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life

2018 in Review (Part 1)

Hello everyone! It has been almost a YEAR since I've last made a blog post - I've missed blogging so much and needed to write another post before the end of the year. So many major life changes have occurred in 2018: I moved for the first time in my life, I've been living on my own, and have began new projects/work that...

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books

Book Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

I'm back after finishing the second book in The Lunar Chronicles, Scarlet. This post, unfortunately, will contain spoilers, so come back and read it after reading Scarlet. Right off the bat we're introduced to a new character, Scarlet. In my last blog post, I complained about Cinder's (and many other characters') lack of personality and "flavor". I'm happy to report that I could...

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books

Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

I'm finally back with another book review; it feels like ages since I last read a book for enjoyment, sadly. Yesterday, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed from, you know, life (can I get an Amen). I needed to get lost in a different world and take my mind off things, so I dived into a book I've heard a lot about: Cinder....

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photography

Hiking in Autumn

Hope everyone had a great holiday season! Here are some pictures I took about a month ago when I went hiking with my family. It seems to have become our family tradition to go out and hike whenever we celebrate holidays. :) Mel ...

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college

Stressed about college apps? Me too.

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on." -Robert Frost There are only 4 more days until my fate for the rest of my life is decided... Just kidding! Although, honestly, sometimes this entire college app process feels that way. In 4 more days, I will be hearing back from the college I applied Early Action...

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food

Food Diary: Vegan In-n-Out!

Two months ago on the way to Knott's, we made a stop at Healthy Junk to grab some vegan and gluten-free comfort food. OUR ORDER: 3 Classic burgers Skinny Fries Crispy Chick Wings Mango Tango Salad While munching on the burger, I realized how familiar the taste was; it tasted almost identical to the In-n-Out burgers my mom and I used to eat...

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life

Goodbye, September

Before my last post, I hadn't updated my blog for a good 2 months (not at all surprising considering my track record at this point). Since then, so many exciting things (hence the title) have happened/are happening. 1) Perhaps the most exciting... My sister got married to her true love! lovely photo taken by the photographer I'm so excited for my sister and...

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