If you follow me on Instagram you might already be sick of seeing this bag since I’ve been carrying it ever since I got it in January and have been taking a picture of it about twice a week. But you know that’s the sign of a good bag!

Not much to talk about this week but just some random thoughts. I recently started doing more Yin style yoga (it’s slow and more about relaxation than it is a good workout). I found SarahBethYoga on youtube and love her soothing yoga videos. I do them right before bedtime and I feel like it’s been helping me sleep better.

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As we get ready to go back to California in a couple weeks, I just wanted to collect some of my thoughts about what I’ve learned after living in Hawaii for the last 4 months. But note, I was born and raised here so not everything is brand new to me. But I haven’t lived in my hometown for an extended time since I was 18, so there are a lot of things I’ve learned about living in Hawaii as an adult.

I got a bit carried away again during my birthday month (again). I think pandemic + stress + the excuse of my birthday let’s me get more carried away than I want.

During stressful times, I fall back to my my favorite escape/brain-numbing habit: TV. And well, in general my screen time has gone way up. So I thought I might as well make some recommendations so it’s not a complete waste of time 😆. Here are some of the things I’ve enjoyed watching:

Oh boy, what a week huh. Well maybe especially if you’re an Asian-American (or Asian-Australian, Asian-Canadian, or Asian-European, though you guys don’t have the same fear of gun violence lucky ducks). Here, in Hawaii, I’m grateful to be able to feel removed from it a bit since Asians make-up a majority and racism to Asians is quite low. But the shooting in Atlanta and all the hate crimes targeting the elderly in California has me a little fearful of going back to California (I’ve started looking up purchasing pepper spray on Amazon).

Ah another year older and another birthday not celebrated due to the pandemic. I don’t miss it too much because (thank goodness) I’m an introvert. But I realized that I haven’t properly celebrated a birthday going on 3 years now. Two years ago I was recovering from a C-section in the hospital and last year we had just entered lockdown. I guess it just gives me an excuse to spend a bit more on my birthday present to myself than I normally would— probably fool’s thinking but 🤷🏻‍♀️.