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In This Corner of the World

Feeling under the weather is the best excuse for watching movies. I don’t know about you, but if I’m going to spend all day on the couch, I want to catch up on some good entertainment. Since Sander was home with me, we decided to watch a movie that has been long overdue, In This Corner of the World. Popular Anime website Crunchyroll recently published an article about two movies I’ve been dying to see and one of them is finally out on…

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Books

Snotgirl

While the name is rather unappealing, I’m digging the comic book series that is Snotgirl. Written by Bryan Lee O’Malley and illustrated by Leslie Hung, it is an interesting look into the life of a girl who has it all… Or at least she likes to believe she does. The series is about a fashion influencer by the name of Lottie Person, a bright girl with bright green hair. It’s her iconic trademark. It is, also unfortunately the color of…

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How to

How to avoid buying the unnecessary

Allow me to share with you something that happened this past weekend. Back in January I had visited a wondrous place called Global Garden. It’s a giant store filled to the brim with outdoor and decor. Think of a mixture between the garden section of Lowe’s and Pier 1 Imports under one roof. It’s heaven, let me tell you. Anyway, the last time I had visited, there were terrariums on display. Now they were reasonably priced at a little under…

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Lifestyle Living in North Holland

Video games I’ve been playing

It’s no secret that the bad weather has kept me indoors. Aside from passing my time by working on the blog or reading, I’ve been playing a handful of games. For me, playing video games keeps my mind and hands busy. Back home I would watch my favorite shows but I could do crafty hobbies as well. I haven’t gotten back into many of those hobbies out here and need to keep my hands busy all the time. Playing video…

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How to

How to develop an exciting routine

It’s easy to fall into a routine that’s pretty lackluster. We become content with a messy room or put off doing busy work as long as can just because it feels too tedious. If we take the time to develop healthy habits, a boring routine can easily be defeated. Doing mundane things can actually be fun and in the end, you feel better about yourself and your personal environment. A new routine can be anything from simply cleaning up after…

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Skincare & Beauty

My favorite hand moisturizers

I’ve mentioned time and time again that the weather here takes a serious toll on my skin. My hands are especially under fire all day. I’m constantly washing my hands for one reason or another. During the deep winter, I’ve actually had my skin break and bleed… No fun at all. I’ve been doing my best to take better care of my hands and that includes replenishing their moisture often. Body Shop’s Almond Hand & Nail Cream is a delicate way to…

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Lifestyle To do list

March to do list

It’s already 3 months into 2018! It feels like yesterday I was turning 30 and now it’s already March. They say as you get older, time seems to fly, but it’s going too fast! So for this month I have a few more things I’d like to tackle and I can’t wait to get started. Mount our new tapestry We have a large tapestry hanging in our living room on our statement wall. It allows for us to change up…

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How to Lifestyle

How I edit my photos

The fantastic thing about being a photographer, is that you can reinvent yourself a thousand times. If you love taking photos, you can express yourself in a million ways via these images. It’s how you see the world and how you want to show it to others. While I would still call myself an amature when it comes to photography. This is also a reason for why I can’t find a particular style. I can’t focus on one thing to…

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Lifestyle Living in North Holland

So how about the weather

“You must be crazy! Leaving behind all that sun for this…” Our neighbor gestured around him and while there was nothing to see, we know what he was talking about. This weekend the temperatures will be dipping down into the low 30°s. While this is warm for most people from the east coast of America, I’m entirely new to the scene. I grew up in California where the coldest it would get was maybe low 40°s in the middle of…

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