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Reflections on bucket lists
I remember when I first started to write a bucket list. It was during the pandemic, I had moved back with my parents and was trying so hard to stay afloat and resist the depression that was expanding its wings embracing me in darkness. For me, that bucket list was my way of fighting, my… Continue reading
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No spend days – the quickest way to save money
I have to admit that sometimes I go overboard. I love stationery and I love everything related to paper. Journaling and scrapbooking are my favorite activities to disconnect from work and other adult life related stress giving thoughts, but even I realize that sometimes I exaggerate. Last month I ordered stationery online and one day… Continue reading
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Slow mornings – a gift to myself
I love slow mornings! I said this to myself today while I was bringing a cup of coffee, and I was getting back to reading webtoons (Korean digital comics). Before starting the habit of writing morning pages everyday, my mornings would start with work during the week and with reading webtoons during the weekend. Reading… Continue reading
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January 2024 – boost of creativity
I heard someone saying that January is usually the most depressive month of the year. I didn’t know that some months are considered to be more depressive than others, but I guess it depends on so many external and internal factors, that it becomes very difficult to argue that it’s not necessarily like that. Personally,… Continue reading
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Sometimes I get impatient…
I am usually patient and I can wait a lot of time, going forward with small steps, until I can actually see the result that I wanted. When I start something, I usually know what I want to achieve. Of course, this skill comes with age and experience. So don’t beat yourself up if you… Continue reading
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Adults love to play too -the story of a new hobby
I thought that I should write one final post this year and that it should be about my newest and maybe the most creative hobby: scrapbooking. Personally, I always felt the need to create. Art was something I didn’t have the talent to pursue, but deep down there was a voice that yearned for creativity.… Continue reading
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On books I read this year (+Goodreads challenge)
I’ve been thinking quite a lot if I should write a post on books I read this year. The reason is simple. I didn’t feel confident enough. At the beginning of the year, one of my objectives was to read more books than the previous year. In order to maintain myself motivated, I opened an… Continue reading
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3 years on WordPress….
It seems that 3 years ago I decided to start a new personal journey, a journey of self-expression through writing, here on WordPress. I dreamt of having a blog since I was a child. At the time I wanted to have a cooking blog, because I was interested in cooking. Then I found myself writing… Continue reading
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Things that I love about reading my old diaries
Since you have been around for quite a while on my blog, you know by now that I enjoy journaling and that I have been experimenting different methods to make it more enjoyable, to make of writing a journal not only a way to keep track of my progress, but also a way of writing… Continue reading
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August want-to-do list
You already know by now that I have a special place in my heart for lists. It is the way I organize myself, the way I challenge and encourage myself. And I made a list with things that I want to do in the last month of summer. Truth to be told, I became so… Continue reading