Last year my family and I had such a good experience “staycationing” (if there is such a word) that we decided to do it again this year. For my birthday I decided to take the family out to stay overnight at a hotel again. I had originally wanted to do it at Taal Vista Hotel, […]
The pandemic may make travel difficult for a while with the varied vaccine requirements in different countries, higher cost for transportation, and the required quarantine upon arrival, but it hasn’t stopped me from dreaming of being able to travel one day. If I had the resources, I would travel A LOT once the pandemic is […]
(This is an old entry from my old blog, edited/updated for this one. Enjoy!) I don’t cook…much. I’ve taken cooking classes and I know my way around the kitchen fairly enough but cooking food is not something that I love to do. Here’s the thing: I can cook but I’d rather not go through all […]
As I have mentioned in an earlier post, I am a fan of the All Souls Trilogy of books by Deborah Harkness. I found out about it when I discovered that Matthew Goode, one of my favorite actors, is going to play the lead in the TV adaptation of the books. As soon as I […]
If mermaids existed in the real world and if they live among us, what would life be like? The Netflix show called Tidelands seemed to answer that question for me. The TV show is an Australian 8-part series that tackles the world involving the Tidelanders, who are the offspring of sirens and humans. In the […]
One of the reasons I have not been blogging as often lately is because I am still experiencing a lot of anxiety due to the pandemic and I wanted to avoid being too much of a downer with my posts. I just haven’t been doing that well because there has been a lot on my […]
This pandemic has made our lives pre-2020 a thing of the past. Even if there are moments when restrictions have been lowered (only to go back up again weeks later), it just hasn’t been the same. Life hasn’t been the same. And it sucks, to say the least. As I have often mentioned in this […]
I love wearing makeup when the occasion calls for it: Base, Foundation, Concealer, Eyeliner, Mascara, Eyebrows, Lipstick, Blush, Powder…I can go all in. I love how makeup gives me that boost of confidence whenever I feel that I need it. Most of the time, however, I am low-maintenance when it comes to the makeup department. […]
My old classmate and I were talking recently about how we are now fans of BTS. I remarked that, although these boys from Korea are younger than us and we are definitely not their target market, we still love them. I guess that means that once you’re a boy band fan, you’re always a boy […]
The COVID 19 pandemic has taken practically half of the year away from us and the end is not yet in sight. These challenging times have brought out the best in some, the worst in others. It has elicited a lot of fear, anxiety, and frustration in many. There are so many unknown factors when […]
I have been a fan of Hamilton the musical since I first listened to it on Spotify. As much as I would have wanted to see the show myself, it’s not something that I have not been able to do so I have been trying to be content with whatever Hamilton footage I could find […]
For the past few months I have been watching movies and TV shows via streaming services (mostly Amazon and Netflix) and I think I have been feeling burned out about the selection of media on the services and was wondering if there was anything else that I could watch. I know I could look at […]
Lip Sync Battle is one of those shows that has become a guilty pleasure for me. It has been amusing to watch celebrities lip-sync to famous songs and try to make it their own. As the show has gone on, it seems that celebrities are always trying to one-up one another, making each performance an […]
I have been overweight for a long time now. I have always gone up and down the scale from the time I got out of college, and I tend to eat my feelings when I am stressed out. But for the past few years, it seemed that I have not gotten below the numbers that […]