Two years ago, I decided to try to make an non alcoholic version of the Everything Bagel Beer Pretzel Knots from The Cottagecore Baking Book. At that time, the book was full of recipes I… More
5 Manga Series I Would Purchase Again If I Needed to Restart My Collection
Over the years, I’ve watched and read social media content about different things a person would repurchase if they needed to restart their collection or restore what they lost for unforeseen reasons. Usually these lists serve as a way to talk about a person’s favorite items, what they wouldn’t buy again if given the chance, and why they made this decision.
I’ve seriously considered writing these posts for some time, but I didn’t. Whenever I would try writing these lists, I felt like I came off as conceded and, to me, it sounded more like I’m bragging about owning something instead of seriously talking about the items I own and if they are worth it or not. Sometimes I was far too harsh in my review of my writing. Sometimes I wasn’t.
So, in order to test the waters of this type of post, I decided to write one dedicated to the five manga series I would repurchase if I needed to restart my manga collection over again. Although I don’t talk much about reading manga online, I do enjoy reading it… sometimes. I’m very picky about my manga because they are more expensive than an average book and series can last for many years. This is why I need to really like the plot, art, stories, ect. or else I won’t bother owning it. (I made too many mistakes buying manga I hated over the years. This is my way of avoiding the mistakes of the past and not waisting money on things I really don’t like.)
Yet, there are still series that I don’t want to live without. They make me happy to read and I enjoy owning them… even if I don’t read them as frequently as I could. So, here are five manga series I would rebuy if I needed to start my collection over again.
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What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness?- Daily Writing Prompt
I am a firm believer that finding joy and happiness in everyday things is important to maintaining motivation to get through tough times. Even when times are not as tough, everyday things that bring happiness is a way of relaxing after a busy day or is a way to make the day even more enjoyable.
For me, I have several everyday things that bring me happiness. Out of all the things that bring me happy, five stand out to me. Even if these things are not everyday things, they still bring me happiness whenever I encounter them.
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My Search for Camping Gear for Summer 2026- How the Search is Going and Changes in Plans
Earlier this year, I wrote two posts about my search for and desire to buy camping gear, specifically camping chairs and a tent or canopy. Since I wrote those posts, the time I consider the peak summer time period (Late May through mid July) has passed. Because time has passed since I wrote those posts, I want to write an update post about my search for camping gear.
A Little Update on What I’ve Been Doing on My Blogging Break & Why I Don’t Want to Post About It
For the past few weeks, during my blogging break, I’ve been working on cleaning out my house. It was not the only thing I did during my break, but it is the activity that took up most of my free time. I have a lot of things in my house and it’s time to let a lot of them go. I wanted to do this major clean out of my house for many years, and I have been going through my things for years and getting rid of them, but that wasn’t enough. So, I’m committed to focus on cleaning out my house as much as possible whenever I have the time to do it.
Since this takes time, I haven’t been able to think of a lot of a lot of blog post ideas. Even if I have ideas, I don’t have the time and/or energy to work on them. Still, I’m thinking about things and wondering what direction I want to take my blog and posts towards.
During my clean out, I found many things I want to get rid of, but don’t want to talk about online. I just want to search through things, decide what to do with them, and actually do what I decide to do with them. I don’t want the added stress of explaining my reasons for my decisions online!
An Early Happy 4th of July and A Late June 2026 Life Update
Hi there everyone! It’s been a few weeks since I published a post on my blogs. (This one and Essie of Who) Since it has been so long since I published posts on here or posted much online, I wanted to sit down and talk about why I’m taking a break from blogging.
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Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah Book Review
Years ago, I read Where the Forest Meets the Stars for the first time. It is the debut novel of Glendy Vanderah. Since reading it for the first time, I have read many other books and forgot most of the book sans the main plot. I did remember it was a sad book that ended on a happy note.
Earlier this year, I found my copy of Where the Forest Meets the Stars and decided to reread it. I was hoping to remember what made me think it is a sad book and the parts of the plot I forgot. Once I finished reading it, I wanted to write a book review about it. Lately I have been reading and writing a lot of book reviews about young adult novels that are either for future post or the posts have already published. This book is very different than the young adult novels, so it is a nice break from all the teenager themed novels I’ve been reading!
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Gradchanted by Morgan Matson Book Review
Around this time last year, Gradchanted was published. It is the second book in the book collaboration between young adult author Morgan Matson and Disney.
When it was published, I debated if I should purchase it. Although I have some praiseworthy things to say about the first book in the collaboration between Morgan and Disney, I didn’t like it a lot. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to purchase it to see how I’d like it. Since that time, I have read and reread the book a few times and decided to share some of my opinions in this review. I already reviewed Promchanted, the first book in the collaboration. You can read the review here.
4 Book Releases I’m Excited for in 2026
This year has been an interesting year for books and I. I have been reading through my home library of books and discovered I own quite a few books I don’t like. Since I’m struggling to find a book I like to read in my home library, I don’t want to purchase any books right now. That way I won’t be adding new books to my library while I read what I already own.
Even though I don’t want to purchase any new books, I have been purchasing books second hand that I want to reread to see if I want to keep them. Also, I have been looking at the new releases. For the most part, I’m not interested in the new releases. There are reasons why, but the main one is because I’m now particular about the books I purchase and read.
Despite this, there are four new book releases I’m really excited about. I am so excited about the books that I preordered them! I am really looking forward to reading them when they are finally released!
Gain x Wicked: For Good Fantabulous Floral Flings Laundry Detergent Review
In 2025, the laundry detergent brand Gain, as well as many other brands, released collaboration collections to promote the movie, Wicked: For Good. The collection Gain released included a detergent and two in-wash scent boosters.
During a shopping trip to my favorite Walmart, I found the Gain collection for sale. It had the detergent and one of the two scent boosters. I debated if I wanted to buy them, but after shopping around the store some more, I decided to buy the detergent and scent boosters.
I originally planed on using the detergent and scent boosters and then write a review on this blog before the end of 2025. Unfortunately, things got in my way, causing me to delay using both the detergent and scent booster for my wash. Even though it is 2026, I wanted to talk about my experience using them in posts. As of the publishing of this post, the only product I was able to finish using is the detergent. Because of this, I want to talk about the detergent first.
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Fragrances I Want to Try at Sephora- April 2026
Earlier this week, I published a post about the new fragrances I want to try at Ulta Beauty. After searching for fragrances at other stores, I found some that I would like to try as well. The ones that stood out the most to me are from Sephora.
Sephora has a lot of fragrances I want to try, but I narrowed my list down to seven fragrances for this post. Some of the fragrances are available to purchase at Ulta Beauty and other stores that sell fine fragrances, but there are others that are exclusive to Sephora. Please check Sephora’s website to see if each of the fragrances are exclusive to Sephora and/or are available only on Sephora’s website.
All the photographs of the fragrances used in this post are from the listings on Sephora’s website. They are edited by me for use in this post.
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