Hey, my lovelies, 

I hope you've had a lovely January! Mine has been quite lovely, getting to hang out with friends, trying new foods (especially vegan ones thanks to a friend of mine), going to see the Gothic Modern exhibition at Ateneum, reviving this blog... All in all this feels like a nice way to start the year. And yet it's been slow enough since it's still the slumber season if you're living the more pagan/witchy lifestyle, as I'm trying to at least to some extent.

This time of the year is so good for just staying home and cozying up in a blanket and just reading. (My dear friends, if I disappear for hours or days and don't answer your messages immediately, this is more often than not why. I'm lost in a book.) And because I've been doing that quite a bit, today I wanted to share what I've read this month: 

Hello, my lovelies!

I would assume most might have forgotten who I am, which is fair after pulling a disappearing act for two years. But after re-evaluating things I want to do in life, and what has made me happy in the past, I figured coming back to blogging (even if it might just be for my own amusement and no one read it) would be quite fun. After all, I've been getting back into hobbies that would give me at least something moderately interesting to write about - like reading, knitting, tarot cards, crystals, collecting herbs, taking aesthetic photos... 

I'm sure all that (not to mention nails, makeup, and outfits that never went away) will give me something to say that would resonate at least with some people. 

If not, this will be just like a very public journal—like it used to be.

Coming back has been brewing in my mind for a hot minute now - for almost a year, I'd say. But figuring out what the hell I'd say after such a while felt like a massive challenge. After mulling over that for months, I just thought I'd post whatever my silly heart desires - no one is paying me to do this, so the only expectations come from myself (which, coming from a sort of a perfectionist, means the bar was unreasonably high).

But that made me think: Expectations... Why not just start off light, and write a little list of things I'd like to do in 2025. Kind of like my own little manifestation list. And the more I thought about it, the more I felt like that really was what I wanted to do. 

Hey Lovelies!

It’s been a while, hasn’t it?

I was planning on coming back much earlier, but life got in the way - in the best way possible, I’d say. 2022 was in many ways a rollercoaster, but the latter half made me feel like I’m finally alive after the slump of the pandemic. Since the last updates, a lot has changed. So, let’s list some personal highs and lows of the year to start off this post:

Happy weekend dearies! Hope you’ll be having a relaxing one. I for one have various school tasks, some household chores and quite a bit of content preparing to do, but once all that is sorted out I plan on just relaxing the rest of the weekend. And as part of my relaxing ritual there will be some knitting/crafting. 

Which is my sequeue into the topic today, which are my latest DIY projects. 

What's up my loves? As promised, today's post is all about DIY things, although I haven't been up to as many things as I had in the previous DIY update here (click!). That's because I'm busy with studying and working all the darn time, and can't put as much time into DIY as I'd love to. However, that'll change once I graduate (which should be in June if all goes well). 

But without further ado, let's talk about DIY!

I was supposed to post this a week ago, but am honestly so busy I'm happy we're getting this up only a week late. So, let that be said, posts may be a little more sparse for the time being as I am working, studying and living all at the same time, so Internet must wait at times. But once I get my studies out of the way, there'll be more time for blog posts and such. I will try my best to compensate the lack of quantity with quality, so that the few posts you get will then be better. But without any further ado, let's get into this post and to my latest DIY projects.

Today's post is half advice/tips, half a "what's going on with my life" post. I wanted to write this because I'm sure there are other people in similar situation or people who think about taking up a bit of studying while working full time. To be honest, it can be a hard thing to do, depending on what you do for a job and what and how much you want/need to study, but I'm here to tell you about things that make it all doable for me. If that's something you'd be interested in, keep on reading.