Author: Courtney Shek

My Thoughts on the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct

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Last week Nintendo released a direct all about the new Tomodachi Life Nintendo Switch game and I am super excited about it! I really enjoyed the 3DS version of the game when it came out, I had created all my Miis based on real-life people and it was interesting to see how their lives played out in this mini simulation. There was never a dull moment in my little Tomodachi Life and I even documented it on a Tumblr blog. Maybe I will revive it for the Switch game who knows?

So let’s get into what Nintendo have shared about the new Tomodachi Life because you know I have thoughts.

First off, when we create a Mii you can do it from scratch or you can use prompts. I am disappointed they did not show what the prompts were to create the Mii, I wonder if it is similar to the Sims where it asks questions and will set their personality based on the questions and randomise the appearance or if there are some questions which will help determine appearance? It will be interesting to see what they are.

One of the big new features in Mii creation is that we can now set the gender as non-binary. Some people may have issue with this but I think it is a huge move for Nintendo. You can also set dating preferences as well which is nice; it reminds me of when they added pronouns and relationship preferences in the Sims. It’s a small feature but allows for more realistic and inclusive gameplay which I am all for.

I assume we can also import Miis as we could for the 3DS, not sure how it would work here as the 3DS had a camera to scan QR codes but it could be similar to how you read QR codes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, by using the Nintendo app on your phone and linking to the game.

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Everything I Crocheted in 2025!

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In my second year of crochet I decided to branch out and crochet some clothing! It was fun to take on a new challenge and I definitely learnt a lot. Looking forward to seeing what I can complete this year, with the projects getting bigger I am definitely crocheting less items but as they say, quality over quantity.

If anything just completing the two current WIPs I have will be a big achievement for me.

The Grand Opening of Hotel Reverie! | Exploring the 3.0 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update

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Who would’ve thought I’d be back making Animal Crossing content in 2026? This is a LONG video but I wanted to do my best to showcase the new 3.0 features and see if there was anything else new that wasn’t mentioned in Nintendo’s trailer.

The real question is if this will bring me back to playing Animal Crossing, and truthfully it won’t. At least not full-time. Sure, I want to play to decorate all the hotel rooms but once that’s done I am not sure if there is much else worth of substance here for me. I have enjoyed this game a lot over the years but I think I have done all that I want to.

My main concern is that with the next instalment of the game, it is just going to be a decorating game. Which is fine but that to me is not what Animal Crossing is about. So we will see what the future has in store for the game, I am just hoping we don’t forget its roots.

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty Review

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It has been a while since I’ve written a long book review but while reading this book I felt like I needed to vent so here it is. This book was not my favourite. And maybe I should have stopped reading it but honestly by the time I was fed up with it I was already too far gone so I had to finish it.

One of the red flags for me is that this book centres around a family of tennis players and it turns out I don’t reading about tennis lol. I listened to the audiobook of Carrie Soto Is Back last year and it’s all about tennis, and while I thought that was fine, reading a second book about tennis cemented that it’s not for me. I’m not a sports girlie and I guess that also extends to reading about it.

Aside from the tennis, it took me a while to get into this book. I thought the first few chapters were interesting, hearing about a woman going missing through the people who were eavesdropping on the woman’s family but after that, the book started to drag.

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My Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 3 Reunion Thoughts

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We need to talk about this because it was not a good reunion. I don’t know how much footage they got from this day and if this really was the best edit but like give me the uncut footage or something like this gave me NOTHING.

First of all, Brett and Zac fighting backstage immediately lead me to believe the reunion was going to be spicy. Them hashing it out after five minutes and being cool is such a guy thing. Ugh. Give me a smackdown besties! Also Brett is twice the age of everyone else and is acting like the biggest child, which is so embarrassing.

Meanwhile, on the main stage (deadass this kinda feels like RuPaul’s Drag Race untucked with the men backstage and the women on stage lol) they bring in these random side guests at the sponsored bar which serves NO PURPOSE. Like Chase comes on and says NOTHING. Like what’s the point??? “What til season 4” nah this is not what a reunion is for. Why bring him here at all??

They also brought out Layla’s boyfriend and Chase’s brother Mason. And okay, that made sense to confirm about him and Layla being together but again it was kind of a nothing moment. But I am happy Layla is happy. I wish they had talked more about her growth this season and coming into her own because that was a moment.

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Rewatching the Twilight Saga in 2025

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This year, Lionsgate has done us a solid and re-released the Twilight Saga in the cinemas, and I being a former major Twihard (Idk why we called ourselves that, who came up with that??) absolutely had to go. And naturally, rewatching something I love, I have to share some thoughts, so here’s how I felt revisiting these movies again. I actually did a rewatch of the movies with my friends last year, but it’s so different taking the time to properly watch them with no distractions.

Twilight

First of all, I have never seen Twilight in the cinema until now. Call me crazy but I didn’t actually fall in love with the saga until New Moon came out. I hadn’t seen the first movie at all before going in blind to a midnight premiere of New Moon my older sister invited me to. So getting the chance to see Twilight in the cinema was unmissable. I needed this experience in my life. Suffice to say it was a very different experience than the one I imagine I would’ve had in 2008.

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Unboxing my Hobonichi Cousin for 2026

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Surprise, it’s another video post lol this time I am sharing my Hobonichi for 2026! I filmed this last month and have just got around to editing it. I am super excited to try out having one notebook for a full year of journalling and I am interested to see what it will look like when it’s all filled in and full of life. But for now, it sits on a shelf and I will continue working on filling in my Hobonichi Avec.

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update in 2026?!

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I was not planning to make so many YouTube video posts on this blog in a row…sorry but that’s just how I’ve been feeling making content recently so here is my latest video talking about the new Animal Crossing update coming next year!

I don’t think anyone was expecting this so it’s a nice surprise. I am looking forward to seeing what it is like but at the same time, don’t think any of the new content is super groundbreaking. Still, I think it’s nice to have something to tide us over until they announce a new Animal Crossing game. But based on this update I am wondering if we are still a few years off another main title game…

For now we will take what we can get.

How I Used My Hobonichi When Travelling

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The last video related to my Australia travels – of course it’s about my Hobonichi. I am obsessed with this journal and was excited to see how I would use it when I was away. Turns out it was easy for me to carve out some time to journal when travelling. Don’t think it will be the same on all trips but glad I had the time to do it this time, especially because I was away for so long!

Just because this is the last video I am making, does not mean I won’t have more content. I do still have some blog posts I want to write, not sure when those will be done but we’ll see. I have high hopes still about that so stay tuned!

What I Packed for Australia vs What I Wore!

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Before I left for Australia, I knew I wanted to make a video like this. I thought it would be interesting to share what I packed for going on such a long trip! Plus, I think it’s important to share we aren’t all influencers with a million pieces of luggage and endless clothing options so ya know #KeepingItReal lol

If I was more organised I would’ve probably shared clips of me actually wearing things and such but who has time for that on holiday?

Still I hope someone out there finds this somewhat useful in the future.