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♡- ways to make quarantining more fun!

Published on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by 💫Ava💫27 Comments

Welcome back to my itsy-bitsy corner of the web! I hope you are all doing well and staying safe! ❤

I’m sorry I haven’t posted in FOREVER. I always have meant to write a post, but I’ve gotten really conscious about my blog and always would procrastinate writing a post. I was worried my followers didn’t like reading my posts and such, but now I will start blogging for myself and not worrying about what others thought! Anyways, let’s get into today’s post!

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Because of the Coronavirus many of us have been quarantining and have to stay in the house! I haven’t really left the house at all recently, aside from taking an occasional walk around the neighborhood. My mum orders groceries instead of going to the store, and we have been spending our days locked inside.

It can get a bit gloomy. Even for me, someone who used to prefer avoiding humans. Now I really want to see my friends and I REALLY want to go to the library hehe. It’s one of my favorite places and like many other places its shut down.

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Anyways! In today’s post, I will be sharing some ways to feel happier and have more fun while quarantining!

♡- play outside!

Although it sounds silly, playing outside has made me feel a lot happier. It’s so nice going outside and feeling the fresh air, and its also a fun way to bond with your siblings if you have any! You can talk walks, ride your bike, play on your playset, play Frisbee or soccer or basketball. It’s even fun to just sit outside with some tea and read a book!

♡- work on some projects

Have you ever had a big idea or something you wanted to create or accomplish? Well, this is the perfect time to work on that! With activities canceled, you have more free time to finally get started on those projects. I’ve been able to do more commissions and outline some novel ideas I’ve had!

♡- learn something new!

This is a great time to try something new that you have always wanted to try! Such as a language or instrument. Recently I have gotten into K-Pop, especially a group called BTS, their music inspired me to learn some Korean! I’ve also been learning the art of the kazoo. I hope to be a world-famous kazooer one-day xD

♡- bake!

This is totally random but baking has been such a great escape for me! I have always loved baking and recently I’ve been baking a lot more with my Mum! It’s so much fun and tastes good too!

♡- watch a happy movie!

Movies are really nice to watch! I love watching cute Disney movies, or musical movies. The other day my family and I rewatched the sound of music! It was really fun singing along to all the songs! So watch something that makes you smile or laugh!

♡- write some letters!

Writing letters is so much fun and feels so nice! It’s so lovely writing out special messages to friends and family. I love decorating my letters with doodles, stickers and washi tape! ❤

♡- well, I hope you enjoyed today’s post!

It feels so great to be blogging again! I really missed you all! I hope you all are staying happy and safe! <3333

♡- ava!! 🙂

it’s almost the roaring twenties again!// feat. end of the decade book tag and more rambles

Published on December 29, 2019December 29, 2019 by 💫Ava💫4 Comments

So I just looked at my calendar and realized that in two days the decade is over. It was literally just January first and all I wanted to do was blink and now its almost twenty flipping twenty!

Welcome back to my itsy-bitsy corner of the web! Once again I am sorry for my inconsistent posting, I kinda have a bittersweet relationship with my blog. Some days I am in love with it and I would write posts all day and other days I just feel burdened by it xD

But enough of my rambling! I have a lot of stuff planned for this post that will hopefully be interesting and fun so let’s get started!

the 2010s. The decade of Vine, and memes and oK bOomEr and more awesome stuff is ending. It actually doesn’t make sense like all of a sudden I’m panicking and wondering how this happened so fast. GUYS I’M A LITTLE SCARED TIME IS GOING BY WAY TOO QUICKLY.

now let’s talk about boOOooOOOoooOOOooks!

^_^ end of the decade book tag ^_^

I found this tag on youtube and thought it would be fun to do! (SINCE THE WHOLE DECADE IS ENDING AND STUFF!) Let’s get started!

1. favorite book/ series of the decade

I have enjoyed so many great series throughout the decade and it’s so hard to choose! I think my top two would be the Lunar Chronicles and The Chronicles of Narnia! I also really enjoyed the Grisha series!

2. book that has impacted your reading the most

I’m not really sure! So many books have impacted me a lot so its really hard to remember which ones truly stood out. I think maybe Darius the Great is Not Okay, or Operation Beautiful.

3. book you recommended the most

Ahhh I don’t know! Once again there are so many books that I have read and loved that I am uncertain which ones to recommend xD! I think maybe Darius the Great is Not Okay!

4. prettiest book of the decade

What’s up with all the hard questions OMG. There are so many pretty covers that I can’t name them all but my top three are Finale, Cress, and Six of Crows!

5. favorite author of the decade

This is soo hard! There are so many amazing authors and it’s incredibly hard to choose my favorite because I adore all of there writing styles and the way they build their worlds and develop their characters. I think my favorite is probably Marissa Meyer. She has inspired me to write so much and I adore her world-building and her characters!

6. a book(s) you want to read before the end of the decade

Welp, I achieved my goal of reading 100 books this year so I think I am pretty much-done reading!

7. a genre you hope to read more of

I want to try to read more non-fiction. As much as I adore fiction, reading too much fiction has given me a lot of unrealistic ideals and has become a huge outlet of procrastination and avoiding things I need to get done and get over. I hope that reading more non-fiction will help me appreciate the world a bit more instead of getting jealous of or falling in love with fictional characters

8. reading plans for the end of the decade

I don’t really have many!

9. reading plans for the new decade

I hope to start book journaling and keeping track of everything I read. I want to kind of write down important parts or quotes from books so I don’t forget them! I want to try to read 150 books in 2020 and try my best not to reread books but actually read new books outside of my comfort zone.

10. habits you’re leaving behind in the 2010s

Comparing myself to others. Negative thinking and negative thoughts about myself. Procrastination and self-loathing.

^_^ some goals for 2020 ^_^

blog more consistently
think more positively
act friendlier
stop having huge crushes and focus on building friendships
stop worrying
exercise more
finish and publish a book
learn guitar
act in a musical or play
start a buisness
start a youtube channel
try getting a job
draw more
make more friends
spend more time with God
read my bible more
stop falling in love with random people
make my dreams come true

The 2010s was a huge decade for me! I have gone through and accomplished so much. I’ve had ups and downs, made friends and made frenemies, made choices good and bad.
I am so excited about 2020 and the years that come after. I can’t wait to see the things in store!

What are some things that you have done this year? What are your goals for 2020? What are you the most excited for?

hello autumn! feat. where i’ve been, what i’ve been up to and goals for autumn!

Published on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 by 💫Ava💫11 Comments

Welcome back to my itsy-bitsy corner of the web! I hope you all are having a lovely day! Before we start today’s post, I just want to say sorry for not consistently posting! I really miss blogging and I hope I can get more consistent. 🙂

But enough of my rambling! Happy first day of fall!

If you hadn’t noticed, fall is my favorite season! Not only is it my birthday season, but it’s filled with beautiful colors, lovely smells, and delicious treats. I love wearing sweaters and boots and scarves and crunching on leaves everywhere I walk!

So I haven’t blogged since early August, which is kind of a long time ago! A lot of stuff happened since then and one of my favorite things I did in August was my trip to Florida! My parents surprised my siblings and me with a trip to Flordia. We went to Discovery Cove and got to swim with dolphins and go snorkeling. We also went to Sea World and got to see Orcas and other sea creatures, And I went on a few thrilling rides with my Dad and one of my brothers.

Oh, and I met my childhood superheroes, at there Seasame Street themed play park section. Yes. I, Ava who is terrified of most costumed mascots, was not afraid to hug a bunch of furry monsters. And they even had a Theatre with musical parodies!

That was one of my favorite things I did that summer!

🍂goals for fall🍂

🍂 blog more consistently

🍂 save up for a new camera

🍂 finally start my youtube channel

🍂 draw more

🍂 stop critiquing myself

🍂 staying positive and less judgmental

🍂 participate in NaNoWriMo

🍂 write more poetry

🍂 finally, host a giveaway

🍂 develop a better singing voice

Thanks for reading todays post! I’m excited to get back into the blogging world!!

What’s your favorite thing about fall? What did you do this summer? Favorite fall treat?

summer bucket list 2019

Published on May 31, 2019 by 💫Ava💫18 Comments

Welcome back to my itsy-bitsy corner of the web! Summer is coming! And I am so excited! In today’s post, I am going to be sharing my Summer Bucket list!

Let’s get started!

☆ grow my audience: I want to grow my audience more and stay more consistent on my blog and my socials

☆Make summer themed lifestyle posts: I want to make more summer lifestyle posts. If you have any ideas, comment down below!

☆ Host blogging activity: I have always wanted to do this! Hopefully this summer I can 😀

☆ Start my blog design business! (I’m starting it sometime in June)

☆ Start Youtube Channel: I have always wanted to do this, Hopefully, it will be live sometime in August!

☆ Post three times a week: I want to make my blog exciting and have new posts more frequently

☆ Post more photography: A lot of people like my photography, so I am going to try to post more of it.

☆ Read Less: I actually want to read less this summer. Last summer I read 50 books, but this summer I only want to read 25. I want to spend more time outside and with my friends and family, instead of chilling in my room and spending the whole day reading.

☆Read more nonfiction: I read way too much fiction. Fiction is amazing, but I also want to develop more skills this summer and learn more. So I am going to try to read at least 10 nonfiction books.

☆Get ahead of my TBR list: There are so many books that I haven’t read that I really want to read. This summer I want to read some of those books.

☆ Draft the rest of my novel: I wrote a bit of my novel during Camp Nano and I really want to finish it. I love the story so much and I hope that it can become published. I plan to work on it a little bit this summer.

☆ Write every day: I started a diary a while back and I want to finish it and start writing every day again.

☆ Write more poetry: I love writing poetry, but I haven’t really had a lot of time for it. I want to work on it this summer.

☆ Study More: In the fall I am going into high school and I want to make sure that I study during the summer so I won’t forget everything I learned before.

☆ Practice Math: Math is not my best friend, so I want to do some math warm-ups every day.

☆Sign up for college classes: I got accepted into two colleges’ College Credit Plus program, so I want to spend some time picking out the classes I want to take in fall.

☆ Get my nails painted: I got a nail salon certificate for Christmas and thought it would be perfect to use in the summer. I’m thinking about painting them yellow, or white.

☆ Take some morning runs: I want to start running every morning, and exercising a bit more.

☆ Make some money: I am saving up for a Mac, and new camera and an Ipad Pro. I want to start some buisness and make some money during the summer to go towards my savings and so I can have some extra cash.

☆ Volunteer: I really want to volunteer at the library or the animal shelter. I think it will be a fun way to help support organizations I love.

☆ Spend more time with friends: I have a lot of great friends, but sometimes I don’t always get to spend time with them, because of everyone’s schedules. I hope to spend more time with them and develop deeper friendships with them

☆ Go thrifting: I have found some really cute clothes and local thrift shops and I hope to go there again with one of my friends that are obsessed with vintage clothing.

☆ Learn More French: I love french, and I want to really take some time to learn it.

☆Practice more piano: I love the piano, and now that I am a worship leader in my youth group, I want to be the best pianist I can be.

☆Practice Clarinet: I love clarinet and I want to practice it so I can do well when I go into the intermediate group.

☆ Write songs: I love singing and songwriting and I really want to write a song.

☆ Use my uke: I don’t always use my ukelele and I want to use it more this summer.

☆ Learn some French songs: I think this will be a fun way to practice French.

☆ Go to the movies: A lot of great movies are coming out and it would be really fun to go to the movie theatre to see them.

☆ See a musical: I love musicals and I would love to see one!

☆Go to the beach or swimming: I would really love to go to the pool or the beach.

☆ Go to the funfest: Our city has a fun festival every summer and I would love to go with one of my friends.

☆ Get boba tea: I love Boba and I really would love to get some.

I hope you all enjoyed my Summer Bucket List! I hope this post inspires you to have a fun summer!

What’s on your summer bucket list?

What movies are you excited about?

Do you want to have a retro summer like me?

we all scream for ice cream

Published on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by 💫Ava💫2 Comments

Why hello there! Happy (late) Memorial Day!

Welcome back to my itsy-bitsy corner of the web! Recently I went to Mitchell’s ice cream and went on a little tour! I thought it would be cool to share some pictures of it!

(Also I am sorry that I haven’t been posting recently. I am in a little blogging block so if this post seems stiffer than usual that’s probably why :D)

There are a lot of Mitchells locations in Ohio, but for the tour, we went to the Ohio City location. It originally was a movie theatre so it still has this little sign! I thought it was really cute the way it said now serving!

I really loved the design of the shop. It had this really cute industrial and minimalist aesthetic.

Then they showed us how they made the ice cream and behind the scenes in the factory. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a lot of good pictures of this part.

After the tour, we got some ice cream! I tried out a new flavor; Lavender honey. It was amazing! It tasted almost like vanilla but like lavender? I don’t even know how you taste lavender but it was delicious!

Yum!

Mitchell’s is one of my favorite ice cream shops! I recommend trying them out if you need something yummy to cool you down on a hot summer day. But beware, sometimes their lines are so long it goes around the whole store!

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? What’s your favorite ice cream shop? What’s your favorite summer treat?

♡- play outside!

♡- work on some projects

♡- learn something new!

♡- bake!

♡- watch a happy movie!

♡- write some letters!

♡- well, I hope you enjoyed today’s post!

♡- ava!! 🙂

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So I just looked at my calendar and realized that in two days the decade is over. It was literally just January first and all I wanted to do was blink and now its almost twenty flipping twenty!

^_^ end of the decade book tag ^_^

1. favorite book/ series of the decade

2. book that has impacted your reading the most

3. book you recommended the most

4. prettiest book of the decade

5. favorite author of the decade

6. a book(s) you want to read before the end of the decade

7. a genre you hope to read more of

8. reading plans for the end of the decade

9. reading plans for the new decade

10. habits you’re leaving behind in the 2010s

^_^ some goals for 2020 ^_^

The 2010s was a huge decade for me! I have gone through and accomplished so much. I’ve had ups and downs, made friends and made frenemies, made choices good and bad. I am so excited about 2020 and the years that come after. I can’t wait to see the things in store!

What are some things that you have done this year? What are your goals for 2020? What are you the most excited for?

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🍂goals for fall🍂

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Let’s get started!

What’s on your summer bucket list?

What movies are you excited about?

Do you want to have a retro summer like me?

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The 2010s was a huge decade for me! I have gone through and accomplished so much. I’ve had ups and downs, made friends and made frenemies, made choices good and bad.
I am so excited about 2020 and the years that come after. I can’t wait to see the things in store!