what life’s been like this year ~
2026 began with a quiet new year’s eve, embracing the tradition of watching the ball drop show on TV; this time extra special being in New York. It was a pleasant and relaxing evening and a felt like a nice start to the new year.
Snow is so beautiful and magical, I’m in love with the watching the snow flakes from the window. ❄️
These last few weeks I’ve been getting matcha (with strawberry!) after a while. I’ve been craving coffee from outside less because it’s more convenient (& cheaper) to have it at home, though I did treat myself to a gingerbread latte & cardamon bun this morning. 🥮
A friend and I went to get our aura read together. It was interesting to learn more about my friend and hear about what our auras looked like. It was my first time doing it and parts of the reading resonated with me.
I recently finished the first two seasons of The Way Home. It took me many episodes to get into it, and it’s different from the shows I usually. The show revolves around time travel, a family though generations. Some characters are living life forwards and other characters have lived those moments already. There is one character in the show, Elliot, a man who feels upset having known about the future from his teenage years, and feels trapped by those realities as he makes his way through life. One thing I notice about him, is how he is mindful not to burden anyone else with the knowledge of what he knows on what has happened or what will happen; unless he is very specifically asked a question. He keeps the information to himself, which is heavy for him, and he tries to not interfere in what he perceives as the natural course of things. It strikes me as notable; because how many of us complain about situations and circumstances, only to play our own roles in inflicting similar ones to others, whether that be unintentional or intentional.
I watched the movie Eternity, and it gave me a lot to think about. Through the movie, to be honest, I didn’t know what would happened and it kept me on my toes. The film is about a woman choosing where and with whom she wanted to spend her eternity after death: with her first husband who she lost during the war, or her second husband who she was married to for sixty five years? One thing I was intrigued about the movie is it’s take on communication, or the lack thereof. Neither of the main character’s husbands were particularly good at communicating; they both loved her; but they couldn’t say it without using odd means to rationalization. But what I appreciated is that the story was forgiving of this: instead of categorizing these moments as gaslighting or manipulation; the story showed us their love with their actions, even when their words were lacking. I enjoyed the movie and would recommend watching it!
thank you for reading! 💌