CozyCure

She/Her | 33 | French Canadian

[altessegrenouille]

About me

🌻 Élodie 🌻 33 🌻 She/Her 🌻 Bisexual 🌻 French Canadian 🌻 ADHD, GAD, Endometriosis 🌻 Expect long posts from me, I don't know when to shut up

Books Video games Other hobbies Media (Movies, tv shows, etc.) Moments Health Awareness (ADHD, Endometriosis, Mental Health, etc.) Random

In more details

I was born a grandma. I always favored staying cozy at home under a blanket instead of going out and party. I think that's why I became a mom at 22.

My own mom being a gamer, I fell in love with video games at a very young age. In my teenage years, I put it on the back burner because I fell in love with books. Being an avid reader was such a big part of my personnality for so long that when I fell in a book rot a couple of years back, I had to figure out who I was. I rekindled with video games (thank you New Horizons) and dabbled in multiple cozy hobbies. But it's only after a year long depression that I really discovered the concept of cozy lifestyle and I'm all for it! I was diagnosed with ADHD at 28, so of course I don't know what to do with my life. I'm still trying to figure it out. I'm currently studing to become a web dev and hope for the best. I also deal with general anxiety disorder and endometriosis which is a chronic invisible illness.

What brings me here

I'm the typical millenial who hopped on the social networks bandwagon when they were created and who's tired of it all. I dropped Facebook years ago, then dropped TikTok which took too much of my time. Then I realized I couldn't have single thought without thinking "I should post this on Twitter", so it was the end of it. Instagram, my favorite of all, was the only one left. But then it became "we have TikTok at home" so it was the end for me. Not gonna lie, I was addicted to my phone and social media in general. I thought I'd have a really hard time but suprisingly, I didn't. I felt free, more in control of my time and seeing less negativity meant my mental health was doing better than ever. But I did miss having a place to share my readings, game screenshots and random stuff. I wanted a way to do it without pressure and without much negativity. Enters Tumblr! I don't know what I'm doing though, so be patient please haha.

What you'll find on my blog

🌻 Book stuff I mostly read fantasy, romance, distopia, thrillers and manga but I like to go out of that comfort zone sometimes. If there's any French speakers who use Booknode, feel free to follow me.

🌻 Video game stuff It'll not come as a surprise if I say I like cozy gaming. My favorite games / franchises are Animal Crossing, Fantasy Life, Story of Seasons, Stardew Valley, Spiritfarer, Moonstone Island, Hello Kitty Island Adventure and some others. I'm always jumping from game to game and trying new ones. Finishing a game is for neurotypical. 🌻 Other cozy hobbies Currently, I'm enjoying diamond paintings, tamagotchis and collecting LOL dolls.

🌻 Moments I like taking pictures of moments, glimmers as I like to call them. Either it be a random thing I saw during a walk or a shared moment with friends of family. I'm an extremely nostalgic person and like to revisit moments in time.

🌻 Health I'm currently working on my physical health and on a healthy weight loss journey and I will update probably weekly on the high and lows of it.

🌻 Movies, tv shows, etc I love watching movies, tv shows, streamers, youtubers, etc. I'll probably share or reblog fandom stuff.

🌻 Awareness Either it be about anxiety, adhd, endometriosis, mental health in general, etc. 🌻 Humour Yes I wanna share things that I'm passionate about, but all in good humour. I'm not taking myself too seriously, I just want a good time here.

Languages

I'll try my best to post in English simply because it's universal, but it's not my first language so I might make mistakes. If I ever say something that comes out as insulting or something, please know that it isn't intended and don't be afraid to explain it to me. I might post in French from time to time if it's a serious topic that I'm lacking the English vocab for or if I'm talking about a French media.

[altessegrenouille]

Now that I've seen all the Ghibli movies...

Here's my tier list, and yes it's in order from first to last. The secret life of Arrietty being my absolute favorite, followed by When Marnie was there, etc.

I'm fully aware some movies are popular opinions like Earwig or Ocean Waves being bad, but also that some of my choices might be unpopular haha. Taste is subjective uh?

[altessegrenouille]

More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 38

The boy and the heron + The red turtle

Thursday, August 7 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

I've been feeling terrible the past few days. Anxious, trapped, lost, disorganized, overwhelmed, in sensory overload, exhausted, name it. Maybe I'm adjusting to my adhd meds new dose, maybe I'm just tired, maybe it's hormonal, who knows. In any case, this morning I decided to throw all my plans through the window, have breakfast in bed and double feature the last two Ghibli movies I had to see. And wow, what two movies!

The boy and the heron was SO GOOD! I didn't really know what to expect having only seen a few images. Oh and my tattoo artist saying it was super weird, but that's to expect from a Ghibli movie. The story was really engaging, the characters were interesting, there was enough action to keep me interested, but enough slow moments to be able to breathe a little. (Which is something Miyazaki is really good with). It was indeed really weird, but in the best way possible. It's a shame I was doing something else at the same time and only gave it 85% of my attention, it deserves 100% and I'll rewatch it soon enough that's for sure.

The red turtle... I knew it was a collab and that it didn't have any dialogue. It seemed like the kind of fancy movies you go see in theaters that only shows super niche, subtitled, artsy movies which isn't usually my thing. I spent the first 25 minutes with my attention on something else but still checking the screen often enough to follow. Then it hit me that I needed to immerse myself into it, so I stopped what I was doing and gave it my full attention. It IS a super niche artsty movie, that's for sure. But it is INCREDIBLE. What a work of art! I thought having no dialogue would mean not really care for the characters and the story, but man was I wrong. It's beautiful and sad, and everything in between. The composer did an AMAZING job making us feel everything deep to the core and I ended up crying in the end. I think I'll need to rewatch it a few times and still think about it a lot to really figure out the deep underlying messages but even on the surface level, it did a great job of depicting life with all it's emotions and raw moments. I'm sure anyone can relate to it at one point of the other. SPOILER AHEAD For me, the mother of a soon to be teenage son who's slowly pulling away, getting more independant and less affectionnate, the moment the son decided it was time to leave hit me hard. That's when I started crying. And I didn't stop til the end. END OF SPOILER

I was incredibly surprised by both these movies and it really helped turn my day around.

[altessegrenouille]

Sometimes, the best plan is to forget all your plans and spend the day in bed enjoying life and embracing the coziness.

I was planning to watch The boy and the heron tomorrow morning and The red turtle probably next tuesday but I might very well end up watching both today.

[altessegrenouille]

More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 37

Earwig and the witch

Wednesday, August 6 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

I've been hearing bad things about this movie since the day it came out so my expectations were sub zero. The art style? Not my type, it reminds me of early 00s weird 3D cartoons with no textures. The animation wasn't bad, the overexagerrated movements reminded me a lot of Ladybug. I could've get passed the style if the story was good, spoiler alert, it wasn't.

It could have been, it definitely had potential, but they decided to feed us a good idea and drop it in the first five minutes. It was boring, didn't make much sense, the main character is not particularly likable. There's nothing to make this movie stand out. I might have found it barely ok if it was by a small random studio and the movie was playing on tv on a lazy afternoon with my son when he was 5. From Ghibli? What the hell happened?

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More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 36

The red turtle

Monday, August 4 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

Not gonna lie, I slept in this morning. I had a BIG weekend of both fun but exhausting things and not fun and exhausting things. EVERY part of my body hurts and I'm soooo tired. I still decided I would watch The red turtle this morning. Knowing it doesn't have dialogue felt like the perfect movie since I woke up already in full sensory overload.

But it's NOWHERE. Can't stream, can't rent, can't buy digitally.

I knew this movie was partly French but my brain was not working properly this morning and my dumb French Canadian ass didn't think about the fact that I have access to a plethora of French streaming services.

I did find it under La tortue rouge, free on one of the tv channel websites from here. I'll push it back and watch it last after The boy and the heron then.

[altessegrenouille]

More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 35

When Marnie was there

Friday, August 1 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

I just LOVE this movie and was so impatient to get to it. I relate to this movie in so many ways and always end up a sobbing mess. It's mysterious, enchanting, beautiful, sad, bittersweet. I really like not only the characters, but also the character growth in this one. I could praise it all day, but will leave it at that. Top 3 that's for sure.

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More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 34

The tale of the Princess Kaguya

Thursday, July 31 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

I really don't know where I stand with this one. I've been reading about it for a good 20 minutes trying to put my thoughts in order.

It's beautiful that's for sure. Relatable themes too. Interesting characters, but not developped enough in my opinion. I had a hard time getting attached to them.

I liked it. I also think 2h17 is way too long for what it is and was a bit bored at some points. I don't know, maybe it's one of these movies I'll have to watch multiple times to really enjoy. It happened with a few other Ghibli so that's possible.

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More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 33

The wind rises

Wednesday, July 30 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

Not a good morning. At all. I overslept because I have an endo flare up and it makes me extremely tired. But then when I woke up I though, why not watch the movie in bed instead, it'll be super chill and a great way to slowly wake up and get in a better mood. The gorgeous opening scene really hyped me up. And the first maybe 30 minutes were interesting, but it didn't last.

Then a bit later, internet crashed and I had to reboot the gateway. I was already bored out of my mind at this point and couldn't believe there was half the movie left to watch. I pushed through while doing somthing else and maybe it didn't help because I wasn't invested in the story, but it was either that of stop the movie entirely.

The artstyle is beautiful as usual and the setting is interesting, but I didn't really get the story, I found the characters flat and boring. I couldn't care less about the romantic relationship. I'm even more tired and sleepy than I was before watching it.

I'll probably give the movie an another shot some time in the future, maybe it'll click then. I can undestand why it has it's fan base, it's not a bad movie per say, but it really wasn't for me that's for sure!

[altessegrenouille]

More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 32

From up the Poppy Hill

Tuesday, July 29 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

I didn't know anything of this movie prior to watching it and it was fun to discover it. While not my favorite, I found it pretty good! (And thank god another short one!)

I was a bit confused with Umi's situation, who was everyone in the house, who were her sibblings, the story with her parents and all. But maybe I wasn't concentrated enough. The main story was cute and interesting, the Latin Quarter was sooo fun, definitely a place I would enjoy irl. It's one I will watch again for sure!

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Healthy weight loss journey - Week 9

❯ More background about it

TW : Weight, Diet

This week was definitely better than last week! I think I found a good balance between eating healthy most of the time, but not being paranoid with some things I like.

For example, on thursdays and fridays, my partner comes back from work super late so it's just me and our son for dinner. I'll pick one night of making a real healthy dinner, and one night of making sidekicks. I miss the quick and easy dinners, these are most often than not not super healthy. And I really like sidekicks cause it's easy pasta with so many flavor choices to pick from that you don't get bored.

I also started eating some nutella toats. Not everyday of course, but from time to time. I figured it's better to have nutella for 5 points and help with my chocolate craving than a 20+ points chocolate bar.

I've had a hard time eating lunch for multiple reasons. I'm naturally not very hungry during the day, for the longest time I only had breakfast and dinner. I also never know what to eat as I don't want to be cooking something for lunch and as I said earlier, quick things are the most healthy. And I also started taking Concerta for my adhd and one frequent side effect is loss of appetite. I at least try to snack a little something and drink a protein shake to make sure I have a good amount of protein and calories.

I didn't exercise much since the weather isn't getting better but eh, it's just a plus so it's not a big deal. Still, I can't wait for nicer weather.

This week : -2.8 lbs Since start : -15.6 lbs Goal : -64 lbs

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More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 31

The secret life of Arrietty

Monday, July 28 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

This morning was a win for sure. I decided I wanted to start waking up earlier, which has been a problem in the past few weeks. I'm still adjusting to my adhd meds and do have a harder time to sleep, but for some reason I'm also never exhausted as I used to making waking up easier.

And today I knew that it was The secret life of Arrietty waiting for me to watch it's my absolute favorite Ghibli. Sure, there's not much to the story, it's slow paced. But there's something so... magical about it. It instantly brings me back to childhood, probably because I watched The borrowers countless times growing up. It also has my favorite soundtrack of all Ghibli, just listening to the music makes me want to cry of... I don't know, happiness? Nostalgia? Feeling safe?

It was a great morning for sure! Now, there's 7 movies left in the challenge, 6 of which I have never seen so I'm pretty curious!

[altessegrenouille]

More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 30

Free Pass

Fridau, July 25 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

The reason I'm skipping today is not because I don't feel like watching it. At all. It's The secret life or Arrietty's turn which is my absolute favorite.

It's fiday so I know I'll be watching a movie with my partner tonight and I have other stuff I want to do or need to do and I can't spend all morning PLUS all evening watching movies... unfortunatly.

At least, I'll start next week with my favorite! :)

[altessegrenouille]

More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 29

Ponyo

Thursday, July 24 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

Ponyo is always such a fun watch that I never get tired of. Sure, the plot isn't very complex, the movie is extremely simple and aiming at a younger audience but I love it!

There's something so... magical about it. The water flooding everything in a beautiful non tragic way (since the movie doesn't go there). It's something straight from the imagination of child and really does speak to my inner mini me.

I know this one's either a hit or miss. For me, it's in my top tier for sure! It's so cute and uplifting, I could see myself watching it when I'm feeling down and need a quick boost.

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More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 28

Tales from Earthsea

Wednesday, July 23 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

From what I've heard from irl friends and online, this one's not a fan favorite at all but it was my second time watching it and I really like this one!

I love the fantasy medieval setting, the dragons, the story is interesting and fast paced enough to not get boring. The characters are interesting. I love the variety of places, like usually it's either set in the countryside or a big city, but Tales of Earthsea gives us beautiful landscapes, nature as well as bustling cities. The music is good too.

Sure, it's not my favorite Ghibli, but high enough in my rank. I don't think I'd get bored of rewatching it multiple times.

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Healthy weight loss journey - Week 8

❯ More background about it

TW : Weight, Diet

This week has been... hard. I was either craving unhealthy stuff or dealing with nausea. I was also extremely tired due to a huge endo flare up so making lunch and dinner was tough. Plus, on Sunday I wasn't feeling good barely ate during the day. I was staying at my mom's for dinner and was so damn hungry I shoveled 2 hotdogs and multiple corn cobs with butter.

I stayed within points but didn't make the most healthy choices that's for sure. I'll really try to do better this week!

I went for walks maybe twice during the week. I wish I could've done more but I was in too much pain and low spoon. I did my best.

This week : -0,4 lbs Since start : -12.8 lbs Goal : -64 lbs

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More Ghibli Less Sleep - Day 26 & Day 27

Free Pass

Monday, July 21 2025 Tuesday, July 22 2025

❯ Challenge explainations here

Is it free pass? Is it fail? Look, I don't know. I just know Monday I wasn't feeling good at all physically and really needed the sleep. And once up, I took the time I had to work on updating my organization system because I've been feeling all over the place lately.

On Tuesday, I had a doctor appointment in the morning so I couldn't watch a movie. But I got my adhd meds which makes it 100% worth it!

I love Ghibli movies, but not gonna lie, I'm slowing down a bit because I'm getting tired of spending the entirety of every morning watching a movie. I miss having more time for other stuff. But the end's coming, only 10 left! I'll continue for sure, but I might skip days here and there, not because I have other obligations but by choice.