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31-day Blog Challenge 2014

Published by Justine

I have decided that I’m going to participate in a blog challenge because I want to attempt to get back on the blogging horse, mostly for myself. I don’t have to write every day, but I have to finish all 31 days and I have to make sure it doesn’t stretch out until forever! I’ve given myself the rule of not posting less than 3 times a week. Intro & Recent Photo Meaning of your blog name? Why do you blog? Your favorite: 5 blogs Share: Best advice you ever got Something for your kids to know Memories: What’s your earliest one? Tell me: Currently reading anything? What’s in your purse/bag? Share: Old photo(s) of yourself Your favorite: 10 songs right now Share: Your bucket list Something you’ve been putting off Memories: Been to any concerts? Tell me: How are you like your parents? What’s the ____ thing you’ve wanted to do, but haven’t yet? Where do you work? Your favorite: Childhood books 20 facts about yourself Something you’re trying to figure out Memories: Where …

Current Beauty Essentials Vol. II

Published by Justine

I know it hasn’t really been apparent in this blog but I have been obsessed about makeup for the past 3 years. If I wasn’t so lazy, I think I would have definitely considered beauty blogging. I have, though, made a lot of purchases in the past year and a half that sometimes hurt my pocket.. goodness knows what will happen to me once I actually switch to extremely high end products. Another “essentials” post is overdue, since the last time I did it last year, it felt like it was a very noob-y post of products here and there with not much depth on makeup knowledge. Numerous subscriptions of beauty blogs and countless YouTube tutorials later, I’d like to think I have better grasp on it now, although I still definitely am poorly versed compared to all the #bblogers & #bvloggers out there. So anyway! Here’s a rundown of my current beauty essentials in the past month or so. I wish I did these kind of posts often so I could have shown the …

Twenty Six

Published by Justine

This white box where I’m supposed to write a post has been empty for quite some time now. After a few months, I decided to log in again today. It’s always that vicious cycle of wanting to write and failing to do it. Laziness taking over, the confusion of what to say that starts to play with my head, and a whole lot of other excuses always overpower the fact that I want to keep this blog and I do not want to stop writing. Together with singing and guitar, personal writing is something that has been shelved this year. We’ve reached July already and time is a vehicle that just keeps on going. The next thing you know you’re 26 and life isn’t getting any slower. A year older and none the wiser, or so I’d like to think. These past few months have been quite a roller coaster of emotions, to put it simply. My birthday month was filled with happiness, and excitement, and being loved by all the right people, the people …

A Year Older

Published by Justine

Here I am again, stressing about my upcoming birthday. I wonder if I’ll ever grow out of this feeling? It’s pretty much the same every year, except with a little more anxiety involved. Especially now that I officially belong to the late 20s group.. it still feels like I’m 19 or something. I don’t know if that’s a bad or a good thing. The best thing about this year’s birthday is that my CORE group of friends from Jakarta are coming over to Cebu for a one big grand reunion, and the best part, it’s the first time since a long time, since our lives have all moved forward that we’re doing this. It’s crazy, plus in Cebu of all places. My hometown, my turf, my everything. This is literally the best usage of the #BLESSED right here. This whole birthday stressin’ is all just a state of mind right? In the world’s eyes I am still young. I still have a lot to do and a lot to achieve and a lot of fears …

Always Unannounced

Published by Justine

I go on a lot of blogging absences, mostly unannounced. The problem with long hiatuses is that when you try to get back on track it’s difficult because you don’t know where to start or how to oil the machine. I barely have readership anymore so I rely on the fact that I am now blogging for myself. I guess I blame all the other micro-platforms for making me lose my ability in full-time blogging. The need to construct sentences and paragraphs are turning out to be quite tedious. My life is starting to take a backseat. I’m now back to weekends at home after constant partying since the end of last year. It’s a good change of pace, and I feel like my old self again. Listening to more music, watching more shows and movies, communicating with more people again.. but also leaves room for more thoughts that aren’t always pleasant. The perks of music blasting and alcohol constantly pumping your veins is its ability to be able to drown out unwanted feelings and …