my dad’s death anniversary, so the entire week is stacked. I’m also planning to sort out some personal errands on my day off.
• Catching up on personal stuff. Honestly, I was super lazy this month. I kept postponing the tasks I wanted to do and ended up not doing them at all. Not good! So I hope to get things done. Maybe blog a bit too! I’ve written up my China travel blog, it just needs some tweaking. I wanna be more productive this June! Also, with the rainy season coming in, I’m prepping ’cause last year’s blackout was traumatic!

Praying for a good and productive month ahead! Let’s do our best! 🌻😊