I am so excited to finally share some of my Australia adventure in vlog form! Since I have come home from my trip there is so much I want to share about it, especially on my blog, I feel like I could write so much about what we got up to but I also do not want to get sick of talking about it. So I will do my best to spread out my content and hopefully, I can bring informative and interesting things to you without getting burnt out. So enjoy this vlog as it’s only the beginning!
Author: Courtney Shek
Why I Blog
I saw these prompts on WordPress when I started getting back into blogging earlier this year and I have yet to answer one. I think it’s good to check them out for inspiration. And it’s been a while since I made a blog post so here we are.
I started blogging in 2007? I was 10 years old and I discovered the blog tab on my Bebo page and I didn’t know what it was. I remember asking someone in my family and they told me blogging was like talking about your life. So one day I sat down to write my first blog. Obviously memories change and are often romanticised but what I remember was I started blogging quite regularly. I think maybe every month or so for as long as I had my Bebo account. I guess it was short-lived because soon I was on Facebook and there were no blogs on Facebook pages.
But originally I started blogging because it was kind of my foray into journaling, it was just on a public platform. Don’t ask me what possessed me to start telling people about my life on Bebo – like I can’t even remember what I talked about at the time. School? My friends? I don’t know I just know I probably took it too seriously.
Continue reading “Why I Blog”One Month in my Hobonichi Avec! | First Impressions & How I Use It
It has been one month since I started using my Hobonichi Avec and I am OBSESSED. I have literally been counting down the days until I could make this video and now it’s here so please enjoy!
I am looking forward to seeing how the book will be when it’s all filled out and I am excited to pick up a Hobonichi for next year as well! I haven’t been excited about planning since I first discovered sticker planning so no regrets!
I Made a Ko-Fi
Just wanted to make a little post to announce that I have opened a Ko-fi. I actually opened it a few months ago I just wasn’t sure if I should advertise or not but here we are. I am not expecting a lot, if anything at all to be honest. I know that a lot of people who make ko-fi accounts are in far worse off positions than I am.
But at the same time, I might as well take a chance and put it out there. Maybe someone out there likes what I do and wants to support me. I put it out there because while I do blog and make YouTube videos as a hobby and don’t expect money for it in return I might as well put the option out there.
I once tried to do the YouTube monetisation thing back when I was 18 but it never amounted to anything. I definitely was swept up in my content creator fantasies back then lol.
Anyway, yeah that’s literally it. If you enjoy reading my blog or watching my videos or anything then I just wanted to put the option there. Obviously if I did get any donations it would mean a lot, it’s pretty cool to get paid to do things you like but not everyone has the option/desire to do what they love for a living. But earning anything, even if it’s small means a lot.
My Trip To London | 4th – 8th July
I went to London last week for Sabrina Carpenter at Hyde Park and I thought I would share some of the other things we did while we were away. I did do a little vlog but thought it would be good to do a corresponding blog post with some more info.
Borough Market
So this one was not a planned activity, we ended up in the market because we were waiting to eat at the Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club is a chain of restaurants in London which serve breakfast, we went to one for the first time a few years ago and loved it so wanted to go back. The one we chose was near London Bridge and while we were waiting we walked through Borough Market because it was nearby.
It was a really cute market! I think it would be nice if you lived in London and went there to pick up things for a dinner party or something. Definitely a place I could imagine being a lot if I lived there, very influencer vibes.
We got a fresh juice from one of the places and it was really nice and if we weren’t waiting to get food I’m sure we would have tried something from one of the stalls there.
Continue reading “My Trip To London | 4th – 8th July”My Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Season 2 Reunion Thoughts!
I’ve had this in my drafts since I watched the reunion two weeks ago and forgot about it lol so why not post it now?
I decided to give Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives a go after a recommendation from my manager at work lol. I have to say I wasn’t a fan of these women after the first season. I couldn’t tell them apart, their voices were annoying…I just didn’t know if this was something I was going to enjoy.
Then season 2 came out and I was INVESTED. I am not sure what switched because I feel like this was much of the same from the first season but something changed. It could be that I now can tell them apart and I follow some of them on Instagram so am more interested, but the point is I am here and I am enjoying it and I am ready to share my thoughts about the reunion. So let’s dive in:
Continue reading “My Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Season 2 Reunion Thoughts!”2025 Summer Clothing Try-On Haul! | Hollister, River Island, Boux Avenue & Primark
It’s been a long time since I’ve done a clothing haul but also a long time since I’ve bought a lot clothes in one go so please enjoy!
Hello Kitty Island Adventure First Impressions!
I got Hello Kitty Island Adventure back in March and I have to say I was not that impressed. I even tried to make a blog post at the time but I felt it was just very negative and not accomplishing much, so I’ve decided to give it a second chance. i.e. I played the game a few times in March, wasn’t a fan and haven’t played it since. Until last night when I picked it up again and now I want to keep playing lol.
So I’m going to give it another shot at writing my first impressions. A lot of what I thought in March still stands but I’m now more intrigued to keep going compared to before.
The first thing to point out is I find the game overall a bit clunky. The way the character moves, the controls, the menu navigation. It’s not my fave, and it really put me off in the beginning. Like do I really want to be navigating through every single collection menu to clear the red dot everytime I pick up a new item? No. But I try my best to ignore it and try to clear a bunch of them in one go lol. The same goes with achievements. It’s just annoying to have to manually clear them otherwise the red dot does not go away.
I also think it’s hard to get used to new controls in general, like X to gift items, Y to use tools. These are not common controls for me on Nintendo Switch and so it’s taking some time to get used to. Also switching tools is not the best, but I think maybe it’s just something I need to adapt to.
Continue reading “Hello Kitty Island Adventure First Impressions!”I Got a Hobonichi Avec!
I was debating getting a Hobonichi for a while and when I saw they were releasing a half-year version I decided to bite the bullet and get one!
I am so excited to try out a new journalling style, I started getting back into writing a journal a few years ago and I think it would be good to try and get into the habbit of daily journalling. Currently, I only write once a week, if even, but I want to try journalling more often and what better way to do that than having a page-a-day journal?
I also like the way the Hobonichi has a weekly and monthly layout because it means I can incorporate some of my sticker planning which I got into a few years ago. I think having it all in one notebook will be handy and also hopefully force me to keep on top of everything.
So we’ll see how it goes, will probably do an update video later in the year on how I’m finding it and what I plan to do next year but for now, I’ll be waiting until July so I can finally start using it lol
I Got a Silhouette Cameo 5! | Unboxing & Attempting Print & Cut
I had been talking with my fiance about getting a new cutting machine for a while and I decided to finally bite the bullet and get one! I am so excited to enter a new crafting phase, and I can’t wait to see what I can do with this!
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