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A pic of my tbr shelves at the start of 2025, to hold myself accountable 😄

essence (@iridessence)

i don’t sit with this often enough: i live in an apartment that looks and feels like it is mine. the walls house art that caught my eye. my book collection lines all the shelves in all the rooms. i can sit perched on my floor cushion, here in my living room, and a single glance about the room reveals it: i’m surrounded by possessions that feel like me. that exude my tastes, my preferences, that capture a selfhood now immortalized (if immortality is a 12-month lease) in space.

i think about the watercolor art pieces with the woodland creatures living in whimsy. a creature, sun on their face, saying, “i’m rich.” i am my own creature, who mary oliver would confirm allows the soft animal of her body love what it loves, sitting in her living room, thinking, “i’m rich.”

thatstudyblrontea

February 2nd - 3rd, 2026

Slow mornings, medical exams, Clarissa Dalloway and Peter Walsh to keep me company all the way through. The world seems scarily upside down, but the light seeping through the cloudy sky feels perfectly sheltering.

myonetruebook

exploring and experiencing my new home

bookwormsinceday1

spent this morning reading in my favorite library

sinister-flower

Yesterday evening answering emails and finish tasks with some chamomile tea.

luciensfox

barrilete02

02/01/2026

I feel like if I post something about my life in here I end up being more productive, so I'm going to try to be more consistent this year :)

folkwayss

Saturday reading in the park

🎧 - Sleepy Fish by ChillHop

🧋- Chrysanthemum tea

📖 - Ultramarine by Mariette Navarro

i-eat-booooks

🎃 Halloween with A Streetcar Named Desire 👻

the---hermit

11|10|2025

It seems I have become a full time dogsitter. Jokes aside I have been spending lots of time with my brother's doggo, especially in the past couple of days since he is very sick and cannot take her on walks. Today I had her with me for most of the day, and it was worth it despite me being absolutely exhausted since I was also juggling helping my mom in the shop. I hope tomorrow will be a quiet and restful day, I might try to spend some time reading depending on my energies, but overall the goal is to rest.