Life Lately: May 2024 So Far! ✨
So much has happened, and I guess I'm back to writing! Did you miss reading my musings?
What’s up, wonderful souls? 🧿
It’s been a while since I last wrote, and life has been such a bliss. In just a few days, we’ll be married for a month, and I still can’t believe it. I’m still getting used to calling him my husband and in that weird transition phase. Sometimes, I call him my boyfriend still, and I guess it comes with me having challenges with change.
Anyway, I’ve got some news!
I’ve cross-published my dormant podcast to Spotify and YouTube Podcasts just earlier today. I’ll be sharing the links soon, and who knows, this might be the sign for us to become a duo in that podcast. You know, talking about the mundane stuff, and possibly discovering more of ourselves while just having conversations.
On the other side of content, my website has been gaining traction despite being a few days of being missing in action (MIA) because of hosting and DNS issues. My web development or IT friends out there will surely know. 😉
But, the good news is…
It’s back, and a journalist found me and invited me for an interview to talk about ADHD here in the Philippines. I didn’t post anything about it until the interview was done because I don’t want to jinx it. She’ll be writing about it in Young Star, which, according to my research, is part of Philippine Star.
Once it’s out, I’ll probably share it with you, or you might see it first than me. 🤞🏽
What else?
Dakila News 🐶
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He’s finally graduated from antibiotics last May 18 and clear of ehrlichia. As he recovered, his energy went sky-high and killed some pillows and spread his cuteness here at home in Legazpi.
Side note: We’re moving to Legazpi and going to live here for a while. We both felt it would be a good break from the noise in NCR, though we need to find ways when the power’s out. Thank you so much for that, ALECO. 🙄
Beach Trip: May 18-19, 2024 🏖️
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This beach trip was very much needed, especially for me. I believe that nature has one of the best healing factors, and it really helped me calm my nerves.
Days before, I broke down because my brain had really a hard time functioning. It terribly missed my condo office, and our home office here in LA has not been fully set up yet.
Now, I’m grateful for our friends who went with us and enjoyed this scenery.
If anyone’s curious:
Where: Forest Bay Beach
Located at: Purok 3, Cabarian, Ligao, Philippines
How to book: Please message their Facebook page. (I guess I’m lucky and fortunate because we were gifted this stay by my cousins, who own and manage the resort.)
La Piazza Review 🏨
I finally wrote a full review on my website. Though as someone well-versed with the digital sphere, I shared my reviews on other websites and on Google My Business.
Plus, sharing it with a group of Bicol Wedding Suppliers shed more light about their quality of service. Someone reached out to me after reading my review from the group that they experienced the same, and it was recent. It was only last December 2023.
If you want to read our gruesome experience, here:
Aside from that, what else?
My Currently List
Reading:
Deadly Décisions (Temperance Brennan, #3) (Technically on hiatus on this one)
Thinking of:
Cutting my hair short
Topics for podcast episodes, if you have suggestions, please share them with me 💖
Beach
Studying:
Agile Project Management
Canva
Playing: (I honestly have low energy for my other games)
Genshin Impact
Honkai Star Rail
And please don’t forget to vote below! 💖
P.S. If you want to make Dakila happy, check this out! 😉
Love and light,
Maria 🧿✨