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  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  Lifestyle,  Other,  Personal & Comentary

    5 Things I’m Looking Forward to in 2026

    Looking forward to 2026, I don’t have any major plans for the year. I decided not to make new year’s resolutions or make plans for 2026 due to other things going on in my life right now. Even though I…

    By essieofwho December 30, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  Get to Know Me,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  New Year's Eve,  Other,  Personal & Comentary

    15 of the Happiest Things That Happened for Me in 2025

    2025 was not a great year for me. I had some major disappointments and suffered from some upsetting things this year. Yet, at this time of my life, I now know that no matter how sad the year has been,…

    By essieofwho December 30, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  New Year's Eve,  Other,  Personal & Comentary

    A Disappointing End of a Disappointing Year

    2025 was not a fun year for me. Along with the constant repairs throughout the house, I ended up getting a new vehicle because my other vehicle was constantly having problems. And there were other issues that happened throughout the…

    By essieofwho December 26, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Other,  Personal & Comentary,  Travel

    Christmas Events in My Town and Missing Out on the Festive Fun for 2025

    Christmas is less than a week away. I am both happy and sad to see this season to come to an end. I am happy to see this busy season end, but I am also sad because I enjoy Christmas…

    By essieofwho December 20, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Other,  Personal & Comentary

    Mid-Holiday Season Update- How the 2025 Christmas Season is Going for Me

    It’s about halfway through the month of December so I decided to write an update about how the holiday season is going this year. So far, nothing exciting has happened. Well, there were exciting things that happened, but it was…

    By essieofwho December 13, 2025
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Holidays,  Personal & Comentary

    Christmas 2025 and My Ups and Downs With This Holiday Season

    It’s December 1st, which means it’s time for Blogmas to begin on this blog. Sadly, this year I haven’t really been feeling excited about the holiday season. This has been going on for several years, but this year has been…

    By essieofwho December 1, 2025
  • Activities,  Birthday,  Blog,  Fangirl Lifestyle,  Hobbies,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    The Search for Lego Sets for My Birthday This Year

    November is my birthday month. In previous years, I have celebrated by buying myself things that mean a lot to me, but I didn’t want my loved ones to buy for me. These gifts include handbags, expensive ornaments, and Dior…

    By essieofwho November 4, 2025
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    Beauty Product Shopping, Higher Prices, and Adjusting to Accommodate for My Allergies

    Sephora’s Savings Event is happening right now and, after holding back from shopping for new makeup and other beauty related things, I decided to shop at Sephora. Since November is my birthday month, it is also the time for me…

    By essieofwho November 3, 2025
  • Blog,  Cleaning,  Heath/Safety,  Home,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    Cleaning with Physical Health Problems (And Why It is Dragging Out the Process)

    It has been over a month since I wrote a post about anything home repair and cleaning related. All throughout the month of October, I went back and forth if I should write about what is going on in my…

    By essieofwho October 28, 2025
  • Blog,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary,  Social Media

    The New Reason Why I Decided to Unfollow Certain Content Creators (And Why It Has to Do With Religion)

    Have you ever followed someone online, but over the time their posts (or content depending on what you want to call it) change and you start to no longer enjoy following them? In all the years I’ve been blogging and…

    By essieofwho July 8, 2025
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Hello! My name is Jessica Anderson, formerly known as Mary Ruth Anderson online, and I am a woman who lives in the Sonoran desert of Arizona. I started this blog in order to encourage myself to fulfill my dreams as well as talk openly about anything I am interested in.

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