Category: Lifestyle

Hi, everyone!

It’s the first blog of caitdegreat for 2021. Just like that, one month has already passed.

First thing’s first, I started off the New Year with a few new habits I thought were worth trying out in 2021:

1. Meditation
2. Morning Pages / Future Self Journaling
3. Reading (fiction and non-fiction)
4. Waking up early
5. Sharing more online
6. Daily Affirmations

While I was only able to be consistent a little more than halfway through the month, most of these new habits definitely set my mind for the year. The only ‘needs improvement’ on the list would be item number four, because I ended up waking at 7:00am (which is not early for me), a habit I need to work on further this February.

My favorite new habits were meditation and morning pages. I’ll save a more detailed explanation in a later blog, once I get the swing of things but they are essentially forms of manifestation and awareness of one’s self. In times of anxiety and pressure, I find that writing my thoughts would relax me, the way it always has for more than 10 years of my life.

Now, I say my consistency only lasted a while because at some point I let a lot of my thoughts on loneliness affect the end of my January. The past two weeks were a constant battle between waking up to ‘another day of being lonely’ and ‘I am grateful for my life.’ Despite this, I am looking deeply forward to February. So to all those who are struggling in the midst of this pandemic, due to loneliness – I just want to let you know you are definitely not alone. I am here, and I’ll try my best to recommend ways to cope in the future (gimme a bit of time to experiment more).

Now! Unto my favorite things for the month. I say favorites because these people and objects definitely made my January more than bearable, and actually wonderful.

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1. Coffee Favorite: Kori-Kohi from UCC Cafe (it’s pricey, but I love it) – ₱240
2. Candle Favorite: Lumi Candles’ Honey Dew Melon scent – ₱650
3. Bag Favorite: Beach bag from Shopee – ₱299
4. Skincare Favorites:
   1. Lavender Lotion and French Lavender from Bath & Body Works
   2. Powerful Line Reducing Dark Circle Serum from Kiehls
   3. Hada Labo Gokujyun UV White Gel SPF 50 from Miss Donki PH
5. Book Favorites: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
6. Youtube Favorites: Jess Conte’s Channel (I love her energy and kindness so much)
7. Anime Favorites: Demon Slayer (Netflix)
8. Song Favorites: Treat People with Kindness by Harry Styles and Easy by Troye Sivan
9. People Favorites: People who kept me sane this January (hehe)
10. App Favorites: Headspace (meditation app), Money Manager Expense (budget/expense app)