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, and I had plenty of laughs and wonderful time! I feel blessed overall, and maybe I should always try to focus on the positive things this time. Be grateful!

Life Lately

• Blogging surge continues. I was on a roll last month! I blogged so much! I’m wrapping up the ‘Journal Journey’ feature and am aiming to finish it this November. I’m even feeling inspired to create some new short feature series like this one—and maybe even some permanent ones! Have you seen my blog’s cake day posts? Fourteen years! So much nostalgia; it always gets me.
• Celebrating with family. It was also cake day for me, Mom, and my sister-in-law! We went to a fancy Thai restaurant. The portions were a bit disappointing, but the food still tasted good. Sometimes it felt like I was paying more for the ambiance than the food, but it was still a nice experience! For Mom’s day, we went Singaporean, and we had traditional Filipino for my sister-in-law. I, of course, got my favorite carrot cake again! Can’t get enough of it!
• Weighing things and facing the music. I mentioned this in my August wrap-up. Things have improved, but it’s about time I fully address it so I can stop stressing about it every night. It’s not good to let it linger and add anxiety.
• Halloween at home. Since it’s been raining a lot, we couldn’t do our Halloween photo shoot outside. My sister loves dressing up our tiny ween for Halloween! We made it work indoors, though. I shared the pics on Twitter, if you want to check them out.
• Anime binge marathon. I’ve been marathoning some series. Besides my awesome fall lineup, I’m itching to indulge my weeb side! First on the list was Akatsuki no Yona. It’s such a good series, and I can feel it wrapping up soon. I had some realizations while watching, so I’ll share my thoughts on the blog soon. Next on my watch list: Owari no Seraph and Kyou Kara Maou!

November Agenda!

• Early holiday shopping. All my Christmas gifts are ready in my cart, just waiting for checkout! I’m doing holiday shopping early this year after last, last year’s late-shipping stress. Never again!
• Facing life decisions. There’s also that “thing”—which I’d rather keep vague—but I know I need to face it. I’ve been going back and forth on it every night, and it’s weighing on me. Time to deal with it, for my mental health’s sake!
• Handling personal errands. A few adult errands I want to wrap up before December comes. With the holidays around the corner, now’s the time to get these personal tasks done. I handled the big stuff last month, so it’s mostly smaller things I want to cross off my list. So much to do!
• More blogging plans. More blogging! I had a big surge of inspiration from so much blogging last month. Chasing that elusive productivity, I don’t wanna let it slip away!

And that’s it! Here’s to an amazing, kind November for all of us! Let’s be a blessing to someone this month! 🪵🧸☕️🍂