Making new friends in a new city as an adult is not easy.
When we were younger it was so much more convenient because we had built-in friends with our cousins, we met people at school, during our extracurricular activities, and more.
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Every week I share highlights from my week including restaurants I have tried, new things happening in my life, new ideas, books, and more with the hopes that something resonates with you.
Continue reading “12/24-12/30 Weekly Highlights: Brunch in Columbia, SC and Prayer Boards”This week was so much fun leading up to Christmas. I spent some time focusing on self-care (i.e my hair) and working on my hobbies (calligraphy, blogging, and exploring the city). Now, I have cool things to do when I am bored.
I found this Youtube video with tips on how to maintain a braid out. Normally my braid out looks good for a day or two, but it does not last much longer than that so I needed a solution. Based on the video, it seems like braidouts require some daily maintenance of braiding the front of my hair. It’s not a one and done.
Also, some of the additional tips I learned:
Journaling is my favorite form of therapy.
I first started journaling in college as an outlet when I was feeling down and I was pretty inconsistent with it.
However, last year I started to get into it more and I journal almost daily now whether I am in a good mood or a bad. It has become very therapeutic because I am able to get all my thoughts on paper and process all of my emotions. This may sound weird but I used to struggle with identifying my emotions, but with journaling and some other things I feel much more in tune with myself.
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