For the past maybe 2 weeks, I have been very unmotivated. If I'm not working, I'm worried about not having a steady income. Although my husband and I currently have a decent size savings, I'm still stressed over our financial situation, unsure where we'll be in the next few months and if we'll need to… Continue reading Life: Lack of Motivation and a Burst of Productivity
Month: April 2020
Life: Death in the Family & Relatives Getting Married
I received a phone call from my father regarding the death of my paternal step-grandmother. Almost a year ago, we found out that she had terminal cancer and at the time, the doctors only gave her 3 months to live. It's just really sad that she past away during the COVID-19 pandemic. My father said… Continue reading Life: Death in the Family & Relatives Getting Married
All the Boys I’ve “Crushed” on Before
The movie To All the Boys I've Loved Before got me thinking about all the boys I had a crush on while growing up. I saw the movie back in 2018 when it came out on Netflix. I know there's a sequel out right now but I'm not interested in it. My biggest gripe is… Continue reading All the Boys I’ve “Crushed” on Before
Life: April 2020 Currently List
Eating: Leftover pizza. I made a pizza yesterday for my husband and brother-in-law who was over to help him fix his ATV. But he left before the pizza is ready. My husband is not really a fan (I am) so now I have quite a bit of leftover.Drinking: A can of Coca-Cola. I went to the store… Continue reading Life: April 2020 Currently List
Book Series Summaries: Dong Fang Family
Initially this was going to be a review of the series but I ended up writing a recap of each book instead so I renamed the title to "summaries". Please note that this whole post has many spoilers. If spoilers get your panties in a bunch, stop here. The series by author Tang Yin, is… Continue reading Book Series Summaries: Dong Fang Family
Book Review: A Lifetime of Peace and Care
At 73 total chapters (71 chapters + 2 epilogue chapters), this was a nice and short read. It is considered a "slice of life" story so there's not much drama and felt like randomly picking a page from someone's life and reading it for a bit. The story revolves around our MC, Yi Ran, who… Continue reading Book Review: A Lifetime of Peace and Care
Chinese Drama Review: Story of Yanxi Palace/Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures
In the last few months, I've been randomly watching clips on Youtube of Story of Yanxi Palace. I really enjoyed the interaction between Emperor Qianlong and Wei Yingluo. I was watching a clip from Episode 45 that was interesting enough that I ended up searching the full episode thus leading me to binge watch episodes… Continue reading Chinese Drama Review: Story of Yanxi Palace/Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures
Thoughts & Opinions 