april journal

bye bye April 👋🌧️☂️💐 you were good to me this year. I felt so lucky to be able to spend time with loved ones and old friends.

my highlights

• traveling! I traveled more this month than I have in a long time, and it was exhilarating and rejuvenating to navigate new places and get entirely out of my routine.

• I planted herbs in my window boxes. I’m growing lots of basil, parsley, dill, and tarragon so far, and catnip for my sweet kitty <3

• building animal crossing x lego — I’m so enamored of all the new sets!

• we celebrated a family birthday at a delicious local restaurant. it was so nice to be together and share about my travels.

• I completed lots and lots of puzzles!

I read …

• black flower

• miracle creek

• sunshine nails

• if you leave me

I watched …

• shogun

• gilmore girls

I cooked:

• gumbo

• lots of egg salad sandos

• chicken caesar salad

• milk bread from mooncakes and milk bread

I played:

• mostly acnh and minecraft this month hehe

skincare & beauty

• this was my first full month trying the sulwhasoo gentle cleansing foam. I’m still dealing with dry winter skin, and this was recommended as a mild option for day and night use. I like the subtle scent.

• tower 28 makewaves vegan mascara — my new favorite mascara option! the wand does a phenomenal job separating my lashes. usually I have to remove excess mascara from my eyelids after applying, but this wand prevents that from happening. I’m looking forward to trying other tower 28 products.

• vaseline lip therapy aloe vera carried me through the winter and continues to be my go-to this spring.

• I splurged on sol de janeiro cheirosa 62 hair & body fragrance mist. it makes me feel so special to wear — and makes my bathroom smell amazing too!