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2017 Goals and Dreams: A Guide for the Year
Every new year gives us a way to become better people, and 2017 is no different. Here are our personal goals (well, mostly Ruby's) for the year ahead. Note that this does not include professional goals (that part is private).
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How to Quit Your Job to Travel
For people who love to travel, this is the ultimate dream: leaving everything behind and traveling the world. However, it is not as easy as everyone makes it out to be. In this post, I talk about considerations for people on how to quit your job to travel. This is based on various circumstances in life. It is true that not everyone can just quit your job to travel, and while it is fun to watch people do it, reality is, it’s hard. You’ll see it a lot from Youtubers, bloggers, and social media influencers urging you to do it. Some got lucky, but some did a lot of planning…
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How to Live an Outdoor Lifestyle in Florida
Florida: humid and hot most of the year, with bugs thrown in for good measure. You currently live in Florida but you’re tired of staying indoors all the time and want to live the outdoor life. So how do you live an outdoor lifestyle if you’re an indoor person in Florida? First, a quick history lesson. Do you know that only the northern part of Florida was meant to be settled? This is the reason why Florida’s capital is located way up north within the Panhandle in Tallahassee. The capital city is meant to be the middle ground between Jacksonville in the east and Pensacola on the West. The rest…
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Graphic Novel Review Roundup 2016
2016 was a great year for me in terms of Graphic Novels and reading books. Not only did Peter and I travel more, we ended up reading more! Oh, and getting married and concentrating on our financial future was just the cherry on top. This post is a mega post: a graphic novel roundup of everything I’ve managed to read in 2016. A Love Rekindled for Archie Comics Thanks to our local library, I picked up more Archie comic books this year than well, my last two years in America. It’s quite funny that life goes full circle sometimes. I first encountered Archie Comics when I was a little girl in the Philippines.…
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How to Read More Books In A Year
Reading books helps to transport you to new worlds and new experiences wherever you may be. So, here’s a post on how to read (and finish) more books a year even if you have a very busy schedule. Be it reading more books to learn, to explore, relax, or just to finish up a goal you did for the new year. I’ll try to share some tips and tricks based on my personal experience. From reading 20 to 50 to 100 books a year I’ve always been an avid reader, averaging around 20 books a year from 2011 to 2019. However, 2020 was my greatest year so far. It was…
