May Recap. Not My Fav Month TBH~

Trying this cover for the monthly recap posts... I'm not sure if I like or not but, we'll keep it for now. Hehe.

I'm SO glad this month is over cuz, it felt super long, difficult and just... ugly. It wasn't my best month. And I mean, I'm at a good place in my life right now but, we all have our ups and downs and since late April, some things have been just very stressful, I didn't feel physically well for like... 2 weeks and my enegy levels were soooooo low. 

Part of that stress was my car (that's so not a surprise for those who know me). I know I've been neglecting it a little and, after getting a flat tire, everything went downhill, some things needed to be replaced and it wasn't exactly cheap. It's still not 100% done but, we're getting there and I'm less paranoid and hysterical now. These things just make me miss having my dad with me and his help so, so much. 

I'm slowly getting back on track and I know that things won't magically change once the month is over but, I'll be patient with things and, especially, with myself.

But! Not everything has been bad; this month we celebrated Mother's Day starting on Saturday with lunch at this pizza place we just found that was pretty good (I forgot the name tho...lol) and a shopping sesh after that and a chill movie day at home with yummy food and snacks on the actual day. It was a good Mother's Day weekend. 

I actually have a short and cute story from that weekend. On mother's day I decided to wear my old Cowboy Bebop bomber jacket, there was this young guy who worked at a clothing store, he complimented it and made small talk about anime cuz I also had an Uchiha pin on my bag. Before I left the store he gave me enamel pin and told me I had really good taste in anime. In a way, it kinda made my day. Even tho he was way younger than me, he found a good way to approach me and say smart things, something that many older guys just never do. Hehe. 

Five days after mother's day, it was Teacher's day. Honestly, I had a lot going on that week and I really didn't feel like celebrating much but, it felt really nice to receive some messages from my students and even some chocolate from students I've only worked with a couple of times. 

My sister and I wanted to go to a fair since March I think and, we finally did. First, we went to a fancy fair we went to a couple of times years ago but, this time it was a little bit disappointing. We remembered it bigger and with more attractions. We did have a good time walking around, checking some stands and eating gaspacho. We even pet a baby goat, I fell in love! It defo wasn't what we expected tho. And then, last week we randomly found a town fair that was noisy, with lots of street foods and, it was just a lot of fun. Defo worth it.

After that life yap, let's move to TV, books and my favs~

Starting with TV, I recently felt like watching some k-dramas again and started Sold Out On You starring Ahn Hyo-seop, which is a romantic comedy. I'm only a few episodes in but, it's been entertaining and heartwarming so far.

Another thing I've been watching at night lately is Who The (Bleep!) Did I Marry?, this was a show I used to watch on Investigation Discovery years ago and it's has become my go-to show to watch at night before sleeping, hehe. I'm not really following seasons or episodes in order, I'm just watching random ones. And, of course I'm still watching Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory, I'm taking my sweet time with it, even tho in my head, I wanted to finish it this month. Hehe.

Something I'm super excited about is: The new and last Bleach arc coming this July. I have mixed feelings because, I'm dying to watch it but, I don't want it to be over yet. I'm not ready! The teaser trailer gave me the chills. 

For books, this month I read Will You Walk With Me? I won't go into it too much cuz I already have a separate post about it but, I can say I really enjoyed it! It felt like reading a slice of life anime (that I love) and, even tho I didn't have that much time to read it every single day, I did try to read at least one chapter everyday, since they were short.

Moving on to music, I’ve been listening to some (old) K-pop again, mostly the songs I used to love years ago but, I also became a Stray Kids fan. I knew they existed but I recently started listening to their songs a lot more this month and, yeah, they’re really good. I didn’t think I’d become a big K-pop fan again but, here I am, obsessing over a group. And we know that, when I obsess over something, I obsess hard. Haha.

Makeup wise, I've been obsessed with my Essence What the Fake! Plumping Lip Filler. It's such a pretty everyday shade that gives my lips a my lips but better kind of look with a light plump. It works very well and, it's been my go-to lippie since I got it.

Lastly, I want to share a coffee shop I’ve been loving since December last year, and that’s ザ•コーヒー. It has replaced Starbucks, hehe. They don’t have a super big menu or seasonal drinks but, what they have is really good, strong coffee and you can also customize your drinks. I go there at least once a week, hehe. I’m slowly trying to try all the drinks they have.

And, I think that’s it for this month. June is my birthday month and I don’t know if part of how I’ve been feeling was pre-birthday blues (if that’s a thing) or what, I know that I like the idea of celebrating but, I don’t like turninga year older. Oh well, we’ll see how everything goes. All I want is for it to be a better, more gentle month with me.

See you next time~ 💋

My Current Go-To

Here’s a quick peek at some of my current go-tos. It’s a bit of a random but cozy post I thought it’d be fun to share. So, let’s dive in! Lol.

My go-to hairstyle: I usually wear it up in a bun for work so, that's my go to during the week but, I hate how I look, hehe. During the weekend, I wear my hair down and straight.

My go-to snack: Chips and a beer and lately, broccoli with kewpie.

My go-to emoji: 😘

My go-to movie: I don’t think I have one atm so, I’ll go with Clueless

My go-to way to relax: cold drink + true crime / horror movie

My go-to app: Instagram

My go-to song: Against all odds (take a look at me now) - cover by Ejae. It was for an add but, it’s just SO good, I’m obsessed.

My go-to comfort food: Ramen! Always and forever.

My go-to drink: beer, soju and of course, coffee.

 And that’s that, guys! I’m sure there are longer and more complete go-to lists out there. Let me know if you’d like to read a more elaborated one in the future, I always enjoy sharing this type of things.

Also, feel free to share your go-tos with me! I’d love to read!

See you next time~! 💋

Time to catch up! April 2026 Recap 💮

April is over and that means is time for our monthly catch up! I don't know how chatty this one will get hehe so, let's start!

The month started with my Spring break, I had a very needed week off. In my head, I had all these things I wanted to do around the house, especially decor projects and deep cleaning. But I ended up working on just two small ones, and cleaned a little. I decided to make resting and enjoying my break a priority and, I don't regret it.

The first pic shows the before. I really wanted to change the key hanger thing. I bought a wood shelf that makes everything look better and more put together. I like the fact that I can put some decor on it too, right now I have some random things and I know I might change it in the future but, it makes me happy for now. I moved my Yayoi Kusama frame just a little and added another one to balance the space. It's a very small change but, it did make a difference.

This one was difficult to show with my messy kitchen in the background and the horrible light... hehe. But I hung this Japanese banner I got last month. It is a very small thing and doesn't really divide the space but, it adds a pop of happiness to the area. Does it look like a Matsuri? Maybe but, I like it.

During my break I finally got reunited with my friends, went out with the family and met one of my online students in person for the first time, we had brunch together and spent hours catching up. She's the sweetest.

I wish I had a longer break, that's one of the few things I miss about working at schools, longer holidays but, I guess even if I had 2 weeks off, I'd still long for more, hehe. It's never enough. All in all, I really enjoyed it.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to chop my hair off and go shorter than usual. I am someone who is so not adventurous when it comes to hair but, I was so sick of it, it was too long, too damaged and I couldn't style it anymore. I'm loving my hair rn even tho it's more difficult to mantain cuz I have it to style it more often. I'm considering going slightly shorter but, we'll see. It feels like a big step.

The before and after~

I feel like I haven't been watching and reading much but, here are some updates. I officially started rewatching Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory, I'm super slow with it but, since it's one of my favorite shows, I don't mind taking my sweet time with it. It's been the same thing with my reading, I feel like I haven't found the time to do it lately. I started reading Unsolved Mysteries one more time because I never finished it years ago. I also remember skipping the things I found less interesting so, the plan is to read the whole thing and finish it. But then, I received Will You Walk With Me? and focused a little bit more on that one. So right now, I have 2 unfinished books, Idk if I'll be able to read them both at the same time, I'm sure I'll probs focus on one and leave the other for the next month. We'll see.

Moving on to some favorites, I've been currently obsessed with snacking on broccoli with kewpie. Fun fact about me, even tho I don't eat veggies too often, I love broccoli and spinach. And for some reason this has become one of my fav combos lately. 

When it comes to beauty products I've been loving my e.l.f. Suntouchable Whoa Glow Sunscreen (longest name ever). Which is a great product to protect my skin while giving it a nice, healthy glow. It's perfect for the Spring - Summer time!

Lastly, I've been meaning to share this one for a while now and, for some reason, I just keep forgetting! This year, one of my fav places to eat has been Lucky Sushi. It is not a new place for me, I've known it since the pandemic, but this year I find myself going there at least once a month. Honestly, their food is good, prices are great and I just love drinking plain sake or their sake cocktails with my meals.

And, I think that's it for now. I really feel like this month was a busy one as well and I haven't been blogging as much as I planned to but, I'll do my best to catch up on my blogging pendings, hopefully.

This post was shorter than I thought, hehe. Hope you all had a great and fun April! ✌

See you next time~!💋

March Recap 2026! My chattiest one so far! 🌸

Guyssss, is it just me or the month just flew by? It's crazy! But I'm so glad Spring is here, even tho it doesn't feel like it, I'm just tired of Winter.

I feel like I keep saying this every month but, life keeps getting busier and busier! Not in a bad way tho. And somehow, I still manage to find time to have fun and stuff but, I live running on extra coffee cuz it's never enough.

Anyway, let's start chatting about what my March looked like.

I'll start with time management because it's always SO hard for me but I've trying to have productive mornings without making everything feel overwhelming. Something that has been working for me is to focus on one thing for 1 hour straight and then move to a different thing for the next hour and so on. For example, after having breaky while watching a 30 minute show (mostly anime or some YouTube sometimes), I start doing some boring house chores with a pod or music on the background for an hour, I try to tackle as many things as possible, but they don't have to be big tasks all the time, it could be doing the dishes, doing laundry, putting away some stuff, it depends on what's needed. After that hour, I get ready for the day and then, an hour for some work pendings, etc. I also include blogging, and other things that might take some time. Of course that's not how my whole day works but I feel like doing it has helped me to tackle more things in a day, big or small and I kinda avoid distractions. Kinda.

When it comes to work, it was an eventful month that started with a NatGeo training out of the city. I'm not gonna lie, I was kinda lazy to go at first but, I ended up really enjoying it. It's the first time I have the chace to do something like that at a job. And honestly? It made me feel good, I learned stuff and I even got to spend spend some quality time with my boss, which was really nice too. 

They gave us some goodies, I love free stuff, hehe.

Then on the 21st, we celebrated the 9th anniversary of the language school with a small but fun event. We played some games and had cake and surprisingly, I wasn't terrified about leading an activity, interacting with parents or speaking in public. I think this job has helped me grow in many different ways in a short time, I'm a lot more confident. I always stuggled with talking with parents, and sometimes even when starting new courses, I used to get super nervous and anxious and now, I can tell I feel a lot better when I'm in those situations and handle it feeling sure of what I'm saying and just, confident in general. It's funny how the working environment and the people you work with can help (or affect) us in those aspects.

Aside from work, one of my fav things was this small Spring festival thing in which they had stands from different countries. You could buy goodies and try their food. I just love these type of things. It was super crowded but, I was able to buy some things for my house, ate dango for the first time (I loooove mochi, but I had never tried dango before ) and absolutely loved it, drank delish sangria as I walked around and saw an Irish guy dressed as St. Patrick. Lol (forgot to take a pic).

 Ah! I also had my first Dairy Queen ever. Is it a super exciting thing to share? Maybe not but, here we are. I had a black cherry milkshake and, to me, it was worth the hype. 

And, now that we are talking about food I have to share the snack I've been loving lately: Flamin' hot chips with ketchup. I know, I know. Gross. Well, I love ketchup so, yeah. I was someone who couldn't eat flamin' hot anything, it was too spicy but the ketchup makes it all better. Of course it is not something I eat everyday but, when I do, it's just yummy.

That naturally leads us to drinks. This month I tired these Sake Jelly Shot by IKEZO and, what a fun and delish drink to have! I tried yuzu and mix berries, mix berries is the winner so far. You have to shake this sake really well cuz it comes with jelly so, it becomes this thick, sweet, jelly-like alcoholic drink. Plus, it was a little nostalgic cuz, my first sparkling sake was by this same brand, many, many years ago.

Moving on to books and shows, I finally finished my Full Metal Panic! Collector's Edition 3 I am absolutely obsessed and loved every part of it. Now I will start watching FMP! Invisible Victory again, cuz that's the season that covers what I read and it's the only one I haven't rewatched a million times. 

I also finished my Mugen No Juunin rewatch that started months ago. I think I enjoyed it more this time cuz I knew the characters better and had some favorites. It's a great anime if you like samurai. 

But other than that, I haven't watched many new things. I just finished the latest season of Oshi No Ko and Jujutsu Kaisen The Culling Game Pt. 1. Both were SO GOOD!

I was so not ready for this season to end~~~

A movie I was really looking forward to watching was Ready or not, here I come 2 mostly because of Sarah Michelle Gellar. I have to say I did not watch the first movie but I kinda had an idea of what it was about. It wasn't really difficult to understand or anything and, I actually really enjoyed it. I wouldn't say it'll be one of those movies I'll rewatch over and over again but, I had a great time and I know I'll be watching the 1st one sometime soon.

We didn't expect to laugh so much while watching this movie.

Moving on to other (random) things, I had to say goodbye to my old hair straightener. It was sad because I had it with me for years! My mom gave it to me over 10 years ago and, it was great. I'm gonna miss it. But, I received a new one, as a gift as well, and I hope we can spend many years together. Hehe.

It is the Revlon Ultra Straight 1" Ceramic Plat Iron. It is slightly smaller than my previous one but does the job pretty well. I just have to get used to its size. And, I like the fact that is a little bit more colorful than my previous one.

I love decorating my house, I'm constantly getting  new goodies for it and moving things around. This month I was watching a YouTube video and saw the cutest thing to decorate a kitchen (or any other place really). It was to frame a handwritten recipe by your mom or someone else, maybe adding a cute fabric or paper on the background and put it somewhere in the kitchen. I asked my mom to write one recipe for me but then, I found out my sister actually has my grandma's recipe notebook. I loved my grandma so, so much, I immediately knew I had to use one of those for this idea. And, it turned out so beautiful! I think it's a very personal and cute way to honor someone you love and having a very unique decoration at home. In this case is for the kitchen because it's a recipe but, you can always do it with other things like letters, notes, etc. and put them somewhere else.

And to finish this monthly recap, I wanna share a makeup product I started using this month and been absolutely loving, it's the Bausse Fija Cejas brow gel. I got it at the supermarket for a very, very cheap price and, it works great! I barely have brows but, I wanted something that could keep them in place and maybe helped me to make them look a little fuller and, it does the job. It's super easy and clean to apply, dries fast and doesn't make my brows look dry or something. Defo a good find.

That'll be it, for now. If you read until the end, thank you! I know it was long this time, hehe. As I'm posting this, I'm on my Spring break, I have a week off and I'm planning to work on some things around the house that I might share around here at some point.

See you next time~! 💋

Time for our February Recap 2026!

On my last post I said January was my hibernation month, this was the opposite. It was busy, more socially active and, kinda tiring to be honest. Not complaining tho, slow life feels nice but, it's way too easy to get used to it. 

Happy Lunar New Year 2026!

This month I told myself I was going to be more constant with my exercise, I haven't talked about it much around here cuz, it's not going the way I planned it, haha. And it's not even going to the gym or something like that, I'm just following 25min. full body workouts. The plan was to do it 3 times a week in the morning but, since we had family over, work pendings and other things going on, I started slacking and, I've spent that time getting my shit together instead of working out. I think I only did it for like... 2 weeks this month. But, it's ok! We can always try again next month. Heheheee.

A big highlight was having my aunt and uncle from Canada over, it has become a tradition now to spend sometime together at the beginning of the year. We always have a fun time together, catching up on life, remembering, laughing and, eating and drinking a lot. And since they visit other family members when they are here, we got to see family we hadn't seen in ages! My mom was especially happy cuz they have so many memories together. It was really, really nice.

On February 11th was one of my closest friends' birthday and we got together to celebrate it a couple of days later. It's always fun to hang out with my friends cuz I feel like I'm recharging some energy when I'm with them. We didn't do anything for Valentine's day but, I still received some gifts from them and my family too. Honestly, I didn't plan much for Valie's this year. It's funny cuz I used to care SO much about it in the past and, even tho I'll celebrate if someone asks me too or have some small gifts for some people, I don't really care about it that much anymore.

Something I've been doing and enjoying lately is to make myself some hot drinks and even iced coffee at home now that the weather is getting warmer, instead of buying them somewhere else, especially during the week. Not saying that I don't like to buy them anymore, I'll always love to explore coffee places and try new drinks but, there's something fun about treating myself to something yummy I make. 

After a long time of me yapping about Jujutsu Kaisen and how good it was, my sister finally started watching it, she's really liking it so far and, I couldn't be happier. Now I can fangirl with her too. And, even tho I'm currently watching the latest season, I decided to rewatch the first season too, so we can talk about the episodes and all that fun stuff. Plus, I feel like I forgot many things since it's been a while~ Now that we're talking about shows, I finished watching Glass Heart starring Satoh Takeru my love and Star Search, which was kinda different cuz I hadn't watched talent show competitions in a long, long time. I mostly watched it because Sarah Michelle Gellar was one of the judges but ended up enjoying it a lot and picking some favs along the way. I'm also still watching Oshi No Ko every week and random episodes of Crayon Shin Chan at night. It is one of my comfort anime to watch when I want something funny.

When it comes to reading, not much has changed, I'm stull reading my Full Metal Panic! novel. I haven't dedicated as much time to it as I wanted but, I'm enjoying it everytime I read it and, that's what matters.

Lastly, let's talk about music. Glass Heart, the Japanese drama has a great soundtrack and I've been listening to it a lot lately. I love everything Take-chan does and that includes his singing voice too. There's this song called A Song For Us To Sing by TENBLANK (feat. Yukino Sakurai) that I didn't like that much at the beginning and, it ended up being one of my favorites. The other new song I've been playing a lot is Time After Time by Ejae. It was released this month. I didn't love it at first cuz I wanted it to be a nice ballad like In Another World, but slowly growing on me.

And, I think that's that for this month guys, I feel like I didn't have many favorites to share this time but, not much has changed since last month and I haven't tried new things.

I'll see you next time~!💋