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Mid-Twenties Realizations

Published by Justine

I found this entry sitting in my drafts folder, completely forgot about it and now I’m trying to figure out if this was something I wrote on my own or leeched off the internets. It’s been 2 years and I am now 27, but all of it still applies to me. Funny how it says “approaching” mid-twenties when the truth is that I’m past that and actually approaching my thirties. Oh dear.

A few things I learned & realized, now that I’m approaching in my mid-twenties:

  • Yes, people turn 25 27. They live it, and they get over it. So get over it. It’s okay to feel young forever. Age is just a two digit number.
  • Write things down. You never know what you forget.
  • You don’t have to feel guilty or sucky for not having the life your social media friends have. You have your own. And if you wake up each morning healthy, with a roof over your head, food to eat, a job to go to (plus points if you love it), friends & family who care and love you, then you are considered one of the richest people in the world.
  • Indulge. If you make your own money, then you deserve it. Don’t feel guilty for what you spend as long you know your limits.
  • Save some money for a rainy day. You don’t know what’s going to happen in the long run.
  • Don’t waste your time dealing with people who are not worth it. Cherish those who are there for you and be there for them too.
  • What is truly yours, will eventually be yours. And what is not, no matter how hard you try, will never be.

That’s the extent of what I wrote (yes, I will conclude that I did write it). Pretty refreshing now that I look back on it all, especially since I’m going through something not so great right now. I wonder what I was going through that time to write something like the last point. Piercing through the chest and straight to the heart.

It’s another one of those entries that’s so great to look back to and something I will definitely need to remind myself on a daily basis. Life’s not all flowers and butterflies and I’ve always said this to friends who have a hard time dealing with life’s complexities is that you need to feel this way in order to appreciate the good stuff. And that’s something I need to always remember.

Summer Snaps

Published by Justine

Warning: A very photo heavy post of my very eventful summer. It’s been a while since I’ve had a photo-extensive area on my blog and in my attempt to start making things look really pretty, I managed to “conjure” this. It will probably be a while until I have the motivation to upload photos in here so I decided to just make one dump of an entry and put some of the snaps that made my summer. There’s many where these came from, but I can’t put it all. These photos were taken with either an iPhone, a DSLR, and a GoPro.

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My Summer Essentials

Published by Justine

Summer may be over here in the Philippines, but it’s practically summer every day so there’s no reason to not write this entry. People look at me weird sometimes when I say I love summer, because I actually do. Sure, the heat and crazy humidity can get really unbearable at times, but there something about a bright day underneath a shining sun that just gets my spirits going.

1. Air-conditioning

I have to put this no. 1 on the list because come on let’s face it, if you have no access to A/C during Philippine summer, then you’re good as toast (literally).

2. A range of cute swimsuits

Summer means lots of planned or even random trips outdoors, which most likely involves the beach, especially if you live in my part of the country (yay, Cebu). It’s always good to prepare 2 or 3 swimsuits that look good on you whatever your body type is so that you feel confident to wear it under the sun. Plus it makes for really good photos!

3. A good book to read

You never know when you’re going to have free time under the sun (or indoors if too hot) so it’s always good to have a book to read for the summer. This summer I read Jojo Moyes’ One Plus One and absolutely fell in love with the story.

4. Sweat-proof makeup

This is extremely important. You wouldn’t want your makeup melting just because it’s too hot, right? This includes a good foundation or in my case a tinted moisturizer with the right amount of SPF, and waterproof eyebrow products. God bless my nonexistent brows!

5. Quality time with friends and family

I saved the best for last. What’s a fun summer without memories with your loved ones? I’m happy to say my summer has been exactly that. It was a very productive and fun summer for me that involved a number of trips to the beach, different islands, overseas, waterfalls, mountains.. and I’m thankful for that!

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My iPhone Apps

Published by Justine

It’s about time I talk about my third hand, my iPhone. This entry has been sitting on my drafts for close to about a year now so I finally decided to update it and share my thumb’s best friends. In no particular order, these are the apps I mostly use on a daily basis:

SOCIAL MEDIA


The apps that I use are pretty much self-explanatory: Facebook, TweetBot (best twitter client, hands down), Instagram, Snapchat, Swarm. I have Path but I only go on it sometimes to keep track of my friends back in Jakarta because it’s pretty much the no. 1 social networking app there now. I have Goodreads downloaded when I’m currently reading a book so I can track my progress easily.

More categories below!

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The Sunday Currently, v8

Published by Justine

FEELING
All over the place. I’m sure things will fall into place soon but for now, I’m still quite a mess.

LISTENING
To my June Spotify playlist. It’s a mix of songs I still haven’t gotten over and a few new favorites. I’m really into the whole mixture of ambient and general pop.

LOVING
I don’t want to be too honest with this one with the first thing that comes into my head. It’s been a rough few weeks but over the weekend I indulged in retail therapy. I bought a new MAC lipstick in Captive so I’m going to put that on my list. I am also loving Bobbi Brown’s Rum Raisin and MAC Del Rio. I feel like I’m going to purchase one of the two soon.

HOPING
That the next few days, weeks, months will be much kinder to me. The first half of the year was pure bliss and I don’t want the other half to be the complete opposite.

READING
Job postings online. I’ve come to a point where I’m getting restless and actively looking for new opportunities. It may be a phase, or it may be true, but regardless of what it is there really is no harm in trying to expand your professional career.

WRITING
This entry and a whole lot of job application e-mails. Whatever happens, whether I stay or go, the world will have a way of communicating it to me.

WANTING
To get lost without being scared, to take risks without worrying about the outcome. I won’t say anymore that I want to be the old carefree me, but I want to be a better me, someone that’s even more braver despite the things that are thrown at her.

NEEDING
A new dose of motivation. Motivation to be more creative, motivation to feed my mind with fresh things, motivation to feed myself with substantial information that’s beneficial for my self-growth. For the most part I’m doing okay.. but I feel like I’ve been a walking zombie with the “just be” outlook on everything. Oh okay, ahhh, alright, oh, wow. That’s me. After everything that happened the past two weeks I’ve been re-evaluating myself A LOT. Things I need to do, things I need to improve on, and things I need to realize in order to be a better version of the current me. I need to feed myself with new information for self-improvement.