Enuff.

I really need to go to the gym more often and stop feeling like crap so often. Been eating healthier-ish, though :)

Thursday - I started watching the Mob Psycho 100 live action and binged it through the day. Also went to LDV with a couple of friends for lunch. We shared a margherita pizza and a san frenscesco pizza. It was good but I'm not sure if that would be my go-to, flat crust ain't my jam haha.

Also went to check out the Golden Bell restaurant and got some pho. It was really good! Only one size available, but the meat pieces were bigger than I've seen at other places. I would definitely try it out again when I'm craving pho.

I also went for a walk and discovered that the convenience store had soft serve...

Friday - I binged watched more Mob Psycho and finished the series. Also took a walk and tried that soft serve with some froster slush... it was really good with the mango orange slush that I had, but without it, it tasted like nothing... wouldn't get it on it's own again, but if I was craving ice cream and couldn't find it anywhere else, I would get it again but with some flavour sauce.

I didn't feel like going out much that day so I just had a chill evening at home. Also finished up my edit and uploaded the video :) Went to my famjam's for dinner. More noodles!

Saturday - After work we went for ramen at Tekkotsu Ya. Top notch stuff. Ordered thick noodles for my bowl, and thin noodles for the boif, but the kitchen mixed it up so the wait staff provided us with a side of the noodles we wanted. It was awesome, like eating two bowls of ramen! Our ramens were the Jigoku ramen (spicy) and the Black Garlic ramen, mine was a shio broth and the bf's was a shoyu broth. Pretty good. I would definitely go back again!

Noodles three days in a row... haha.

Sunday - I didn't do much after work, just walked around for a bit and then chilled at home. We had sausages for dinner with kimchi and wakame salad.

Today I wasn't feeling great again. My tummy hurt, my head hurt and my throat was going nuts yesterday and today. Slept pretty much the entire day except for lunch time. Feeling better now but my throat is still pretty phlegmy... also went for a walk to go grab some vine leaves, baba ganouj and baklava. Had sausage pasta for dinner, it was really good :)

I'm going to do some editing tonight and just chill. I have an Invisilign consultation tomorrow which I should probably read up more about. Also gotta check how to expense my dental fees... hmm.

I was hoping to clean today as well but I am really not up for it. Will clean tomorrow!

Hummmmbaaahhhh

This week was pretty eventful.

Had my first dose of days off on weekdays. On Wednesday night we got pizza for dinner with butter chicken sauce. It tasted really nutmeg-like... and sweet. It was very interesting to try.

Thursday - I chilled with my co-worker at Naina's Kitchen and we had poutine and stuffed burgers. It was nice getting to know each other and to talk about work. Turns out we have similar interests in anime and other nerdy stuff too! We were hoping to go on a patio that day, but it was pouring and it was cold outside. Still had a great time though!

Friday - Went to Shelter and Teahouse for some snacks and to chill with friends. Super late night so I was pretty exhausted the next day. I also went to meet a friend downtown for some lunch and tried Hula Poke. It was good! Not sure if I'd get the same bowl as it was super tart, but I definitely want to try their other flavours sometime. Also got some Japanese snacks from my friend and bought some Gudetama stuff (a mug and a plushie) from Hallmark. Who knew they would have this stuff? I think I might have been the only person to buy from that shelf...

Saturday - Went to watch DP2. It was really good! Also got some food from Insadong. It's been a while since we had Korean food. For lunch we had leftovers.

Today - Wasn't feeling too great today. In the evening I felt much better and did a bit of a walk to the grocery store, bought some bug spray and some canned food. We had tomato rice with kimchi and bell peppers for sides for lunch. Went to Espresso Cafe to check it out. It's a big place with so many pastries and sandwiches. Had a turmeric latte and also tried the dirty chai latte. Soooo good. I want to try their breakfast and sandwiches next time. Also watched the cats at Regal Cat Cafe. I can only watch through the glass because I'm really allergic to cats. This one white and grey cat really caught my eye. It was adorable and curious! It kept trying to see what was going on behind the closed doors. For dinner we had curry vegetables with vermicelli noodles. It was really good!

Oh I also filmed a video the other day and I've been working on getting the edit done so I can post it. I actually haven't been working on my blog at all... nor my portfolio. I really should get on it but I'm not so motivated. I'm more into social media as I understand that more and I find it takes less time to work on, but maybe I'm looking at it in an odd way.

I've been pretty mellow lately... but making the video and editing it really perked it up. I think once I get back into the groove of blogging again then I'll perk up more too. I just really need to find my motivation. I'm too comfortable sometimes so that might be why I'm not so motivated!

Busy weekend and new routine

It's Sunday and I had to work today!

It was super tough adjusting to a new routine this weekend. It felt really weird waking up this morning knowing that I had to go to work, I'm so glad I work remotely but it will take time to get used to this routine not having my weekends off.

On Friday we went to go see the Avengers movie. I'm glad we watched it. It's been really tough to hide all the memes on FB away! We also went to Madison's 1212 for dinner. Got the poke nachos and the wild mushroom and truffle nachos with goat cheese. It was so freaking good. We want to try their weekend brunch sometime as well as their dessert nachos! I really like how they make their own nachos that don't take the flavour away from the other ingredients. :) Really good place to share plates with some friends, I think!

On Saturday we went to Miniso!! Omg it was soooo busy and packed. I managed to get over $80 worth of stuff such as an eyelash curler, makeup cotton pads (normal and charcoal ones), eyebrow scissors (going to use these to cut my false lashes), washi tape, high chews, honey butter and pizza chips, green tea pocky, undergarments, a lip tint that changed with your lip's PH in a matcha flavour, some acrylic organizers, a Pink Panther baseball cap and a sunhat with a bow, some brush pens and some other accessories! I think I'll go back to get some lumbar pillows, makeup organizers and possibly a humidifier as well. They even sold toaster ovens there! We spent about two hours in Miniso and went to Popeyes after for some chicken tenders. I think I've had my fair share of Popeyes now and am not craving it anymore. Afterwards, we went home and took a walk, then went to celebrate my parents' birthday dinner with the family. Also ate hot pot!

Today I had to work so I worked and then afterwards we got some shwarmas from Shwarma Ave. We usually get them from a different place, but this place was nearby and had good ratings online so we decided to give it a try. It was really good! I got a falafel wrap and also tried the chicken wrap.

Watched some Ainori on Netflix and then took a mini nap after. I then worked on a card and now I'm just going to chill for a bit before bed.

Definitely got back on the healthy track this week. I think we had poke twice this week. Need to go get some more veggies though!

I also tried working from the dining table for half the day. I found that this was pretty nice as it was a change from my regular environment. I'm going to try this again, it definitely feels more relaxed and chill :)

Motivation, Inspiration

Adjusting to a new routine over and over can be quite exhausting and once I got comfortable with it, I stopped doing a lot of things.

This is how I am and how I have been for the last few years. I ramp up passion for the thing I'm focusing on at the moment, use that passion to achieve my goal and then I just slide back down because I'm comfortable. Then I have these periods of lowness. 

I am aware that it's happening. So a few weeks ago I started vlogging again, I edited a vlog, and put it up, and made more vlogs, but haven't edited those... I really should. I've also been going on more walks outside lately, but I haven't gone to the gym in a while. Also having unbalanced meals and not being a healthy eater as usual. It's Spring though, so it does call for more eating out with friends and so forth, but with that kind of diet, I really should bring in more healthy food too and go to the gym. 

I think once I get back to that routine again, I'll also get out of this weird hole where I am lacking inspiration and motivation to do things.

I really want to achieve a bunch of things, but right now I'm stuck in a lul. Today I found out that there will be a Miniso opening up in my city and I am THRILLED! I immediately looked up photos on Instagram for the types of products that they have, and I hate saying this but it's true, as soon as I saw some of the items I felt inspired again and motivated to type up this post too. They have some really nice stationary and I feel that if I go there I would get some inspiration for my bujo and also want to do more creative things. I also got some ideas for haul and review videos. After doing a quick search online, I found out that there weren't a lot of reviews on the Canadian stores/products so I think I could grab some items and try them out and provide a blog or review on them. Yay, content ideas!

I might also try a change of working environment. I think I'll try working at my dining table for a little bit. Not sure if I could work on the couch, I can't use the trackpad quite as well as an external mouse, haha. I don't know how people do it! 

I also need to read more books... I'm trying but technology wins me over everytime. Luckily I get my books from the library and the period of borrowing is 2 weeks maximum, so I have that timeline to keep me reading. 

And yeah trying to wake up earlier isn't really working for me right now... but I'm noticing that the sun wakes me up pretty early now, so I just need to force myself to get out of bed at those times! 

So with all of this, I gotta start things slow and work my way up.

I'll continue to bujo as I have been, eat healthier/more veggies, go to the gym, read more books, go for more walks, colour, make cards. All the creative stuff that focuses on my well-being. Then I'll focus on making more content, keeping up with socials (this is the toughest part for me as before I've just been taking an unnatural approach and commenting on whatever. I'll start commenting in a natural way and things that I am truly passionate about), and keeping a schedule/routine. 

Super chill.

It's Saturday night right now and we did quite a bit yesterday and today!

Yesterday we went to have dinner with the famjam and also took Tofu for a walk! It was nice to see him go on a walk while it's really nice outside. :) We also went out on the patio to relax for a bit and just chilled as per usual on our Fridays.

Saturday: Today we went to OEB for brunch with a bunch of friends and also went to a Cinco De Mayo party that was hosted by the boif's co-worker. It was fun hanging out with people that I haven't seen in a while. Had some good bean dip too and some candy. I also got an eye exam to get my glasses prescription updated. Hoorah, my prescription went down!

When I got home I immediately went online to go buy some glasses. Took me a few hours to choose which one I wanted. I used the virtual try-on component on the website to see what the glasses would look like on me, and I went with my initial choice. I wonder how long it'll take for the glasses to get here. I'm pretty excited to wear them! They're more fashion-friendly I think than my current pair of glasses. I'm really loving the round-ish thin frame look right now. 

Just chilling out to some tunes now. I think I'm going to go remove my makeup now and do a mini-spa for the night. 

Sunday: Today we went for dim sum with some friends to catch up. It was pretty good and it was sooo nice and hot outside after we went outside of the restaurant. Went to the mall to grab a gift and a Mother's Day card, and then went back home to watch Ainori. I went to Starbucks with a friend for a bit to catch up and chat, and then went back home and made poke for dinner. Watched more Ainori until the power went out... that was weird! The power came back on after a few minutes but it looks like the other building doesn't have their power back yet. There are some trucks outside right now which look like they are here to fix the power.

We're just watching some Twitch stuff from our friend. I'm going to go pick out my work outfit for tomorrow soon and have a chill evening before going to bed. This weekend was pretty relaxing with lots of socializing! 

Expo weekend

I totally forgot to blog about this weekend and it's already Thursday!

Thursday - Friends came over and we ordered some food from Redheads Cafe and watched our friend's streams of Japan. I also got my overtone conditioner in extreme purple and dyed my hair with it again, the colour is back now! My hair is purple again.

Friday - Day off, volunteered at the expo. Volunteered at the parade. Was fun and exhausting. Had subway for lunch and dinner.

Saturday - Also volunteered, covered a bunch of panels, bought a shirt from nomsdesigns and a porg pop and a gift for a friend. Was pretty exhausted. Hung out with friends for bbt.

Sunday - Helped the bf's parents with their move and had dinner together.

Monday - Took the day off to recoup and catch up on some stuff! Edited. Also vlogged.

The weather was super nice during the weekend and it rained quite a bit as well. We're seeing really nice temperatures this Spring so far. Today it was about 20 degrees!