Hi friends.
A short and sweet life update post is in order, I believe. If you have been here for a while, you may be wondering where I have been and why I am posting so much gaming content. I know, quite a departure, right?
But to be very honest with you all, I have felt uninspired in this space for quite some time. It became a bit exhausting photographing my food and constantly talking about it. I started to obsess over it and it wasn’t doing my mental health any favors. So I stepped back from that type of content and leaned into cozy/lifestyle because that is what makes me happy these days. And aside from that, I have really fallen back in love with gaming.
I used to play a lot of Nintendo growing up and fell out of touch with that side of me for years. College, jobs, marriage, motherhood… a lot of it got in the way of who I was. Over the past year or so, I have been trying to get back in touch with that side of me and a part of that was playing Animal Crossing. It made me so happy again that I started an entire separate account that has been very fulfilling and has brought a lot of joy and creativity to my life again. As a part of that, I started creating content surrounding that on here (which you have probably noticed!) I promise, there will be other content in between at some point but that is kind of where I am at these days and I 100% understand if it is not your thing. But cozy hobbies are a huge piece of my life right now! So it has been fun sharing that side.
I am going to work on some what I’ve been loving lately posts, book recs and possibly more quick meal ideas in the future. I have all the intentions to! I swear! It’s on my editorial calendar just staring me in the face. But just wanted to let you all know it may be a bit or few-and-far between since my priorities have shifted.
I will always love this space. It’s where it all started and it has changed so much over the last decade. And for a while, I was making myself feel guilty for those shifts. But we all grow and no one is the same after 10 years, right? I am learning to just lean into what is making me happy and letting that guide me. I hope that you understand and can appreciate that.
I hope that you are all well and enjoying the holiday season thus far. For my bookish friends, what have you been reading? I’m slowly making my way through Brimstone (it’s a little slow compared to the first book) and I think that will wrap up the 2025 reading year for me. I’ve been working on my TBR list for 2026 and hope to share that with all of you, too.
Wishing you all the warm and cozy days this December and I will be back shortly with some more lifestyle content. x
