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BOOK REVIEW: The High Dive, by Chelsea Fagan
Iāve never considered myself a fan of romance novels. Romcom movies, sure, but romance novels never piqued my curiosity. The only reason I picked this one up was because on The Financial Diet Youtube channel, Chelsea Fagan talked about this being her latest novel and I was like, āI didnāt know she wrote fiction!ā Summary Alexandra Onassis hates only two things: austerity politics and Danialā¦
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Cutting Back on Screen Time
For much of last year, I was struggling with constant feelings of overstimulation. My brain was receiving so much information throughout the day, getting a constant stream of updates from notifications, that I sometimes wanted to throw my phone against the wall in the insane hope that itād break my screen addiction. Iāve suspected for a while that I am addicted to screens. I take pride in beingā¦
I broke my reading streak, and I'm okay with it
Prior to this, I had a streak of reading for 105 days in a row. I was proud of that streak and I made sure to read at least a page a day to keep it going. However, when I spent the night with friends at an Airbnb, I neglected to read and so I broke my streak. Rather than thinking that I threw 100+ days away, I chose to see it as me being flexible with my goals and aspirations. I could thinkā¦
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BOOK REVIEW: Someone Who Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory, by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Iāve known for years that Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the creator of my favorite TV show Bojack Horseman, came out with a book of short stories, but I only managed to read it now. Because Bojack Horseman was so well-written, somehow I got it in my head that this book will be amazing, too. I overlooked that with Bojack, an entire team was working on making it good, from visuals to dialogue and plot.ā¦
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I'm so happy that I was able to exceed my 2024 reading goal!
Add me on Storygraph! Granted, my goal was only 6 books, but the fact that I started truly enjoying reading again means a lot to me. Despite my previously voracious appetite for reading books (and not just articles in the Internet), I had completely stopped for a couple of years, so Iām glad to be back in the habit of reading. It forces me to focus and helps extend my attention span, which isā¦
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My fraught relationship with happiness
Do you question joy or contentment? Like how feeling good has become such a foreign concept that you start thinking about all the things you āneedā to worry about, because life canāt possibly be going this well, right? Thereās always something that you need to fix or be anxious over, if not now then sometime in the future. For a long time, I havenāt trusted happiness. Whenever I was feelingā¦
I'm feeling thirty-two
I turned 32 this month. Despite my current life situation and my state of mind being a significant improvement from previous years, I still grappled with the existential dread that turns up every time my birthday draws near. It was worse this time around because when I was in my 20ās, I was thinking, āOh no, the future is getting closer and I have no idea what Iām doing.ā Now Iām in my 30ās,ā¦
BLK Cosmetics and Happy Skin Cosmetics Makeup Haul
BLK Cosmetics and Happy Skin Cosmetics MakeupĀ Haul
At SM Marikina, there is a BLK and a Happy Skin stall next to each other. Me being a makeup hoarder, I couldnāt resist checking them out. Ultimately, I ended up with a nice haul of items! BLK Cosmetics The only thing I decluttered from my recent BLK haul was their moisturizer ā I found it to be heavier than my oily skin needed. Otherwise, Iāve found that all my BLK purchases were pretty good,ā¦
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Updates: June 2022
Itās been a while, hasnāt it? I honestly havenāt had the drive, will, motivation to write at all. The most writing Iāve done was in Finch, my gamified mental health habit app; or on Journey, my journaling app. Even then, itās just a sentence or two at the most. Recently, Iāve had a session with Doc Rye. I unloaded a lot of the negative thoughts Iāve been having for weeks. Friendships I feelā¦
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QUICK REVIEW: Profusion 10-Pan Palettes
QUICK REVIEW: Profusion 10-PanĀ Palettes
Emily Noel (as usual!) put me on to this brand. Unfortunately, all I could find on Shopee was the eyeshadow palettes, not the blushes which I also wanted. Upon searching, the shop ColourPop Amore PH carried a few Profusion palettes, so I grabbed the chance while they were still in stock! I got the Violets and the Rubies palettes. The formula, as Emily said, excellent, especially for its price.ā¦
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My usual impulses
If youāre a close friend or family member, you may know that Iām having a depressive relapse. Again. When Iām feeling this low, I usually think of utterly drastic changes to my life. Iāll be the first one to admit that I am impulsive, and when Iām in that mood, I can hardly be swayed to think logically. One of the best examples is my hair. Specifically, my burning, fiery urge to have it coloredā¦
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Random Thoughts During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Random Thoughts During The COVID-19Ā Pandemic
Remote work is possible; we just are so used to going to the office that we didnāt see it as feasible until we needed to work from home. We realized that we didnāt have to deal with the horrendous traffic/commute because for the most part, people can work remotely. To that pointā¦Working from home means less boundaries between your work life and your home life because technology has made it soā¦
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"I am so loved."
āI am so loved.ā
A lot has happened over the course of a month or so. I wonāt get into detail, but it involves me going into medication withdrawal as well as other major life events. Lately, my moods have been stuck in a cycle of anxiety-sadness-anger. Suicidal thoughts have returned, as well as my relapse into self-harm (though Iām 9 days clean as of writing). Iāve been throwing myself into work because itā¦
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The Obligatory New Year Blog Post: 2021
The Obligatory New Year Blog Post:Ā 2021
So, 2020 has been a bitch, hasnāt it? Iāve lost so much during the span of 12 months that The Best Friend congratulated me on staying sane. The past year has been one of the hardest for most of us. Our world turned upside down as we werenāt able to do the things we enjoy, like seeing friends, going out to the movies or to dinner, and so on. I couldnāt employ my usual coping mechanism of going toā¦
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Run away, Ela
If I can get my shit together, Iām gonna run away and never see any of you again.Fall Out Boy, Wilson (Expensive Mistakes) Iām at that stage again in my life where I want to disappear. Iāve written before about how there are points in my life where I want to pack everything up and move elsewhere, by myself, and start the fuck over. But I know thereās no running away from mistakes. Thereās noā¦
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REVIEW & SWATCHES: Colourpop x EmilyNoel Bundle of Joy
REVIEW & SWATCHES: Colourpop x EmilyNoel Bundle ofĀ Joy
When Emily announced that she had collaborated with Colourpop on a bundle of lip products, I was ecstatic. As you may know, Emily is my favorite YouTuber, and to see her succeed truly warms my heart. She mentioned in her video that Colourpop approached her and asked her to pick her favorite products, and god bless her heart, she chose lip products ā my ultimate favorite makeup item!
Thisā¦
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An update on my mental health
An update on my mental health #blog #bloggers #mentalhealth #mentalillness #depression #bpd #borderline
Trigger warning: mentions of suicide and self-harm.
Over the past couple of weeks, Iāve seen my psychologist and psychiatrist because surprise, Iāve been feeling quite suicidal again.
This entire COVID situation has taken a serious toll on my mental health. I donāt really see people, eat out, shop, or do the things I used to. I miss hanging out alone at Q Cup in Quezon City, and writingā¦
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