Stuff I’m watching: Naruto (seasons 1-3)

*disclaimer: I am no where near done with Naruto. In this new segment for my blog, which will be quite short (or long...probably long for me since ya know...I write too much...) I will be writing about a show that I just can't stop thinking about because it's so darn good...by amusing myself with the… Continue reading Stuff I’m watching: Naruto (seasons 1-3)

A short ode to Barnes and Noble: my 500th trip

The fresh smell of books even after a long day with whiny (but cute) children never fails to get my hands hungry for buying a book with money I don't have. (Yet.) Thank God that didn't happen, but I'll be glad to tell you what did happen: Laying my eyes on some books I've been… Continue reading A short ode to Barnes and Noble: my 500th trip

Wise lessons from my aunt & uncle: What is adulthood?

All my life I grew up hearing that adulthood is scary, boring, hard, increasingly depressing, and full of no life. When I turned 18, I was terrified of walking into those doors called adulthood. I did my absolute best to stay a kid as long as I could; avoiding responsibilities that should have long been… Continue reading Wise lessons from my aunt & uncle: What is adulthood?

My $5 mini haul haul from AliExpress

My last official purchase from AliExpress was... *looks over notes* July 5th, 2020. I had come off of a AliExpress earring spring (I literally bought millions of earrings—after all they were like 80 cents, and I totally needed 100 pairs of earrings.) I was blessed with some extra money around March, and I gave myself… Continue reading My $5 mini haul haul from AliExpress

‘I Have a Dream’: reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech for the first time

Of course, everyone has learned about Martin Luther King Jr. in school. Growing up, I remember reading his I Have a Dream speech in part with my third grade classmates and believing to my little self that racism didn't exist anymore, and that we weren't in the times that Dr. King was in during the… Continue reading ‘I Have a Dream’: reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech for the first time