tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76804918706278841652024-03-06T07:15:44.381+00:00m i n a e s h iFashion | Anime | Gaming | Cosplay | Lifestyle minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-29763903556371466552022-09-20T18:42:00.000+01:002022-09-20T18:42:12.333+01:00life lately ; 10 - grief, grace and gratitude<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvwqrQieOtKhzlLlO8m5yJiTni-Qs9GNefmVexZZqBQ0J2oSO2dqnFHPMXhTtUT7Di475CkthJy-iHvclLF84a_dYZqq5qTuhAbJDCMU-OQn54Kxr4eF2PZQewNwTlcckk8OXE8aQrFCOGHTHi-RS4J90js14WyELj3FB69ADwDf-alyF8EtxZuwHvw/s564/438bad0b5ae51c6eef516e6f18ec15c7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvwqrQieOtKhzlLlO8m5yJiTni-Qs9GNefmVexZZqBQ0J2oSO2dqnFHPMXhTtUT7Di475CkthJy-iHvclLF84a_dYZqq5qTuhAbJDCMU-OQn54Kxr4eF2PZQewNwTlcckk8OXE8aQrFCOGHTHi-RS4J90js14WyELj3FB69ADwDf-alyF8EtxZuwHvw/s16000/438bad0b5ae51c6eef516e6f18ec15c7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Since working full time, I found myself fully investing myself into my job and work commitments, to the point where I stopped doing things I really enjoyed, mainly because once I got home I was simply too tired to do anything other than heat up the dinner my mother had prepared and go to sleep soon after eating. Some days I wouldn't even eat or shower, just went straight to bed and scrolled through twitter before falling asleep less than a half hour later. <p></p><p>I wouldn't say I wasn't looking after myself, I was honestly just tired. There's no way of sugar-coating it, working retail is hard, especially as a manager, and not being able to explore my passions as much as I would like is a little frustrating. It feels like I'm being pushed into a different direction, and I find myself wondering if that's that direction will be worthwhile, or if I should take myself out of the comfort zone I've found myself in and explore different avenue's.</p><p>This feels weird to say, but the death of the Queen this month really put everything into perspective for me. For many people in the UK, we saw her constant presence as a symbol of stability, and watching her procession yesterday really brought it all home for me that things change. Life happens and so does death. I felt this weird feeling of grief, not for a woman I barely knew, but for what I learnt from her. Sometimes you won't be able to speak your mind, but you ultimately have the power to do what is best for yourself.</p><p>Life is so short but also very long, and I have plenty of time to do the things I really want to do, so I can take my time and give myself some grace. When I think about the things I've accomplished this year, it reminds me that I'm on the right path, a path I've laid out for myself. I might be taking detours here and there because life happens, but when I feel ready to continue the path, I forge on ahead with such conviction that I can't feel my feet on the ground! I know it's something I need to work on. Grounding myself. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-J3jAifw3BWJmhRWN-oMl7_xAhCaWxVEA7p3eQHmreMFph4-nHNryC-8cDl6RHUiFiyQDfbEA1BSzff8qJSGBm9JbpmTi0e8uJlF1ivJWMwC2N9nWdy7xHYCejvHcFvhWmNK44xC0sKrI6vHH5EhxiSNAmoWS5ILp11y4s48qMsi7-i2BgCK3deNIg/s2880/IMG_0975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-J3jAifw3BWJmhRWN-oMl7_xAhCaWxVEA7p3eQHmreMFph4-nHNryC-8cDl6RHUiFiyQDfbEA1BSzff8qJSGBm9JbpmTi0e8uJlF1ivJWMwC2N9nWdy7xHYCejvHcFvhWmNK44xC0sKrI6vHH5EhxiSNAmoWS5ILp11y4s48qMsi7-i2BgCK3deNIg/s320/IMG_0975.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtEWPZy9j8lFeGIkJ7mrlAAQzbEzSRbQBeYpnoaBWeW7pRr_FVvvSeN9RXa5nZcBm1KQKc-20FeY5G_lvcZ-tO1AyJGD-UveSZAAVJCtwn9R0K-CO2fZ8w6H5uDaMcwiDfNeI3_urypObB8Btti0MypVecZCSG7bxFYoXw0xtsNC9-kxOJJ6qPCloIQ/s4032/IMG_1006.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtEWPZy9j8lFeGIkJ7mrlAAQzbEzSRbQBeYpnoaBWeW7pRr_FVvvSeN9RXa5nZcBm1KQKc-20FeY5G_lvcZ-tO1AyJGD-UveSZAAVJCtwn9R0K-CO2fZ8w6H5uDaMcwiDfNeI3_urypObB8Btti0MypVecZCSG7bxFYoXw0xtsNC9-kxOJJ6qPCloIQ/s320/IMG_1006.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTajqo1gsL_xotaZcrEOqo58C1gQLCuYRm9-4N2PUTrQ-k_S8RL0W0xO_E1rAo7nTmhHPVQZoEj2HwhPEmpOtlc62S1j7cpFMlh3vbq0m3GVt0KEttAVAXYT3oAbXOaPwNfjLBq5ArpKnEYT_uhjEZyp7MSuTTfkxKNqBF20RsOyJLoQq_teJ3ilWKmw/s4032/IMG_0892.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTajqo1gsL_xotaZcrEOqo58C1gQLCuYRm9-4N2PUTrQ-k_S8RL0W0xO_E1rAo7nTmhHPVQZoEj2HwhPEmpOtlc62S1j7cpFMlh3vbq0m3GVt0KEttAVAXYT3oAbXOaPwNfjLBq5ArpKnEYT_uhjEZyp7MSuTTfkxKNqBF20RsOyJLoQq_teJ3ilWKmw/s320/IMG_0892.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIQG54tjb5rBjJ3iECZDmYRdRv7bFXJMLGTDZ3Eit-8est12-VWS6z1SHBvo21MMrLgJpcseBoxey1PXSrT6KY1mQeEKVqbFuK3A6wxXQzSW9rTcQJ6FxUkujcI8V18pp784U0tqgynjFOE2KS39pi8YIfg2o6NTUHWbcXmZIETHzlHWkBtV_wDiEaA/s4032/IMG_0801.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIQG54tjb5rBjJ3iECZDmYRdRv7bFXJMLGTDZ3Eit-8est12-VWS6z1SHBvo21MMrLgJpcseBoxey1PXSrT6KY1mQeEKVqbFuK3A6wxXQzSW9rTcQJ6FxUkujcI8V18pp784U0tqgynjFOE2KS39pi8YIfg2o6NTUHWbcXmZIETHzlHWkBtV_wDiEaA/s320/IMG_0801.HEIC" width="240" /></a><br /></div><p>But with September being the month of refreshing the mind and body as we enter a new academic year, I've decided to focus on learning how to feel gratitude for the things I have around me, and the moments I experience during the most mundane aspects of my life. I've carved out time to play games, clanfolk and disney dreamlight valley being key stress relivers for me this month! I'm planning, but make no promises, to get back into reading. Big ask I know, but I have a bunch of books I bought in the start of the year that I want to get stuck into this autumn. </p><p>This is the third of my 3 days off work, so I used this time to reflect on the last few weeks and my feelings about work, my feelings towards the Queen's death, and my feelings about myself and my direction in life. I also used this time to practice selfcare, cleaning my room, sorting my wardrobe for autumn, having a pamper session and wash (hair) day. It sounds really silly, but I feel like the autumn equinox gives me a little boost? My energy is renewed and my thoughts are collected and organized, so that I'm ready to take on another season of my life. </p><p>It sounds rather poetic but it couldn't be closer to the truth. I'll be turning 25 next month, so I feel like I'll be doing a lot of reflection in the next few weeks. Hopefully by then those thoughts will be much less chaotic and all over the place as they are right now, but I guess it's a insight to my mind currently.</p><p>Cluttered with thoughts, but cleaning it up slowly.</p><p>minae.</p>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-84426527222120687342022-04-10T23:38:00.001+01:002022-04-10T23:38:27.374+01:00styling my work uniform<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nkd1Z_xlRB7SFuQ3fo6uneWOoBh-QvdIULcDVLpAuRssY7KJ9SV6fgz6SBXczODINq7X8WXqZgM-2u7Ur1b4vwtL4N4gt3QOUa7f3swMBXxWXqcTE4ALe8yG90lVbbKt0VyjQmYaOT-6-BD8hWB77MFbKFSd_puDlv6GsiMkW4D56WkG3Ip8ha1bHg/s705/98ede85fb282914fddc241f57fbc530d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nkd1Z_xlRB7SFuQ3fo6uneWOoBh-QvdIULcDVLpAuRssY7KJ9SV6fgz6SBXczODINq7X8WXqZgM-2u7Ur1b4vwtL4N4gt3QOUa7f3swMBXxWXqcTE4ALe8yG90lVbbKt0VyjQmYaOT-6-BD8hWB77MFbKFSd_puDlv6GsiMkW4D56WkG3Ip8ha1bHg/w320-h400/98ede85fb282914fddc241f57fbc530d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>One of the best things for me as a fashion stylist is being able to work in an environment where I can wear anything I want. But it's also a detriment, because I find myself constantly planning outfits in my head for work, and my room is covered in clothes! </p><p>My previous job had a uniform in place, so all I had to worry about was whether I had washed, ironed, and packed my clothes before throwing on my comfy joggers and jumper and heading to work. I wasn't able to wear colourful nails, and jewellery was a no go unless for religious purposes.</p><p>Since I work for a shoe shop, it's even more essential for me to consider how my outfits match with the shoes that I'm wearing, making sure the colour pallet is matching or that the clothes are complimenting the shoes and vice versa. My work uniform is to wear ANY shoe that's in season lmao so the possibilities are endless for the type of outfits I can come up with.</p><p>Sometimes I see new releases or shoes I really like and I think about what pieces of my wardrobe I would style the shoes with if I wore them to work. It's fun for me because sometimes I feel like I don't give myself time to be creative working two jobs. But then I realize I can literally utilize my job in this way to help me be more creative.</p><p>So here are a few fun little collage pieces I made to visualise how I would wear some pieces, alongside aesthetics for each of them, or the type of people I would see wearing the shoes (I would be all these types of people though lol). This isn't me promoting anything for work (but if any brands wanna sponsor me hmu lmao), I just love sneakers and styling and what I do for a living. Enjoy :)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JO-OSVfl50EZZEpmZr_g5NXUrSayNxzGMg5uccRiC2SNRDxjmrK4AY4KuRRm5Cveo8v-svrRdXMn7pSkRBTXwgGAHdAg9U4F9pWISta8RNptIGhdcqDlf0POw2l_c41faZsbNnIBSo4TlxUsso_Js5Oauj177XnAexhwsQlfvwXk0Nvyodi26UCBXQ/s1080/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JO-OSVfl50EZZEpmZr_g5NXUrSayNxzGMg5uccRiC2SNRDxjmrK4AY4KuRRm5Cveo8v-svrRdXMn7pSkRBTXwgGAHdAg9U4F9pWISta8RNptIGhdcqDlf0POw2l_c41faZsbNnIBSo4TlxUsso_Js5Oauj177XnAexhwsQlfvwXk0Nvyodi26UCBXQ/w640-h640/3.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Styling the Fila Heroics Gardenia</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ever since the dinosaur stompers that are the Fila Disruptors, I've always felt like the brand got some sort of bad rep as the shoes only teenage girls wear. But there's nothing wrong with the shoes at all, in fact they're one of my favourites because they're just so so comfy! Literally if I'm having a bad day and my plantar fasciitis is playing up, I'll throw on my fila ray's and crack on with the day. The new <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Fila Heroics Gardenia</span></b> are so aesthetically pretty and I love staring at them! I would probably pair it with some high waisted flared jeans and a nice beige or nude coloured shirt. Gold accessories are a must to match the brown soles. I'm thinking a nice vanilla scented tone would complete this look so I'd go for my trusty Vanilla Sky perfume. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJhcF35XlrFzDwD0e-53XTZK27Qul6SmbTAWFH8ZmR9chzeHwcAvSPiHSkmL19HfmA-5e-bCIxINDUwl9WIfGAdnz4qlK7rmR6pKPHgAd_l0EHgbjGvCvCQrWpIfz-CEsBP2NObgU5jyoqKiwe4aFhXaL-nNwfTSwfaGS-zEQDYCl7VlYoNvbbgADdQ/s1080/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJhcF35XlrFzDwD0e-53XTZK27Qul6SmbTAWFH8ZmR9chzeHwcAvSPiHSkmL19HfmA-5e-bCIxINDUwl9WIfGAdnz4qlK7rmR6pKPHgAd_l0EHgbjGvCvCQrWpIfz-CEsBP2NObgU5jyoqKiwe4aFhXaL-nNwfTSwfaGS-zEQDYCl7VlYoNvbbgADdQ/w640-h640/1.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Styling the Nike Dunk Low Easter 2022</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are literally THE cutest pair of <span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b>Nike Dunk Low's</b></span> I've ever seen? They knew exactly who they were marketing to with this one lol but I'm here for it! These give me kpop concert vibes haha but I find them so cute! I feel like this would be easy to style simply because all you really need is to match it with a nice pastel fit and you're good to go! I would go for either a pink/purple pastel shirt with a light pair of bottoms (no dark jeans!), or a simple casual look with a anime tee and light joggers. Tie up my hair and throw on my essential gold jewellery and keep the perfume fresh. Blanche by Byredo would be my pick. I find Dunks to be much comfier than Air Max's so I would be more than happy grab these if the resellers don't get their hands on it first. :')</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2h1oow_Jx-gij2W6HPRqDys7lbPuSXPynpA6F2VdwBsYKU-vKtDxxncBYZToD633OJYAg_Zt7XOo2UkxkbZrjc9brFcTmV17h1KK8Qemj2eXgQj4XrajcjNDx3mt70dDZUABnPnMmf24xmFP2-X-gtWwEh2PWb1vamvE9Gvvd3_i69PINWKYyCH6NA/s1080/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2h1oow_Jx-gij2W6HPRqDys7lbPuSXPynpA6F2VdwBsYKU-vKtDxxncBYZToD633OJYAg_Zt7XOo2UkxkbZrjc9brFcTmV17h1KK8Qemj2eXgQj4XrajcjNDx3mt70dDZUABnPnMmf24xmFP2-X-gtWwEh2PWb1vamvE9Gvvd3_i69PINWKYyCH6NA/w640-h640/2.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Styling the New Balance Mr530</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know everyone is obsessed over the New Balance 327's right now but can we give a little love to <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>New Balance's Mr530 </b></span>here? The heel on this shoe is giving me so much joy and I know my feet will be happy wearing them! It's the ultimate dad looking shoe but this can be worn with almost anything and for any casual occasion. I would wear them with a nice cotton oversized shirt or jumper and some dark bottoms. Or I could wear an all white fit with a white anime tee, white oversized shirt on top, and baggy white trousers that sit just above the N logo. One ring and one dainty gold necklace will be enough, and probably my apple watch. This is like my go to work outfit lol.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VP9IstnnMcb5Cnd4lpRenAg6KBprhOZmB1iZmHFZMj8JKzYv7Y5IjiKKmnu8_ExnfVyryTMy9fskztwr_KbM3RC62OMblo8QYC7J7wYSwNiAbDiVpeZrAFB3bO_S5460kRN7h6U50UvXZSacREZ8nPDKhsxGl6RikQXjdxuUoJJgzVg9kz5aLxv3ww/s1080/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VP9IstnnMcb5Cnd4lpRenAg6KBprhOZmB1iZmHFZMj8JKzYv7Y5IjiKKmnu8_ExnfVyryTMy9fskztwr_KbM3RC62OMblo8QYC7J7wYSwNiAbDiVpeZrAFB3bO_S5460kRN7h6U50UvXZSacREZ8nPDKhsxGl6RikQXjdxuUoJJgzVg9kz5aLxv3ww/w640-h640/4.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Styling the Classic Crocs in the colour Beige/Cobblestone</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you saw my list of loves post you already know about how much I adore crocs after hating them for so long, and how I've been on the hunt for the<b><span style="color: #bf9000;"> beige cobblestone crocs </span></b>for ages! I can finally say that I've got them since they came back in stock and I'm so excited for it! Crocs are honestly THE most comfiest footwear you will ever have the pleasure of experiencing. Since they're the definition of comfy I decided to go with that aesthetic, cozy study vibes. I would wear it with any cotton or wool material, anything breathable and non irritating. Cotton shirt with cotton trousers or a oversized jumper and skirt pairing. With some cute nude or white ankle socks. I might wear something strong like Aesop's Rozu, to compliment the soft appearance. I would swap out my jewellery for some wired headphones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>If you liked these collages and my styling idea's please leave me a comment below! How would you style these shoes? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuAzGamiciHdCTUo_ZKeCHL16kba35v-hI34MSUI-XVyVHqXpV0O6SitMXedXoMnpQI3GJzTQnqdA_JBMH-XkfR5ma0eQzfZkWE5FK5NhNJ9CO3d3cljFLCcBmcbTAnS1jnhg5qED7lOWIHjFtaKVZH2IsYXlBWDEzZ6qSUUKOT5YXIU8SihgfwyIKg/s400/Screenshot%20-%202021-08-07T174102.611.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuAzGamiciHdCTUo_ZKeCHL16kba35v-hI34MSUI-XVyVHqXpV0O6SitMXedXoMnpQI3GJzTQnqdA_JBMH-XkfR5ma0eQzfZkWE5FK5NhNJ9CO3d3cljFLCcBmcbTAnS1jnhg5qED7lOWIHjFtaKVZH2IsYXlBWDEzZ6qSUUKOT5YXIU8SihgfwyIKg/w200-h48/Screenshot%20-%202021-08-07T174102.611.png" width="200" /></a></div>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-74510576980449335692022-03-24T22:41:00.003+00:002022-03-24T22:41:27.320+00:00life lately ; 09 - fluffy pancakes and achy feet <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">To say I've been pre-occupied would be an understatement, as my life has shifted pretty dramatically from having very chill days in, to working almost every day. Before I knew it, a month had gone by. So here is another life lately post filled with sporadic photo dumps, to catch you all up with what I've been up too for the month of march (if you haven't heard already from my twitter or seen updates on my Instagram stories). </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukV9wF5Su7FhIiAfKoO3a7t7MnQEb0IfF1H-izy-c-6YFvRq-G6sMAwY4KZQyvP37gcSP9nU6kVgE2d9vW2MWG19M9qBD6Hj0C6hEHP6pqT5yrtVDRb8rvU4gOHKKi2noVbrriGAYDBXkpxkyIbeKrX1z_N3iV2dVsxy9cLWayszI-hDzXu6J-OUnuA/s4032/IMG_9935.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukV9wF5Su7FhIiAfKoO3a7t7MnQEb0IfF1H-izy-c-6YFvRq-G6sMAwY4KZQyvP37gcSP9nU6kVgE2d9vW2MWG19M9qBD6Hj0C6hEHP6pqT5yrtVDRb8rvU4gOHKKi2noVbrriGAYDBXkpxkyIbeKrX1z_N3iV2dVsxy9cLWayszI-hDzXu6J-OUnuA/s320/IMG_9935.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscukTkGU9cExZG0eGVG7f47Yfe6ZR7WJFJ6T-fjvd1_f15aJr0OnvZQ-cN9Vd0E0SA6hOfSdMRq7lna2tWSM2arRy4V9xbPvOzBnpYrV4xDbRQn5QzVos_Y5Yet4zceGMqKNx4fRxB3ZjMWx2I4ktHDQCVbIpl3Hc60jg8O3i1RCZxZQjCU3DS7491A/s4032/IMG_9737.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscukTkGU9cExZG0eGVG7f47Yfe6ZR7WJFJ6T-fjvd1_f15aJr0OnvZQ-cN9Vd0E0SA6hOfSdMRq7lna2tWSM2arRy4V9xbPvOzBnpYrV4xDbRQn5QzVos_Y5Yet4zceGMqKNx4fRxB3ZjMWx2I4ktHDQCVbIpl3Hc60jg8O3i1RCZxZQjCU3DS7491A/s320/IMG_9737.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAizIyRJS-QOgCQQ0RYkq3zNLBbAPjzRdpdko3y2y1XlYf_3pCsenpx0SGC0067_3coWCqM2NZvWgz_QX52j7IeweMF6EWv9D047UCVLtalQoDUhnkousGhRXatNyTG-5OoqVTjBYLFMPGk1Wap3WiQNwMgdD_WzJ-b0rETt3O0CazrOIAbm9EEkZUQ/s4032/IMG_9748.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAizIyRJS-QOgCQQ0RYkq3zNLBbAPjzRdpdko3y2y1XlYf_3pCsenpx0SGC0067_3coWCqM2NZvWgz_QX52j7IeweMF6EWv9D047UCVLtalQoDUhnkousGhRXatNyTG-5OoqVTjBYLFMPGk1Wap3WiQNwMgdD_WzJ-b0rETt3O0CazrOIAbm9EEkZUQ/s320/IMG_9748.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBgs0WruieaK1BKIYnTiqbm6poFNkPueIU3IhrBb87XH24dgSYIlcKtb5RFUvdDotTuzt08fwdcv7ufjxECyYVADZXh582nEjkPKMHSR7ymKz8HBgl_GQn8yizKV4iiPIZf6_vrpjss2xAzkDBultAJAf-2DiShlLKBAkR1rTSxZ2_lxtmbzyw9laGQ/s4032/IMG_9728.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBgs0WruieaK1BKIYnTiqbm6poFNkPueIU3IhrBb87XH24dgSYIlcKtb5RFUvdDotTuzt08fwdcv7ufjxECyYVADZXh582nEjkPKMHSR7ymKz8HBgl_GQn8yizKV4iiPIZf6_vrpjss2xAzkDBultAJAf-2DiShlLKBAkR1rTSxZ2_lxtmbzyw9laGQ/s320/IMG_9728.HEIC" width="240" /></a><br /></div></div><p>💻<span style="font-size: medium;">Working</span></p><p>In my goals post I spoke about getting a role as a PR Intern, and while I learnt a few useful things like how to create a mailing list or a media kit, I don't believe the job itself challenged me or aided in my growth. I was told to do things, but not given any guidelines on how to do it. Everything I learnt was through them saying "do X task" and me spending hours searching on google and watching YouTube videos trying to figure out how to do the task, and then more hours doing said task. I spent way more hours than contracted for doing all of this, and it was all unpaid. </p><p>I have to rant a little about this, but obviously due to the role being unpaid, I wasn't making any money. When asked why I missed out on a work event (literally going out for food and drinks), I explained my financial situation and was told they would "look into paying me", and then never heard from them again. No jobs to do, nothing. A month later, I received a message asking if I was free, but at this point I already had another job so just politely told them as such and left it at that. One thing I learnt from that experience is to really know your self worth and know when to stop working somewhere that isn't helping you. Also to avoid any company that says "we're like a family", because I know my mama wouldn't do that to me lmao.</p><p>While the experience wasn't great, it did show me that I can take on anything in my field even without the guidance of the company itself, and it allowed for me to have more confidence in my abilities, so I defeated the imposter syndrome I've had since graduation and applied for more roles that I once thought I was not yet qualified for. I ended up getting a job as a Brand Marketing Assistant for a really cute plant based bakery, and I've been working hard on growing their social media presence with campaigns and events to help the company grow. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1F6obTwokpMKqW1JQ0XXEWAO1rMh2HYqKjpd4TdfFb1jIRziWGh-BvwZXRPaeTODqc1eLm8s-_mPXN7Ga23rcXYCM7-37FJ6Cxp6phhh7_geix1ZwgwFDKeOjHKpb8SikJRSleU5t0sNeA70d0tsjBLnFcRFRq_SkTI2ch-NST8CWkjDEmb_TGc1Kw/s4032/IMG_9930.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1F6obTwokpMKqW1JQ0XXEWAO1rMh2HYqKjpd4TdfFb1jIRziWGh-BvwZXRPaeTODqc1eLm8s-_mPXN7Ga23rcXYCM7-37FJ6Cxp6phhh7_geix1ZwgwFDKeOjHKpb8SikJRSleU5t0sNeA70d0tsjBLnFcRFRq_SkTI2ch-NST8CWkjDEmb_TGc1Kw/s320/IMG_9930.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq_fT8prDnMgq1kJEFpMHVwaOB6xVUpZLB8IOcnBXjYpgc3mPAmeWygX-81YfX_Yf0-vd5O5t7Dj8ICc96d8CuRFMunfeXGCxNcJoVvH2ZgC_ZAUdPb5XQcef3aHGjDDt9AS_PwZGJD-NH7a5EQxujC2uoWIl3uNpYoBbML4hBA6Xc4gMRMp8nhjkeQ/s4032/IMG_9923.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq_fT8prDnMgq1kJEFpMHVwaOB6xVUpZLB8IOcnBXjYpgc3mPAmeWygX-81YfX_Yf0-vd5O5t7Dj8ICc96d8CuRFMunfeXGCxNcJoVvH2ZgC_ZAUdPb5XQcef3aHGjDDt9AS_PwZGJD-NH7a5EQxujC2uoWIl3uNpYoBbML4hBA6Xc4gMRMp8nhjkeQ/s320/IMG_9923.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQYxqHEZyKARuCL7lDEJlXT-1Bk0ap289ShxL33ozOb9czYfgch57oi2IxnFS4FXWDhtJnlRRnXUYeFZpgd1ZOAIQQ-FxqKgviGVxLw4cfQc4Ox6E-F8mg2QoMAv5apH04o2yXAkcInYW934tSAO1bMRbejKM-YMkhcDqZr4pDKrsDOF8nnqz1pyHVQ/s4032/IMG_9927.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQYxqHEZyKARuCL7lDEJlXT-1Bk0ap289ShxL33ozOb9czYfgch57oi2IxnFS4FXWDhtJnlRRnXUYeFZpgd1ZOAIQQ-FxqKgviGVxLw4cfQc4Ox6E-F8mg2QoMAv5apH04o2yXAkcInYW934tSAO1bMRbejKM-YMkhcDqZr4pDKrsDOF8nnqz1pyHVQ/s320/IMG_9927.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv565SB-ck_srnG690tPnyEL-HSbPJu7D7WXe8g9IcIrAbcv4M27vkxwcFMeTdUdM7Kn_N7q_e8ptfRx_PEitg_c-C1TpFGwU7v2cnBkNiC3bdSuV73p4LYkKjsa4zqR0ByNxZLodHD72vHFZgb1jXBhQwsE0WJYli-HTkCfxKRlEiZFvuBITz2r7fSQ/s4032/IMG_9755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv565SB-ck_srnG690tPnyEL-HSbPJu7D7WXe8g9IcIrAbcv4M27vkxwcFMeTdUdM7Kn_N7q_e8ptfRx_PEitg_c-C1TpFGwU7v2cnBkNiC3bdSuV73p4LYkKjsa4zqR0ByNxZLodHD72vHFZgb1jXBhQwsE0WJYli-HTkCfxKRlEiZFvuBITz2r7fSQ/s320/IMG_9755.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /></div><p>This may be a bit of an overkill, but I also got another job as a Visual Merchandiser and Supervisor at Office Shoes! At Disney I was doing the jobs that a VM and Supervisor would do, but I was still being paid a Sales Associates salary, so I'm glad that I'm able to be paid for the roles I'm doing now, and be working with a team of people who support me in my career aspirations. To work for a fashion brand that's trendy and constantly working on their ethics and sustainability fills me with pride! It makes me happy to be able to properly execute my skills in styling through this job.</p><p>While all of this was happening, I was also applying to university like crazy! While I know a masters degree isn't essential to be successful in my career, it's something that I've always wanted to do. To complete a masters would mean the world to me, and now I can happily say that I've been given the opportunity to achieve this goal, as I've received unconditional offers to study a Master of Science course in International Fashion Marketing! I was so over the moon to hear back from uni's and now I'm in a position where I'm trying to decide which one to go to. I'm heavily leaning towards Manchester right now as the opportunities for a career in fashion seems to be booming there. Everything seems to be falling into place.</p><p>I can confidently say that the last three months have been incredibly stressful, trying to secure a job in my field and grow within my career while feeling like the world was playing games with me and my mental health. However, I came out of it a much better person than I was a year ago, or even a month ago! I'm so much more prepared for the future, and I'm excited to see how far I can take myself in this career!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSTBmSpEdJNB5KMbKhfLo_UvQZ__ZHlXgZMCrIJlLieKEXSIPXr98MYYu6YZBpwNtpyX5m98xKnz1jCkLL2d0LrbBqEt5DklgBdlh_BHwBWz6SUBtriIrY8wG47yeCjoj2kaJ6LzlQJgox-yIA4Hy2coo-msCrpIkAStKeXROV98AOPT7Fnkh-u6JKw/s4032/IMG_9719.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSTBmSpEdJNB5KMbKhfLo_UvQZ__ZHlXgZMCrIJlLieKEXSIPXr98MYYu6YZBpwNtpyX5m98xKnz1jCkLL2d0LrbBqEt5DklgBdlh_BHwBWz6SUBtriIrY8wG47yeCjoj2kaJ6LzlQJgox-yIA4Hy2coo-msCrpIkAStKeXROV98AOPT7Fnkh-u6JKw/s320/IMG_9719.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88zWvAnz-FINklGz_ymbTT16_88U7vljBsgCEg7DyFhF1ma5ThQussR2fWGQY0HuHzf0CLvqjlucFcpNzhCmB2VXLWcmHgfvP9gC8tepxx4hXJbjnxsrkMLQ0js5LRaeknz3H4_wQzzCMAelFs2ynRqcpB7s3cmnJytw0tw7r5Encs-gagL2HKPhq3g/s4032/IMG_9725.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88zWvAnz-FINklGz_ymbTT16_88U7vljBsgCEg7DyFhF1ma5ThQussR2fWGQY0HuHzf0CLvqjlucFcpNzhCmB2VXLWcmHgfvP9gC8tepxx4hXJbjnxsrkMLQ0js5LRaeknz3H4_wQzzCMAelFs2ynRqcpB7s3cmnJytw0tw7r5Encs-gagL2HKPhq3g/s320/IMG_9725.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8dUOwXEhGLI4F1yml8LHTXJZGe0InkUkEGAP7EsUZ26lGZFUdr_4fXyQi9UluLnYk_9zHxt74fbvuK6-JIbW9ZOPFySOan-G8XvGc-L1kiQ5NeFMru5bWqa_A9avIDGcYo8H_Wd6phKJnqoYePMplgjffe0ZtJZmlxjXMDsRo_5PT6W5I6NvUzfkPw/s4032/IMG_9868.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8dUOwXEhGLI4F1yml8LHTXJZGe0InkUkEGAP7EsUZ26lGZFUdr_4fXyQi9UluLnYk_9zHxt74fbvuK6-JIbW9ZOPFySOan-G8XvGc-L1kiQ5NeFMru5bWqa_A9avIDGcYo8H_Wd6phKJnqoYePMplgjffe0ZtJZmlxjXMDsRo_5PT6W5I6NvUzfkPw/s320/IMG_9868.HEIC" width="240" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFcGd2F7idTBDSjU2d_KXQ2WBxCsuhZ_8W1Qhpw95Deu_pWKPHN6z5cEfsQm6iDRCliYYHUM5CAjBibQsT8qwIVB-L67M72pRoWqVnmqTZb1I_nlygRPTDJXpBVrHjLpLiFDVjdlDm1e4a7W8H9eILFacdfjeaaMd_8Q5k78A-7gwOn8CNH4K4ahi2g/s4032/IMG_9895.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFcGd2F7idTBDSjU2d_KXQ2WBxCsuhZ_8W1Qhpw95Deu_pWKPHN6z5cEfsQm6iDRCliYYHUM5CAjBibQsT8qwIVB-L67M72pRoWqVnmqTZb1I_nlygRPTDJXpBVrHjLpLiFDVjdlDm1e4a7W8H9eILFacdfjeaaMd_8Q5k78A-7gwOn8CNH4K4ahi2g/s320/IMG_9895.HEIC" width="240" /></a><br /></div><p>✌ <span style="font-size: medium;">Doing</span></p><p>As exciting as this all is for me, I've gotta say my feet are fucking killing me lol. I've been up and about almost every single day, and working 60 hour weeks across both jobs. It's rough, but I'm enjoying myself and meeting new people and making new friends and connections. I'm experiencing something different and learning something new every day, and I'm just grateful for it all. </p><p>On the few days I've had off (literally like 3 days lol), I've been spending time with my parents, watching my dad play poker or my mum gardening while I rest my feet and talk about my day. I've also been hanging out with my old co-workers from Disney, who honestly I now consider to be my closest friends. It's so nice to have people I still keep in touch with! After my shift I paid a visit to the store and everyone was so happy to see me, it made me feel really valued as a person. During one of my days out with them, I had the most delicious fluffy pancakes and walked around central London just enjoying the nice weather. </p><p>📺 <span style="font-size: medium;">Watching </span></p><p>Last Sunday I went to the pub to watch the first match of Formula One! I had no interest in watching it at the start but I never say no to hanging out in the pub with friends haha! By the last 5 laps however I was so engrossed and enjoying the race, I found myself rooting for drivers! When I got home in the evening, I saw the Formula 1 show on Netflix trending and started binging the episodes.. A few days and many Wikipedia searches later, I can now tell you about how it all works, who drives for which team, which team uses what manufactures engines, and talk your ear off about how Lewis was absolutely robbed during the 2021 final and how Red bull and Michael Masi were in cahoots to rig the win for Verstappen.</p><p>I've also been watching Season 4 of Attack on Titan! My new co-workers are all into anime too, so it's fun to listen to what they think will happen to Eren, because I've read the manga and already know how it ends. Some of them are really close to the answer, and others are really far off lol. The anime has been so thrilling to watch and the character development the main cast go through is impeccable! Even characters like Floch who I dislike have such great development that I can't help but appreciate the writing. The last few days we've all been debating whether the last part will be made into another 3rd part of the season, or turned into a movie instead. It's so surreal to see the anime finally coming to a close after all these years. It's been one hell of a ride!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFjv-5pOWo6sw9jCkNLf4u2ryrvEloq9MRzSiCQrnydj17k3FaVpzl6e3CbAIkmsHFZNAUxA1rrAIjSnBazBGvfsBHxIgmZIzsnd0HVZycyiXI2ZDWNK9lhXi3uA2v931d4LserUx3CmnZDQ8PZFMsWP9xwAb4tzIrwon9QVPa8kXB9Fv-3kWW4HpOQ/s4032/IMG_9876.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFjv-5pOWo6sw9jCkNLf4u2ryrvEloq9MRzSiCQrnydj17k3FaVpzl6e3CbAIkmsHFZNAUxA1rrAIjSnBazBGvfsBHxIgmZIzsnd0HVZycyiXI2ZDWNK9lhXi3uA2v931d4LserUx3CmnZDQ8PZFMsWP9xwAb4tzIrwon9QVPa8kXB9Fv-3kWW4HpOQ/s320/IMG_9876.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wbpG-oO7fMoSTNN7Y1leDlrI6mdbKVT---d96g63Os7nh1XlOFMf8w-bFv7lBpJyRYzaW4JPhmd8B0s9R3vnN-apKkKxssK4UPp9FCs-BYahnxAb4MubOLwSJE6YxSRuDamxPmMf2QGSdC3RbEu2mi03NMC3wqCUhC1EmJaJG1sEtrZitULwpikH5w/s4032/IMG_9724.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wbpG-oO7fMoSTNN7Y1leDlrI6mdbKVT---d96g63Os7nh1XlOFMf8w-bFv7lBpJyRYzaW4JPhmd8B0s9R3vnN-apKkKxssK4UPp9FCs-BYahnxAb4MubOLwSJE6YxSRuDamxPmMf2QGSdC3RbEu2mi03NMC3wqCUhC1EmJaJG1sEtrZitULwpikH5w/s320/IMG_9724.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLQ4fiL_WorOodUwWwNM_TwjyMZKWNOnCK4NFT1KotqOeqQ9u9LFxS40szpgJQGY-8yjNs0K5rsOkvcCKVA2wTSRVNnhu1dCL_b98NOylMesHfjZhiT8sWTz6oRnKnggHJWmFLvcnTQpYdXC_8zRJycS5RvuL3lw3caTUjTiiFA8mvG7CdsEC2zLbqQ/s4032/IMG_9934.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLQ4fiL_WorOodUwWwNM_TwjyMZKWNOnCK4NFT1KotqOeqQ9u9LFxS40szpgJQGY-8yjNs0K5rsOkvcCKVA2wTSRVNnhu1dCL_b98NOylMesHfjZhiT8sWTz6oRnKnggHJWmFLvcnTQpYdXC_8zRJycS5RvuL3lw3caTUjTiiFA8mvG7CdsEC2zLbqQ/s320/IMG_9934.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1vUUnbWdamICTaA5FbfxAbZKaOi-C5-ekknmXGXXxuHYLbQTP6dF8TROEhzLsT5mzuyVJ3CvGZVRqKUhImoDlX4amhkkxN2vHVluivPA1pNTjc0qBsRaxzImrI3y2De6WonFF7kG6yNczNXNpke-a--g8bI48AGogl0QGtq4qIFVTUsZafzPVjWbbg/s4032/IMG_9485.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1vUUnbWdamICTaA5FbfxAbZKaOi-C5-ekknmXGXXxuHYLbQTP6dF8TROEhzLsT5mzuyVJ3CvGZVRqKUhImoDlX4amhkkxN2vHVluivPA1pNTjc0qBsRaxzImrI3y2De6WonFF7kG6yNczNXNpke-a--g8bI48AGogl0QGtq4qIFVTUsZafzPVjWbbg/s320/IMG_9485.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p>🎧 <span style="font-size: medium;">Listening</span></p><p>If you've been reading my blog for a while you'll know I'm a huge fan of idol groups, my favourite one for the last few years being Sakurazaka46, and they released the most beautiful music video for their new single Samidare yo I've had the MV and song on repeat literally all day every day since it's release! It's just so whimsical and pretty and the kind of aesthetic I like the most. I really recommend it! I'm sure any Demon Slayer fan has had Aimer's song on repeat since season two, and I'm one of them! I won't be surprised when I see this in the top 5 of my february Spotify playlist.</p><p>I've finally created and started adding music to my Spring playlist! I've gone for a mix of chill relaxing songs, and semi upbeat vibes for this playlist. Not as bold as my Summer playlist but something of a more vibrant version of my Autumn playlist. I cannot for the life of me think of a good name for the playlist, so it's simply 'SPRING!' for now lmao. I like for my playlists to have a similar theme, so winter is "Coffee with Gilmores", summer is "Vibes and Wine", and autumn is "Sad but Sweet". If you have a suggestion for the Spring playlist please comment below! </p><p>As this is one of the few days off I have, I'm spending my time doing what I enjoy most, reading blog posts, catching up on tv shows and YouTube videos, writing my own posts, and simply relaxing my feet. I had a nice workout earlier in the day, and I feel like the energy I've gotten from recuperating today will help me during the weekend. :) </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhymE6AmhlIkEXiyXVVk-o8bUqpj0t2PP3wDfVxV2J9EoY0rsF5EDJrxPs6Ecc9fn8Oc4bx5jUm2Hgz8zjG-2GP6Rldn1jE5x9gE_EE2KPtnV1PAZ-myogLfE4LnTAzxCJVoLXheX6VOaTOsczSrzqCNvDZXmFGrl1oaQGcGpO-mnpVZDryzRWmeP_NQ/s400/Screenshot%20-%202021-08-07T174102.611.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhymE6AmhlIkEXiyXVVk-o8bUqpj0t2PP3wDfVxV2J9EoY0rsF5EDJrxPs6Ecc9fn8Oc4bx5jUm2Hgz8zjG-2GP6Rldn1jE5x9gE_EE2KPtnV1PAZ-myogLfE4LnTAzxCJVoLXheX6VOaTOsczSrzqCNvDZXmFGrl1oaQGcGpO-mnpVZDryzRWmeP_NQ/w200-h48/Screenshot%20-%202021-08-07T174102.611.png" width="200" /></a></div>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-13760547647130879392022-02-20T17:44:00.003+00:002022-02-20T17:57:18.548+00:00life lately ; 08 - a week of recovery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1CtcGQ6mt5fd1yT2JyxDRKUuwK0X_0xdKfJKr7neIZsPoX-lstKa79dg1RL94wGAWC1xfBVaMir7TaQSm7RQY6cOT2He9i4IvZQpOYBlif4bmqqiIqLxTAIxRjaanqdAM6Fbd8ddohQ_6456q_KXNZm136wD2X2t8U4zibmmLWfmY7Sgt0g2PmWBlEQ=s752" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1CtcGQ6mt5fd1yT2JyxDRKUuwK0X_0xdKfJKr7neIZsPoX-lstKa79dg1RL94wGAWC1xfBVaMir7TaQSm7RQY6cOT2He9i4IvZQpOYBlif4bmqqiIqLxTAIxRjaanqdAM6Fbd8ddohQ_6456q_KXNZm136wD2X2t8U4zibmmLWfmY7Sgt0g2PmWBlEQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p>This month has been... honestly? Very draining on the soul. I had two really bad mental breakdowns during the first two weeks, and during the third I came down with a terrible cold that put me out of commission for most of the week. My body was so achy and my chest was tight. My inhaler did what it could but I was pretty bedridden the whole time. Thankfully I tested negative for Covid, but the fact I haven't caught it yet when so many people around me have (literally as I write this, I find out the Queen has Covid.. the QUEEN!) makes me think it's almost inevitable that I'll get it eventually lol. I'm just glad that reality hasn't welcomed me yet.</p><p>Because of the pretty shit month I've had, I really felt like I deserved a nice break. A bit of me time, where I just do whatever I want to do without worrying about financial struggles or relationship insecurities or career failures. I recovered from my cold a just before the weekend and decided to do just that. This weekend was filled with indulgence, and I'm happy to share these moments with you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1F6cly0BZhO7nPtLvDvMY6VwVRXwbDmbP-GeKUv_XDzHy595X_PCRMLSoZvyOGGZWH9bZSthYpDVCqqHWOi-wsaagItyuuNqOuKpeOSOICLxJVGXjYbznGRuF_W6fFR2ejd_08V0QStO1fadgYpmWvvAlLjY8Ae9SoDBfhntDzAdKVqvKJ20Z3rabEw=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1F6cly0BZhO7nPtLvDvMY6VwVRXwbDmbP-GeKUv_XDzHy595X_PCRMLSoZvyOGGZWH9bZSthYpDVCqqHWOi-wsaagItyuuNqOuKpeOSOICLxJVGXjYbznGRuF_W6fFR2ejd_08V0QStO1fadgYpmWvvAlLjY8Ae9SoDBfhntDzAdKVqvKJ20Z3rabEw=s320" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy5ygvh85PEnL55x2l2SQUdIaYafPYsGt8LRlrBhU05ZVHaHl20C_4Sa4thQMcfcBQov7D3oeIb1glv4DamAuf_40MNxVm1YXS30YyJ2e3d0nE3vegewg1g2JYhJdwsFL2dIJPfBdjEoOd13cyAXFFOUO-7lyYqpItTI3geEhVH2EMc18pCQfSLjXOdQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy5ygvh85PEnL55x2l2SQUdIaYafPYsGt8LRlrBhU05ZVHaHl20C_4Sa4thQMcfcBQov7D3oeIb1glv4DamAuf_40MNxVm1YXS30YyJ2e3d0nE3vegewg1g2JYhJdwsFL2dIJPfBdjEoOd13cyAXFFOUO-7lyYqpItTI3geEhVH2EMc18pCQfSLjXOdQ=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBkUa_J4SNwCmRzK6tiUKRF-4t88ogSFRaKSJ-DEyG_0cGYs1FXd1Ds8Glwv-ijykgF_zi39bHj5HFI_Qgi-pPVP2iPUmhgVei-aT40yISryzg-TLOj7bUa_jvQNBa4vWQsvp5ZRoAAU8rA1DeYAG5-mHe53FZE7V2i0BibIaAI7zcezKRVzDbPLUxrw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBkUa_J4SNwCmRzK6tiUKRF-4t88ogSFRaKSJ-DEyG_0cGYs1FXd1Ds8Glwv-ijykgF_zi39bHj5HFI_Qgi-pPVP2iPUmhgVei-aT40yISryzg-TLOj7bUa_jvQNBa4vWQsvp5ZRoAAU8rA1DeYAG5-mHe53FZE7V2i0BibIaAI7zcezKRVzDbPLUxrw=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidJRS63VEqQcPRf4pc3WWMUiDyD-5GA253tZYvE4kZSJKXpdLttcnb0ja-pCwmECfhAikB5GwgC0QIIB8gN2hE6E76dcsmj6YAhQMatB3hGZ1CGXszUC45lQme_UBl4RGO4lZBGAZIHFilnFmfwuGsQDQsmzw25OsjSTwqvoucp1pnGI-J0iLWweZs0Q=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidJRS63VEqQcPRf4pc3WWMUiDyD-5GA253tZYvE4kZSJKXpdLttcnb0ja-pCwmECfhAikB5GwgC0QIIB8gN2hE6E76dcsmj6YAhQMatB3hGZ1CGXszUC45lQme_UBl4RGO4lZBGAZIHFilnFmfwuGsQDQsmzw25OsjSTwqvoucp1pnGI-J0iLWweZs0Q=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>✌ <span style="font-size: medium;">Doing</span></p><p> Taking short walks. Admittedly these walks happen mostly because we haven't done the weekly food shop this week as we were all down with the flu this week, so each morning since Thursday I've had to pop round the shops to pick up daily essentials like milk, fruit, bread, cat food etc. It was nice to get out the house after what seemed like years in bed dying. The cool air really helped get rid of the remnant of the flu, so I felt pretty refreshed when returning home.</p><p>My mum wasn't feeling too great this week either, so we kept each other company and sat in her room watching the most mundane things like Loose Women LOL. I've never bothered to watch it, but somehow we found ourselves commenting on the topics at hand and being pretty entertained. By chance I saw lots of people talking about a guy watching planes land at Heathrow Airport during Storm Eunice, and we somehow spent hours watching his live stream! He blew up pretty quickly and by the evening we were watching Big Jet TV live on Channel 4 and ITV news! It was hilarious, thrilling, and just a pretty sound time. Ended the day with some chips and fell asleep soon after. :')</p><p>I've put off sorting through my clothes since returning from <a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2021/11/life-lately-06-hello-from-new-york.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">New York </span></a>over a month ago now, and I was so not looking forward to it lmao however, I really felt like it was time to go through it all. I had a huge pile of clothes that didn't fit into any of my draws and I knew it was just because I hadn't organized them properly (and because I left my wardrobe in a state while packing for the trip..). I took everything out, rolled them all up neatly and managed to fit everything in! My next task will be to go through each item and decide what needs to be donated to charity and as hand me downs to little cousins. I'll leave that for spring cleaning next month.</p><p>✍ <span style="font-size: medium;">Writing </span></p><p>Catching up on the small backlog of posts I couldn't write while I was sick and depressed lol. I don't like writing about the good times when I'm not truly feeling that way. Unless I'm in a position where I'm able to write in a concise way about my mental health, I don't like to post during those rough periods. I think it's better for me when I read back on <a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2022/01/life-lately-07-this-adult-stuff-is-hard.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">my posts </span></a>to learn something from those not so happy posts, rather than to relive a mental breakdown. As for my happier posts, I have a lot planned out, and pretty much nothing to do today, as I've told myself not to think about work related tasks this weekend, that's what Monday's are for!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx_4DNXkE7i2Ang8v9GVJOtukneyAXeHGyKnUvvETbB0Yj7W8vT8oVsXUOcyyqVlNPVMTH3BadBoDZF4X5P3l0vZNufPTVC1suYWAeBuO5Y8phD9CwMI57UtG27WVxmkMu1FbvOaayqFUtA16U0RstzD1Z7dLzHst7xHbd9SlSiFKp2E1_BeHPR7xE_g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx_4DNXkE7i2Ang8v9GVJOtukneyAXeHGyKnUvvETbB0Yj7W8vT8oVsXUOcyyqVlNPVMTH3BadBoDZF4X5P3l0vZNufPTVC1suYWAeBuO5Y8phD9CwMI57UtG27WVxmkMu1FbvOaayqFUtA16U0RstzD1Z7dLzHst7xHbd9SlSiFKp2E1_BeHPR7xE_g=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQTS26AHuMC90cLNBbVUB8kpPBaanxCMClgv_Gy_MtoBuMY44JCsHTILis0elTo7t7DLGkRGufi46mHngNaJd08o6xYxAVKDeb04o0JSQCU9sflYao06joYx5Z1t0lqN6eFBecF5L32WbhB7oOS6r-tqeAUL8EuAcdy-RwDcQ8HX42WhTfe5_4xas69A=s2880" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQTS26AHuMC90cLNBbVUB8kpPBaanxCMClgv_Gy_MtoBuMY44JCsHTILis0elTo7t7DLGkRGufi46mHngNaJd08o6xYxAVKDeb04o0JSQCU9sflYao06joYx5Z1t0lqN6eFBecF5L32WbhB7oOS6r-tqeAUL8EuAcdy-RwDcQ8HX42WhTfe5_4xas69A=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaF6xN5ZlZZVDRMDm6fnMoEUOUn2KU9EUfWrns7XaIzM5JKfylRBhNnjsgXX9km66qA-tZRQK6g49gSl48YbVkMScl580FBHaG5y5I5PCa-Juvwv3h6adz80z9zYkA-g-Sx0NTW_r5ADvSAjNaeF0px0peb2PbuXo3iz9axr1tHZG2CnsAL82Zoo1jAw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaF6xN5ZlZZVDRMDm6fnMoEUOUn2KU9EUfWrns7XaIzM5JKfylRBhNnjsgXX9km66qA-tZRQK6g49gSl48YbVkMScl580FBHaG5y5I5PCa-Juvwv3h6adz80z9zYkA-g-Sx0NTW_r5ADvSAjNaeF0px0peb2PbuXo3iz9axr1tHZG2CnsAL82Zoo1jAw=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqaGvcPxHAxmcY7fWBZCi0oY9LC7Xi9VtlfCiDNoimcfaKZ9kUkjPHe5dPv1lzivzX7Y90uRjF_Y3pFpENe61sR-Uzx6EGoDL5dyGdbFeFP3R98fZfbE1JGQmkHCNKyczwI8gTSqL2zfKww2Q0ujkJ2tpY-fJkhpcrFrZcJhaM3RX9LWijkRJjHH6PPw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqaGvcPxHAxmcY7fWBZCi0oY9LC7Xi9VtlfCiDNoimcfaKZ9kUkjPHe5dPv1lzivzX7Y90uRjF_Y3pFpENe61sR-Uzx6EGoDL5dyGdbFeFP3R98fZfbE1JGQmkHCNKyczwI8gTSqL2zfKww2Q0ujkJ2tpY-fJkhpcrFrZcJhaM3RX9LWijkRJjHH6PPw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>📚 <span style="font-size: medium;">Reading</span></p><p>I haven't been reading a lot this month, simply because I can't focus on reading when there's so many things on my mind. I end up thinking about something the makes me a little down, so I consume more visual content on my down time. I've been reading Strange Weather in Tokyo over the last couple of weeks now, and while the premise is interesting and I enjoy the dynamic the two main characters have, I find the pacing really really slow. I had a similar problem with the book After Dark by Haruki Murakami and I've come to the conclusion that these slow paced books aren't for me. I don't like reading different books all at once as I like to finish a book before starting a new one, but I'm excited to finally read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo! It's been on my plan to for ages, so I'll be diving into that one later tonight!</p><p>Although I didn't have the mental headspace to write blog posts, I enjoyed spending my mornings and evenings reading lots of blog posts. <a href="https://www.inmysundaybest.com/on-love-in-my-late-twenties/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">On: Love in my late twenties</span></a> really helped me navigate my feelings on valentines day, enough to make <a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2022/02/my-struggle-with-day-about-love.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">a post</span></a> about it. Sade does a great job at letting you relate to the post, I definitely saw myself in her stories. Michelle's post on <a href="https://mooeyandfriends.com/2022/02/how-to-stay-consistent-with-your-blog.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">how to be consistent with blogging</span></a> is something that I will refer back to from now on. While I know a few of the tips already, it's great to have the reminder and learn other useful ways to improve my blogging journey. I adored Hannah's <a href="https://luxuryblush.co.uk/2022/02/bm-haul-february-2022/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">B&M haul post</span></a>! I love to see posts that remind me so much of the blogging scene way back when I first started blogging. I love having a nosey through people's purchases and the mugs were so cute! I adored <a href="https://witanddelight.com/2022/02/weekend-in-my-life/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">this post</span></a> from Wit & Delight, and I can't help but dream of a comforting life just like this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJu4qCBSechAH8JTPKg1KlD8fkjAg2CxJ8RvmRPmfTIdBHFTKAkQqDA95H4XEr-QZ1ihxT2_ygabO5HB3PLs1z06HB3FtX3tBaL6jTbyz39p16mvDyo3RheCQ3v-YZThYns_sYiO2pfY16hw78E5027Tg24AN9NXOCrjdJr-nB-pipDSxr_qKKBXHFsg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJu4qCBSechAH8JTPKg1KlD8fkjAg2CxJ8RvmRPmfTIdBHFTKAkQqDA95H4XEr-QZ1ihxT2_ygabO5HB3PLs1z06HB3FtX3tBaL6jTbyz39p16mvDyo3RheCQ3v-YZThYns_sYiO2pfY16hw78E5027Tg24AN9NXOCrjdJr-nB-pipDSxr_qKKBXHFsg=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTezePjqtJnRViuVr8HuCCNy3ApuIkl83feGyXnDuAMov92Y-eBC5S9v5QOcpj0-FsflFEJftmJjzg3i6FSQxqQ7lVSGnW6eyKRhcjwQ1WW6GOkx1YlADQWlO_AC2GTKtc6Aps8ZNlwL-mPCb2zpF55TUnR3hoRZJfEuDbQlUjIv4IkBWP_2cXKqAUsw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTezePjqtJnRViuVr8HuCCNy3ApuIkl83feGyXnDuAMov92Y-eBC5S9v5QOcpj0-FsflFEJftmJjzg3i6FSQxqQ7lVSGnW6eyKRhcjwQ1WW6GOkx1YlADQWlO_AC2GTKtc6Aps8ZNlwL-mPCb2zpF55TUnR3hoRZJfEuDbQlUjIv4IkBWP_2cXKqAUsw=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCOTAogTGNXEzoyzZTVd_CAP0NC55176guLmFw-L4AumQ0Ua8ub87cr-CnubpT9murIpeKbsKvr62S_34C7Qj90ZX0f349Y91TsICcOmM5dRainmJUMHGRXMY2x7UnntDMj-wDXBP8R_j31pb3tBrZGEPvXXW5wfYOYrwFl2r44Q78pqAHZTdGSnC47Q=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCOTAogTGNXEzoyzZTVd_CAP0NC55176guLmFw-L4AumQ0Ua8ub87cr-CnubpT9murIpeKbsKvr62S_34C7Qj90ZX0f349Y91TsICcOmM5dRainmJUMHGRXMY2x7UnntDMj-wDXBP8R_j31pb3tBrZGEPvXXW5wfYOYrwFl2r44Q78pqAHZTdGSnC47Q=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdvaE1PVMfndE_gFil4BbZznrjfvU5k8RXyM8jzV7Weqri4Z5bUM71DWHtPcQ1JlVr6xGbif5I7EXgBNVE41po2sGqZktOsWwlpJVkrOVuBeXaos4DjxQ_gkypqe3LWDflzEAsQIkDBTm2keId-NaU1snFHV-MqJquYaKQKpUTpyN0MYDeEPVOxpXSNA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdvaE1PVMfndE_gFil4BbZznrjfvU5k8RXyM8jzV7Weqri4Z5bUM71DWHtPcQ1JlVr6xGbif5I7EXgBNVE41po2sGqZktOsWwlpJVkrOVuBeXaos4DjxQ_gkypqe3LWDflzEAsQIkDBTm2keId-NaU1snFHV-MqJquYaKQKpUTpyN0MYDeEPVOxpXSNA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>🎮 <span style="font-size: medium;">Playing</span></p><p>Being an fan of idols for over 10 years, you can't help but think that you could manage an idol group and run a company better than Akimoto Yasushi or Lee Soo Man, but Idol Manager does a good job at showing you it's not that easy... Unless you're me of course lol. I've spent almost 300 hours in this game, and with a steady 25 in game years, almost 100 idols, and 44 billion yen in game profit, I'm inclined to switch careers from a fashion stylist to the UK's biggest idol manager. Simon Cowell who? Give me a few years and I'll build the biggest idol empire the western music industry has ever seen! Seriously, this game is fun, and I feel like every idol group manager needs to speak directly to me before making a decision on their groups lmao /delusional </p><p>I'm not really a mobile gamer, I tend to be obsessed with a game for a few weeks and then completely forget about it once I've found a shiny new toy to play with. It sounds horrible but I'm literally that "i don't want to play with you anymore" meme. Matchington Mansion is the only mobile game that I've played consistently for over a year now. I enjoy playing it at night as a way to wind down from the day without using social media but still on my phone. It's a simple puzzle game that increases in difficulty with each level. It has monthly tasks to collect really cute items for your mansion, and you can help your team win prizes for more in-game items. I'm over 1500 levels in and I'm still no where near to completing my mansion! It's definitely a game you can play for ages.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjufhr7ncHAmHWw9iGaOLyeTqCipQ5WXu418Ae6ZXkniSwKuKzmzqM3EkfBpgXHZYmJ_fBfhb4SEP-7YaaTx5SVS_sxnj1moGhRloCKuJrelVvGJDp3rRayuMblDdYgv5e_iqiT3IR9Pfs5tYVlbXhFuzdrkKk48zXQjeZQFRI4Tlnqa9UAPYO7gdY0rw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjufhr7ncHAmHWw9iGaOLyeTqCipQ5WXu418Ae6ZXkniSwKuKzmzqM3EkfBpgXHZYmJ_fBfhb4SEP-7YaaTx5SVS_sxnj1moGhRloCKuJrelVvGJDp3rRayuMblDdYgv5e_iqiT3IR9Pfs5tYVlbXhFuzdrkKk48zXQjeZQFRI4Tlnqa9UAPYO7gdY0rw=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVBuxkKxOW6iKLtJmTHeAo486FzQG3Mgit1-AEMPvPTNNM5hdTYn9s0UuAROP4_5YJnBE9m6HDlg86DsK24kY91M8cxm51Aj4OcBX2pL-rV-fglJbLNWwi6NSjFsDtf5OtMObvjXoCpyY2NTUi6CRODpgc3nf00Nw_rQs2ucyt8m_Rm5yNR-NoR-g-dA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVBuxkKxOW6iKLtJmTHeAo486FzQG3Mgit1-AEMPvPTNNM5hdTYn9s0UuAROP4_5YJnBE9m6HDlg86DsK24kY91M8cxm51Aj4OcBX2pL-rV-fglJbLNWwi6NSjFsDtf5OtMObvjXoCpyY2NTUi6CRODpgc3nf00Nw_rQs2ucyt8m_Rm5yNR-NoR-g-dA=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6bz6zbTPAQ1YlKPM7jF4mzFogmCGDH2id9NKquTOuyWdf65OA97bsdEDCFewGZMrBKdiusAnXZEtnjJ_ADvlaJhZB7JRZf8x5_1bHR1b5zK_RwhPQPpF2ks7NfHGbwX_Uxh3GWGvitUsHdOs77aEk1rQh9m8PydJTutcOgs4eFYcZx1tFntNfzZAC6A=s3840" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6bz6zbTPAQ1YlKPM7jF4mzFogmCGDH2id9NKquTOuyWdf65OA97bsdEDCFewGZMrBKdiusAnXZEtnjJ_ADvlaJhZB7JRZf8x5_1bHR1b5zK_RwhPQPpF2ks7NfHGbwX_Uxh3GWGvitUsHdOs77aEk1rQh9m8PydJTutcOgs4eFYcZx1tFntNfzZAC6A=s320" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyHTonAMQR7taVDC-ToZ6RD-ekEm8Eav7R1aoiWX9qbdxykmRDvmhWVGRXDsfoEvd6Kx0UcC47jrdwu4XVFFOP--Dz3YlQvW17v3eUeIY7b8m2DlaxxvukNYQjSyuUOCLOy87Kr6g2BOOwakBb7C1l10yPxjM_o8RjGDxj6HD2VgmZc54xjKoEfnqv0g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyHTonAMQR7taVDC-ToZ6RD-ekEm8Eav7R1aoiWX9qbdxykmRDvmhWVGRXDsfoEvd6Kx0UcC47jrdwu4XVFFOP--Dz3YlQvW17v3eUeIY7b8m2DlaxxvukNYQjSyuUOCLOy87Kr6g2BOOwakBb7C1l10yPxjM_o8RjGDxj6HD2VgmZc54xjKoEfnqv0g=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>📺 <span style="font-size: medium;">Watching</span></p><p>Although people advise against going on social media immediately after waking up, I watch Tiktok's almost immediately after! Hear me out. My Tiktok feed and for you page is filled with people romanticizing their lives, making aesthetics out of the mundane, and providing me with quick serotonin boosters and a positive outlook on life to start the day with. After watching these videos, I feel much more ready to take on the day ahead, much more than if I scrolled through Instagram. My feed also includes funny videos, recipes, current trends (great for my field of work), and lots of cats. It's an easy way to inspire me to get out of bed, stretch, and start the day. I recommend curating your feed to be filled with positivity!</p><p>I was binge watching Euphoria one day and while I really enjoy it, it wasn't the best thing to be watching while my mental health wasn't the best, so I looked through my list of things to watch and decided on The Crown. I'm not particularly interested in the royal family, but I needed something I could easily digest and scroll through wiki whenever something interested me. It's actually pretty enjoyable, especially when you recognize some of the moments in history. It's also rather educational, there's a few things they didn't teach us in history or geography class which would have been interesting, like the fog or the landslide. It's cool researching more on the topics after each episode, and I find myself enjoying the time I spend watching the Queen grow into her role.</p><p>The Olympics doesn't interest me as much as the Winter Olympics does, and I really enjoy watching it! The snowboarding events are so exciting, and the bobsleigh is pretty fun too, even though I don't understand any of the technique apart from "gotta go fast!!" lol. I even enjoy the curling! It's actually one of my favourites. As much as I adore Figure Skating, this event was really tarnished by the doping scandal, judges over scoring on jumps, and my beloved Yuzuru Hanyu's unfortunate accident during the short program. Despite it all, I did enjoy watching the Gala this morning. After all the drama, it closed off with all the skaters coming together with a smile. I can only hope the figure skating industry can reform in the coming years, otherwise it will be difficult for people to watch it without feeling bitter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiodeI8lOH2SGdHaTOtaYHL4ZBLTDZK-j5uRdozpXNkOSubC6Z5SHlWqSp24U6L06Gq9onffjpUvWi7lpg_eJGxZEIQl-nOIkhofQczGANTk3Tc1qxR9w2UB5aqcbubkCWPjYgxbT_k6VfZeKm-6jV82DJDEfiCgd4xC2pSvuq3_oie_PWMjHxLloW83Q=s2688" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiodeI8lOH2SGdHaTOtaYHL4ZBLTDZK-j5uRdozpXNkOSubC6Z5SHlWqSp24U6L06Gq9onffjpUvWi7lpg_eJGxZEIQl-nOIkhofQczGANTk3Tc1qxR9w2UB5aqcbubkCWPjYgxbT_k6VfZeKm-6jV82DJDEfiCgd4xC2pSvuq3_oie_PWMjHxLloW83Q=s320" width="148" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeEBMavMlJWWPq3ilcWKQKxoczT5u8YLkHge77EA3-FvAPQa4HYZxFThGkQG5KGp7B7_EqaYS83ATlU4FOFcQzJnV7EWLKrNVB6AARIzE61JslCu4P-xyXBcQjss65RoDbMz7xom_AGkbI7b6w58biHjdVX7aATTfhlNWYTJ2CsMG-WCyPax8V-933tA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeEBMavMlJWWPq3ilcWKQKxoczT5u8YLkHge77EA3-FvAPQa4HYZxFThGkQG5KGp7B7_EqaYS83ATlU4FOFcQzJnV7EWLKrNVB6AARIzE61JslCu4P-xyXBcQjss65RoDbMz7xom_AGkbI7b6w58biHjdVX7aATTfhlNWYTJ2CsMG-WCyPax8V-933tA=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4t0HasXOHnuTd1bBX9p6uUxeHGk2jyDxYt-01uB3REgL8IPrTjCN6LJ0dy5rVlCCuel1GzL6CCm7G7J08_-p1W98T155SV6C9iyEE9rS7dqcYIFkpCNaG7hZOr0iU5X2Bv6BmuCVHbmqQ4cTQwrNzfm0EaYqiJYEWekaVlTmABuzJQ6Aa2K9gvFNmlg=s2688" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4t0HasXOHnuTd1bBX9p6uUxeHGk2jyDxYt-01uB3REgL8IPrTjCN6LJ0dy5rVlCCuel1GzL6CCm7G7J08_-p1W98T155SV6C9iyEE9rS7dqcYIFkpCNaG7hZOr0iU5X2Bv6BmuCVHbmqQ4cTQwrNzfm0EaYqiJYEWekaVlTmABuzJQ6Aa2K9gvFNmlg=s320" width="148" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj48jA1XkanlVt_RqzYnDSGdLyYiBRn3wxA4-5VgfJmjdAi57-eXZAU5ZWNw_3Ytxi_AAo4Qh7aSCC7_94YRdDNf9pd-Q-lxgKVn15WhXUQlyUMa6L-HFuhQpHRgmxMnX6EFPknWL4JMENX2qxSV2safocdGM3yrb0RzrBnK85rrCPlQSuuCOWiDFDp6A=s2880" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj48jA1XkanlVt_RqzYnDSGdLyYiBRn3wxA4-5VgfJmjdAi57-eXZAU5ZWNw_3Ytxi_AAo4Qh7aSCC7_94YRdDNf9pd-Q-lxgKVn15WhXUQlyUMa6L-HFuhQpHRgmxMnX6EFPknWL4JMENX2qxSV2safocdGM3yrb0RzrBnK85rrCPlQSuuCOWiDFDp6A=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX1KUdFX4KspKYELlkzeidgC4OMvVleGA_SaGz3uIUCKNz5CDVP66l60HvO_jvpeTtCxS7uXNBOAO4R6-mtJKuLW-Mxe_ab6D0229msA3URrPtP_k1230AeTuIlTcbHb4aQ4JuoPzC3bf1_-4bhfXC-iNJmWUB6PI7unBf8aDeH5fUkcQhR7iDq7k4Tg=s2688" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX1KUdFX4KspKYELlkzeidgC4OMvVleGA_SaGz3uIUCKNz5CDVP66l60HvO_jvpeTtCxS7uXNBOAO4R6-mtJKuLW-Mxe_ab6D0229msA3URrPtP_k1230AeTuIlTcbHb4aQ4JuoPzC3bf1_-4bhfXC-iNJmWUB6PI7unBf8aDeH5fUkcQhR7iDq7k4Tg=s320" width="148" /></a><br /></div><p>🎧 <span style="font-size: medium;">Listening</span></p><p>Taeyeon came out with a new album and I'm obsessed with most of the songs, especially the titular track <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbZH7XWDW_k" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">INVU</span></a>. It's quickly become a repeated track and I've already got some album tracks wedged into my spring playlist that I'm still working on for 2022. I've also really been enjoying YAOSOBI's new album THE BOOK that was released early last year, but I started listening to it again after seeing jpop group The Rampage (EXILE) performing <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1zd35Y44Blc1CwwVbW3Qnk?si=635636b0e77c4acd" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Gunjo </span></a>on a music show lol. It reminded me of how good the album was, so I spent the week putting the album on loop again. </p><p>My winter playlist has been getting me through these colder months, helping me feel more relaxed and calm during my darker days, especially when the night comes earlier than expected. I named it '<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1vASobsZ073Y65xQQRT550?si=74c5006bd4af4ff8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">coffee with gilmores</span></a>', because I imagine myself walking around the streets of stars hollow with a cup of coffee from Lukes diner, on my way to work on a project out of town. I'm a little sad that spring is coming and I won't feel like listening to this playlist as much, because it's vibe is so distinct to the end of autumn and whole of winter. I'll continue to enjoy it until the weather warms up.</p><p>The windy weather from the storm means I can't take my usual walks through the forest, but I'll brave the weather for another quick trip round to co-op to pick up some more fruit, and probably some lunch. I'll finish tidying my room and get ready to enjoy a very lazy day reading more blogs, watching tv, and snuggling with my cats in bed. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!</p><p>This longer format of Life Lately posts were inspired by <a href="https://www.chainyan.co/2022/02/life-lately-14.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Chainyan</span></a>!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG8j0b8stL-MYCp45VmwdfV8wjglMWxKBexjIKg2OnpbZ8Ij53JwMzzX7VJbhwyktMuIqkCBaFrQWVGR8WYq_KTbfbZLoEVoc-m57XmdAwXhYh8L72rnbBYrXHkAS3VSugHSacGWo2sduY3aWQZOe3noGX-9oy2zzxLm2THdCTqrdUxEnY6muITvStwg=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG8j0b8stL-MYCp45VmwdfV8wjglMWxKBexjIKg2OnpbZ8Ij53JwMzzX7VJbhwyktMuIqkCBaFrQWVGR8WYq_KTbfbZLoEVoc-m57XmdAwXhYh8L72rnbBYrXHkAS3VSugHSacGWo2sduY3aWQZOe3noGX-9oy2zzxLm2THdCTqrdUxEnY6muITvStwg=w200-h48" width="200" /></a></div>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-57533369086091845962022-02-13T11:00:00.030+00:002022-02-13T11:00:00.183+00:00my struggle with a day about love<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv5U1xE12a9bhCC2__qZOSppsW3WhgwB4F3qfG0z4_2qaKw2PQlBx5OIZIvvn24hhZisUzpKH2PoFTrH2yKIMwcGeB9UfnxjYYi-frO1aTb-eQMI798t6gjZl7S1opogbb5In7hgmzn_CS90UUsmmCfM0fxYYpGQTrBsLv2QaGZ_z-u21Y16ry_31cFA=s751" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv5U1xE12a9bhCC2__qZOSppsW3WhgwB4F3qfG0z4_2qaKw2PQlBx5OIZIvvn24hhZisUzpKH2PoFTrH2yKIMwcGeB9UfnxjYYi-frO1aTb-eQMI798t6gjZl7S1opogbb5In7hgmzn_CS90UUsmmCfM0fxYYpGQTrBsLv2QaGZ_z-u21Y16ry_31cFA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />This is a long one, so buckle up friends.<p></p><p>During this weekend of love, I wanted to talk about my own experiences with love and how I deal with the love I receive from others as well as myself. Everyone has their own feelings towards valentines day be it positive or negative, but for me it's usually bittersweet. 5 years ago, I made a<a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2017/02/minaes-life-0752.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"> blog post similar to this one</span></a>, talking about my feelings and such, but it was much more light hearted. Then again, I made that post before getting into my first relationship. Call it naivety, but I like the attitude it had back then.</p><p>I'm very much a hopeless romantic, I've been that way for years. Growing up I always had a vision of me with my partner being very successful in our respective careers, living in a loving household with my partner and hopefully kids later down the line once we've established ourselves in our early years. But we've all been there, those ripe adult years when you get into your first real relationship, and then a while later when you get into your <i>real </i>relationship, because the first one didn't work out. I've had a few people come and go who I thought would stay in my life forever, and the pain that comes with those losses really does a number on you for a while. </p><p>It's hard to not think about those failed relationships when you're in a new one, especially when you feel like you truly have a good thing going with your partner. The thought of losing them is <i>devastating</i>, and you can't help but feel like your life cannot go on without them, because in them and in your relationship you see the foundations of what could be, that vision of being with your person and doing life together.</p><p>The mental process of fighting the demons in your head telling you it's not going to work out may fester into a weekend of terrible anxiety over the thought that your partner doesn't love you anymore, that they're tired of you and need space, or that they're seeing someone else. Of course these thoughts are going to happen, because it happened before the first and the second time, so why not the third? </p><p>That's the kind of mentality I've been struggling with for a while now. Relationships in general are hard, and learning to trust your partner can be difficult when you've been burnt by others before them. It's even worse when you're 3,459 miles away from your partner, because it means that you have to learn to trust them so much more than your brain is capable of, while knowing you have no control over what happens on the other side of the ocean.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY1ZUhD60l-vV17QT60-yrZ8EYeLqzCTGPM2apPP4igtRBUWYI0AUhkbqckQLzvmWOyrkEBDzTzTRL3ViqaqZuZF994ofDVdVdbzoM8vKkmAbYoEp2WZufY80G9qFKJeZpirVf6BUgbO2wcIGd9TW9oxWZ_7zaLo-NWd_qrUAZ3xYe68CtKDPjlp3x-Q=s236" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="236" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY1ZUhD60l-vV17QT60-yrZ8EYeLqzCTGPM2apPP4igtRBUWYI0AUhkbqckQLzvmWOyrkEBDzTzTRL3ViqaqZuZF994ofDVdVdbzoM8vKkmAbYoEp2WZufY80G9qFKJeZpirVf6BUgbO2wcIGd9TW9oxWZ_7zaLo-NWd_qrUAZ3xYe68CtKDPjlp3x-Q=w320-h320" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjScHhotoHlnbaplHFJkFB0uVNRSmQfQrJNwZ6mQPORpzDFxMDsZdM3nhK-rxjvLY4lxlLzTflt_JWLyLl7yh7Ek-5CZ1hJKPEpXYJe8jTXw8sjFG8ctdnUdiUl3f1qHmDz5i0djpYPZupLScD5PIZ3DZ00pSkp2kKUTCrbVpF6gQG0y6MN0OgnDOkFBA=s736" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjScHhotoHlnbaplHFJkFB0uVNRSmQfQrJNwZ6mQPORpzDFxMDsZdM3nhK-rxjvLY4lxlLzTflt_JWLyLl7yh7Ek-5CZ1hJKPEpXYJe8jTXw8sjFG8ctdnUdiUl3f1qHmDz5i0djpYPZupLScD5PIZ3DZ00pSkp2kKUTCrbVpF6gQG0y6MN0OgnDOkFBA=s320" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXvuL9NdxMVxm44oxYeMyzZMfomR1Tlw6JcESRktwt_hMHWZ3a2qXXbbZm0xuCsZv8V-OdX8RlJNTMn-5OD04DjCYnZ6IO7_NhmPTUKo14Po_37w71P0fxG5oFiJG0MiTmcEdzFFWGz_q1FchDk2iuavAQL5bt0QIkq1KXwkwj0PUKSNJREXYPpZcI6g=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXvuL9NdxMVxm44oxYeMyzZMfomR1Tlw6JcESRktwt_hMHWZ3a2qXXbbZm0xuCsZv8V-OdX8RlJNTMn-5OD04DjCYnZ6IO7_NhmPTUKo14Po_37w71P0fxG5oFiJG0MiTmcEdzFFWGz_q1FchDk2iuavAQL5bt0QIkq1KXwkwj0PUKSNJREXYPpZcI6g=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><p>If you're like me, you might understand this unfortunate concept called a self fulfilling prophecy, in which “A false definition of the situation evokes a new behaviour which makes the originally false conception come true”. This could manifest in many ways; you could be convinced that your partner doesn't love you anymore, so you find any little reason to believe this, like a missed phone call or them forgetting to say I love you after a phone call ends. You might present them with this 'evidence', or constantly ask them to reassure you that this isn't the case, but this only pushes them further away, because it's the 2nd time this month that you've brought it up, even though they already reassured you that they love and care for you.</p><p>I realized that I was doing all of this with my current partner. Out of fear of being rejected a third time, I was projecting these insecurities onto them, constantly asking for more love and time when I knew they simply couldn't give it to me at this point in time because of their busy schedule. Rather than remind myself they were probably stressed out because of such heavy work load and responsibilities, I would convince myself they didn't love me and wallow in self pity over losing the person I love. </p><p>So when valentines day comes around, it's really difficult for me to navigate. I remember past experiences of receiving nothing from previous partners that just didn't love me the way I needed if at all. I also remember moments like last year, where my current partner and I spent the day watching shows and playing Stardew Valley together while on facetime, having dinner together, and just enjoying each others company. So to know how it feels to be on both sides of a coin, it's painful to feel like the coin is flipping, even if it's all in my head.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzdWlFE4UXqtTmWLI0VSOYW0L8_xQV4OrKjk4ePLxZKXAtZMBoiejbnY1aplvxTsGCsc7dmMTO5yVbIfTzUAhDyp5J5N5lvM8OpGEeWiLfm7RIsurGIv5iux9_INfkepIS3Xt6Jla9C0Phy_Bt_sIiwUr0TshTHE7olme9tXrxn7lDIpAetG7ch2Wv0A=s920" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzdWlFE4UXqtTmWLI0VSOYW0L8_xQV4OrKjk4ePLxZKXAtZMBoiejbnY1aplvxTsGCsc7dmMTO5yVbIfTzUAhDyp5J5N5lvM8OpGEeWiLfm7RIsurGIv5iux9_INfkepIS3Xt6Jla9C0Phy_Bt_sIiwUr0TshTHE7olme9tXrxn7lDIpAetG7ch2Wv0A=w245-h400" width="245" /></a></div>It's hard to sit myself down sometimes and say,<p></p><p><i><span style="color: #783f04;">"listen here you whiny bitch! your partner is working really hard in law school to achieve his dream career and that might mean having to sacrifice time with you if it means getting more reading done or handing in an assignment on time. it's okay to miss him, and it's okay to want that time carved out to have time together, especially on valentines day, but you need to remember that this is only temporary, just like the long distance. instead of whining about missing him, step up and be there for him, support him and encourage him when he does have time for you, rather than project negative feelings and trauma's about the false conceptions you've created in your head.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #783f04;"> he will appreciate the support and love despite the lack of time, and that will make him love you more than you can even imagine, so suck it up, fix up, and focus on you! so that you can give him the space he needs to focus while you focus on dealing with these insecurities. so that you can be that person who supports him, and all that time crying can be put into working on your own career and goals. so that once he's finished with law school, you'll also be finished with your masters and have a successful career, ready to close the distance and be with your forever partner" </span></i></p><p>Having a mother who is as close as my own, who can sit me down and tell me all of this when I don't have the mental capacity to do it myself, is something I will forever be grateful for, and I truly hope anyone reading this post has that person they can talk to. It's good to have someone tell you that actually, it is all in your head, and you're kind of an idiot for letting those demons almost ruin a really good thing you have going, because of other people who didn't know how to treat you right. But I need to say these things to myself so that I can create a new self fulfilling prophecy, where I believe everything will be fine, my partner still loves me as tiring as I may be, and we build together that vision of me with a successful career, a loving partner, sharing our lives and creating new ones in our home. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPlZokn6YqUGvInw8fzyl0bQpTFPwLrRPEsfshKo1SJanLhM_2yo3dRdZGDAAF54WVt_kgPz2IiL8t6QZKXN0qG9HZ8B2KmxB5Fl78vyc98GUf2qzCUPr7_MABrfh5-UkJWoVcATBifGd7LqelxkuuWAQNDJ6fyfA4bbQj28tv61RYtZNH4lJswhoTOA=s2688" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPlZokn6YqUGvInw8fzyl0bQpTFPwLrRPEsfshKo1SJanLhM_2yo3dRdZGDAAF54WVt_kgPz2IiL8t6QZKXN0qG9HZ8B2KmxB5Fl78vyc98GUf2qzCUPr7_MABrfh5-UkJWoVcATBifGd7LqelxkuuWAQNDJ6fyfA4bbQj28tv61RYtZNH4lJswhoTOA=s320" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4cxX6AanIMwiXYX00tW-mWfrK0ZGXUTapCKOzyyHD0O6c-BNI3s_zieFQjsAMnNwtLC1UeRvmylrXVzYVmzhALAejreuNe3dJZ91WdJfblmmiuyQgAAT85VA0iY0-wrAoDkly0i7WUY2dddEmHzbipjRTHr3_MeYqr1fArCgakOhxO64KzC0c0WwVPQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4cxX6AanIMwiXYX00tW-mWfrK0ZGXUTapCKOzyyHD0O6c-BNI3s_zieFQjsAMnNwtLC1UeRvmylrXVzYVmzhALAejreuNe3dJZ91WdJfblmmiuyQgAAT85VA0iY0-wrAoDkly0i7WUY2dddEmHzbipjRTHr3_MeYqr1fArCgakOhxO64KzC0c0WwVPQ=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCBkRU-rvgvW-1luJ1u7tzzwXc14qKyzWZ_sBbnZc9KAdjzZMPDbH6vvaL8V7U6Ki4vNnVlEhn8p2CsDGvqbMAJLJQZ6sAwrgoO2_g9MyvQGZlwx3fCrs3j72Mbjhw_Mp0g2qyLKgmgqgelwS9pTd5czu_vAF9OKWgiIWb9_UzxTFIQnb4d4vnF6XgVA=s903" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="903" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCBkRU-rvgvW-1luJ1u7tzzwXc14qKyzWZ_sBbnZc9KAdjzZMPDbH6vvaL8V7U6Ki4vNnVlEhn8p2CsDGvqbMAJLJQZ6sAwrgoO2_g9MyvQGZlwx3fCrs3j72Mbjhw_Mp0g2qyLKgmgqgelwS9pTd5czu_vAF9OKWgiIWb9_UzxTFIQnb4d4vnF6XgVA=s320" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh7UwwJvQ2hAOAKexAuV8Csx-7pEoANv_Z6Ir39j-SWJsA0-fJZQpAEu6fOvs6FMBIEVQr_1doZXLagOlbB8NY-9UN5whRWSoNPpYDDOjLJS9MdCOXTLg0G3prNjgj_ydtjnvlNQIEzIBtmZTLkduoxLDIt3xoUlFxkVjIpSxg-Rija9Xd0azHGM9wDg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh7UwwJvQ2hAOAKexAuV8Csx-7pEoANv_Z6Ir39j-SWJsA0-fJZQpAEu6fOvs6FMBIEVQr_1doZXLagOlbB8NY-9UN5whRWSoNPpYDDOjLJS9MdCOXTLg0G3prNjgj_ydtjnvlNQIEzIBtmZTLkduoxLDIt3xoUlFxkVjIpSxg-Rija9Xd0azHGM9wDg=s320" width="240" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And if none of that happens, I need to be okay with that outcome, and know that the love I put into taking care of myself and my mental health will be more than enough to get me through life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By taking the first steps of recognizing my issues with anxiety, and my selfish and even toxic actions that I used to consider as 'self defence' to protect my heart before it's broken, I can now put in place an action plan for me to work on these issues. Seeking out therapy and continuing to give myself me time, while also actively applying to jobs and masters courses, so that I can grow and hold up my end of the deal that I made with my partner, as well as myself.</div><p>I'm a hopeless romantic who worries over the slightest thing, and I'm grateful I have such a patient partner who has put up with my behaviour for so long. While this valentines day won't be filled with quality time and affection (not due to a breakup, but because he's busy with assignments lol), I can look forward to spending all the other valentines days with him that way, and as long as I be understanding and patient, it will be with my forever partner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgemwO9NtOmykcevxFc72l6nKPQf4_AqOCPGppMEfIEOoa61pNGRMisU64Gxfrg1IOX7eJMy6946yDpuArlS33IQQYtTlTic1KKDko33xf4eY_O9LKKvLX-XuIhPBn4nYQpnIppBbD4KzLDdI-8YXdjvDz15jqqci8juTakcQ7FMeF1nyouRL-tW4k2jA=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgemwO9NtOmykcevxFc72l6nKPQf4_AqOCPGppMEfIEOoa61pNGRMisU64Gxfrg1IOX7eJMy6946yDpuArlS33IQQYtTlTic1KKDko33xf4eY_O9LKKvLX-XuIhPBn4nYQpnIppBbD4KzLDdI-8YXdjvDz15jqqci8juTakcQ7FMeF1nyouRL-tW4k2jA=w200-h48" width="200" /></a></div>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-49968575936424236932022-02-10T23:40:00.000+00:002022-02-10T23:40:13.627+00:00mending my broken skin barrier ; a cruelty free + vegan winter skincare routine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQSKEo73dzl5W38D-TagvrxUrkc80gwP6BArbZsB6pmZmX-F9rHJN5dV9Oc8b-kWJJLFDhEWwReXDpLwwov7qdq3_0HGMYZOLhM_U5d4MB77Vo4nYZAy1G7vlbKqRfLpF3Aw1v6TVw8-VfKlF2fd5OVvH0OUtotlm_BmX1sDqq-meFG1p07wvh4nI_wg=s2245" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQSKEo73dzl5W38D-TagvrxUrkc80gwP6BArbZsB6pmZmX-F9rHJN5dV9Oc8b-kWJJLFDhEWwReXDpLwwov7qdq3_0HGMYZOLhM_U5d4MB77Vo4nYZAy1G7vlbKqRfLpF3Aw1v6TVw8-VfKlF2fd5OVvH0OUtotlm_BmX1sDqq-meFG1p07wvh4nI_wg=s16000" /></a></div>It's been about two months since I returned from New York and I'll be honest, the weather was not good to me those last few weeks of the year. My skin cells pretty much decided to have a mass protest on my face, resulting in my face becoming dry and flaky. It got so bad that my eczema starting to flare up again, something that I've never experienced on my face to this degree, so I was pretty taken aback by the sudden irritation. I have sensitive skin that usually acts up during a shift in weather, so I try to switch my skincare products to fit the season.<div><br /></div><div>I actually ran out of most of my skincare products before arriving to New York, and thought it would be cool to try out some new products while I was there. I guess the breakout forced my hand in the type of products I needed to buy, so most if not all of these products were bought or repurchased with the intention of mending my broken skin barrier. Some of them worked wonders and others literally burnt my skin off lol. I've been using most of these products for over 3 months now, so I know what's working and what's not. Do I wear them all in one go? No, I'm too lazy. But these are the products that I've been using the last few months. I also included some products that sucked ass lol but hopefully the products work for you!<br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">🐰Cruelty Free | 🌱 Vegan | 🌎 Sustainable / Ethically Sourced | 🌞 AM Routine | 🌛 PM Routine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All icons are related only to the product itself, so where products may be marked as 'vegan' for example, I can't guarantee the entire companies line of products are vegan friendly.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHZZ4O3f9SmWPMFggbd6TO2AJBuyfFy56qGn-PLHVr3QsNS69Eqifmur2OraW2GHHmHZmKjEoCFzm6yrMg7__x0wjza2GzvhBGh63hIuSblQaGcbZXZ7Bouf_g6R_gBscgEmgh4YN6zaA_7iU_ErjAses95KygZhI18dC411J2sm2fY2gztRlgqlEujg=s2880" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHZZ4O3f9SmWPMFggbd6TO2AJBuyfFy56qGn-PLHVr3QsNS69Eqifmur2OraW2GHHmHZmKjEoCFzm6yrMg7__x0wjza2GzvhBGh63hIuSblQaGcbZXZ7Bouf_g6R_gBscgEmgh4YN6zaA_7iU_ErjAses95KygZhI18dC411J2sm2fY2gztRlgqlEujg=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqojWHoIdTz3W4sz35GGdiWTkipsgmk7apOaLaby11DCawEDpmF-FijXsyhKv8v77eqYpUJ3zX4JtJO6flTM-IwsiPUKXxn84mZf5QRIvpV-7dZdNuM6A430SeFCdQ3GwhVm8X-dvcOevtmNb8ZYd-ocfpstnjsTr9qqOhBFLFD8F5LC5x1MnUDvE74w=s2880" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqojWHoIdTz3W4sz35GGdiWTkipsgmk7apOaLaby11DCawEDpmF-FijXsyhKv8v77eqYpUJ3zX4JtJO6flTM-IwsiPUKXxn84mZf5QRIvpV-7dZdNuM6A430SeFCdQ3GwhVm8X-dvcOevtmNb8ZYd-ocfpstnjsTr9qqOhBFLFD8F5LC5x1MnUDvE74w=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_GJ_vDH7GTSH58UbvKdW7g3PjtA7jRnEXt92CvnxN3DAlFhqaw_MnQJBN6mYKvfTcJJL-OZk9wbOWdE-rsmhsDn1npldspJXlENQZSZlrsgagquZVSWDWEvbA7iBMMTi15DdV26GetU204hu571zQSz8C_S4WPQ7T5YrIZKRYSyZAWiS7dc5JHuF5yQ=s2880" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_GJ_vDH7GTSH58UbvKdW7g3PjtA7jRnEXt92CvnxN3DAlFhqaw_MnQJBN6mYKvfTcJJL-OZk9wbOWdE-rsmhsDn1npldspJXlENQZSZlrsgagquZVSWDWEvbA7iBMMTi15DdV26GetU204hu571zQSz8C_S4WPQ7T5YrIZKRYSyZAWiS7dc5JHuF5yQ=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2fGGjTb0ikDGTJ7XIYU-fQjmJW_AUBShkoQrldEd_p2k3OxKQ-Eev8XnKgGwaatNggKwyOV0y0_YFl2YWM_cJbJuKP-T2V43STqGy4kuvSYzke5K-Esp1KEXz3WFGMBeLeHd-f5V3F1xWS3m-59wjpEqPqXF_NDlYfOHscUkkYpXZ3BpcY-e8jiJGKg=s2880" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2fGGjTb0ikDGTJ7XIYU-fQjmJW_AUBShkoQrldEd_p2k3OxKQ-Eev8XnKgGwaatNggKwyOV0y0_YFl2YWM_cJbJuKP-T2V43STqGy4kuvSYzke5K-Esp1KEXz3WFGMBeLeHd-f5V3F1xWS3m-59wjpEqPqXF_NDlYfOHscUkkYpXZ3BpcY-e8jiJGKg=s320" width="240" /></a><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Cleanse and Exfoliate </span></span></div><div>I first wrote about the <span style="color: #ea9999;">Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser</span> in <a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2019/03/my-first-long-overdue-glossier-purchase.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">my glossier haul</span></a>, and my thoughts on it being a perfect morning cleanser still stands, I actually solely use this for both morning and evening routines because it's so gentle on my face and doesn't irritate my skin or eyes when I rub it in. The <span style="color: #93c47d;">Vitamin B5</span> ingredient acts as a natural skin protectant, directly aiding the repairing of my skin barrier with it's anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties. I would say it's a cleanser any skin type can use as my face doesn't feel dry or oily after use, simply clean. I can definitely smell the rose scent that everyone raves about now, it's subtle and doesn't last long but it's a nice scent to wake up to in the morning. </div><div>🌞🌜🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤❤❤❤/ 5</div><div><br /></div><div>When I was approached by the worker in Sephora, I asked her if she knew of anything that could help deal with the flaking and dry patches on my face. She suggested the <span style="color: #ea9999;">Biossance Squalane + Glycolic Renewal Mask</span>, and I would be lying if I said I wasn't feeling apprehensive about the product. I haven't used a scrub style exfoliating mask with small beads in years so I didn't know how my face would react, but I gave it a go as she sold me on its 'no irritations' 'smooth and firm skin', and I knew ingredients like <span style="color: #93c47d;">glycolic acid</span> should help with dead flaky skin and hyperpigmentation. Upon application I felt immediate irritation which pretty much remained there until I washed it off. Now call me an idiot, but I've used it again because I was desperate to get my skin barrier back to normal and I spent $$ on this product lol. I had the same reaction, so I'm not purchasing this product again. </div><div>🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤ / 5</div><div><br /></div><div>I picked up the<span style="color: #ea9999;"> 'Brush Strokes' Face Mask by LUSH</span> after learning my favourite face mask of all time, 'Oatfix' had been discontinued, and the staff member suggested this one as an alternative. As bummed as I was, I really wanted a cooling and gentle face mask that didn't irritate my skin and still smelt really good, so I gave it a shot. Honestly? It didn't match up to Oatfix at all for me. My skin felt cleaner after washing it off, and a little firm, but it didn't feel soft, the smell of the mask just wasn't pleasant, and I don't think it had any affect on fixing my skin. I really hope that Lush can find another way to source a different ingredient and bring back oatfix. </div><div>🌜🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤❤ / 5</div><div><br /></div><div>This was a product I was never particularly interested in, but I had always been drawn to it when browsing sites for Korean skincare products because of it's sleek and simple packaging. I had left my toner at home as I didn't want to to burst while on the flight, but I didn't want to just use a chemical exfoliating toner as my everyday toner despite the product saying it's okay to do so. I took the opportunity to try <span style="color: #ea9999;">Pyunkang Yul's Calming Deep Moisture Toner</span>, and it gave me everything I needed in a daily toner. The toner uses calming ingredients such as<span style="color: #93c47d;"> centella asiatica </span>to speed up the healing process of my damaged skin barrier, and is great for eczema or acne, so this worked a treat on my sensitive skin.</div><div>🌞🌜🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤ / 5</div><div><br /></div><div>My face was pretty much irritated until the moment I put the <span style="color: #ea9999;">2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant from Paula's Choice</span> on my face. The <span style="color: #93c47d;">salicylic acid</span><span style="color: #b6d7a8;"> </span>works as an anti-inflammatory and since it absorbs so quickly, it was like an instant cooling and soothing sheet mask for me. I was shocked at how quickly it calmed my face down, it's actually the first chemical exfoliating toner I've ever had to do this. It didn't feel sticky like my previous toners, but it felt hydrating, instantly softened my skin, and my face looked brighter (glowing). I would go out of my way to say this could be a skincare staple of mine for the foreseeable future. The product says it's for daily use, but since it's still an exfoliating product, I'm currently using this 3-4 times a week.</div><div>🌜🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤❤❤❤ / 5 <span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Ordinary's parent company<i> Unilever</i> is not Cruelty Free.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><div>I've used glossier's balm dot com which lasts about 2-3 hours before needing to reapply, Aesop's lip mask that lasts literally half an hour, but the winner for me right now are <span style="color: #ea9999;">Ilia's Lip Wrap Hydrating Mask</span> and <span style="color: #ea9999;">Burt Bee's Pomegranate lip balm. </span>Lasts a solid 5/6 hours for me, even with my habit of rubbing my lips together. Ilia's Lip Wrap is technically an overnight exfoliating mask, but I use it throughout the day anyway since it sits on my bedside table.<br />🌞🌜🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤❤❤❤ / 5</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDNucgg67oJgzl6fi5f3Byd9GDdxh30SQKtMIQMoYf8JPlGWHaiRykyNQMLiQawalKVbzC99lu89RlQZ-SCJ1o80b_sEvwtFQRTc-e52BBRrPqjabuXQqvgEr8mxK94TGQ8gitO9rH8tfasLuNsiHbiJvaWQG3VIz7_RnFWj8fv7H1USNt_7cCvEe9WA=s2880" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDNucgg67oJgzl6fi5f3Byd9GDdxh30SQKtMIQMoYf8JPlGWHaiRykyNQMLiQawalKVbzC99lu89RlQZ-SCJ1o80b_sEvwtFQRTc-e52BBRrPqjabuXQqvgEr8mxK94TGQ8gitO9rH8tfasLuNsiHbiJvaWQG3VIz7_RnFWj8fv7H1USNt_7cCvEe9WA=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSF-6mClUb31MyWlOKb-PiZbBVCAG7idRE_lJl0qwBUZjjaeF-D_PNgE_JFZ4WMRJIoscSpiihV30wvIvhOsWTawntsWwy-oVxy9-SHjH7EMc0wt_0T_gkpxPOhX3rx-zbncD88XIt8P5gqDJGnIDtVCqVXErvpsa75ZQ7th-aVaVxx6PEnFnBI6W8JQ=s2880" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSF-6mClUb31MyWlOKb-PiZbBVCAG7idRE_lJl0qwBUZjjaeF-D_PNgE_JFZ4WMRJIoscSpiihV30wvIvhOsWTawntsWwy-oVxy9-SHjH7EMc0wt_0T_gkpxPOhX3rx-zbncD88XIt8P5gqDJGnIDtVCqVXErvpsa75ZQ7th-aVaVxx6PEnFnBI6W8JQ=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAqdOqseBtPPUxflph-TasEWMsV049fIJ6KBuZiv4lqCPRcdjn2hUCY5DkDwy--PNyYvMSree1YnufucXGr-nG6wAdw-enhU47jZb_GFTw8SBAH21Epn-0CYdyaFNCebchy5gtdMRr1zh6dxDjkndNo0yp4kfwsffTcT24BN_2JoAc2-Nzn-wB_ZAIjA=s2880" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAqdOqseBtPPUxflph-TasEWMsV049fIJ6KBuZiv4lqCPRcdjn2hUCY5DkDwy--PNyYvMSree1YnufucXGr-nG6wAdw-enhU47jZb_GFTw8SBAH21Epn-0CYdyaFNCebchy5gtdMRr1zh6dxDjkndNo0yp4kfwsffTcT24BN_2JoAc2-Nzn-wB_ZAIjA=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp4DM66p9RafFh9-50BEF9ClJDMemADUNnhM-k0uaF6gNaySe_VEPTa8nawbik5xxelnZcQUoME5TSF3GlMwRwWohwfg75PedbFKbg_cyY50mbHuNQxX-AvTOhErArTeU7uyIcmuzI7uxL3nu7lGwLao9_-wyenwDdz-jroKdECanyDyyoSvSVfq49mA=s2880" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp4DM66p9RafFh9-50BEF9ClJDMemADUNnhM-k0uaF6gNaySe_VEPTa8nawbik5xxelnZcQUoME5TSF3GlMwRwWohwfg75PedbFKbg_cyY50mbHuNQxX-AvTOhErArTeU7uyIcmuzI7uxL3nu7lGwLao9_-wyenwDdz-jroKdECanyDyyoSvSVfq49mA=s320" width="240" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">Moisturizers</span></div></div><div>I followed up my toner's with a serum everyone and their mother raves about, <span style="color: #ea9999;">The Ordinary's Hyaluronic Acid 2% +B5 serum</span>. This product was used as an additional layer of moisture thanks to the ingredient <span style="color: #93c47d;">hyaluronic acid</span>'s water retaining benefits. Not much to say about this one other than it does it's job well and keeps my face hydrated all day. </div></div><div>🌞🌜*🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤❤❤ / 5 <span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Ordinary's parent company<i> Estée Lauder</i> is not Cruelty Free.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div>I previously tried the thick <span style="color: #ea9999;">Raw Moisturizer from MAY COOP</span> but it was too greasy and irritated my skin after every use. I believe it was not long after using this product every day that my face started to have such a really bad reaction, so I'm inclined to believe this may have had a strong ingredient that my face did not take to very well. It <i>did</i> moisturize my skin all day, but I feel it ultimately created more issues than it solved. I gave this to my boyfriend and he had no irritation, so I'm not going to say this is a shit product, it just didn't do what it said it would on my skin specifically.</div><div>🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤/ 5</div><div><br /></div><div>This moisturizer solved the main issue I've had with my skin, the flaking and dryness that became so unbearable I resorted to peeling dead skin off my face... <span style="color: #ea9999;">Cosrx's Hyaluronic Acid Intensive cream</span> is a thicker, hydrating cream that I like to use at night, and have now started using during the day as the weather has firmly shifted to the dry and cold half of autumn. After a month of use I've seen such a huge improvement in my skin. No flakes, no irritation, soft and plump. Some days where I'm lazy and just use my toner and this product, my face still feels incredible.</div><div>🌞🌜🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤ / 5 </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #ea9999;">Dear, Klairs' Midnight Blue Calming Cream</span> has been an essential part of my skin care routine for years, so it would be wrong to not include it to the list. With every break out I've had, this cream always calms my skin down instantly. It's a very no nonsense moisturizer lol. <span style="color: #93c47d;">Guaiazulene</span> and Centella Asiatica are the stars of this product, the calming and soothing properties are <i>instant</i>. It does exactly what it was intended to and that's how I like my products to be. </div><div>🌜🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤ / 5</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm still on the hunt for the perfect SPF cream, especially one that ticks all the boxes of being affordable, no white cast, cruelty free and vegan. <span style="color: #ea9999;">Anua's Airy Sun Cream</span> ticks all but one, the white cast is definitely there with this product. If I'm not wearing makeup to essentially cover up the whiteness, it's very obvious to me after applying, but it does wear down after ten minutes or so. It looked like a dupe of Inisfree's SPF Cream, so if you want to make the change to cruelty free skincare, this would be a good alternative for you. For me, I'll keep looking for that perfect SPF, but this will do for now.</div><div>🌞🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤❤❤ / 5</div><div><br /></div><div>Last on the list isn't a face care product, but it's still an essential part of my skincare routine. I use the <span style="color: #ea9999;">Lush's Charity Pot moisturizer</span> as a daily hand cream, and it keeps my hands soft for hours! The air fan for my laptop is pretty cold and it dries up my hands after I while, so I leave this in my desk drawer and use it whenever I feel my hands getting a little dry. I have multiple hand screams that live in certain places, but this one lives exclusively on my desk space, so I get the most use out of it compared to the others. With each charity pot you buy, the proceeds go to building low income communities, so I always feel happy purchasing this product.<br />🌞🌜🌎🐰🌱 | Rating: ❤❤❤❤ / 5</div><div><br /></div><div><u>My very simplified everyday skincare routine</u></div><div>♡ Cleanser - Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser</div><div>♡ Toner - Pyunkang Yul's Calming Deep Moisture Toner</div><div>♡ Serum - The Ordinary's Hyaluronic Acid 2% +B5 Serum</div><div>♡ Moisturizer - Cosrx's Hyaluronic Acid Intensive cream</div><div>♡ Sun Cream - Anua's Airy Sun Cream</div><div>♡ Lip care - Ilia's Lip Wrap Hydrating Mask</div><div><br /></div><div>A long list, but I believe all of these products played an essential part of the story of mending my broken skin barrier. If you're also a person with very sensitive skin, I would recommend all the products with 4 or 5 stars, but do what works for you :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFwHG2TwdEDjOOiGrLIHOdgH97DMoxE3qhoPCFSG_5loKmVy70hG6ipHms9VaRgH50Gjno7xWTAwxGaqChKNORsdGouGJQoXygtuEwKId1bTgjJFtdqnQY4OtB8L1NB5qg95k_WfQPNXRifhYLatVxWlZaTyN5RAwsglWDhWBMmotEW1vaoYc1rVIe2g=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFwHG2TwdEDjOOiGrLIHOdgH97DMoxE3qhoPCFSG_5loKmVy70hG6ipHms9VaRgH50Gjno7xWTAwxGaqChKNORsdGouGJQoXygtuEwKId1bTgjJFtdqnQY4OtB8L1NB5qg95k_WfQPNXRifhYLatVxWlZaTyN5RAwsglWDhWBMmotEW1vaoYc1rVIe2g=w200-h48" width="200" /></a></div>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-30392720110466189182022-02-06T23:56:00.005+00:002022-02-07T00:15:46.450+00:00a list of loves ; from january '22<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFXCS_szFHBp-DEk6m-S6Czlh-u7Bp-B9cnySqXQsDOsifusOLVUW4j5ZFibcJKAkMm2sA_PWo9sxwTQ-Ujn_nZ6Dv9O47wrRmYZmdt0P90UdTsDznPygGSHecZBpcSXrvF0mAjmYoELeM1q_TAsh43Xh0pr-1LAGgIrWCKOFuVVoIo9EwEfcar-bH7Q=s1125" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFXCS_szFHBp-DEk6m-S6Czlh-u7Bp-B9cnySqXQsDOsifusOLVUW4j5ZFibcJKAkMm2sA_PWo9sxwTQ-Ujn_nZ6Dv9O47wrRmYZmdt0P90UdTsDznPygGSHecZBpcSXrvF0mAjmYoELeM1q_TAsh43Xh0pr-1LAGgIrWCKOFuVVoIo9EwEfcar-bH7Q=s16000" /></a></div><br />The first month of the year can either be very eventful or very dull, filled with excitement or despair, and I guess I could say mine has been a mix of them all. Overall if I had to rate the first of twelve chapters, it would be a solid 3. It looks really shit typing it out lol but I like to consider it to mean the next 11 chapters will continue to improve as I write the new pages each day. <div><br /></div><div>Despite not really going out or spending as much, I still have a list of things that I really loved this month, and would love to show it to you :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsRYI-SEqIDNRBGn-ECkWHuFk00L5UdXKmTpNYLRBqrlgv6aewAHlvg8uBqg3nmMAHrC3zR-mwCQdPqUtGpZrlIi_dUyRFR81UrNLapeJWX-bt7weN2bmIRVngU9lzKnFilzQslw4Eiu2sttiIITyMsGoSfPktn_gMUCJVJxniwS8_18u8dLNXTRxrFg=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsRYI-SEqIDNRBGn-ECkWHuFk00L5UdXKmTpNYLRBqrlgv6aewAHlvg8uBqg3nmMAHrC3zR-mwCQdPqUtGpZrlIi_dUyRFR81UrNLapeJWX-bt7weN2bmIRVngU9lzKnFilzQslw4Eiu2sttiIITyMsGoSfPktn_gMUCJVJxniwS8_18u8dLNXTRxrFg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">♡ Before the end of 2021 (and when I had money lol) I bought a bunch of<span style="color: #ea9999;"> cute stationery </span>from aliexpress! It was actually my first time ever purchasing from there because I've heard so many horror stories on the bad quality or being scammed, so I never bothered to try it out. I was initially going to buy a couple of stationery supplies on Etsy, but when I saw the same items on aliexpress for less than half the price on Etsy, I decided to give it a shot, and I'm so pleased with my little stationery haul! It arrived mid January and everything looks so adorable and my exact kind of aesthetic! I feel like I didn't spend a lot, it was a maximum of £20 worth of stickers/stationery, but there is just so so much! I love it all LOL. I also bought a couple more bits from StationeryPal that I found super cute! I have enough supplies to last me the next few years!</div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #f3eee7; color: #333333; font-family: rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">♡ </span>My boyfriend gifted me a really cute and <span style="color: #ea9999;">dainty jewellery stand </span>after seeing my current one was broken! It's small enough to fit onto my vanity, the gold accents match well with my gold jewellery and mirror, and the white body blends in so well with my vanity and wall. I really appreciate it when people get me gifts that they've really thought about, and this is one of them! I only mentioned it once to him and he remembered and went out of his way to buy it. It makes me feel very considered and loved. He also surprised my parents with gifts that they both really wanted and instantly filled the house with happy spirits lol. I guess rather than the jewellery stand, it's <span style="color: #ea9999;">my boyfriend's thoughtfulness</span> that I love more haha. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFm2vXbW1CdZbeQdzMXgJNGRKPz5hv6nwuPrpMQBCg7w6jjdW-AX0GcHsa7IW8VzHA9vsp18B0bnOF9ISU-UgAC8JyY9GQLAscdNiT4tKIYQbo-6ukyoXP01FzKhFCneJbz5drAEQAQGNVl3wYhBjUdA0GxFMOGn5XPno_VPhHtivonc26JQYNO9Sadg=s3000" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFm2vXbW1CdZbeQdzMXgJNGRKPz5hv6nwuPrpMQBCg7w6jjdW-AX0GcHsa7IW8VzHA9vsp18B0bnOF9ISU-UgAC8JyY9GQLAscdNiT4tKIYQbo-6ukyoXP01FzKhFCneJbz5drAEQAQGNVl3wYhBjUdA0GxFMOGn5XPno_VPhHtivonc26JQYNO9Sadg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div>♡ I already mentioned it in my <a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2022/01/idol-with-minae-01-because-i-simply.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">january idol playlist</span></a>, but I feel I have to make mention of it again because I loved it that much. I've been listening to<span style="color: #ea9999;"> Riho's EP Reflection</span> non stop since it's release at the start of the year. In fact, I've had her entire small but iconic discography on repeat for a while now. I really love when idols can graduate from being an idol, release their own music and have it distinctively showcase their image outside of the group. What I love the most about the album is how, despite it being a different vibe from Morning Musume's music during her time in the group, it perfectly shows who she was as an idol and who she is now as an artist. Some tracks still have that idol vibe like Lazer, and there are many trendy tracks like Butai or Winding Road, but overall it's such a solid body of work. Even if I wasn't an idol fan, I would still enjoy her songs :') </div><div><br /></div><div>♡ I haven't really had a favourite beauty product in a hot minute but<span style="color: #ea9999;"> ILIA's hydrating lip mask</span> has been a god send during these winter months. During a very tragic flare up at the start of<span style="color: #b4a7d6;"> <a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2021/11/life-lately-06-hello-from-new-york.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">my trip to new york</span></a>,</span> I had picked up a few products to help soothe and mend my skin barrier. This one wasn't actually a part of the products though, it was just a random thing I picked up with ILIA's mini makeup kit during the black friday sales. I don't want to sound dramatic but this single-handedly saved my lips from agony lol. It makes my lips feel plump and soft for hours, something that only Burts Bee's could achieve for me, and to a lesser extent, glossier's balm dot com. I use this every day and it will most likely be the first beauty product I purchase this year, to get a bigger size! </div><div><br /></div><div>♡ Since I'm working remotely right now, it's given me lots of time to, you know, stay at home and watch tv lol! I've gotten through lots of anime, currently binging through Tokyo Revengers and demon slayer. I've also been watching suits since my boyfriend was interested in the law aspect of it, but I'm more interested in Megan Markle haha! I've been watching <span style="color: #ea9999;">Gilmore Girls </span>on repeat since being in New York, and it's definitely become a staple cosy winter re-watch for me. I'm on my third re-watch and I'm certain I can recite a few iconic lines at this point, my favourite being "who cares if I'm pretty if I fail my finals!" and "WHY did you DROP out of YALE!?" 😂 I adore Lorelai and Luke's relationship, and tbh this show provides me with so many romantic moments that I've kind of decided to live vicariously through them lmao. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5gm1U-vqtX1QDGzHSNsZn7jhncNN6oanyRLsYXXdLFq4KqA8448io5DxmqA49kc8cw8ccXZaPZ3JQvjINfuKY1w9UjbsDelWi2eAt_2PTLCjwy8Syr-tcz0bzBu60gGcsRYZMLY2LD-3gDuVaPZtUs0B6ssVx4d9U5BJhDogLUzTY3EcCFbcnuNgrGA=s903" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="677" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5gm1U-vqtX1QDGzHSNsZn7jhncNN6oanyRLsYXXdLFq4KqA8448io5DxmqA49kc8cw8ccXZaPZ3JQvjINfuKY1w9UjbsDelWi2eAt_2PTLCjwy8Syr-tcz0bzBu60gGcsRYZMLY2LD-3gDuVaPZtUs0B6ssVx4d9U5BJhDogLUzTY3EcCFbcnuNgrGA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div>♡ After having my current phone case for over a year, I decided to switch it up and get myself some cute ones in my AliExpress order, and they're so adorable! I'm become a little obsessed with cute bears for whatever reason, and can't help but think it's just a revival of <span style="color: #ea9999;">my love for bears </span>growing up as a kid. I got a transparent bear phone stand which is perfect for watching tik toks and youtube in the morning when I can't be bothered to turn on the tv or sit at my desk. I also got a bear coaster for my tea, and a bear mouse mat! The key is to distance them so that you don't look completely obsessed haha!</div><div><br /></div><div>♡ The last one on my list is a scent! During my trip to New York I picked up this <span style="color: #ea9999;">vanilla scented perfume</span> from Skylar called Vanilla Sky, and it smells absolutely divine! Rose scents are actually my favourites, but I've noticed that adding woody or vanilla scented perfumes as a base scent really amplifies the scent to give it a kind of sweetness that I can't describe. It's helped give me a signature scent that everyone recognizes as my own, and made me want to explore scents more! </div><div><br /></div><div>January wasn't the best month for me mentally, but these few things really did help boost my serotonin levels during the rough moments. I'll continue to be obsessed with them all going into the next month, but I'm excited to see what things I come to enjoy during the month of love~ </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLCp2_PGSKQ7kkVszs5cmpnQQ2TvaZxM4jKVsE4TRafo4fKMWmckW5i8WpZrhznmelYci4IWNj8HXLHaHRGekUtLRFn4i2aUqy6_Psccg8_aXlL5TQDyJR3WIPq9xl4IPtcUCrt9Qs1Mz2PNZNjwzCpAUzJbgFF3IgLJP-DXWxHWvXAG02dSNmke_Uwg=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLCp2_PGSKQ7kkVszs5cmpnQQ2TvaZxM4jKVsE4TRafo4fKMWmckW5i8WpZrhznmelYci4IWNj8HXLHaHRGekUtLRFn4i2aUqy6_Psccg8_aXlL5TQDyJR3WIPq9xl4IPtcUCrt9Qs1Mz2PNZNjwzCpAUzJbgFF3IgLJP-DXWxHWvXAG02dSNmke_Uwg=w200-h48" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-40862113664970965772022-01-31T09:00:00.004+00:002022-01-31T15:18:13.927+00:00idol with minae ; 01 - because i simply love idols <p>Hi friends! In a complete turn around of events, my mood is surprisingly much much happier than it was the last few days, I gave a completely new meaning to 'Sunday Reset' with the way my mood has changed from the past weekend to today. I tidied my room, deleted all the rejection emails, got lots of reassurance and love from my boyfriend, and lots of friends sent me kind words while I was down. It really lifted my spirits and made me feel like myself again. I'm not exactly there yet but I'm satisfied with the work I'm putting in to make things happen. :') <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA9Ob6SutY2R0nSdhoJE_PorXHVhjJaqH_FPXL4hJyvyePIkiSXiCl5aJloPJ54-d1ryeUFCj4E-GiBDVmkgHjYCwc5MjEijbt5aTLEeHjRgZ_wTmMkccotRMmYK3Qzu3_gtw1J39ef_6qSkqx-I4OkaAeWJEqERYCjWnmTr5IcN3nM-0Pp10z8S-6Yg=s2245" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="2245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhA9Ob6SutY2R0nSdhoJE_PorXHVhjJaqH_FPXL4hJyvyePIkiSXiCl5aJloPJ54-d1ryeUFCj4E-GiBDVmkgHjYCwc5MjEijbt5aTLEeHjRgZ_wTmMkccotRMmYK3Qzu3_gtw1J39ef_6qSkqx-I4OkaAeWJEqERYCjWnmTr5IcN3nM-0Pp10z8S-6Yg=s16000" /></a>I've been an idol fan for years now and I've always loved talking about the latest releases or things that are happening in the idol world. Since it's such an important part of my life, I feel it's only right that I talk about these hobbies here from time to time again. Having an 'aesthetic' blog that caters to everyone is nice and all but this is ultimately the place where I can talk endlessly about idols, so even if idols aren't your cup of tea, I hope you give them a chance because there is such a wide range of idols and music, and I'm sure you'll find something you enjoy.</p><p>For long time readers, you might remember that I would post <a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2019/02/songs-ive-been-loving-lately-feb-19.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">a list of songs I was listening to</span></i></a>, or <a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2017/04/spotlight-keyakizaka46.html" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">a lengthy post about a special occasion</span></i></a> or <i><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2014/11/4329-days.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">a graduation</span></a>,</span></i> and I want to bring all of that back, because it's something I enjoy a lot and have enjoyed for over 10 years now, so I want to share my love for idols with you all again. :) So let's jump straight into this one, <span style="color: #783f04; font-size: medium;">here are a few songs that I've been enjoying a lot this past month!</span></p><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwjzaBVtKTg2T9waI-kNFk0ZinEYYvXOtAxvdjjZhg1oCfQKzzAYis7S672AoCpiUSRdxj_ilyIQICMLn8gMySfK3BjngNX0GixC6R1Zvl-wNROBprIvBl0OHzoFkjf_sxCjLyj6cCOtegcE79vcnwE4Wg2x9zZV0_o_C4c8ynaPGlYCkjle31_NU5Ww=s3000" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwjzaBVtKTg2T9waI-kNFk0ZinEYYvXOtAxvdjjZhg1oCfQKzzAYis7S672AoCpiUSRdxj_ilyIQICMLn8gMySfK3BjngNX0GixC6R1Zvl-wNROBprIvBl0OHzoFkjf_sxCjLyj6cCOtegcE79vcnwE4Wg2x9zZV0_o_C4c8ynaPGlYCkjle31_NU5Ww=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>♡ Riho -<span style="color: #ea9999;"> </span></span><span style="color: #ea9999;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIuAj5I3REA" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Reflection </span></a><span>(yes</span><span> </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4FEl9oa81Tbgc8Vpg1hYTd?si=SGnyhaZOSDCSspnfpzsyFg" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #ea9999;">the entire EP </span></i></a><span>lol)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">If spotify wrapped was to be released today then Riho would easily dominate the top artist position, and probably every song in the top 5. Both her EP's have been phenomenal and I'm so happy that she's releasing music! I love pretty much every song in her discography but if I had to pick a top 5, three of them would be from this EP; Take a Breath, Winding Road, and Melt. I didn't really think Riho would come out with music like this, but it's the kind of music I love the most, so i'm really happy!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">♡ Choi Yena -<span style="color: #ea9999;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9kkXTucnLU" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">SMILEY</span></a></span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;">I SAY HEY! JUST SMILE AWAY! I love this song! It's so cute and so Yena! I really truly missed her and I'm glad she's the same Yena that we saw in Iz*one. This song is a total earworm and the music video is beautiful! I like my little superhero haha! The winks were too much tho LOL, so many of them!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU4kd7R1-NFbtm7JBqXcxLuVyZ2fTSgKlue4Uz7VmwtzDNrarvNczZXrmGbkBl59sjScwOiC8iwO6_sB6zJloppggBrZuAQy5OfsOh0mbTqwf1mRG0ol3TJinrH0jLaGj_4dvE__ar39CyZV6psk-bgMS_bWloycj4O-n2NTw8BSCqDDTTxu1Q8Zh-5A=s306" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="300" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU4kd7R1-NFbtm7JBqXcxLuVyZ2fTSgKlue4Uz7VmwtzDNrarvNczZXrmGbkBl59sjScwOiC8iwO6_sB6zJloppggBrZuAQy5OfsOh0mbTqwf1mRG0ol3TJinrH0jLaGj_4dvE__ar39CyZV6psk-bgMS_bWloycj4O-n2NTw8BSCqDDTTxu1Q8Zh-5A" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">♡ Sakurazaka46 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KPvLHbIH0U" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Sonia</span></a></div></span><div style="text-align: left;">Here it is, my favourite Sakurazaka46 song to date. When I first heard this song I felt overwhelming love for the group, they are really an amazing idol and I hope they receive lots more love! I actually listening to this song a whole lot during my time in New York, and when I was struggling with various issue's it really helped me not feel so down. It makes me feel the same way that Keyakizaka's Kimi ga Inai does. I'm happy that with the rebrand we've gotten more soft songs from them, because I enjoy them so very much. :')</div><p></p><p></p><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">♡ I'VE - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--FmExEAsM8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Eleven</span></a></div></span><div style="text-align: left;">Of course I had to anticipate I've debut since my Iz*one babies Yujin and Wonyoung are re-debuting! I was pretty confused with the title track initially but by the end of the song I was really feeling it! As much as I adore my Iz*one girls, I really gravitated towards Rei, her rap and style is really killer! She might end up my bias lol. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_pxQLm906MdHQoPFoxpciqdp9VrOMwjiKnkQKJ8rsAf1dBTpOjsScU6gDj3J1tLx6i43smOQZBO19Lqcm9PlhXIVGURYuN4wKUZhHHx4PRBhPwNtiRIw4Tb8kePDrjvRUFwUFP0mqI4ADdX1-4H8crUuYbEHUamgMX3QBwT8Acp-bGejm_rK6QNV0NQ=s1200" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_pxQLm906MdHQoPFoxpciqdp9VrOMwjiKnkQKJ8rsAf1dBTpOjsScU6gDj3J1tLx6i43smOQZBO19Lqcm9PlhXIVGURYuN4wKUZhHHx4PRBhPwNtiRIw4Tb8kePDrjvRUFwUFP0mqI4ADdX1-4H8crUuYbEHUamgMX3QBwT8Acp-bGejm_rK6QNV0NQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">♡ AKB48 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9N_Au80T8w" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Nemohamo Rumor</span></a></div></span><div style="text-align: left;">Hey what's up? Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing! This song has been out for months now but it's one of my favourite AKB songs in a very long time. It's so fun and for the first time in a while I really feel the unity within the group and the drive to achieve new things together. The interview in the MV really irritates me but I listen to it on spotify so it's a non issue really. The energy the group has now is so exciting! It's a new era that I'm really looking forward too!</div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>♡ ≠ME -<span style="color: #ea9999;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDVWtyXTuoU" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Chocolate Melancholy</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">This song really brought me back to 2009 with the gothic lolita maid type of song that I would hear a lot from Vocaloids, but I'm a total sucker for that kind of weird music lol. It's not creepy enough to be a halloween song, but enough for it be a creepy love song for valentines day, which is interesting enough I guess. I'm actually much more of a =LOVE fan, but I've been enjoying the new single from their little sisters.</div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFoQNHX10u57rsdcVWVpHMKVBubwmn9l5dJswNwexl1CmeFeSnhWkntrIHH4YbA3AUy8guZpazy19pk6XwA7PI54XchZy4zIKMWlu7RjadEAzrZaLSf2s0sRUN4_QYN_u2WXiPh9ZQjOrlQFTvskbNep_ujfqZokGryZ9ooC23DxcOMqhj7Zi9r-1Pew=s2245" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="2245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFoQNHX10u57rsdcVWVpHMKVBubwmn9l5dJswNwexl1CmeFeSnhWkntrIHH4YbA3AUy8guZpazy19pk6XwA7PI54XchZy4zIKMWlu7RjadEAzrZaLSf2s0sRUN4_QYN_u2WXiPh9ZQjOrlQFTvskbNep_ujfqZokGryZ9ooC23DxcOMqhj7Zi9r-1Pew=s16000" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid0oHqoKsMWUhvmc5SFKWXs-v-CCdgARThE_wtxK8XbNz0QZQ3UCqqvpE0-FKhJFepDWbNIO05L1fvtrxHgn-Ql9-3QgEqtDdDZvtGldwixKSbnTuSq3oLIxYa562a6zxN7v-0Q50v2aVfJ8CUfP3SSkiO584U8TLLNKg0b75OGAu_Nu-ICqYEVBM0AA=s500" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="500" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid0oHqoKsMWUhvmc5SFKWXs-v-CCdgARThE_wtxK8XbNz0QZQ3UCqqvpE0-FKhJFepDWbNIO05L1fvtrxHgn-Ql9-3QgEqtDdDZvtGldwixKSbnTuSq3oLIxYa562a6zxN7v-0Q50v2aVfJ8CUfP3SSkiO584U8TLLNKg0b75OGAu_Nu-ICqYEVBM0AA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">♡ Morning Musume -<span style="color: #ea9999;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oINFx-xhmkc" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Yoshi Yoshi</span> <span style="color: #ea9999;">Shite</span> <span style="color: #ea9999;">Hoshii</span> <span style="color: #ea9999;">no</span></a></span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;">LOL The entire month this song was out in December I really didn't care much for it, but for some reason I kept singing this randomly. Tsunku's style of music strikes again huh! I'll be honest, this song goes straight in the c*nty songs from Mizuki era alongside Are you Happy and Seishun Say Aha for me, it's so good! I hope that if they continue with the same style of music, they make more songs that make we wanna shake my ass lol </div><p></p><p></p><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><div>♡ Sayashi Riho -<span style="color: #ea9999;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUzib81kfaM"><span style="color: #ea9999;">LAZER</span></a></div></span><div style="text-align: left;">Call me a cheater for putting my oshi's music on the list twice now, but sue me lol I love her so much and I love Lazer so much! This song single-handedly saved January for me. During the times I felt I was struggling, I would listen to this song and it would make me want to keep going. Her music is really inspiring for me I guess. Lazer has the unique cuteness from idol songs with the light high pitch chimes in the background, but it also sounds like the type of song that would do well with the general public, so even if you're not an idol fan please give it a listen!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijBxLyhIocqSxr2MZNK31i7DBiXBAZv9sbJwF_MJMk6BRWidBlrWVo_XkxofnQ733dVuOAzTtfcVobEFvJUzbco0i7eVlH18QHR65iV5Y2Dhrt4imxHpkU-zTHScwQmntdTgLyzjqz5ktpEKroE2GgppjS5IZOPGWnd9lMG4l_U55PRQU3wv9cXpDrJA=s1023" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijBxLyhIocqSxr2MZNK31i7DBiXBAZv9sbJwF_MJMk6BRWidBlrWVo_XkxofnQ733dVuOAzTtfcVobEFvJUzbco0i7eVlH18QHR65iV5Y2Dhrt4imxHpkU-zTHScwQmntdTgLyzjqz5ktpEKroE2GgppjS5IZOPGWnd9lMG4l_U55PRQU3wv9cXpDrJA=w293-h400" width="293" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />♡</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> Aespa -<span style="color: #ea9999;"> </span></span><span style="color: #ea9999;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPdWvnAAurg" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Savage </span></a><span>(the whole EP)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be honest, I wasn't going to bother stanning Aespa, but I also knew they were going to be amazing because when has SM ever debuted a group that makes shit music? Exactly lol. I'm used to the bohemian rhapsody type of songs from SM but this one really blew me away, that "i'm a savage' bridge into the chorus and then Ningning's gospel high notes at the end?! A slay. I also really love Lucid Dreams and Yeppi Yeppi! I'm looking forward to what they put out next. <i>My naevis, we love you xoxo<br /></i><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;">♡ Kamiyado - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9ffIawhfA8"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Erazor</span></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">So this one appeared in the suggested songs of my Jpop spotify playlist and I instantly fell in love with it! It's got such a sad melancholy nostalgic kinda vibe that I love in songs lol. They remind me of Flower just a little bit, and I'm surprised they've been active for so many years but I haven't seen my circle of idol fans bring them up! I checked out the rest of their songs on spotify and I really love their vibe, so I'm going to follow them more!<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>♡ Fromis_9 - </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gXmClk8rKI"><span style="color: #ea9999;">DM</span></a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSbCOkTWPAzzuOmIGMolI5nLFDDxarBcBnuLIfTeJ2Q_HP8njtXUvFvaqn0gO_dainKCJwlC5tRAHNW1W9YJh9tdGfTQ7Reuo1QcZYRMCYlbAlYZdHs5QtuiwO0DxYIlIs74ubFLiybOXHZ9uWbn1OXMTOQ1lwwyLObiNH7rVS8cLkYTWRsvgEONF-xg=s300" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="300" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSbCOkTWPAzzuOmIGMolI5nLFDDxarBcBnuLIfTeJ2Q_HP8njtXUvFvaqn0gO_dainKCJwlC5tRAHNW1W9YJh9tdGfTQ7Reuo1QcZYRMCYlbAlYZdHs5QtuiwO0DxYIlIs74ubFLiybOXHZ9uWbn1OXMTOQ1lwwyLObiNH7rVS8cLkYTWRsvgEONF-xg=w320-h318" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be honest, the last Fromis_9 song I really truly loved was Love Bomb, and ever since then the songs they've been putting out just wasn't hitting for me, but DM is such a lovely fun song with a cute older girl crush concept that I can't help but fall for. It's not as catchy as Love Bomb was for me but I like it enough to have it in my head throughout the day. I hope this is the year Fromis9 have their "Oh My Girl" moment with this song.<br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">♡ BEYOOOOONDS -<span style="color: #ea9999;"> <span style="color: #ea9999;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY6BeQWx_v8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Eiyuu~ Waratte! Chopin Senpai</span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY6BeQWx_v8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">!</span></a></span><br /></span></span>Filled with absolute fun and joy, beyooooonds treats us with probably the most 'idol' song I've heard in years. Using classical music in idol songs usually turns into a mess but they did this so perfectly and made it their own. The styling and production of the mv is amazing! Every time I watch it I'm filled with pure joy, and even just listening to it is enough to want to get up and swing my arms like a musical conductor lol. I'm really happy with this release and I hope they gain more fans!<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> don't say it</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">, don't say it</span>........ to infinity, and <i>beyooooonds</i>!! :')</div><p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;">And that's a wrap! I really enjoy writing these rather long posts so I hope you enjoy reading them just as much! </div><div style="text-align: left;">Leave me a comment down below on what idol song you've been listening to on repeat lately, and see you next time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNNOsl2XNrC9YPKszVm5qRB1xheMN2RDHtnCJM0WRjUt2eUI6NkglUOFYljPQmMPGd1mf8G4r6oaMW1_Am95-InFsQteiYylqUr6YgShDxR26O5IwWa-fvYxq7caf7SHpnS-JnALxRePQkfdFSda8EMnvYPy2ka6b9muTJrN-G29dSB-irOgzA9tkwyQ=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNNOsl2XNrC9YPKszVm5qRB1xheMN2RDHtnCJM0WRjUt2eUI6NkglUOFYljPQmMPGd1mf8G4r6oaMW1_Am95-InFsQteiYylqUr6YgShDxR26O5IwWa-fvYxq7caf7SHpnS-JnALxRePQkfdFSda8EMnvYPy2ka6b9muTJrN-G29dSB-irOgzA9tkwyQ=w200-h48" width="200" /></a></div></div>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-33205369824031400642022-01-29T19:53:00.002+00:002022-01-29T19:53:24.439+00:00life lately ; 07 - this adult stuff is hard, isn't it?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8AwhxzMuYMEIOeX0WcfBCvhfrWWBYXcFZzpUBw-uEHPApWcnbzfP3i_hI4Ubn2oc3gI2M2xQzytRycwGtNfe3tQ2BV6QLvxbL2qI7KgUrlzaLgNCu6LE_T3Fj7p0GjM4DLDatVrZ5h-giu2bzv_THchDRFHzTMIDo20nZ1dvTzeCBx07zFk0TtgcHsw=s564" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8AwhxzMuYMEIOeX0WcfBCvhfrWWBYXcFZzpUBw-uEHPApWcnbzfP3i_hI4Ubn2oc3gI2M2xQzytRycwGtNfe3tQ2BV6QLvxbL2qI7KgUrlzaLgNCu6LE_T3Fj7p0GjM4DLDatVrZ5h-giu2bzv_THchDRFHzTMIDo20nZ1dvTzeCBx07zFk0TtgcHsw=s16000" /></a></div><p>Most of this week has been a very long and agonising repeat of small unfortunate events and slightly larger inconveniences that slowly built up into an array of woes in my life, and as much as I hate to say it, I really lost the battle with my mental health. I truly tried to stay positive those last few weeks, but after I lost my tablet charger and had to find money for a new one, my favourite idol group announced two members were graduating, I dropped my blueberries over the floor while making breakfast, almost started a fire in my bedroom, and got rejected from <i>a lot </i>of job applications, I just broke down. I also haven't had any time to spend with my boyfriend because he's so focused on law school. And I miss him, a lot.</p><p>You see, when I made my list of new year resolutions, I had all these idea's of how I wanted this year to plan out. Get a job within the first month, get an internship, save up some money, spend time with friends and family, have quality time with my partner, improve my physical and mental health, find my style and brand, blog more. But since solidifying those goals for the year I actually think I've taken 20 steps <i>backwards</i>. I think I started off the month pretty well in my defence, I was keeping track of my habits and writing to-do lists and actually getting shit done, but everything just suddenly broke down. </p><p>I don't know if it was me doing too much too fast, but I just become so overwhelmed with it all, and could feel my mental state getting worse with every rejection email I received, every time I tripped over the air, every moment I couldn't spend on the phone with my partner, every nightmare I had, it was too much. Before I knew it I was in my mums arms crying my eyes out while she pats me on the head telling me I'm doing well because I'm trying my best, and if I give it my best then it will work out in the end. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEvZLMCyv1kX2SFqV5nXew1__3-EHg1jqOX0tp9ncAlGrGRZ6YlJaJn3a93fQVDIEGZg9nU98GEqULhfyQvH-bSxOt7EizyIo0PPXreOlGrobpe8aom8iIm73cXAwQ7dmZSUpHUhkqg4t5r2eljqmgmct0U_AMEVdb7WJtvwGrHTVzK0XZOP9qUnVCkg=s564" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEvZLMCyv1kX2SFqV5nXew1__3-EHg1jqOX0tp9ncAlGrGRZ6YlJaJn3a93fQVDIEGZg9nU98GEqULhfyQvH-bSxOt7EizyIo0PPXreOlGrobpe8aom8iIm73cXAwQ7dmZSUpHUhkqg4t5r2eljqmgmct0U_AMEVdb7WJtvwGrHTVzK0XZOP9qUnVCkg=s16000" /></a></div><p>You know those random viral Japanese lucky rankings that go around at the end of each year, where the placement of your birthday on the rankings indicates how much lucky you'll have that year? I'm pretty sure I was in the bottom half on the page, somewhere between 250 and 300. Some might say it's not as bad as rank 365, and others might think these rankings are a load of shit, but I couldn't help but think of the ranking each time something inconvenienced my life in some way. It's really hard to keep trying when you have that in the back of your head. </p><p>My mum always says I have a knack for getting back up when I'm down, but it's good to let yourself be sad once in a while. So, I'm spending this weekend trying to look after myself a little. Last night we indulged in pizza and chinese because we couldn't choose, and watched movies and comfort shows and ridiculous game shows, and shouted at Politian's on PMQ and Question Time as they tried to deny there was a crisis with the rising cost for gas an electric, or waiting for Sue Gray to give a report on what we all know was a poxy party at number 10. My mum explained why Carrie Bradshaw uses gloves while she smokes, while I explained how Logan was the best boyfriend for Rory and that the reboot really destroys their relationship by making Rory "the other woman" again. I'm almost done with my book of the month.</p><p>My life definitely isn't perfect, and I would give anything to live the life of my dreams as a fashion consultant in a rich house with my hot lawyer boyfriend and fur babies, but right now I'm just not at that point, and at 24 that's perfectly okay. There are 11 out of 12 months of the year to go, and things will get better with time. I just need to allow myself time to be upset and cry when things go wrong and stop trying to put up an act of being strong, and get up again only when I'm ready.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFj05ARTZ9NEOjUaDP_vrZoRVHKsY7H4KK8IwNsZu51LAcHv2Zp19ZDDV3GH684Z8Au1tIMsGgA8hjJKnXnbvo3ECfMGHnzJ09mnYSTDK7NDl3l2hSJpa7ZvIotRmTcfrKuGwaFjrz0BvWS0sJ9jyFI4siauBg-9fssn8_GGfPKvAXC5Y3Ucfc1XmjIw=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFj05ARTZ9NEOjUaDP_vrZoRVHKsY7H4KK8IwNsZu51LAcHv2Zp19ZDDV3GH684Z8Au1tIMsGgA8hjJKnXnbvo3ECfMGHnzJ09mnYSTDK7NDl3l2hSJpa7ZvIotRmTcfrKuGwaFjrz0BvWS0sJ9jyFI4siauBg-9fssn8_GGfPKvAXC5Y3Ucfc1XmjIw=w200-h48" width="200" /></a></div><p></p>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-51856582259088142482022-01-19T11:00:00.003+00:002022-01-19T11:00:00.194+00:00without further ado; 2022<p>Hello friends, I'm well aware that we're in the third week of january, but if you don't mind that, happy new year! :) </p><p>2021 was a very eventful year for me. Against all odds I was able to graduate from University of the Arts London with a 2:1 in fashion styling and production, and had my work shortlisted and featured in their exhibitions and graduate show. I left my job with Disney after 5 magical years with the company, a decision I was nothing short of terrified of making but knew needed to happen for my growth as a creative diving into the world of fashion. Shortly after, I took a well needed mental health break by <a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2021/11/life-lately-06-hello-from-new-york.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #7f6000;">going to the most fast paced and hectic city in the world</span></a>, figures. Also, I got vaccinated. There's been a lot of huge changes for me this year, probably more than any other year in my life, but I'm grateful for all the happenings of 2021 that allowed me to be who I am today. If 2021 was a tarot card, It would be death. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjk38a0bljDl64i0mlnRFHP5e9HAkoHT9x7QpjbpLWTZGfsmo27YJHQcuFgnHSF2OULOWc3JR0OlOsF1x9N-gXK2O8ElMs_vtHBWqcHnKU2IH2OXHfQkpyXath70mfJhEto6_KArE_Vmg1XY-T03IhaB4btDGLm4R_1eewCDYFPn4IOiCjTPI0Tv8BnNA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjk38a0bljDl64i0mlnRFHP5e9HAkoHT9x7QpjbpLWTZGfsmo27YJHQcuFgnHSF2OULOWc3JR0OlOsF1x9N-gXK2O8ElMs_vtHBWqcHnKU2IH2OXHfQkpyXath70mfJhEto6_KArE_Vmg1XY-T03IhaB4btDGLm4R_1eewCDYFPn4IOiCjTPI0Tv8BnNA=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_cjinQz2m5C3C6gs3l-41UINpdJcaGAUcrqvMMDXHKpibZ78C4_lBHsIqn7om7vzZXcw4lEbW46QF2KGpZXLK698uLF5t9tkYg40QqV4dVdhBeQ0aq9Vt5ShnL33_NhQ3sLNZp532WfrYxZqbxJGYSU0cj6i5vwnjBst3UYL_vQIN4f8lMzFGEuGlcg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_cjinQz2m5C3C6gs3l-41UINpdJcaGAUcrqvMMDXHKpibZ78C4_lBHsIqn7om7vzZXcw4lEbW46QF2KGpZXLK698uLF5t9tkYg40QqV4dVdhBeQ0aq9Vt5ShnL33_NhQ3sLNZp532WfrYxZqbxJGYSU0cj6i5vwnjBst3UYL_vQIN4f8lMzFGEuGlcg=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh547Ej5SuY0Zeuyg_Yl6lksbaNy8K3vhJaMjcbRR9GlHDQW9KYJ0BaTqb3z89BhLKIDTIWTzU2KsBc3ryF7f1NtQpFQonYdZo91mBTtD6cr9qHT6JxL2lVNjNKp24Gsr4ZK1YzPLOclDf5KXMF5LdVqGOw4lMwVx_16brOpr3yMFh2vetY6xvcbjH9g=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh547Ej5SuY0Zeuyg_Yl6lksbaNy8K3vhJaMjcbRR9GlHDQW9KYJ0BaTqb3z89BhLKIDTIWTzU2KsBc3ryF7f1NtQpFQonYdZo91mBTtD6cr9qHT6JxL2lVNjNKp24Gsr4ZK1YzPLOclDf5KXMF5LdVqGOw4lMwVx_16brOpr3yMFh2vetY6xvcbjH9g=s320" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8sxZ5sxrow4K6oSgw1xuqNbKAd7tQMZdHa3q2SaKisEXXkpojtWruiOdG7YH7nuzye2NFs-XReaq7pVj6uTQs7o4Bwy0USoEl9RinILaq9FDsZ2ejPAiD3u3YTIMExRKgu5K41eS8j6r9OHGu_zF04JX4-Iz0n7zfZwZ1q-E6SsJMbC_KJazHfR5YjA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8sxZ5sxrow4K6oSgw1xuqNbKAd7tQMZdHa3q2SaKisEXXkpojtWruiOdG7YH7nuzye2NFs-XReaq7pVj6uTQs7o4Bwy0USoEl9RinILaq9FDsZ2ejPAiD3u3YTIMExRKgu5K41eS8j6r9OHGu_zF04JX4-Iz0n7zfZwZ1q-E6SsJMbC_KJazHfR5YjA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p>I've never been the "new year, new me" type of person, but I somehow found myself committing all my time to creating a better version of myself. I had a lot of time to think about who I was, who I am today and what I what to do with my life and this blog. I usually make new year goals but this year feels different. I feel like that's because this year, I'm actively trying to make these goals come true rather than waiting for them to just happen, and I'm really excited to see where I'll be this time next year. Last year, I <span style="color: #7f6000;"><a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2021/04/trying-again.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #7f6000;">my only goal</span></a> </span>was to 'go at my own pace and create things for me, the success will follow'. and I guess that did happen, I achieved all that I wanted last year, but I didn't feel as if I pressured myself to get there. </p><p>That's not to say this year I will be pressuring myself, because that's definitely not the case, but I'm <i>absolutely </i>going to make sure I'm working towards my goals and actively creating the type of life I wish to have, and the woman I wish to be. This is all very long winded, but I do enjoy writing out my thoughts on the year that passed and the year I envision for the next. So without further ado, my goals for 2022; </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkmcMknXpCkMgpRr43JMmwMeu_3VfvCw265Rzu6Ly432SD04BGvG8j4fVePGSoc1P6zJ98kc0CDesct6nc4-FjQmqCnc48qKGEDQE6zHnRa5Xcjo5A0mUedfp3w4k13jYv0t37bSLz92KLtl5n29m9iNzjydghsOzoQXlonQD1G4VDSzd0OGJ0ybEWLQ=s987" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkmcMknXpCkMgpRr43JMmwMeu_3VfvCw265Rzu6Ly432SD04BGvG8j4fVePGSoc1P6zJ98kc0CDesct6nc4-FjQmqCnc48qKGEDQE6zHnRa5Xcjo5A0mUedfp3w4k13jYv0t37bSLz92KLtl5n29m9iNzjydghsOzoQXlonQD1G4VDSzd0OGJ0ybEWLQ=s320" width="183" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6mEinUB0xfXFpJ1xPS3hVR1J3HFPu5L6vrGeZbXvvq8naXjktSSiq76aXKNpLCKus8CaZfjx9JrvChKU5MzpVFFRaKOVHwzRytsJAPNK4CTLqpssb8hht-1jtmfJI-_5mJ5RyT1VZNhPQjZiZte1TuZWW2FKp4QKGOq73R3dSrKZykA4mRtfX13kpiA=s725" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6mEinUB0xfXFpJ1xPS3hVR1J3HFPu5L6vrGeZbXvvq8naXjktSSiq76aXKNpLCKus8CaZfjx9JrvChKU5MzpVFFRaKOVHwzRytsJAPNK4CTLqpssb8hht-1jtmfJI-_5mJ5RyT1VZNhPQjZiZte1TuZWW2FKp4QKGOq73R3dSrKZykA4mRtfX13kpiA=s320" width="249" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDCII0taq-kfSwcUu7InibU5j4n7nxBjrM02MnhDlDCYiquxPNhDOLlJacL9ugbCuT0VbrbHKMl21R-m9mFzk_7R8mbFeuaiVn8CR_H3RiBmgegOi1gVNhvB-nHcHXd5UsEqUP3LUNZLorxYQKrAfGMEwRcG83m4FYsUyCjCDdmPVRNNl7l2UI-Rw2EQ=s705" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDCII0taq-kfSwcUu7InibU5j4n7nxBjrM02MnhDlDCYiquxPNhDOLlJacL9ugbCuT0VbrbHKMl21R-m9mFzk_7R8mbFeuaiVn8CR_H3RiBmgegOi1gVNhvB-nHcHXd5UsEqUP3LUNZLorxYQKrAfGMEwRcG83m4FYsUyCjCDdmPVRNNl7l2UI-Rw2EQ=s320" width="256" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvsXzFu2XOAjTeU-WvJlow0JGIWGdhZ0M8QxnbbGewJeDYwvJ8sR8qEEKJzIrqYTBAiyqqM8zwwKygffJOXJNtoCsOvK9zeRzmImbxT-U6DQDtIK_NdO-asFoXm0WsfsU-AjnVDMnAsK8RdpU-AFd-EBIQmurhGcNJJX-4B1L6WZSMqHQ2KoztTO3Gfg=s1002" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvsXzFu2XOAjTeU-WvJlow0JGIWGdhZ0M8QxnbbGewJeDYwvJ8sR8qEEKJzIrqYTBAiyqqM8zwwKygffJOXJNtoCsOvK9zeRzmImbxT-U6DQDtIK_NdO-asFoXm0WsfsU-AjnVDMnAsK8RdpU-AFd-EBIQmurhGcNJJX-4B1L6WZSMqHQ2KoztTO3Gfg=s320" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">♡ Get a Job / Gain Industry Experience. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Now, this might be a little unbelievable but, I applied for a job on Monday January 10, had an interview the following Friday, and got a job that same evening. To say I was shocked is an understatement, but I was very excited to say I can already cross this off my list on week 2 of 52. But then I thought "why stop there?". I'll be working as a PR Intern within the creative sector, focusing on fashion brands and magazines with opportunity for it to turn into a full time gig. I also want to get my masters in Fashion Communication or Marketing. I can do more, I have the time for more, and internships don't last forever, so I'm keeping this goal a little longer, and see how much experience I can gain.</span></div><p><span style="color: #37352f; font-family: Lyon-Text, Georgia, ui-serif, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(55, 53, 47); font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">♡ Maintain a healthy lifestyle. </span></span>This had always been an important goal for me but this year, fuck it. I'm going to give this my biggest and best shot. *sing's bet on it* Look if troy can juggle the theatre and sport, I can juggle fashion and working out lol. I also want to focus on my diet, eating less of my one true love, bread. I need to make sure I'm not self inflicting pain by bread (too much bread triggers my IBS). I want to get my bad habits in check and creating good ones. More fruits, less bread. More sleep, less bread. More walks, less bread... but the croissants stay. I'm happy with my figure, but I can also do with a good shape up, toning myself out and all, so once I've settled on a good home workout routine, I might just take a visit to the gym... </p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(55, 53, 47); color: #37352f; font-family: Lyon-Text, Georgia, ui-serif, serif; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">♡ Curate my personal style & brand. </span>I previously mentioned wanting to develop my brand and style more to get a better sense of who I am and what I can bring to the table in my career and even on this blog, and I guess I can say I've already achieved this as well. A better name for this goal would be to properly execute the content I create to showcase my brand and style. I'm hoping that having a PR internship and hopefully many more job opportunities in marketing and social media for fashion can help me be more confident in presenting my ideal self online. I really need to post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/minaeshi/?hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="color: #7f6000;">instagram </span></a>:') </p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(55, 53, 47); color: #37352f; font-family: Lyon-Text, Georgia, ui-serif, serif; font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">♡ Post Consistently with content I enjoy re-reading.</span> I guess this one isn't really necessary to have as a goal, but I wanted to mention it anyway since it's about this blog, and the direction I want to take it in. It's crazy to say I've been writing content here for almost 9 years and yet, I never really had an idea of what this blog was about. But after years of trying to figure out what my 'thing' is, I realized that, it's me. It's about my life and what I love and enjoy doing or seeing or being. So I want to create more content that does just that. I want to create content that I enjoy reading, and stop trying to emulate popular posts when those are the one's I actually skip most of the time. I also want to be consistent in my posting... Yeah. Let's see how that one goes. </p><p>If it happens, it happens, but I'm going to give it my best shot.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp7l3-voV9-n45OHEfT32n3RcsjGLRjjbiRNIDHVGNn7RuRACdtv_q33uLR7GPG_vmgZDvR-6vKzX6iT3qW1LtGMGnYdPyV1rtWV2uukbhl7_bziuemSU1Tq4biBjUrjAvPf0JU5NH173v4SCgNrag1-rS2s0hHyiPOcKoHvBoCDsw0ucV1_GUS9c78A=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp7l3-voV9-n45OHEfT32n3RcsjGLRjjbiRNIDHVGNn7RuRACdtv_q33uLR7GPG_vmgZDvR-6vKzX6iT3qW1LtGMGnYdPyV1rtWV2uukbhl7_bziuemSU1Tq4biBjUrjAvPf0JU5NH173v4SCgNrag1-rS2s0hHyiPOcKoHvBoCDsw0ucV1_GUS9c78A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #37352f; font-family: Lyon-Text, Georgia, ui-serif, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(55, 53, 47); font-size: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span></span></p>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-77093095521587564222021-11-16T03:32:00.001+00:002022-01-19T00:29:49.439+00:00life lately ; 06 - hello from new york! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHMtY0XMO61j7Jdw0wYIiP3FNUrtZbtKHH4WH_SpnrRZnedsXfvgyf1nlGOcWMQBQlEj6kJY1YajwLj2hBL-nz2ktUQl4cd3XdoEpZ1Ck7vbAIqwMj3pSwteKNkarKrU_vsSgj-AHlvhX/s2048/roberto-junior-4fsCBcZt9H8-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHMtY0XMO61j7Jdw0wYIiP3FNUrtZbtKHH4WH_SpnrRZnedsXfvgyf1nlGOcWMQBQlEj6kJY1YajwLj2hBL-nz2ktUQl4cd3XdoEpZ1Ck7vbAIqwMj3pSwteKNkarKrU_vsSgj-AHlvhX/w640-h427/roberto-junior-4fsCBcZt9H8-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I write this from the bed of my boyfriends Manhattan apartment, as I wait for him to return from his late evening study session at law school, hopefully with some take out since I still struggle to use his kitchen stove. It's a little chilly, I can hear the howling of the wind even with the huge windows being tightly shut. Since I brought his <a href="https://www.minaeshi.co.uk/2021/08/a-list-of-loves-from-july.html" target="_blank">harry potter throw</a> back with me, I've been wrapped up at all times to defend from the drafts that still linger around the apartment. Sometimes I still can't really believe I'm here. I can't believe I've been here a week and not done much at all. The days all seemed to lump together into one. Since today has been rather slow, I began to reflect and plan my purpose for this somewhat impromptu 2 month trip to the states.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQBjv2mCbRl0pe0VcnLrIJCPnVP7wI1uD3vcr6N_WWe9AZxoW-8bilcMzZb9mXCkBr2wbHg7XF6cylGLZrGvMyoYQnOPt4V-AYtilFPid4JAac7AVlUbomb-ouo1pJmNpgoPy0mnUG5L5/s903/IMG_9134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="677" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQBjv2mCbRl0pe0VcnLrIJCPnVP7wI1uD3vcr6N_WWe9AZxoW-8bilcMzZb9mXCkBr2wbHg7XF6cylGLZrGvMyoYQnOPt4V-AYtilFPid4JAac7AVlUbomb-ouo1pJmNpgoPy0mnUG5L5/w300-h400/IMG_9134.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>The last few months have been a whirlwind of emotions and deep thinking about my life. An early quarter life crisis if you will. October was probably the most stressful, nerve wracking 31 days I've ever experienced in my life. On the 30th day of the month, I had my last shift at Disney, closing the book to my 5 years filled with magic. Throughout the months of August and September, I spent most of my shifts nervously wondering "what next?". I graduated university back in June and I felt like months were just passing me by with nothing changing. No improvements, no growth. I know I just graduated and it takes time, but I felt stagnant and unhappy, so I left. The day news slipped out that the United States would be opening their doors to international friends on November 8th, I handed in my two weeks notice, I booked my flights to see my boyfriend in New York and didn't look back. <p></p><p>So here I am, one week into my time in the big apple, and I haven't really done much. It's as they say, your problems don't fix themselves because you left the place you had those problems in. You just changed the background, but the person you are remains the same. Not that I expected to see any changes by simply flying out the country. I knew I would need to continue putting the work in to make something of myself. Many of my friends and co-workers said it was stupid to leave my job with no backup plan just to see my boyfriend, especially after being rejected from countless job applications and the master's course I was so sure I would get into. I kind of agree with them, it was so very reckless of me and not anything like I would usually do. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQubyZvuB0BDAfPP8dClOmhLPrRQofRT66ADakeHuBp3e34PRTKP1jfjRtXFawik91xvPTroTDD_iqgT78GdHlfYXjee3p9iI73MVZFYr9acM4Js_WP8o5yybGRF9tKNWnHtJ-UI16vnq/s830/IMG_9142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQubyZvuB0BDAfPP8dClOmhLPrRQofRT66ADakeHuBp3e34PRTKP1jfjRtXFawik91xvPTroTDD_iqgT78GdHlfYXjee3p9iI73MVZFYr9acM4Js_WP8o5yybGRF9tKNWnHtJ-UI16vnq/w300-h400/IMG_9142.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I'm the type to make plans and stick to my goals, so it was pretty wild for me to suddenly quit my job and leave the country, but here I am. I spent the first week just relaxing, talking walks around the area to familiarize myself with the local shops and closest Pret a Manger (Starbucks seems to be much more popular here, Pret's are hardly around, so I've had to settle for a coffee without a warm croissant!). My boyfriends hitting crunch time with his law school studies, so I'm here to help relieve his stress, make sure he eats, and keep him from throwing himself out this tall apartment lol. I missed him a lot, and after his 3 trips to see me in our long distance relationship, I felt it was high time I returned the favour and paid him a visit before he comes back with me for Christmas with my family. <p></p><p>I know how easy it is for me to be a homebody and just vibe in his apartment and not venture out anywhere, but I'm in New York! There is so so much to do and see here that I simply cannot spend all my time sitting around drinking coffee and scrolling through twitter. I didn't come here without any plan, I'm a fashion stylist, and I plan to put my expertise into practice while in another fashion capital with a different sense of style. I'm so excited to plan looks and even more excited to try collaborating with New York stylists while I'm here! I want to expand my skills and grow more confidence in my ability to style. I want to use this time to rediscover my love for fashion and grow my social media platforms to represent the growth I'm experiencing here. </p><p>I know time will fly by and before I know it, it will be Christmas week and I'll be flying home, so I'm going to enjoy this amazing opportunity I've given myself. Taking it easy but not too easy, exploring and learning. With lots of cuddles for the rest of the year, I'm going to end this year feeling accomplished and ready for anything the world throws at me. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5_DmGVbr_etPiuXh7ee7vZlbJdOd0kNNuP1N4KAc8Nnq6GMQfBCYTgSkvO78UbnQQhuxpbDHSmXpL1ro3s9W8eS_Cal7Wq6I-nDd3ht-MRG7NEaocKU5DYpCIrulNTGnMOpyFVZy8Vql/s400/Screenshot+-+2021-08-07T174102.611.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5_DmGVbr_etPiuXh7ee7vZlbJdOd0kNNuP1N4KAc8Nnq6GMQfBCYTgSkvO78UbnQQhuxpbDHSmXpL1ro3s9W8eS_Cal7Wq6I-nDd3ht-MRG7NEaocKU5DYpCIrulNTGnMOpyFVZy8Vql/w200-h48/Screenshot+-+2021-08-07T174102.611.png" width="200" /></a></div>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-31487834841194716202021-08-14T22:16:00.000+01:002022-01-19T00:30:02.281+00:00life lately ; 05 - lots and lots of dates<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOypqWEbpOjueOpSlGSiwMBL9hTb7IBN-CqU88jzozaDQWVT3CGYWfcYP41v_g0zh93I7GD86MraZkeTG-397gtisO89BekTU2RX9Frj0DJLJR-nKomLdBAsEb6ZixKjYnxLNM6_mUPVo/s903/IMG_8571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="677" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOypqWEbpOjueOpSlGSiwMBL9hTb7IBN-CqU88jzozaDQWVT3CGYWfcYP41v_g0zh93I7GD86MraZkeTG-397gtisO89BekTU2RX9Frj0DJLJR-nKomLdBAsEb6ZixKjYnxLNM6_mUPVo/w480-h640/IMG_8571.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>With restrictions being lifted everywhere and things going 'back to normal', life has started to move again, and it feels as if the country as a whole is simply trying to enjoy the summer that we were all deprived of having in 2020. Julian is a big fan of finding cool dining spaces around London, so we went on a bunch of dates, maybe too many now that I look at my bank account lol, but we enjoyed them all nonetheless. </p><p>Being able to enjoy my partners company is something I seem to take for granted while he's here, but as soon as he leaves I feel like we should have done so much more! It's hard to be in a long distance relationship, and if I'm being honest, writing posts like these makes it harder. I just want to relive these moments again, or book the first flight out to New York to see him again. I really do enjoy eating out and having a cheeky sparkly wine on a rooftop garden, and Pergola was a super chilled out place to talk and just enjoy each others company. We ordered some fries and chicken balls as some light bites, but I could have done without the chicken balls haha </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGKSYwjoez4tB5FoXCk-kjG4H-ymALmnofMkobhvBMxD3Olf1pltQ1f7b1L9ECmGi0a3R7r0f2cq6gknZw5wsxfA-a4jLaLQriOyRVc5in1plArD6HSS-n5JdWxi7vYWtvizz2YmI9Qmp/s830/IMG_8567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGKSYwjoez4tB5FoXCk-kjG4H-ymALmnofMkobhvBMxD3Olf1pltQ1f7b1L9ECmGi0a3R7r0f2cq6gknZw5wsxfA-a4jLaLQriOyRVc5in1plArD6HSS-n5JdWxi7vYWtvizz2YmI9Qmp/w300-h400/IMG_8567.jpg" width="300" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNf02iW_8L6TOvgMO83Ht6WobMxrCTMhgDeOQuZoGBObJV9e6J9OqOMEdfDlJ-UgICA0IyOcE1FqllKLKcEauJYCU-dQhloFIMl1-qJyLG6YhR6Hh-gNprq55MTrAsC98ws3zs8YuK8ria/s830/IMG_8569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNf02iW_8L6TOvgMO83Ht6WobMxrCTMhgDeOQuZoGBObJV9e6J9OqOMEdfDlJ-UgICA0IyOcE1FqllKLKcEauJYCU-dQhloFIMl1-qJyLG6YhR6Hh-gNprq55MTrAsC98ws3zs8YuK8ria/w300-h400/IMG_8569.jpg" width="300" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTbrSCPxcwm1h7jNVmTIn1KneowiljlB7r0cR3dXJJnmkZyCWJ5tF3Nrg9__XSLMGWdgvPYibqZ8ccp057FrKT7ANMSKZp-5zsnvVCJchaCqza5Cy29iA2Ym9ad4IFRzrPIu5GR8y6Q95/s903/IMG_8571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="677" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTbrSCPxcwm1h7jNVmTIn1KneowiljlB7r0cR3dXJJnmkZyCWJ5tF3Nrg9__XSLMGWdgvPYibqZ8ccp057FrKT7ANMSKZp-5zsnvVCJchaCqza5Cy29iA2Ym9ad4IFRzrPIu5GR8y6Q95/w300-h400/IMG_8571.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had this cool idea to watch Fast and the Furious 9, which was honestly the most ridiculous one yet lmao, but the place we went to was so cool! I love finding niche cinema's and hidden places to watch films. It makes the experience more than just the film you're watching! Other times however, I do like to enjoy a nice film or tv show while munching on food. Pizza seems to be our go to choice for movie night whether we're watching the film in the cinema or at home lol. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rather than films, Julian's been getting me into baseball! We would watch his grandma's favourite team (Tampa Rays?) play, but my god why does American tv have so many adverts?! We would watch like 3 minutes and then it would cut to ads for 5 minutes! It's completely different here in the UK where we get ads for about 2 minutes max in between 15 minute intervals for shows (or 30/45 minutes for sports or movies), so I spent most of the time munching on pizza slices while complaining about the ads! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also been getting Julian into marvel! We watched Falcon and the Winter Soldier together when he was visiting back in april, and this time we've been watching Loki! I don't think he really understands everything yet but we've got time to explore the lore before I start making him come with me to watch all the phase 4 films haha! He's been getting me into Star Wars as well, so I've been watching the clone wars(?)! I really wanted to start Bad Batch with him but we didn't have time, hopefully we can watch it soon..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WQ7Kmw0UzlCMcr8UalM6YPT3BJJAASIy0j4CgUD0oTrWHYuXeuVKrNv7pzgUY1VhJd8wvUSnk2Y75X1WXRK0XbZIz5VDfgzah_4P2HWEc_4Esjrt1DHsBY9KgktOKFcJhuR0N9hgvr57/s830/IMG_8573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WQ7Kmw0UzlCMcr8UalM6YPT3BJJAASIy0j4CgUD0oTrWHYuXeuVKrNv7pzgUY1VhJd8wvUSnk2Y75X1WXRK0XbZIz5VDfgzah_4P2HWEc_4Esjrt1DHsBY9KgktOKFcJhuR0N9hgvr57/s320/IMG_8573.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oqKhcfWgD7foHxUQKoFzsCHmoPanfSxAeAsmCgCQKKD5g_uTsarqqgktH8Q1Wz3V2PVXzfJnGxGKbqA_T1-Of1lFhCLCL8Ibh_FsIh88yQRnAMakPh4i-HWK31JYBRnCNGk8uPkNo6ei/s830/IMG_8305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oqKhcfWgD7foHxUQKoFzsCHmoPanfSxAeAsmCgCQKKD5g_uTsarqqgktH8Q1Wz3V2PVXzfJnGxGKbqA_T1-Of1lFhCLCL8Ibh_FsIh88yQRnAMakPh4i-HWK31JYBRnCNGk8uPkNo6ei/s320/IMG_8305.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wM5v_ke0XjDiEs9WGBxX0zKz2qsh60rC0YOD6Vwzm6xIGIcAGg9CSD0RDdUYImOiBgBKLtlwC8bkvLzZoITdRSf_eL1k389PmRJymS7mhmozeJ-DvZQNX0yep55TraWuP4pjdTdOyflB/s830/IMG_8324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wM5v_ke0XjDiEs9WGBxX0zKz2qsh60rC0YOD6Vwzm6xIGIcAGg9CSD0RDdUYImOiBgBKLtlwC8bkvLzZoITdRSf_eL1k389PmRJymS7mhmozeJ-DvZQNX0yep55TraWuP4pjdTdOyflB/s320/IMG_8324.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHd7hOnDxF8YHPPNn2qaO03O2pW_eqB8I7W64KNND_rQlVqIaxf1Cu4T4YvjU9HHf06esPVItEkkYeruht1T9zgEuvBLyALPopWTpNx_jgwhguriV7uCheq5v-OpsB0oViq6USZO7E-qx/s830/IMG_8321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="622" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHd7hOnDxF8YHPPNn2qaO03O2pW_eqB8I7W64KNND_rQlVqIaxf1Cu4T4YvjU9HHf06esPVItEkkYeruht1T9zgEuvBLyALPopWTpNx_jgwhguriV7uCheq5v-OpsB0oViq6USZO7E-qx/s320/IMG_8321.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As much as I love eating out, we spend wayyy too much money so I've started to budget my spending more and I've been planning for future goals and investments! I've been pretty excited about that lately so I might make a post on it soon. I've been very annoying by constantly nagging Julian about saving money while he's studying at law school, so I hope he isn't too frustrated at me rip. <div><br /></div><div>I also realized that I put on a couple pounds lmao, I'm not too devastated by it since my body size fluctuates a lot due to my IBS, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't sat on the floor crying my eyes out because I couldn't fit into my summer clothes lol. On the bright side, it meant that I could spend even more money on buying a bunch of new clothes! Retail therapy is never recommended but oh does it feel so good. Don't worry, the budgeting plan is in full force, so I won't be spending stupid amounts of money <i>next </i>month. I've already written off this month lol. <br /><p><i>minae ♡ </i></p><p><br /></p></div>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-51823299843232639092021-08-07T23:47:00.005+01:002021-08-08T03:29:48.363+01:00a list of loves, from july<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrJBBlrHSoItuHNwZFWSsxjoKRLZXC7USSpJenw9ie1ck-YAalVoEK4WrOSEA6JEtEL_pkzu84AM80MKDQusAFE6TBr-3-hIIO1dGhZFafhsl-2O0zaJTCYQjTkcY_CLpByiCpmsJD79Z/s564/6e1edadc4e641a006be4f4512b38c896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrJBBlrHSoItuHNwZFWSsxjoKRLZXC7USSpJenw9ie1ck-YAalVoEK4WrOSEA6JEtEL_pkzu84AM80MKDQusAFE6TBr-3-hIIO1dGhZFafhsl-2O0zaJTCYQjTkcY_CLpByiCpmsJD79Z/w400-h400/6e1edadc4e641a006be4f4512b38c896.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I can confidently say that last month was more busy than all twelve months of 2020 combined. My boyfriend visiting me from the states played a huge part in that, alongside the speed of the vaccine distribution meaning the UK opened up their doors earlier than most. I did so many things, visiting exhibitions, going on cute and fun dates, and spending a little too much money on being a foodie. It will definitely be a month to remember, if not one of the best months of the year. </p><p>There are some things that I've loved this month just that little bit more than others, so I want to take the time out to list(!) a few of the moments or things that stood out for me and made the month of July so special for me, a list of loves, if you will. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIcIJP7BnAgfb4KQ-bte0xeiJrx2KAhy-RxF8wUHmKF1Jaz631J-QLAlYGFUlWkKgCMzD3HgI6bOlXXqBk6AMNDoEsPcpcFY24Ftq5FzWBfhQcN0ZyKPWgLAwOHXx_RsMHMd0jh3FDiZJ/s564/ddbc64a91499fb1991122fdd45130624.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIcIJP7BnAgfb4KQ-bte0xeiJrx2KAhy-RxF8wUHmKF1Jaz631J-QLAlYGFUlWkKgCMzD3HgI6bOlXXqBk6AMNDoEsPcpcFY24Ftq5FzWBfhQcN0ZyKPWgLAwOHXx_RsMHMd0jh3FDiZJ/w320-h320/ddbc64a91499fb1991122fdd45130624.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>♡ My boyfriend Julian gifted me with a pair of <span style="color: #e06666;">Pink Crocs</span> which honestly shocked the hell out of me because I pretty much live in sneakers and only really make an exception for boots in the autumn/winter and heels during a evening out, so I was confused and apprehensive about this gift. Little did I know I would be wearing them literally every day since, I'm obsessed with them! I'm so grateful he gifted me something that is out of my comfort zone, because now I'm really open to trying out different types of footwear. I've got my eyes on the black and cobblestone coloured crocs, but the latter is currently sold out everywhere, so onto the christmas wish list it goes! </div><p></p><p>♡ Around May/June one of my favourite twitch streamers <span style="color: #b45f06;">FireDragon </span>suspended his streams for a moment due to mental health, but he returned this month and has been playing Luigi's Mansion speed runs and chill games like monkey ball tennis or pokemon unite. I love to spend my lazy days lounging around with Fifi on the background while I blog (like now) or colour in. He reminded me once again that's it's okay to take breaks if you're feeling burnt out or really down, and come back when you're ready, at your own pace. </p><p>♡ Yes I am absolutely one of those people who try to get home in time for the latest <span style="color: #b45f06;">Love Island</span> episode. I will sit there, half watching the show, half reading people's comments on twitter, but I can't get enough of it. It's my guilty pleasure and keeps me entertained throughout the summer. I got Julian into it this year so we binged the first two weeks together and he's been watching it with me almost every night since! I was previously rooting for Millie and Liam, then Faye and Teddy, but at this point I don't think any of them deserve to win lol. Casa Amor was brutal. If I could give the award to an individual person, it would be Millie, Teddy, or Liberty.</p><p>♡ While on his visit here, Julian brought his Mandalorian <span style="color: #e06666;">Polaroid Camera</span> over (after being bummed out during his last trip since the camera didn't arrive to his house in time before he left) so we could take some pictures of our memories together this summer. Honestly, it's been years since I last used my instax camera and took a bunch of cute snaps of the moments I've lived, but this trip reminded me how fun it can be! It's so fun to take a spontaneous photo that comes out slightly blurry yet perfectly captures the day. I've now got my eye on the vintage looking <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Y5YBCY1/ref=twister_B093MBCQZV?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&coliid=I1H6ER9MHCIJZI&colid=80H74ZR7DYPU">instax mini 40 camera</a>, so that's another one for the christmas list! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznVdz2MpIYb2huAltiLrCRbmD3IZHWzzD8pub1PF5E2p97xMnZjaV9JtISY0RMT-MfVuwk5qXoQSX1nYwgGQu6D8ruByuh5btcH7mAlRt6iKvs11S3HSwwQLeiqw0GFI29lD3oEUML6yp/s1003/146045efe3f2b5bc399c058ec2aebd3b.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznVdz2MpIYb2huAltiLrCRbmD3IZHWzzD8pub1PF5E2p97xMnZjaV9JtISY0RMT-MfVuwk5qXoQSX1nYwgGQu6D8ruByuh5btcH7mAlRt6iKvs11S3HSwwQLeiqw0GFI29lD3oEUML6yp/w360-h640/146045efe3f2b5bc399c058ec2aebd3b.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>♡ Another thing of Julians but has now been left with me, 😏 His <span style="color: #b45f06;">Hogwarts throw blanket </span>that keeps me sooooo warm and cozy when he had all the windows in my room open <i>and </i>the two fans on. See, UK heat <i>is </i>different! I can't wait to spend my end of summer evenings snuggled up in this bad boy watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which will inevitably play on a sunday evening every two weeks until halloween, then again every week until christmas. Ah, british television. <p></p><p>♡ One thing I was surprised to put on this list are <span style="color: #e06666;">Speakeasy styled (and real!) bars</span> that Julian got me into this month. The last trip, he got me into Charcuterie wine bars, so i'll give him credit, he knows how to find a good bar! Speakeasy's are simply a bar in the style of, or authentic, establishments that were prohibited from selling alcohol but did it on the sly anyway. These places are usually hidden underground, under a tunnel, in a tunnel, by a alley way, inside a hotel, you get the gist. I don't drink often, but I enjoy the chilled out vibes of these places, it reminds me of Fantastic Beasts or the Great Gatsby, think 1920's chic. I love leaving at late hours of the night and feeling the slight chill from the summer evenings, not yet freezing, but cold enough for a light jacket. </p><p>♡ On the topic of <span style="color: #b45f06;">summer evenings</span>, I've been able to take more late night walks since the sun stays out longer, but also because having Julian around to walk with makes me feel more comfortable and less afraid of walking around late at night. Bittersweet, but let's focus on the sweet. I've been getting my steps in a lot more because of these walks, and I find that playing Pokemon Go and simply walking to random gym spots to battle around my local area means I can walk 5km easily. Now that the sun's going to slowly set earlier each day, I'll make the most of my sunset walks. <br /><br /></p><p> <u>Blog posts I loved</u>; </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1FDVm66_ohEHyw43OFBdSCXn0bA6eNV34AWomF6Xj-aFuqDSTalCCiYFEp8XnQzJNAiXZ4eJaJslE6aPjFoinrKnnCDr20vJ_aWsztHyQuhfUJnrMs1m-p9YeDwMdxMmauc3tjK65C80/s400/Screenshot+-+2021-08-07T174102.611.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="400" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1FDVm66_ohEHyw43OFBdSCXn0bA6eNV34AWomF6Xj-aFuqDSTalCCiYFEp8XnQzJNAiXZ4eJaJslE6aPjFoinrKnnCDr20vJ_aWsztHyQuhfUJnrMs1m-p9YeDwMdxMmauc3tjK65C80/s320/Screenshot+-+2021-08-07T174102.611.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://intosolarium.com/blog/recent-lazy-girls-beauty-routine">Recent Lazy Girls Skincare + Makeup Routine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/link/post?post=8101336555&blog=19253435&group=0&frame=1&frame_type=none&feed_order=undefined">Every Love Island UK season ranked from best to worst</a></li><li><a href="https://daisybutter.com/2021/07/its-never-too-late-to-start-again/">It's never too late to start again</a></li><li><a href="https://mooeyandfriends.com/2021/07/the-aquarius-full-moon-2021.html">The Aquarius Full Moon 2021</a></li></ul><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrc7BvCLhsPnGYFq-Urgnsb05cWjLjzRwDGMPl7WiTSGSvc4l2xPejEdkVFdojXeyZTPL1IAjsojhG8rvSyYJHKwo9egsXzXTQ_hFKa9NU5seGrmKeKOMi_yEqDwHsDh4PNYrKoPFbfbp_/s1500/a+list+of+loves%252C+from+july+01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrc7BvCLhsPnGYFq-Urgnsb05cWjLjzRwDGMPl7WiTSGSvc4l2xPejEdkVFdojXeyZTPL1IAjsojhG8rvSyYJHKwo9egsXzXTQ_hFKa9NU5seGrmKeKOMi_yEqDwHsDh4PNYrKoPFbfbp_/s320/a+list+of+loves%252C+from+july+01.png" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">from july, by minae x </div><p></p>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-32120555493562893212021-07-30T14:00:00.001+01:002022-01-19T00:30:16.627+00:00life lately ; 04 - obligatory pandemy post <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK0Fs7psupIh4HnSyCdfx11U_jvtuK0v5FjayPbKSIXXNw9Kv0gOrU0QdWHFN6j639SWp4PSKjpP9Lbyz_Ngq5pXCVWOYks4chEg1yvlkUVoTcF4MSzrSjQy1Gz5mKwckzu7m_aIgUKkl/s500/4781bac66e20aada7a2889149df655f1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK0Fs7psupIh4HnSyCdfx11U_jvtuK0v5FjayPbKSIXXNw9Kv0gOrU0QdWHFN6j639SWp4PSKjpP9Lbyz_Ngq5pXCVWOYks4chEg1yvlkUVoTcF4MSzrSjQy1Gz5mKwckzu7m_aIgUKkl/s16000/4781bac66e20aada7a2889149df655f1.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">It's been a while since I've written a little update on my life, and the NHS Test and Trace app told me to self isolate after potentially coming into contact with someone confirmed to have covid, so i've been forced to stay home the next 3 days, giving me ample time to write all the posts I had planned to publish this month but never got round to because I was simply enjoying the summer weather. Honestly, I've been enjoying this season the best I can, with social distancing guidelines still in place despite the so called "freedom day" as some would call it. I still believe the government should be telling us to be cautious rather than lifting all the restrictions while cases were still going up in the thousands, but what do I know? heh.. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Anyways, a lot has happened since my last post. Actually, I've now graduated from university with a Upper Second Class Honours with A's in my dissertation and final major project, so I'm pretty damn well proud of myself! I've been spending the months of June and July relaxing, after what I can only describe my final year of university being a regrettable experience. More on that later. </p><div style="text-align: center;">My boyfriend has been living with my family and I for the last month while he prepares for law school back in the US, and I've just been enjoying every moment I can have with him. Long distance is incredibly hard, so much more during a pandemic when your lovers country literally won't let you in lol. We're very fortunate that he could make it over and spend time together before he returns home. Unfortunately the US still has UK/EU citizens banned from travelling over there, so we're making the most of this time together (but as I type this, he's out Pokemon Go hunting rather than snuggling with me lmao). He leaves next week and I'm honestly feeling a little solemn as I don't really know when I'll next see him due to border restrictions and our schedules. I'm trying to keep hopeful though, and will probably book the first ticket to New York the second Biden gives me the go ahead.</div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">In more pandemic news, last month I got my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine! My symptoms were honestly pretty shit, I had a sore arm for about 3 days, felt nauseous and very tired a couple hours after the jab. Despite that, I would 100% recommend getting it, my boyfriend caught covid earlier this year and is now fully vaccinated, but said the symptoms he got with the vaccine was miniscule compared to the actual thing, so i'll take his word for it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfn5fLs6pBosCYOsnitPd3KUsbR6l6us0_nEA2IokU9HJ1CMGRX9cN2GfA_M-2KFGaXNpUXQyER7a1cdtdxzsIsVYRqZgU6QSA_xfcSTNGOXUiDZXTkHzCM6xWlvQuo8lzIwaoeD22ku0t/s830/B29807E5-DA87-47D9-B4A2-09D280ADF724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="467" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfn5fLs6pBosCYOsnitPd3KUsbR6l6us0_nEA2IokU9HJ1CMGRX9cN2GfA_M-2KFGaXNpUXQyER7a1cdtdxzsIsVYRqZgU6QSA_xfcSTNGOXUiDZXTkHzCM6xWlvQuo8lzIwaoeD22ku0t/w225-h400/B29807E5-DA87-47D9-B4A2-09D280ADF724.jpg" width="225" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHcrPf1n__IYs-S52J7PxpreBqp-Q8ppidv0XwwoDr0H_hyphenhyphen23WYU2JnZQ9G7bKlKuEoiih5xqBMz7W1kB3SdQ3iXOe-9SL-pXfyeYLT5DayeP0PE57MfbyqaQPC5yP07FswJD7uK5cYPt/s830/4A511C69-E53C-4C47-9B3F-4015A4CB6297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="467" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHcrPf1n__IYs-S52J7PxpreBqp-Q8ppidv0XwwoDr0H_hyphenhyphen23WYU2JnZQ9G7bKlKuEoiih5xqBMz7W1kB3SdQ3iXOe-9SL-pXfyeYLT5DayeP0PE57MfbyqaQPC5yP07FswJD7uK5cYPt/w225-h400/4A511C69-E53C-4C47-9B3F-4015A4CB6297.jpg" width="225" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlBiDEPebtrslfVbspaVTlkSellilaBYN58tIIfVOMkBg9LR9QXIcDqAZCxFC_HXKCzS01Yn7bfFEE9ghourFwymzu_vzpX4HIBZ_NOY7I0QinsS1nnyPGo1TvBoKUx0FOV1STTC8MOzk/s830/IMG_8453.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="467" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlBiDEPebtrslfVbspaVTlkSellilaBYN58tIIfVOMkBg9LR9QXIcDqAZCxFC_HXKCzS01Yn7bfFEE9ghourFwymzu_vzpX4HIBZ_NOY7I0QinsS1nnyPGo1TvBoKUx0FOV1STTC8MOzk/w225-h400/IMG_8453.JPG" width="225" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP3kv8uGk99VU0c35dsxYm1oEdrSSgRqbfnh3zZ5Sfo4Bpyw7zhjYRI37ZgAMZAtAp-uLEBfSIuGy62hBkPkJt2fLFRwu69OxzJ0l3AoCH52CUs9zvnJGGrqGOxXGSeHO8tVreoJ-4n1f/s903/F8698DDA-2925-4721-975E-18543EFAB2FF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="508" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP3kv8uGk99VU0c35dsxYm1oEdrSSgRqbfnh3zZ5Sfo4Bpyw7zhjYRI37ZgAMZAtAp-uLEBfSIuGy62hBkPkJt2fLFRwu69OxzJ0l3AoCH52CUs9zvnJGGrqGOxXGSeHO8tVreoJ-4n1f/w225-h400/F8698DDA-2925-4721-975E-18543EFAB2FF.jpg" width="225" /></a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Shops have also started allowing customers to enter mask-less, so despite being vaccinated I still don't really feel as safe as a vulnerable asthmatic could feel while working in retail, but i'm hoping that with the second dose appointment being soon, I'll feel a lot safer sooner rather than later. The pandemic has actually made me re-evaluate my career and current work-life balance, so I've been highly considering leaving my job after I hit 5 years in a months time, or keep at it until the end of the year once I've secured a graduate job. We'll see.. </p><p style="text-align: center;">One thing I will say, is that the pandemic has given me the opportunity to ground myself and understand who I am, love my body and person more, and take care of myself mentally and physically. I hate to say that I benefitted from the situation, but I do consider myself one of the lucky ones. I haven't lost anyone to covid, my friends and family are all healthy, and my job was secure while my other colleagues got let go. My uni experience was the only thing that was negatively impacted, but it's not something I'll really feel too hurt about. I plan on doing a masters degree so i'll have my graduation moment there hopefully. </p><p style="text-align: center;">For now, I'm very happy with just taking life as it comes and powering up my energy levels before I take on a new career goal and start working at 100% again. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's totally okay to take breaks and chill for a bit, the world will not collapse if i'm not spending every second of my life working, so I'm learning to work at my own pace, a concept I probably would not have learnt to use if not for the pandemonium. Thanks I guess?</p><p style="text-align: center;">I appreciate the lessons, but I hope this will be the only pandemic I experience in my lifetime. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>minae <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "cormorant garamond" , serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡</span><b style="text-align: left;"> </b></i></p></div>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-19230790705305230942021-05-11T23:45:00.000+01:002021-05-11T23:45:29.484+01:00leader of the procasti nation. 🤡 <p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a7W-T-Ap_ATrFs30U4vjyZytHQUaM_oW4ag5f7edJB6WhHQUiwJiiD4_SHt2WI6cQPPK8LEN75jGlaEK34nSqHWAjVmTZH4H8frhYkjcu6E7Fx4QjKFSy1UDZbCIrkwqPonHInF7NuWN/s564/d3833bb0c2a4dfcbbd5b0e66da7cc055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a7W-T-Ap_ATrFs30U4vjyZytHQUaM_oW4ag5f7edJB6WhHQUiwJiiD4_SHt2WI6cQPPK8LEN75jGlaEK34nSqHWAjVmTZH4H8frhYkjcu6E7Fx4QjKFSy1UDZbCIrkwqPonHInF7NuWN/s16000/d3833bb0c2a4dfcbbd5b0e66da7cc055.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">@meredairy</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>As I'm writing this, I currently have around 3 weeks to complete my final year project for my degree, and yet I've only completed the research stages and barely begun production of any sort of scale. I'm starting to wonder if I'm truly cut out for this type of career, or if I've bitten more than I can chew. I wonder if others in my position previously went through the same issue's of procrastination I'm going through now, and if they have been successful in their careers. My uni doesn't really have creatives come in to tell us how much they sat around doing nothing until the last few moments before cracking down on their work. Most of them will say they worked non-stop to get to where they are today.</p><p>For me, procrastination is almost in my blood. Unfortunate but true, I just can't seem to find it in myself to produce work until time passes and I find myself frantically putting shit together to try to hand in on time. I can't be the only one who feels like this and yet I feel like I can't talk to my peers about it, because it <i>seems</i> like they're all working hard while I'm falling behind. But when I do open up and see what's going on around me, I see that everyone else is in the same position as me, barely scraping by with the minimal work they have. </p><p>I guess that feeling that we're all struggling together helps a lot, and it kinda pushes me to work harder because I know that the others will get their work done on time. I know this because I'm just like them, I will panic in the last few weeks then bash out a bunch of work and get a good grade. Then I'll hit myself and wonder why I didn't work sooner, so that I wouldn't be as stressed out as I was during the last few weeks before hand in. I then promise myself I will never do this again, only to do the same thing when the next project comes around. </p><p>This bondage I have with stress and last minute productions will eventually bite me in the ass, so if there is one thing I would like to learn in this lifetime, it's to find it within myself to not procrastinate in my work and do it on schedule so that I don't give myself anxiety attacks for leaving work until the last second.</p>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-33623437964586252442021-04-15T01:33:00.000+01:002021-04-15T01:34:29.418+01:00trying again.. <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9eVe3LLUCFrGGKdLiKX1-kgYN1oyX9qXJ2BgUAe_i-u4eZN2X0t0dv5tzI6fOHB_U2vopTwD2mItIVcdJHXi0MDhusus1ssKQ9xOAM9bWahyphenhyphenuuKeiH3szbLwTqzObjiO5lbWWIAhMHHe/s1280/original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9eVe3LLUCFrGGKdLiKX1-kgYN1oyX9qXJ2BgUAe_i-u4eZN2X0t0dv5tzI6fOHB_U2vopTwD2mItIVcdJHXi0MDhusus1ssKQ9xOAM9bWahyphenhyphenuuKeiH3szbLwTqzObjiO5lbWWIAhMHHe/s16000/original.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I always beat myself up over not being burnt out when it comes to content creation or uni work, but I realized that the best way to overcome that feeling is to simply take a step back when things get too overwhelming. I didn't intend for the break to be so long, but I found myself really needing to recuperate and find myself again after such a traumatic 2020, lol. </p><p>I'd been struggling with lost and broken relationships and hearts, family dilemma's and general fatigue from university work. As horrible as it sounds, the pandemic was the least of my problems, and it was the one thing that put my life on hold for the first time in years. I was forced to stop and look at myself and deal with all the trauma and negative emotions I'd built up over the year and just <i>breathe</i>. </p><p>A year on from the pandemic and I'm back to uni classes, work is opening up again, i'm starting up my freelance work and content creation, i'm in a happy and healthy relationship that genuinely brings me joy and not anxiety, and my family are all healthy. I'm hoping that I can use what I've learnt about myself during the year off and start to make content that I really enjoy again. </p><p>My goals this year are simple; Go at my own pace and create things for me, the success will follow. </p><p>For those of you who still follow my blog or pop in to see my journey, thank you for stopping by! I wanted to change the site layout to reflect the inner change in myself, I hope you like the new design! I also got a new domain! I'm really excited to see what the future holds for 'minaeshi'. I hope my alter 'minae' can live up to the expectations I have for her. </p><p><br /></p><p>Until then, </p><p>Jasmine x </p>minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-91792922138147434032020-01-13T22:33:00.000+00:002021-04-15T02:02:43.724+01:00self care tips and goals for 2020 ✨I would definitely be lying if I said I've gotten off to a good start this year... if i'm being completely honest, the first two weeks of 2020 has been nothing short of an emotional roller coaster for me. I've gone from feeling really motivated about the year, planning in my journals and scheduling my future events, to having the worst anxiety attacks since early 2018.. it's a lot to cope with..<br />
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It's clear to me that my current mind set is not going to help me in achieving my future goals for the year. If anything, it's going to make it worse.. it's already started to have an impact on university, my job, and my relationship. So to combat this unhealthy mind of mine, I'm making a list of <span style="color: #6aa84f;">self care goals and habits</span> for me to achieve this year.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ </span>Go on a social media detox once a week - I think we can all agree that our generation is pretty glued to our phones. I felt like considering that, my phone usage has been pretty decent. But since my anxiety has been playing up recently, I've found myself constantly looking at social media to distract myself from these worries, needless to say it hasn't worked otherwise I wouldn't still be worrying! I want to use this time to read, play video games, tidy my room, have a pamper day at home, anything that doesn't revolve around social media.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ </span>Find a creative hobby - My main hobbies are mostly internet/tech based, and my creative juices are only flowing into my fashion styling career at the moment (and redesigning my animal crossing camp lol), I want a creative hobby like painting or coloring in. This one kinda ties into the first goal, I would like to find something that can keep my brain focused on something that brings me joy and peace, rather than rely on social media which more often than not, accelerates my anxiety. <div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ </span>Change my wardrobe - I made a <span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/minaeshi/outfit/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Pinterest board</span></a> </span>showing my 4 different personal styles, and I'm really excited about this as a aspiring fashion stylist! It's the one thing I feel I should have and now that I finally have one (well er, 4), I want to invest in them by creating capsule wardrobes for each one. Doing this will make me feel more comfortable in my own appearance, which will show in the confidence I'll radiate while wearing new looks. It will also help with my confidence in styling looks for other people.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ </span>Practice yoga / stretches daily - My body is easily burnt out. I'll do two 8 hour shifts back to back at work and be left bed ridden the next day. The slight twist of my neck can leave me with a stiff neck for hours, and my leg cramps are becoming more frequent. Committing to this goal will relax the body and mind, since when I stretch I literally feel the stress slipping away from me. Hoping to make this a morning habit too.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ </span>Get Active - 3 times a week: While stretching releases the tensions in my body, I realize that I do need to be a lot more active this year in general. I put on a bit of weight last year and I want to scale that down again to make me feel happier and healthier. I've downloaded Grace's <span style="color: #e06666;">Shreddy</span> app and I'm scheduled in for 3 gym sessions a week which is admittedly a lot for someone like me who hasn't been to the gym since last year lol, but fuck it. I'm going hard or going home this year. I also want to take a long walk once a week, so I might go along with my sister when she takes her walks too.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ </span>Practice spiritual meditation once a month - I've recently been reading up on spiritual meditation and I've always been interested in the occult's of magic. I think being mindful of yourself and removing the misplaced negative energy from your body helps my anxiety a lot but I lost touch with my spiritual side last year.. This year I'm focusing on crystal healing, divination, and following moon and astrology guides to help ground me.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ </span>See a therapist - Having someone to talk to about my issues has always helped me realize that most of the time, my anxiety really plays up my insecurities and makes me worry about relatively non-issues. While talking to my mum and friends helps, they have biased opinions, so seeing a therapist again would help me deal with these issues better. So, I re-signed up to my universities mental health service. It's a bit of a wait to get seen, but It's the first step that I need to take. <br />
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I guess this was a different kind of 'resolutions' post. I didn't post my 2020 resolutions because they're all the same as <a href="https://minaeshi.blogspot.com/2019/10/22.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">my goals</span></a> that I posted when I turned 22. I think most people struggle with anxiety of some form, so I hope these goals could be of use to whoever is reading this post.<br />
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My last post was so focused on the negatives of my birthday, but when I come back out of that sad spell, I remind myself to think about the year I had and write my hopes for this year. Here are 11 things I learnt or did in my 21 years of life, and 11 things I would like to learn or achieve in my 22nd year.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Completed my 1st year of uni after taking a break for the year</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Learnt to focus on the people who chose to make time for me</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Opened my own online portfolio</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Finally found my own style (well, 3 styles, but they all fit different sides of me!) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Developed the relationship between my father</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Created a skincare routine that works for me </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Learnt to accept hardships and grow from them</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Started learning driving theory </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Improved my punctuality </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Ate more fruits and veggies and got back to the gym!</span><br />
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Overall, I guess I had a interesting year. I felt like I've been more in tune with myself than ever before and I want this awareness of myself to help me in the future. I'm so grateful to have reached the age of 22. I would like for this to be the year I achieve even more things than my 21st, and try to become a better version of myself. 🌱<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Want to continue loving myself and putting myself first</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Need to focus on education and pushing my career forward</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Want to pass my theory test and start driving lessons</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Will manage my emotions better </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Want to go on holiday 4 times this year </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Want to improve my social media presence </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Need to maintain my gym schedule </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Will pass my year at university with a high grade</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Shall start my self produced fashion zine</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Want to experience a new environment </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: justify;">♡ Want to spend each day with no regrets</span><br />
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Until then,<br />
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Minae x<br />
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🍂minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-14536860612233122482019-10-29T15:37:00.000+00:002019-10-29T15:37:57.153+00:00birthday thoughts #rantThis time of year for me is always a weird one. I guess you could call it the birthday blues? I always feel uneasy when this period of time comes around. I'll say it like it is, my birthday fucking sucks. Every year.<br />
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Look, I'm the type of person who likes to celebrate the achievements I've made throughout the year, and I think your birthday is the best time to do this. My perfect birthday since I was little was to have all my loved ones come together, to well, celebrate me. Congratulate me. Hug me. Tell me I've done well and pray for me to be better. That's all I could ever ask for yet that's the one thing I continue to not receive.<br />
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A phrase I like to believe is that,<b style="color: #999999;"> 'People make time for those things in which they care about'.</b><br />
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Don't get me wrong, when I receive 'happy birthday!' messages on my socials, I'm always thankful to those who go out of their way to congratulate me, but I guess you could say I put my loved ones to a higher standard than I would my work colleges and classmates who aren't a huge part of my life like my friends and family are (or should be). I don't expect them to throw me a surprise birthday, and I don't expect people to take time off work or other commitments to see me. But when I plan a day where everyone can come and no one bothers, it hurts. When I remind people of my desire to do something for my birthday and people choose to make plans on that day, <b>it hurts.</b><br />
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I had a friend once, someone who I considered my best friend actually, say they couldn't make it to my birthday dinner because she had to study for her exams. Understandable right? Well, on the day of my dinner as I was on my way to the restaurant, I saw this same friend having dinner with all her classmates. Yeah.. My birthday is a constant, yearly reminder that for me, this phrase does not apply to me. Or maybe it does. Maybe those people truly don't have time <i>for me</i>. But if this is the case, then does that mean I cannot even rely on my best friends to celebrate my birthday? Does this mean my family who should love and support me, don't have time for me? These are the thoughts that run through my mind every year.<br />
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I'm so grateful when I receive physical gifts. People going out of their way to buy me something with their own money when they themselves are trying to make ends meet. It fills me with joy to receive gifts. However, for some reason, I always feel uneasy when I thank them. "You didn't need to spend money on me!" I always say this to them. They brush it off, but I truly meant what I said. They didn't need to spend money on me. My love languages are physical affection and actions of love. Those things don't cost anything.<br />
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I wondered if its a simple case of love languages being such a complicated concept. I would like to believe this to be true, but when you tell people "all I want is to spend time with you today" and they still chose to not do so year after year, they still chose to make other plans instead of spending it with you, they still chose that 1 day out of the 365 they get each year to do something other than spend it with me. A lot of them say "we can do something super fun next year, i promise", "don't worry, next year will be a blast, i'll make sure of it", "we have the rest of our lives to celebrate together", but that just doesn't happen....it just makes me think that no one really cares.<br />
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Maybe they don't, and that's fine. I would just like to be told that from the start so I'm not left with false hope every year.<br />
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I guess this is just me ranting about how shit I feel each year. It's difficult I feel like I shouldn't be having these thoughts. Some people don't receive anything on their birthday. Some people don't have friends or family to celebrate it... but then maybe that's what upsets me the most. I have friends and family to celebrate with, they just chose not to.<br />
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I want to put on a brave face and pretend that everything is fine. That I don't mind not doing anything on my birthday. But I do. I really fucking do. I would watch kid shows where they would have birthday parties for their friends. Or variety shows of adults celebrating their friends birthday at the bar. Or chic flicks of the girls boyfriend taking her out to a candle lit dinner overlooking the city. Or a family surprising their birthday girl who had a rough day at work. I just wish I could have that too.<br />
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I hate people asking me "so what did you do?" and when looking sympathetic when I tell them I didn't do anything for my birthday because no one, including them, bothered to make time for me when I arranged a date to celebrate. I considered doing something on my own, taking a trip to the spa or watching a movie on my own, but every time I tried to get up and get ready, the amount of sadness that flowed through me was so unbearable I just laid back down and cried.<br />
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I wrote this yesterday.<br />
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Yesterday was my birthday. I spent most of it sleeping. I watched master of none on netflix, it reminded me of the realities of life, and comforted me. When I was done moping around, I watched Bratz, the animated show on youtube, and it made me think about my childhood and how it's shaped me to be who I am today. That's a post for another day.<br />
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Until then,<br />
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Minae.<br />
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<br />minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-25970228709011988812019-09-13T02:42:00.000+01:002021-04-15T01:59:20.966+01:00movies i watched in august '19 📺My boyfriend and I unknowingly created a weekly movie night session where we watch random films on netflix, 123 movies or whatever is showing on sky movies. We like going to the cinema for blockbuster (well, mostly marvel lol) films but sometimes just chilling at home with the lights dimmed, pizza delivered, and a 'good' film to keep us entertained is all we need to enjoy each others company. Here are my mini reviews on the movies I watched last month! Of course, this post contains spoilers. 💢<br />
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<b>Shaft -</b> so we both saw this one on the Netflix homepage and immediately texted each other going "let's watch this!" lol. I didn't realize this was actually a franchise, but the film works well as a stand-alone film so it didn't really matter if I didn't know the backstory to Samuel L Jackson's character, the quick backstory explained it all pretty well. My teen crush Avan Jogia was in this film too, much to my boyfriends dismay lmao. The film was decent, had the stereotypical tropes of black families in America but it made it funny and unoffensive. It even spoke out against stereotypes of other races while poking fun at them. It was a lighthearted film with lots of cliche action scenes and romance, but the themes of family kept it all together. It was nice to the three generations of Shaft kicking ass at the end of the film. <b><span style="color: #666666;">4/5</span></b><br />
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<b>The Crimes of Grindelwald </b>- Ugh, this damn film. Okay guys i'm gonna be real honest here, I really didn't like this film. And it sucks so bad because I loved Fantastic Beasts so much? Even more than the original Harry Potter franchise, and I was so excited to see them develop the history of the wizarding world a little more, but man did this film suck. Tina is pretty much MIA for most of the film, Newt seems pretty confused with his mind thinking about multiple things (Credence, Tina, Grindelwald, Theseus and Leta), and my good sis QUEENIE! They did my girl so dirty. From the second it was revealed she had Jacob under a spell I knew something changed from the first film. Seeing her pretty much having an emotional breakdown was heartbreaking but, would that make her join the same person she fought against? idk lol... Tina's lack of emotion seeing her own sister join the dark side was pretty weak. Credence joining in seemed a bit off too considering Grindelwald literally tried to kill him in the first film. I felt the pacing suffered due to there being so much going on. I do hope that the next film explains everything better, because unlike Harry Potter, I don't have books to go back to when something doesn't make sense. <span style="color: #666666;"><b>2/5 </b></span><br />
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<b>White House Down </b>- lol so we were originally watching Aquaman, but we ended up flicking through channels and found this one. I don't know how the film started exactly as we got there just before the bad guys started to infiltrate the white house. I feel bad for saying this but I can't take any film with Channing Tatum as the star seriously lmao. I don't think there's anything wrong with his acting, he's a great actor. For some reason though, he always stars in really lame movies lol. This one was pretty interesting and I love action and suspense films where the main guy is basically playing hide and seek with the bad guys while trying to save the world, or erm the president. 😅 The film is filled with cliche's and really dramatic stunts and explosive action scenes that it's actually hilarious! I found myself going "wtf? looooool" constantly. Since the film was trying to be serious I would say it's technically a shit film, but I enjoyed how bad it was so much that it became good! <span style="color: #666666;"><b>3/5</b></span><br />
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<b>The Chronicles of Narnia </b>- This is a movie I watched on my own after a long shift at work. I came home, kicked back on the sofa and flicked through channels to see Narnia, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe on tv so of course I had to watch it! Narnia was pretty much the Harry Potter for kids who's parent's didn't want them 'entertaining witchcraft' lmao, so I grew up loving this franchise! Every moment of the film fills me with so much emotions, I never get tired of watching it! Last night I watched Prince Caspian after a rough day and it brought me back to my childhood joys and filled me with nostalgia. I almost cried watching Aslan telling Peter and Susan they couldn't return to Narnia as they have aged too much and have learnt all they could. I adore the first two films but the 3rd one not so much. Not having all the Pevensie kids present was weird, and since Susan is my favorite character, I'm still super bitter about her never returning to Narnia and being left alone while the rest of her family are dead and enjoying life in "aslan's country" (read=heaven) in the final book, so I'm kinda happy we haven't seen any continuation of the franchise lol. If I had to rate the first two films? <span style="color: #666666;"><b>5/5</b></span><br />
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What films have you been watching lately? Apart from Frozen 2, there isn't any more films being released this year that I'm excited for, so I'll probably continue to watch random films for the rest of the year.<br />
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Until then,<br />
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Minae 💖<br />
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The past few weeks have been extremely hot in the UK right now and I'm honestly not really impressed lol. I'm definitely an autumn kind of girl and I really can't wait for that season to finally land. Summer is great an all, but not when London is hitting the high 30's! If I wanted this kinda temperature I would have flew out to Dubai lmao<br />
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The two weeks before my holiday to Rhodes, Greece, I got up to quite a lot of really fun stuff!<br />
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July 2nd was the release of Spiderman: Far from home and my boyfriend surprised me with tickets so off we went! GUYSSSS it's literally one of my favorite marvel films ever! Tom Holland is imo the best Peter Parker and the best Spiderman. He knows how to play the character well! Jake Gyllenhaal really surprised me and throughout the film, I almost forgot he was the villain. The story really focused more on the affects of End Game and how people were trying to cope with the events. I liked that because I feel like we get caught up in the superhero part and forget about the lives of normal folk in the films. Unlike Iron Man or Capt who's lives revolve around their superhero, Peter is still a kid so they did well showing that to us. The ending credits.. omg i'm so excited for Spiderman 3 lol. (i wrote this before the sony/disney deal broke off lol... rip me)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*i didn't have any photo's of the actual pride event rip so here are a bunch of random pics i took that week </span><br />
July 6 was Pride in London! I was finally able to attend a pride parade! I'm usually always working during that time, and unfortunately the parade doesn't go past my store, so I always miss the festivities. My colleagues who didn't have work that day told me it was starting a little later than usual, so I could catch the second half of the parade after my shift! I went to meet up with them and had the best time! It's not often we meet up outside of work hours, and it felt so great to be ourselves and celebrate our truths! I tend to not really talk about this much since bisexuals get a lot of shit when we're in hetero-normative relationships but that day I felt accepted my my peers and everyone around me, It was so fun! I hope I can go next year haha<br />
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July 7 I attended NCT 127 'NEO CITY' in London! I've been soooo excited to see this group perform and I literally fell out of my ass when they announced a tour date in the UK lol. My sister and I went to the concert and had the best time! Regular is literally my favorite kpop boy group song in <i>ages</i> so when that started playing I was off my tits. 😂 The concert was so fun and the venue felt quite intimate. We had a lot of MC moments so we could talk to the members a lot more. I didn't realize a lot of the members spoke english really well haha. Johnny's british accent flopped dramatically but he promised to improve and show us again soon! My camera roll is literally filled with <a href="https://twitter.com/minaeshit/status/1148016140008005632" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Jaehyun pics</b></span> </a>since he's my bias lol<br />
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July 12 was Day One for Hyper Japan! It was the events 10th anniversary but honestly it didn't really feel like it.. it felt like any normal hyper japan which was a shame since they promoted it like it was a big deal for them so I expected a lot more. But the event was still just as enjoyable as all the other years. I went with my sister and spent a lot of time in the artist alleys, queuing up for food, and playing dragon ball z (which is a super fun game and i kinda want to buy it now lol). Necronomidol performed on the hyper live stage too and it was so fun! The members walked passed me and I posted about it on twitter, then they followed my twitter! I was so happy ^^;<br />
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On the 13th I jetted off to greek island of Rhodes, and that's where this post ends haha<br />
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Minae ✨minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-78348855323686851102019-08-25T02:46:00.000+01:002021-04-15T01:59:30.954+01:00summer anime watch list 👀<div style="text-align: center;">
Hey guys! I know I know, two months with TWO blog posts each? I'm finally back haha! </div>
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Since Myanimelist died on me last summer it created a whole fiasco where I got locked out of my account and of course, as I don't have access to the email I made when I was like 8, I couldn't regain my account, so I had to make a new one. While doing that I had to convert everything from my previous account to my current one, including the actual anime list. I had over 72 'plan to watch' anime, with half of them being anime I no longer had any intention of watching, so I went through each and every anime, read the synopsis's of them all, and decided whether I really planned on watching them anytime soon. needless to say, I didn't lol so around 50 anime slashed from the list, I began to focus on the anime I <i>did</i> actually plan to watch and got started on them this summer!<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b>Boku no Hero Academia</b></span>, the anime I had planned to watch for such a long time but just couldn't be bothered to start lol.. I finally got round to it! Your typical shounen anime, Main character Deku wants to be a Hero so he can be respected and help others, angry rival, loud glasses boy, cold guy that always ends up being popular, girl that only exists to develop main characters plot, the list goes on! While I did enjoy it a lot and got through all 3 seasons in 1 week (lol), I do feel like it was over hyped. It follows the same formula as any average shounen anime so I didn't really feel like I was watching something new if that makes sense? I feel like Deku is a bit of a weak protag compared to other MC's and I found myself liking Todoroki and All Might more. I absolutely hated Bakugo in season one and two but even in season 3 I found myself liking him, or rooting for him more than Deku, so I hope he gets better character development in the series soon. I also hope Uraraka gets a more fleshed out story then "i like deku and can control gravity" because right now I'm getting Hinata or Kairi vibes and it's annoying 😅<br />
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I recently got into watching old school anime! My love for the city pop genre and the idol genre brought me down the inevitable road of Showa era idols (idols from the 80's and 90's). One anime in particular always showed up in youtube videos of city pop playlists as clips, that one being<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> <b>Urusei Yatsura. </b></span>With over 100 episodes I was hesitant to watch it but I finally caved in and holy shit guys, its literally become one of my favorite anime looool it's so fun to watch! It follows a school kid Ataru who, due to some weird events and his constant horny antics lol, has to marry this alien girl called Lum to keep the peace between her world and earth. Every episode makes me laugh and the character are all really developed and interesting. You know how you kinda lose interest if the episode focuses on someone that isn't the main few characters? I don't feel that with this anime. Even the side characters are entertaining. Lum is so cute, I want her as my best friend lol.<br />
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Another old anime I began watching is <span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b>Creamy Mami!</b> </span>omg guys its so fucking hard to find episodes online to watch this show so when I found a youtube account that had the first 20 episodes I thought 'what the heck' and just began watching them at night before bed. It's so relaxing to watch magical girl anime just before I sleep, so I enjoyed this very much! You can definitely see where Sailor Moon and Tokyo Mew Mew got their concepts from. Sticking to the magical girl theme, I've also been watching <span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei!!!</b></span> You guys know how much I love Kuro haha so despite her not being the main character, I love watching this anime! I also began watching <span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><b>Flying Witch!</b></span> It's such a relaxing anime that's still humorous and engaging. it's something I definitely recommend watching while you're having a lazy day in bed recharging.<br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><b>Fire Force </b></span>was one of the few actual 'summer 2019' anime I've been watching and I'm not gonna lie to you guys, it's a little bit of a let down so far.. I don't want to jump the gun and say it's the worst and i'm going to drop it, but I feel like the beautiful graphics are carrying the show. It seems to have a multiple plot lines but isn't sure how to relay them all, whilst giving us back stories for other characters. It's trying to do everything at once and it's making the overall experience lackluster. I do hope i'm wrong and the next few episodes shows some more character development and more insight to the story line, so we'll see where it goes and i'll update you later on.<br />
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The last one is <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Kimetsu no Yaiba</span> </b>and wow guys. <b>wow</b>. I really love this show. Like, really love this show! I've been watching anime since I came out the womb and I don't think i've ever seen a shounen be done so right! It has the usual shounen trope, 'my life was ruined due to x reason and now I vow to destroy all things that are titans/ghouls/government etc', but it has a twist. No, the MC Tanjirou, doesn't become a 'evil thing he yearned to destroy' but his sister Nezuko did instead, so he goes on a journey to protect her. While he is technically a 'Demon Slayer' he recognizes that these demons were once humans and gives them a merciful death. I really like this since so many shounen mc's love to build their kill list knowing full well they're human and it's always like ??? to me lmao.<br />
Despite the last few episodes having a spider family which left my arachnophobia triggered for days, the anime has been absolutely flawless for me. From the story line to the character development, the amazing graphics and the great soundtrack, everything is engaging in some way and I do believe it's the best shounen anime i've seen in a very very long time. There's only around 4 episodes left according to MAL but I can't wait for them to announce a new season, because they have to! Easily Anime of the Year.<br />
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<a href="https://myanimelist.net/profile/minaeshit" target="_blank"><i><b><span style="color: #ea9999;">My new mal is minaeshit,</span></b></i></a> so feel free to check out the rest of my currently watching list!<br />
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Until next time,<br />
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Minae ✨<br />
<br />minaeshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406187302016538023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7680491870627884165.post-11622468481600743752019-08-12T16:17:00.000+01:002021-04-15T02:03:15.407+01:00life lately ; 02 - speak yourself hey hey hey!<br />
Hows your summer been treating you all? Honestly right now the uk is seeing 33-37 degrees on average this week and although i've just come back from greece where the heat was in the 30's (Celsius), heat like this is just... different in the uk. It's hard to explain but it's like, the air is hot?There's no breeze and it's soo humid. Our building are made to keep the heat in since we're usually a cold country but man... it's fucking out lol. The 5 fans in my house help a little though.<br />
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Summer for me kicked off in the best way possible since literally days after I handed in my final essay and went to comic con, I enjoyed what might possibly be one of the best concerts i've ever seen! On the 1st June, BTS' 'Speak Yourself' tour stopped at London, and me, Molly, and Amy, went to see them!<br />
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I never really spoke about my love for BTS on here before because honestly, I wouldn't really consider myself an army... I love a lot of their songs and I have my favorite member, but I don't watch their shows religiously or their V lives and concert fancams on youtube like I would for say, Shinee or Seventeen. I do really love the group though, enough to not want to miss huge event. I've been a kpop fan for well over 10 years now and I never would have believed anyone who said a kpop group would sell out 2 dates at Wembley Stadium. that's fucking HUGE! It would be a crime to miss it lol.<br />
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A day or so before the concert, let me tell you god was not on my side haha.<br />
You guys remember how I work for disney right? So, I had finished my shift literally ran home to sleep and chill or whatever, as you do lol. I get home, I'm enjoying my afternoon and then Molly texts me this photo saying "hey isn't this your store?!?!?" with this iconic photo! You guys know where this is going right??? :)))))<br />
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Yup, J-hope visited my store on the day of my shift, after I had already finished it. What absolute shit luck lmfao. I hate to be bitter but.... WHYYYYYYYYY??? I only went to day one of the concert so the next day when I went back to work, all my colleagues were like "hey that kpop group you like was here! you missed them!" :))) All I could do was laugh lol... </div>
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I had a date the night before so I knew I couldn't meet up with Amy and Molly at 6am like they planned lol. They wanted to wait in line for the 3D studio so they left early. I met up with them around 1pm? Guys let me tell you, everything looked so beautiful. As soon as you came out of the station you could see all the banners with the members faces on it leading right up to the stadium! </div>
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I quickly met up with them and from then on I just had a really amazing time! They lined up with me to pick up my light stick and then we went to eat and cool down since it was super hot. The restaurant we went to was playing BTS the whole time, we walked in and was like "???huh" lol but the food was great and so were the staff! After that we got a few drinks and went straight inside the stadium an hour or so before the show.<br />
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The actual concert was incredible! I didn't want to know the set list beforehand to keep it all a surprise for me, and I was blown away from the second it started until the end haha! Not Today is one of my favorite songs from then and I was so shocked when it came up so quickly lol, I thought they would leave it until the end. My favorite part was the solo stages! Seeing all the different sides to the boys was a nice experience, since i'm so used to seeing them as a group it was nice to see them express themselves in their own way, it really suited the concerts theme of 'speaking yourself' hahaa<br />
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Suga and Jungkook are my favorite members so of course I enjoyed their songs the most, but Rapmon and J-hope surprised me and I really liked their performances too. Ngl I would skip their songs but after seeing it live I appreciate them a lot more. I enjoyed the concert so much and felt really grateful for the experience. They performed their heart out and we could tell they were so thankful to be there.<br />
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I remember when Shinee was announced to perform at the Korean film festival in 2011? and only 200 tickets were going for it. I remember attending Super Juniors and Big Bang's Wembley Arena concerts 2012 with tears in my eyes thinking no way is this happening. I remember meeting Key, the members of Suju, Infinite, Beast, 4minute, and so many more groups who one by one just kept showing up to perform for us each year. From only being able to see short 240p clips of concerts and variety shows in 20 parts on youtube, so getting all of it right to my front door? I'm really grateful I got to experience kpop since the start of the hallyu wave. Seeing BTS perform in a Stadium was so surreal... I'm so happy they were able to take those few steps further than their seniors to reach western fans and the media just that bit more.<br />
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The just recently announced an extended break from activities and after watching them live, and seeing their Bring the Soul documentary a few days ago, I really respect their decision and hope they have a well deserved relaxing break from the industry to recuperate. When they eventually come back I'll be right there to support them!<br />
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It's been a hot minute since I last did a wish list, and since today is payday, i've made a little list of things i've had my eye on. I did so much overtime the last couple months so i want to treat myself a little, you know? There isn't really any skincare on the list since i'm trying to clear out my products and not compromise my skin with new products. Most of the products are surprisingly gadget related items which isn't unusual for me, but over the last few years I haven't really had them in my wish lists. Apart from my phone that needed upgrading, my laptop was my last big gadget purchase so it's been a while haha!<br />The layout of this post was inspired by the wonderful <a href="https://www.laitfraises.com/2019/07/love-notes-05.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Élise</span></a>, so give her blog a follow! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOCdmlsNsIB61rKVgd_WsLeI5acqrmQraWqIEQid6_WZ-UBdgUQaqL80vTUrVZ19g10B8XHzCq7HR7wzhRXUbRjLuhtcn9AZZoTTWUz4SzIkePiG_dMfOdw8zsshXu_-K0aPQmj8YDWwo/s1600/wishlist2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="1050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOCdmlsNsIB61rKVgd_WsLeI5acqrmQraWqIEQid6_WZ-UBdgUQaqL80vTUrVZ19g10B8XHzCq7HR7wzhRXUbRjLuhtcn9AZZoTTWUz4SzIkePiG_dMfOdw8zsshXu_-K0aPQmj8YDWwo/s1600/wishlist2.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div>
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it's been a while since i've done a 'minae's life' post so i figured i'd do one here just to update you all on what i've been up to? i've kinda changed the title of 'minae's life' to simply 'life lately' since it fits better i think. since summer is finally here, i wanted to do a little recap on spring! I surprisingly got up to a lot this year!<br />
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Before the Easter break, my boyfriend and I booked a weekend off to go on our first baecation haha! We went to Paris! We spent one of the days in Disneyland and saw the Disney Illuminations show and it was the most magical experience! We took a romantic walk through the back alleys of paris all the way to the Arch de Triomphe and then rode scooters around the Eiffel Tower. In the evening we had the best Japanese food i've had in a while, along with some wine. Paris is the city of love right? So as a hopeless romantic, I was happy to spend our first trip together there.<br />
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Right after the trip, my boyfriend surprised me with tickets to see Aladdin in theater! To be honest, I was feeling really unsure about it since theater or live action versions of animated movies can either make or break them, but I was pleasantly surprised throughout the whole show! The genie was hilarious and really made the show. I loved the carpet scene, it was so romantic and looked like the carpet was actually flying lol! I'm even more excited to see the live action version of Aladdin in cinemas now. <br />
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Spring was a great time for movies and tv shows as well! I caught up with the last couple seasons of Game Of Thrones in time to watch the season finale, and while it did leave me feeling disappointed, I was happy to finally know who 'took the throne' lol. I think we can all agree that, had the character development and story line been explored further in season 7, or had they given season 8 an extra 4 episodes, we could accept the plot twists that happened in the series, but alas..<br />
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I also watched Avengers: End Game and BOY did I shed the most tears in the house lol! I already knew what was going to happen but when it did oh man, I really couldn't hold them back anymore, sobbed like a baby haha. But the movie overall was the best Superhero film I've ever seen, and It was so surreal seeing 10 years of MCU come together like that. I've been a comic book fan since I was a little kid, and I can't thank the MCU enough for literally bringing these characters to life, it was such a fun ride and I know it's only going to get better from here, there's so much more to explore!<br />
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My spring ended with me handing in my final essay of the year on May 23rd. I was so proud of myself for getting it done in a timely matter and not falling victim to the procrastination monkey yet again lol. My essay was based on the Sneaker (Trainer) and how they have evolved from being a simple sports shoe to a shoe that is worn as everyday wear, and more recently as a statement piece in the modern day wardrobe. Since I wear a lot of black, my styling comes in the form of accessories and how they help to turn an 'outfit' into a 'look', so this was a interest I was happy to write about! By the time this post comes out I may already have my results for this essay but I'll keep you posted!<br />
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The first thing I did after finishing uni for the year? Go to expo of course! The London MCM Expo was on and I went on the friday with my sister! It was our 10th year anniversary of going there and It felt very weird? I remember our first trip there, with me wearing my vampire knight cosplay from tokyo toys and being so excited whenever a Sora cosplayer walked by LOL. 10 years on, everything is still the same, but there's so much more people and the cosplay's have gotten even better! Although I don't cosplay anymore myself it's still fun to see everyone having fun in their costumes. I spent most of my time indoors this year as I picked up some cute figures, walked down the artists alleys and played some fun games! Friday is the most peaceful day of the weekend so if you're looking for a chilled out day, definitely do friday!<br />
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And that's all for my Spring 2019! I enjoyed it so much and I know the year is only going to get better as I have so much more planned for this summer all the way up to Christmas lol! Speaking of Christmas, I was unboxing stuff at work this week and we've already received the Christmas decorations for this year!! How crazy, it's only July but they've come in already lol but they look so adorable! I don't know when we'll be releasing them yet, but i'm excited to see them all in store!<br />
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I hope you guys enjoyed reading, it was a real lengthy one today haha.<br />
Until next time,<br />
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Minae<br />
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