This tends to be an annual tradition for my birthday. I like to spill some ink on the blog about becoming another year older. “Kim Thoughts”– if you will. So goodbye 25, and hello 26! Here are some random thoughts I have about myself, my life and aging- on this, the last day of me being 25.
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Ahh the wonders of getting paid to stay in a local Airbnb. Wait no… not actually… but that is definitely how it feels sometimes. In the past year, I have become my local community’s friendly pet-sitter. Whenever someone needs reliable gal like myself to watch their house/cat/dog, they flash a Batman symbol in the sky and I appear. It’s my favorite side hustle! It has been so convenient since I work from home and I love getting to have some time away from my house (sorry Mom, Dad and Oma- still love ya!). I highly recommend house-sitting and pet-sitting to anyone who also works remotely and doesn’t have any pets of their own yet. So here is some of my pet-sitting wisdom and general tips for if you too decide to steal my thunder pet-sit and house-sit!
Cheers to the end of 2020! What a weird year. Looking back on the last year is so bizarre. Thinking about how it started to how everything is now blows my mind. Never did I think ‘global pandemic’ would define my 2020, but here we are. Despite a chaotic and stressful year, there are a few things I’m glad I started doing this year.
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Today is my last day of being 24! And I have a lot of thoughts on that, so here is some spilled ink on turning 25.
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This blog has been sitting in my drafts for 3 weeks as I’ve been debating on what to say. In late July, I was cat sitting/apartment sitting for one of my good friends, Sarah, and her boyfriend, Rafael. Seems a little weird that I would be posting about that since I have actually watched a lot of my friends’ cats over the years. But what makes this different is that I pretty much moved into their apartment for the week. Since I am working remotely, I rarely left her apartment except to run some errands and go home to my parent’s for dinner (because it was only 7 minutes away and who doesn’t like free food?). I had a super fun week pretending I had actually moved out of my parent’s house and had gotten myself an adorable little kitty. But it sparked the question from others and from myself: am I ready to move out?
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It’s been a while since I’ve shared some of my favorite things, and considering it’s the end of the summer (kind of) I wanted to share some foods I’ve been loving, what I’ve recently purchased/businesses I support, things I can’t stop listening to and so on. I will make other posts on the books I’ve read, shows I’ve watched, and my recent thrift finds, so be on the look out for those!
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When I originally took these pictures with Kayla a few weeks ago, I had no idea what was going on with the USPS. But I feel like you would probably have to be living under a rock to not know now. It’s been causing me a lot of stress and anxiety (but that’s pretty normal now whenever I follow the news), so I’ve been doing a lot of research to fully grasp what is happening. I’ve also been seeking ways that I can help. It is so major for all of us to support the Postal Service right now. Speaking from a personal note, My Opa worked for the Postal Service for 35 years. So clearly the USPS is near and dear to my heart, but it’s also a crucial public service that we need to protect!
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It’s that time again! I loved coming up with my first “101 Things in 1,001 Days” list back in 2017 and tried to mix up this list as much as I could. Here is my recap of my first list. With a current pandemic happening right now, I tried to be optimistic about what I can accomplish in the next 3 years. I don’t know when large events are going to happen safely again or when a vaccine will be developed, but I am trying to cling onto hope that I will be able to travel and hang out with my friends again. But I also decided I wanted this list to focus on the activities and goals that I know I can do, even in the comfort of my home. So with that being said, here is my new list of 101 Things in 1,001 Days:
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Truth be told: there is a lot weighting on my heart right now. And I don’t have the words yet, but I’m getting there. Despite everything happening, I am working on much more articulate blogs for that and am in no way trying to downplay anything with this post. Among everything going on right now in this crazy world, here are 5 little things that brought me joy this week.
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Did anyone else forget this is Memorial Day weekend? I literally had no idea until I looked at my work calendar and realized I have a half day today. Not that it makes a difference, considering I’m still not leaving my house. It’s so rainy and gross in Maryland today and that will continue on through the weekend. What a bummer. But even with this gloomy weather, I still wanted to share 5 things that brought me joy this week.
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