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Life Updates | New K-Drama + Skincare Update + Dreading Winter

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It took me more than a year, but I finally finished The Graveyard Book. When I started reading it, I stopped at 20%, paused for 15 months, picked it up again, then finished it in a week.

Every time I read a Neil Gaiman book, my initial reaction is always, “I don’t get this. This is out of my league.” But I learned that if I just keep going and let myself enter his mysterious world, I would eventually be enchanted by it. I have to keep this in mind whenever I start one of his books again.

I currently have 38 books on my ‘currently reading’ list and maybe that’s just how it is. Maybe each book has its own time and place (The Graveyard Book was gifted to me by my sister last Christmas of 2020!) and I’ll pick them up again when the timing feels right.

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Skincare Haul: Skin Cycling

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I am back home at hanggang ngayon, I’m (expertly) avoiding thoughts about my grandma that’s going to make me breakdown. Nagtataka rin ako bakit hindi ako nagiiyak. Scary. Siguro dahil walang nangangamusta sakin at ayoko ring kamustahin ang sarili ko. Ang lagi lang naman tanong sakin ay, “Kamusta ang lola mo?” So naka-focus yung sagot ko sa kung anong nangyayari sa lola ko.

Gusto ko ring magsulat about something light naman. Ayoko namang every check nyo ng bagong post puro kalungkutan lang ang dala ko. Kaya ngayon, I will share kung ano yung obsession ko recently: skincare. Currently, ito yung mga products na actively kong ginagamit:

Bago ko sya isa-isahin, yes, aware ako na ang OA nya sa dami. Pero hindi ko naman sila ginagamit all at once. Some products I only use on specific days. At dun papasok yung skin cycling. It’s basically rotating skincare products so you can target different concerns without overloading your skin. For me na ang skin concerns ay large pores, signs of aging, and uneven skin texture, skin cycling caught my interest. Merong tatlong routines:

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Thursday Letter #7 | Aging and Vanity

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As an aging woman, ang bilis kong mabudol pag nakakakita ako ng mga skincare product reviews. I am not blessed with great skin, so I do what I can to improve, or at least maintain my current skin situation. To be honest, sa lahat ng ginamit kong serums and moisturizers, wala naman akong nakitang drastic change na nangyari. I think skincare barely does anything at all (despite that, I’ll still share the new stuff I got later). I think it probably just delays the inevitable. At this point, I keep up with my routine not because I expect miracles, but because I worry that if I stop, it will just accelerate the inescapable process of skin aging.

Skincare while watching the remaining chicks (RIP chick #1 😢)

As far as vanity goes, I won’t really try hard or spend so much money on procedures just to look like I’m still in my 30’s. I’ve also read about the harmful effects of botox, so I’m not trying that either. I only have one goal when it comes to aging: I just don’t want to look older than my husband.

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Life Updates | New Work + Skincare + Missing My Blog

Ang dalang ko na magsulat dito. Nagsusulat pa rin ako araw-araw pero dun sa analog journal and app ko na lang sa phone. Pero naisip kong i-recap ang mga kaganapan kasi parang ang bilis ng mga nangyayari.

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