August 7, 2025 7:22 PM
My year so far
Life is pretty good right now.
I think I had been a bit stressed out for a few months. I had to handle a never-ending stream of paperwork for my dad and aunts. I was worried about my finances and my relationship. I seemed to go on a lot of trips and it was getting to be too much for me. But after I got back from my family's annual vacation about a month ago, I've felt a lot more calm.
I've mentioned that I'm trying to cut back on caffeine. Being at home for our camping trip set me back a little bit, but since then I've been really good about not really having any caffeinated coffee, and I think my body feels better because of it. But honestly, I still really like coffee and in my ideal life, I'd be sipping on coffee all day. My non-dairy decaf iced coffees have been pretty good at satiating me though.
I started working on Teochew stuff again. I was worried about jumping back into it, but I think I needed it, for my own fulfillment. First it was just my own site, but now I'm part of the WhatTCSay web team! It honestly feels really good to work on a project that I care about. And it's nice to have a small team to work with again.
Of course that means my food blog has not been updated in a while. That's okay. I'll get back to it when the inspiration strikes. I have been cooking regularly, but I'm trying to not worry so much about always having food ready to eat. It's okay if I buy grocery store sushi or indulge in fun limited time offerings at Aldi.
I want to do more dance gaming and bouldering and crocheting and reading and exploring. I have so many ideas in my head, and I know I'll never have enough time to do everything. But I'm still choosing to take things as slow as I can, because it feels good to live life inefficiently.