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What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness?- Daily Writing Prompt

Published on July 16, 2026July 14, 2026 by essieofwhoLeave a comment

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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A Little Update on What I’ve Been Doing on My Blogging Break & Why I Don’t Want to Post About It

Published on July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 by essieofwhoLeave a comment

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!

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Reflections on a One Year Shift of My Shopping Habits

Published on April 14, 2026April 15, 2026 by essieofwhoLeave a comment

Around this time of the year, I am normally shopping for many things. Some of these things are normal things that I need, but wear out over time. They include clothing, shoes, and a new purse. I also try to shop for home decor and seasonal decorations. Yet, for almost a year, my shopping habits have changed dramatically.

I noticed it near the end of last year, but it wasn’t until January of this year when I really began to notice. At first, I didn’t know why this happened, but over the past few months I began to realize the reason why my shopping habits have changed.

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Some of the Advice I Would Give to My Teenage Self

Published on March 24, 2026March 23, 2026 by essieofwhoLeave a comment

Being a teenager is hard. Looking back on your teen years as an adult can be even harder. I know it is for me.

When I was a teenager, I had a hard time. It didn’t seem like I had a hard time, but I did. I received a lot of advice, but as well meaning as it was, it didn’t help me.

Today, I know what I wish I had known back then. If I could tell my teenage self advice, here are some of the things I would say….

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5 Things I Do For Fun

Published on February 27, 2026February 20, 2026 by essieofwhoLeave a comment

Like many people, I’ve had very stressful times in my life… like right now. *sigh*

During these times, I find it hard to do something for myself or something that I can do for fun. This is why it is important to remind myself of the things I really enjoy and is fun. Since I’m going through a pretty stressful time in my life right now, I wanted to list five of the things I do for fun. These are not the only things I do for fun, but it is something I know will bring me stress relief!

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Daily Writing Prompt: Who are your favorite people to be around?

Published on February 23, 2026February 21, 2026 by essieofwhoLeave a comment

WordPress is still doing their daily writing prompts. For quite some time, I’ve been ignoring them because I don’t want to answer the questions or talk about the topic. (There are some things I just will never want to talk about online…) Sometimes, I see one I like but decide not to use it. Today, I’m stuck trying to figure out what to blog about. This is when I saw one of WordPress’ daily writing prompts: Who are your favorite people to be around?

This was something I’ve been lamenting about on a regular basis for years. I have people I want to be around: My friends.

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The Sale of Warner Brothers, The CW, and Panic Buying My Favorite TV Shows on DVD

Published on February 13, 2026February 9, 2026 by essieofwhoLeave a comment

The sale of Warner Brothers has been really huge news for quite some time. It isn’t every day a studio as large, well known, and is over 100 years old begins the process to sell it’s assets (Including the actual studios, catalogue, and more) and start to close it’s doors.

When I heard about it, it was just a small rumbling my friends heard about. Now, we know what they heard wasn’t a rumor and it was the truth. Yet, I began to wonder what would happen if Warner Brothers did close. What would happen to a lot of movies and TV shows I love? Will they still exist on DVD still or will they be available via streaming services only?

After thinking about this for months, I finally decided to star buying my favorite TV shows and movies on DVD.

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Starting to Clean Out My Stuff Again After Letting My Pulled Muscles Heal

Published on February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 by essieofwhoLeave a comment

Last year, I pulled muscles while cleaning things out of my house. After deciding to continue cleaning, I quickly realized these pulled muscles were not ordinary pulled muscles. Yes, they were pulled muscles, but I pulled them really badly. So badly I couldn’t walk, bend down, or lift anything really heavy. My movement was limited, especially since I pulled muscles all over my body.

Once I realized this, I began to cut back on the amount of cleaning work I was doing. When that was too much for me, I began to clean less and less. After cutting back as much as I thought I could, I decided to just stop cleaning (Aside from normal home cleaning such as cleaning the bathroom, sweeping the floor, ect.) until my muscles healed.

This past weekend my muscles have healed enough for me to start cleaning again.

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An Update on My Eczema and Allergies- January 2025

Published on February 2, 2026February 1, 2026 by essieofwhoLeave a comment

For the past few years, I’ve been focusing on improving my eczema and reducing the amount of allergens in my food. I’m happy to say that I’m doing much better! I’m not completely eczema free and I don’t have any food based allergic reactions anymore, but the constant swelling in my body due to my allergies has gone done a lot. Also, my skin is healing from the eczema.

There are a few reasons why this happened, but the main reasons are because of major changes to my diet, major changes to my lifestyle, and I found a body wash that works great for my skin.

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