Four Halloween Symbols

The image is from Pexels Okay, I’m a bit embarrassed that I’m almost 30 and still not knowing some Halloween facts, but as I said, it’s not a holiday I grew up with. I always believe it’s never too late to learn. Last year, I wrote a similar post, but due to storage limitations on … Continue reading Four Halloween Symbols →

About Pumpkins!

Image is from Pexels In Europe, pumpkins aren’t popular in the way they are used here, and, in general, Halloween wasn’t seen as a holiday in the 2000s when I was already in my teens, so I never went trick-or-treating, for example. The reason is likely tied to religious beliefs, especially among the older generation. … Continue reading About Pumpkins! →

Summer Time Things

Image is from Pexels I’m trying to keep my summer content as light as possible, given how heavy the summer heat is, pun intended. As I said last week, I have some curious questions related to this season. I found some Guinness World Records related to this time, but the article is from 2012, so … Continue reading Summer Time Things →

Easter Food and Symbols

Easter has always been connected to religion, or at least it is where I’m from, but I see Spring itself as a season of new beginnings and starting over. Outside religion, this holiday has elements related to history and culture, so like Christmas, it is most widely celebrated. It always falls between March 22 and … Continue reading Easter Food and Symbols →

World Records About Love

The image is from Pexels The day I’m sitting down to write this post is Sunday of Valentine's Day weekend. Yeah, I surprised myself for wanting to write this post because outside of my sister’s birthday, this isn’t a holiday that makes me feel good since I haven’t been in a relationship with someone for … Continue reading World Records About Love →

Semi Reindeer Readathon Wrap Up

Image is from Pexels I can't believe it's time to wrap up Reindeer Readathon; as they said, you don't see the time going by when you are having fun. This readathon was the first time I learned how to use discord, and believe me. I met some fantastic people, including Kristin, from Kristin Kraves Books; … Continue reading Semi Reindeer Readathon Wrap Up →

Blogmas Day 7: Mental Health And The Holidays

My depression during the holidays isn’t something that I talked or been open up about outside of therapy sessions. The reason being it feels that around that the holiday season you’re only allowed to be happy and love yourself and don’t get wrong there is anything wrong with feeling like that. It’s kind of embarrassing … Continue reading Blogmas Day 7: Mental Health And The Holidays →

TIS-THE-SEASON-A-THON: Announcement + Challenges And How I Forgot About My Own Readathon!

This is a holiday read-a-thon as you can guess by the title, which is at its second round where you read holiday books. The dates are 2nd till the 8th. Hosts Heather / Kristin / Trina / Amy / Chelsea CHALLENGES: Read a book w/ snow on the cover Read a holiday themed book Read a book you received as a gift Read … Continue reading TIS-THE-SEASON-A-THON: Announcement + Challenges And How I Forgot About My Own Readathon! →

My Trip To Cyprus

Thoughts On The Flight Back in March, my family decided as a family that we want to go on holiday. We first picked the UK, but that was expensive for our budget then we thought about Amsterdam, but that ended up causing the same issue that we had with the UK proving to be … Continue reading My Trip To Cyprus →