I’m in this phase where all I write is my monthly recap. Promise I will post a lot this June ‘cos I’ve already written 5 posts. I’m just, ugh, exhausted and too lazy to boot up my PC and actually post them. Meanwhile, my most anticipated yet least prioritized makeover project has completely stalled. I hate myself when I just wanna laze around. True sign of aging, I guess!

Life Lately

• Busy first week. So yeah, I mentioned in my last recap that I was, in fact, very busy during the first week. To backtrack a little, we renovated our mezzanine area and turned it into a proper room so we could finally install AC. Yes, it is that global warming! Having AC really helps because the dry season was absolutely brutal. Though now we’re transitioning into the rainy season, so it’s been raining on and off lately (as of writing, the typhoon is already leaving and thankfully didn’t make landfall).
• All the sorting, the new things, and finally done. So yeah, once the reno was finished, chaos immediately ensued inside the house. I had to get rid of old furniture like my desk and chair, but thankfully the replacements arrived quickly so I could set everything up. Working in the living room on a makeshift table was rough, and I’m not really a laptop-only person. I need the whole setup! Even after donating what felt like five luggage-worth of clothes, we still have *SO* much stuff. So I ended up buying new storage boxes for our little corner walk-in closet situation. We also dismantled the custom cabinet unit we had there to improve airflow. What a tiring two weeks!
• I remembered just how great Attack on Titan is. I think I spent pretty much the entire month of May marathoning AoT and man, the assault on my feelings was affectionately raw. I felt genuinely emotional after finishing it. Experiencing the story while knowing everything that was coming made it feel completely different experience. The plot points were literally right there!!! Isayama really wrote that story with a burning pen. It was incredible! Not gonna lie, moving on from it has been hard. Right now I’m watching Hunter x Hunter (1999), but in between I also watched The Promised Neverland, Noblesse, and Kaijuu No. 8. Nothing hits quite the same. I actually have a raw post drafted from when I finished the series, so hopefully I can finally publish it this month!!
• Mother’s Day celeb. So yeah, it was a quiet and lovely Mother’s Day despite the ridiculously hot weather. We went to a Chinese restaurant that focused more on Sichuan dishes. I was really looking forward to ordering Mapo Tofu, but turns out I checked the wrong menu item haha! Oh well. Dinner was still really good. I left absolutely stuffed. The spice level wasn’t exactly my thing, but I still enjoyed it and was happy to celebrate.

June Agenda

• Another birthday round. We did a cute little photoshoot for our sole fur daughter because she’s turning 10! Yes, TEN! This June 3. And honestly, I can’t help but get emotional thinking about how old she’s gotten. Her little snout is turning white, she’s always sleepy nowadays, but she’s still on stranger-danger mode every single time! I get anxious thinking about her age, but mostly I’m just grateful she’s still here with us. I’ve never had a pet reach this age before, so I genuinely feel blessed. Of course, it’s also my almost-twin sib birthday (since we’re only 1 year and 8 months apart exactly) birthday  week too! Double celebration haha. Then there’s my dad’s anniv too, so it’s gonna be a busy one!
• Gotta post this on the blog! The posts I’ve been jotting down on my phone aren’t gonna publish themselves, so I really need to make time for them. You know how I can chatter endlessly when it’s about my faves. This anime marathon I’ve been on for the past three months has awakened my review-centric self from the 2010s all over again. With it, I’m kinda hoping to finally pick up the book. That one really good book to get me hooked again.
• Just praying for a not-so-harsh rainy season ahead. It’s been raining for the past two days now. The extreme heat has eased up a little, but I still worry about the super El Niño effects I’ve been hearing about. Just praying nothing major happens. The rainy season is already rough enough with strong typhoons coming and going, and all of this definitely isn’t helping. Just gotta prepare with what we have.

And that’s my May! Now praying June will be a good month too—less wet, less harsh. I still have faith in miracles. Let’s have a good June! 🌫️🫧🫶🏻🤍🌧️