In my own process of finding and learning myself, I've encountered various phases, faced my fair share of lows, and celebrated a few highs. I've explored different aspects of life and indulged in some desires. But, in the end, I've come to the realisation:

The Autumn season is here; Autumn is my favourite season because of the shifting colour of the leaves and the brown and orange shades that fill the streets. Autumn is a season that I find simple to romanticise and makes me feel like the main character in my own life.

Now that I am in the corporate world, I've found that the commute can be draining at times for me, especially on my way home, and that I can feel weary after a busy day at work. However, I really wanted to come out of that state of exhaustion and feel rejuvenated and revitalised instead.

At the start of the year, I was working a job that I wasn't very happy with; it was draining my creativity and was extremely monotonous and mundane, with no possibility for growth or prospects for my future.

Unlike other years, I created a vision board to visualise what I wanted my life to welcome this year and the following years. I really loved conceptualising things I would love to do and experience and putting them into pictures on a board to sum up everything that is expeditiously me, the parts of me that I want to tap into and live out in 2023.

Following your dreams, what does that look like? I never really knew the answer to that question until after I finished writing this; I always knew I wanted to do something creative, spontaneous, and flexible.

In the middle of August, I wrote briefly on one of my Instagram post captions about a Netflix movie I watched called Purple Heart. With Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine starring in the main roles. There are so many reasons why I found this movie so exceptional, from the plot, to casting, down to the actual execution of the film. If you are a movie buff like me, and like to dissect the deeper meanings of movies, you'd realise that this movie teaches you so much about life.

I would now say I've entered what is known as the 'real world', and it's definitely interesting, to say the least. I've learned many brutal truths and had to face some rejections, but there is another part of the real world I don't think gets talked about enough. Yes, life is hard, and as I began to assume real-life duties, I discerned that very quickly, but being the author of how I want my life to be, I can write ways to make it less challenging and a bit better. It is essential to fit time for me, to pick up hobbies, go out with friends and family, meet people, not be afraid to speak to someone who could possibly change my life, to look at nature or the beautifully designed skyscrapers on my way home from work, and eat my favourite meal. Life is actually to be romanticised.

This is the last day of mental health awareness month, and I wanted to take this chance to talk about how I took time for my wellness and why I did that.

Finding Ashley is one of my best reads of 2022 so far. It had a combination of themes such as loss, finding love, healing and starting again. Today, I will be talking about the themes of starting again and healing (Let me know in the comments if you want me to do a themed series for this book).

Today is all about the subject of perseverance. Over the last month or so, I've been extremely busy with my studies and I feel like it is never-ending. Even though the days are growing closer to the deadline, it is not over until it is over! I am so busy and consumed with my coursework that I am overwhelmed, and at times I do not feel to push on forward and complete the work I have to do. Even though I'm getting closer, it just seems so far away.

If anyone reading this has watched the vampire diaries, you all know who Elena Gilbert is. When I first started watching the vampire diaries at 13, I found Elena very annoying. I felt like she always played victim even though everyone around her was legit risking their lives and dying so that she could be alive and have the life she desired. Even as I would re-watch the show, sometimes I couldn't even get past a couple of seasons because I was reminded of how annoying Elena was. Now, this is like my millionth time watching, and for the first time ever, I can actually relate to Elena and finally understand her. It takes being in a particular place in life to understand that everyone is alike.