• Tea, Lighting, and Music: Building Atmosphere Instead of Going Out

    I don’t mind going out and socializing; I love finding new music or dancing to classics. Meeting new people is fun, too (when my social anxiety lets me approach). Since my move to New England, though, I find myself happy with my own company like I was as a kid. It’s peaceful being alone especially…

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  • Albums That Opened the Coffin Lid

    The music we grew up on stays with us. If there’s one interesting thing I noticed finding myself again in my 30s, it’s how much I never changed deep down. My true self only wore a mask of “normality”, knowing I presented as someone else more digestible and likable (whatever that means). Making this post…

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  • My Quiet Morning Routine

    “Routine”…a foreign word to me. (For someone with a strong need for routine, I suck at keeping one.) Up until the last couple months, routine didn’t exist for me. I spent months in depression rot: wake up whenever, suffer at work in physical pain with a racing mind, zone out until I knocked back out…

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  • Currents I’ve Been Caught In (April 2026 Edition)

    I’ve paid more attention to the things I gravitate toward — the media I ingest, the aesthetics that feel like home, the little obsessions that come and go. It feels like I’m quietly getting to know myself again, and I want to track the tidbits I (re)discover with you. These are the currents I’ve been…

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  • BOOK REVIEW: ‘Andy Creighton Is Dead’ by Richard Panchyk

    Title: Andy Creighton Is DeadAuthor: Richard PanchykGenre: Thriller/SuspensePublished: February 24, 2026Medium: KindlePages: 339Source: Free ARC Buy the eBook on Amazon My thing to read lately has been fantasy/dark romantasy; it’s been a minute since I delved into a thriller/suspense novel. (I’ve also struggled paying attention to read at all lately, so I sought out a…

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