Tag: dailyprompt
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From Childfree to Happily Expecting. (Part1)
I never wanted to have children, for as long as I can remember. The idea of pregnancy itself felt revolting—an alien in your own body, yuck! Of course, I knew it was normal, even expected… but my parents were always pretty open-minded, plus they probably thought I would change my mind one day. When I…
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Buying, selling, moving…
My parents were not the typical types; they were never interested in owning a house… My dad was an actuary (retired now), so he was making good money, enough for my mom to be a stay-at-home mom. But when it came to priorities in life, they always put “experiences” before ownership. That means that instead…
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A day with Indiana
It’s been 6 months since she left us. I can’t believe how fast it has been; I feel it happened yesterday. And just like I promised her, I have missed her every single day. Grief is a never-ending pain; you just learn to live with it like a hole in your heart there to stay.…
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The invisible loss of Miscarriage
It’s a rather difficult subject to write about, and I haven’t openly disclosed this experience of mine besides to a few very close friends and family members. To get pregnant when you desire to be is a limitless amount of joy, and even more so if you have a partner to share it with. It…
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Destiny is like sailing
The eternal debate between fate and free will has kept more than one of us awake. Even in religion—at least in Catholicism, the culture I was brought up in—there is God Almighty, yet we’re still given free will. So even there, in the thick of belief, things aren’t that clear. I’m not religious myself, but…
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I think I went viral on TikTok
So… I started a TikTok account literally 2 weeks ago. I resisted for a long time. I was on Instagram—barely active anyway—and on my beloved Pinterest, sometimes creeping around on Tumblr. That was enough social media for me. But then comes the nature of my job… Creative Director. And, as much as I wish I…
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2026 Social Media Refresh
This year, I want to change the way I consume the internet. I’m usually pretty good at controlling my social media usage. I don’t spend too much time on it. I avoided TikTok for the longest time, and I mostly try to focus on content that genuinely makes me happy. But last year changed a…
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How I became Creative Director
I’ve always been creative, or at least, I was always referred to as an “artist” by family and friends. Sometimes, it was a kinder way to say I was weird. Somehow, I managed to make it my profession. In an era of social media frenzy, where everyone can self-identify as whatever the hell they want,…
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The ocean can wait…
Daiki and I surf 3 to 4 times a week. Needless to say, our weekends and vacation days are fully dedicated to the ocean. Daiki also has a particular hatred for the desert, the heat and dryness makes him feel claustrophobic. So he wasn’t convinced when I one day suggested for us to visit Grand…
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Acceptance…
I am not ready to talk about it yet, with anyone, and let alone the internet. But I have been dealing with a medical related issue for the past year. It’s been hard, for both my body and my mind. The hardest part, has been that I had to give up some of the activities…