4 Small Steps to Staying Sane in Quarantine

On April 6th, I went outside for the first time in 2 weeks. I walked up and down my block for 30 minutes, my step counter blinking to life to keep up with me. My legs, sore from the recent lack of activity, had almost forgotten the simple pleasure of walking long distances. I relished in the feeli…

solo concert: sasha sloan

I had the pleasure of attending a Sasha Sloan concert yesterday and I want to share a few of the shots that I took on my phone. 

This was my first solo concert, solo meaning that this was the first time I went to a concert completely alone. I was nervous going into the experience, but I found myse…

a girl gone corporate

If you would have asked me the number one thing I didn't want to do as a career when I was around 10 or 11 years old, I would have said 'Work in an office' without missing a beat. As of today, I am officially 1 week into the corporate world doing exactly what my 10-year-old self would …

raspberry picking in the fall

Vincent and I decided to go on a date this weekend and go raspberry picking, which neither of us has done before. It was an incredibly relaxing and fun experience. If you ever have a chance to pick raspberries I highly recommend it!

We went to a place in CT called Bishops Orchards, which has a lot…

my experience with keratin treatments

A little over a month ago I decided to take the plunge and get a keratin treatment. My hair has been notoriously frizzy and unruly, but I was hesitant to part with my signature waves. When I did research into various keratin treatments I saw a lot of conflicting information online, so I thought it…

celebrating the arrival of fall

The end of September is upon us! 
Autumn is my favorite season, so every year when I see the leaves change it brings back a lot of wonderful memories as well as some bad ones. 
In particular, October is a really difficult month for me. I may have spoken about it a bit in the past but October is the …

On Graduation and Growing Up

I've been living the postgraduate life for about a week now, which means things are slowing down and hopefully blog posts are coming sooner. 
My boyfriend asked me this morning why I hadn't made a blog post about graduation and I sat there dumbfounded. In all honesty... I hadn't even th…

3 year anniversary

This post is particularly special because this event comes once a year.
March 20th, 2016 marks the day that I returned from spring break with a box of red velvet cake in hand. I brought it up under the guise that it was a cake for roommate's birthday, but I whispered to the bakery staff to wri…

New Years Resolutions: 2019

Back in the beginning of 2017, I started this blog with the intention to document my language learning progress and eventual travel abroad, but ever since I've returned since my long time stay in Japan this blog has grown and evolved to just be a reflection of myself. 
The first post I ever made…

My Planner for 2019

While browsing in a bookstore in Tokyo, I came across a planner. I was reluctant to even look in the planner section because I had just purchased one a month before, but once I saw this planner I knew I had to have it.
I made a video going into what I like about this planner now that I've been…

slowing down life

I consider myself an ambitious person.
I also consider myself to be a meticulous planner and fairly organized, but this week really threw me off my game. Seemingly without warning, midterms rolled around and I began my careful balancing act of intense studying, Japanese, two jobs and free time. I s…