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Near the end of August last year, I began to bullet journal (bujo) digitally in the Concepts app using my iPad. For me, this has so many benefits and an iPad was definitely a great investment! I'm no longer having to use paper so it creates less waste, I'm able to be creative with it in other ways and can always easily erase when I make mistakes, and an iPad is a lot more compact to carry around. When I started using a digital bujo, I still had some pages left in my old bullet journal. So it was a weird flip between using both of them but I realized I much preferred the digital one. I finally got to switch everything over to electronically at the beginning of this year! And the flip took quite a while. To be exact, here's the instagram post on January 15th for when the move was finally complete! Taking everything from my old bullet journal and moving it to be electronic was quite the task. There were many pages that made much more sense to be Excel Spreadsheets for me to be...

We're already two thirds of the way done with the year. I'll be honest and say that I was expecting much more from 2020. My mindset was so positive at the beginning of the year, but then the pandemic happened, and life happened, and now I just don't know where my mind is at.  It wants to be happy, but I feel like there's something holding it back. I strive for a life of abundance and fulfillment, but I'm still not sure what that means for me. It's almost been 5 years since I've graduated college, and I'm still as lost as ever. I've heard that adulting goes something like this, is that true? Am I just  feeling what most other adults feel? I'm trying to get back to going upward on this rollercoaster, but it feels like as soon as I go a bit up, it just goes a little more down.  I feel like I haven't started living, like I haven't started my life. What am I living for? Who am I living for? What does it even mean to be alive.  These are just s...

There is so much value in having a morning ritual, and waking up an hour of two before you have to start any type of work. Remember that you can do anything, your mind is the only limitation!  To begin, 5 reasons why you should start a morning routine:  It prevents the drift effect by giving you a destination to start deliberately with a mission and purpose.  It restores your focus right in the morning to set your intentions for the day and your life. To do your best and to do the things you said you would do to improve your life.  It helps you make progress to your most important tasks to align yourself with the life you want to live.  It gives you structure to something that is typically a wasted part of the day. It allows you to hold yourself accountable to you - usually we have someone else holding us accountable.  It starts your day calm versus rushed, which sets the tone for the rest of your day.  With that being said, a quick routing to create c...

So you’re out of college and you don’t have that job lined up yet. Don't sweat it, a job you want is definitely obtainable as long as you put your mind to it. I graduated from college in December of 2016 and landed a job that I desired about a month after I graduated. Here are some tips to consider during that job hunt. Keep organized Keep a document of all the places you apply to with the company name, job title and description, and also where you found the position. When companies respond you can cross them out or see which ones are interested in you as a candidate. Companies will ask you how you found the position and when you’re applying to multiple a day through various ways, it’s easy to forget how exactly you came across the position. This is also good because you can look back at the document and see every place/position you applied for.        When you get calls, take lots of notes! Make goals Set small goals, like “I’ll apply to at least 10 jobs...

Lately, I have had all of these things on my mind wondering about how I got to where I am and what is missing, and I've just been needing to get it written down somewhere out here in this huge world. So here it goes. I remember the first time I heard the word nomad. Now, this may sound dumb or immature, but it is just simply what I had thought at the time. The idea of being a nomad intrigued me when I was younger, and I think I'm realizing now that that's always how I've wanted to be. I use to say that I wanted to be a bum, and yeah it was sort of a joke. But it was also sort of serious. That feeling of being free and on the road, and fulfilling whatever it is that life throws at you. How do things change so fast, and so sudden? Where does our imagination go? You have the power to do and change your life. What you believe, becomes. These random thoughts in my head comes up constantly. The real enemy is yourself, you just have to focus on the goals that are in ...

I turned 25 this past Wednesday, the final age of adulthood. I can now rent a car without a cosigner. Now the next age to look forward to is retirement! Since I've now hit this notable age, I thought I'd share 25 things I've learned throughout the past years. Some are advice that I wish I would have known or understood before. Don't get me wrong though, I am still a work in progress and still learning to better implement these lessons and advice into my life. 25 things learned at 25 Just like you, your parents are only getting older. Spend and enjoy as much time with them as you can. They deserve it, don't overlook them. They are part of your should and heart. People don't pay attention to you half as much as you think they do. Everyone is consumed with their life, so stop overthinking about what people will think of you.  Do what you love. No one is going to of it for you. You have one life, and you're allowed to be happy.  Quality over quantit...

This is kind of late, but better late than never! This was inspired after watching the Youtuber, Vagabond  Youth .  I watched the video back in January, but have been meaning to write down my answers somewhere. Goodbye 2017!  1. Where were you this time last year?  Last year for new years, I went to Kong's house, I had bought some bottles on my way to his house from work. I put a bottle of wine in his mini fridge and had put it in a way where it rolled out of the mini fridge and shattered. It was such a mess. We had planned to go to his uncle's for new year's, but we accidentally fell asleep. We woke up 15 minutes before new years to watch the ball drop and then went back to bed. Also on Valentines day last year, well Kong knows what happens. 2. Where are you now? This year for new years, we made it to Kong's uncle's house. And it was a fine, grand time until the end. The beginning of this year also brought a new position for me at my work place, that ...

Here, lays my goals for 2018:  Complete 10 Hmong Lessons  Read 5 books Travel to 5 states  Get my passport  Squat 30 lbs comfortably  Paint 5 paintings  Write 1 song  Read 5 Bible books  Plan lessons & post it  Cook at least 12 times  Be more minimal ( Buy/spend less and give/sell away more )  Simple Christmas gifts ( 2017 I went way too all out, and spent way too much ) This year I decided to keep SMART in mind. I've learned about this over and over in school, and I noticed my goals last year were just way too broad that I didn't know how to measure if I had achieved it or not. So this year I decided to really make all my goals Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time limited (not really much a time limit except by the end of 2018).  I't's February, hopefully everyone is still on track with there goals! ( I know I'm already starting to lack )

The Bullet Journal idea has been going around for a while now. I started my first official "Bullet Journal" mid-last year. Before that, I have always kept a planner and had a similar process/setup as how I've setup my bullet journals. This year, I was lucky enough to get one for Christmas to start anew in 2018! Here's some snaps of my 2018 bullet journal a couple weeks after setting it up: Watch the video below to see the original setup:  I've added quite a few more things since then. Keeping this little journal really makes me feel like I have a handle on my life (...finally😂). Is that just me? 😂 I hope everyone is staying warm this winter!  Enjoy the Super Bowl this weekend (if you watch it)! 

So, I made this elaborate plan/map of new foods that I wanted to try at the fair. Of course knowing that I won't stick to it, but it was cool looking at all of the new foods and beverages. Below is the map I made during my extra time on Saturday: (Yup... I used Paint hahaha) It actually was really useful in navigating where to go next to try something new! By the end of the day though, we were all just too full to enjoy food or drinks anymore. We only got to a few foods on the list: Duke of Cuke:   Yay , I really liked this beer! I thought it was quite sweet. We originally went to Lulu's (a place I swear I've never seen at the fair before haha) to get the Adult Red Bull Slushie but by the time we got there they said that they were remaking the slushies and it would be about an hour or two before it would be frozen again. So we skipped the slushies, but I'm glad I got this beer in place of it. Ordinary Mary: Aight , I love bloody's so I'm a bit picky. T...

I'm such an introvert. I decide to spend my days off away from people, but I truly enjoy it. I did a mini-roadtrip by myself today in the country side and it was wonderful; just me, my mind, and the roads ahead. I didn't have to worry about what anyone was thinking about me, I didn't have to worry about filling silence up or thinking about what the other person did or didn't want to do; all I had to think about was where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do the only thing I had to semi-worry about was time until I had to go back to reality and play the part I'm suppose to (a daughter, a girlfriend, a sister, a friend). I don't know if this makes me an introvert or just shows that I don't like being around people. Lol, I'm sure I would get scared, tired, and lonely being by myself all the time but I truly love the times when I'm just with me. It is always nice to share experiences with other people, but not having to worry about the small parts in b...

My Reaction is My Responsibility. At this time, I think this is one of the biggest lessons my mom has taught me. You are responsible for the way you react, so think twice before overreacting. There have been many times in my life when I overreacted to a situation or small comment and later on had to take responsibility for my initial reaction. For example, some nights when my boyfriend goes out a little late with his friends and hasn't returned my calls or texts, my mind might wander off far. Though he was probably just with his guys doing the things guys do, I was sulking in my thoughts of many doubts. Then when he finally gives me that late night call as promised when he gets home, I can't help but react with my angry tone over the phone. This could then get him to react either apologetically or being fed up that he has to deal with the overthinking again . Either way, the night is either going to be short and sweet or long and frustrating but it all depends on how each of...

2016 was quite a year (like most years are). There were achievements and failures, high times and low, but at the end when you look back on it, it was all pretty good. I began the year at Urbana with lovely people! It was the first time not spending the first hours of a new year with my family. In January, I also lost my wallet (and had also lost my phone at the end of 2015 while Christmas shopping) and from that I got my identity stolen because since I was job hunting I had my Social Security card in it. After a few months the police eventually caught the person who had my driver's license, which I was very much thankful for! Getting my identity stolen was definitely a hassle and very annoying to have to deal with as I was just getting out of college. Overall, January was full of job hunting, going to interviews, and relaxing in the way I relax (which is keeping myself busy). In February, I started my first job after college! I visited Washington D.C. and got to meet good...