Author: Courtney Shek

I Made a Ko-Fi

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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

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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.

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My Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Season 2 Reunion Thoughts!

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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:

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Hello Kitty Island Adventure First Impressions!

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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.

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I Got a Hobonichi Avec!

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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

Why I Stopped Playing Infinity Nikki

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In December, I decided to take a chance on Infinity Nikki because some people were posting about it on Bluesky and it was free to play. Since the first day I started, I was hooked. I even made a YouTube video on the second day I played because I was so obsessed. And I have been posting photos on Bluesky ever since. I don’t think I have been so captivated by a game since Disney Dreamlight Valley.

And now sadly I think my love of this game might have come to an end. At least for now. I suppose these things always happen, you fall in love with a game, play it non-stop and then you don’t touch it for ages. But this is not one of those things.

Infinity Nikki is an open-world gatcha game and has pretty regular updates so there is always new content to pull you in. And unlike Disney Dreamlight Valley, it is not going back on its promise to go free to play, it just is free. However due to the gatcha element, there are times when you are tempted to spend money. But the microtransactions are not what is putting me off either. It’s the 1.5 update.

So this is not a secret, so many people have been posting online about this and so I thought I’d put my two cents out there.

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How I Junk Journal | Junk Journal With Me

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I know I already made a blog post about junk journaling but I also decided to make a video to talk through how I usually do my spreads. Just in case anyone wanted to know.

I promise this will be the last time I talk about junk journaling for a while, I’ve just been enjoying it so much haha it’s just really easy and fun to do so I thought I would share.

I Started Learning Korean (Again)

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Last month, my friend Jasmine decided to sign up for Duolingo because we had discussed going on a girls’ trip to South Korea in a few years for everyone’s 30th. So she thought she’d better get a head start on learning some Korean for the trip lol. So naturally because she had posted about doing Duolingo, I thought it might be fun to pick up again.

A few years ago, I was using Duolingo to try to learn Korean and I had posted about it here. My plan was to work through the Duolingo courses and then go on to do some more independent learning through a textbook I had picked up. Needless to say I fell off learning with Duolingo lol.

To be fair, I lasted about a year and 3 months, I think my streak got to about 430 something before I stopped. Once you get busy and lose your streak it’s hard to keep up motivation for Duolingo. So I laid it to rest, plus, at the end of the day, I do not think that’s the way I was going to learn Korean.

But fast forward to now and I thought I might as well pick it up again because it’s more fun with friends. Because why not have your friends pinging you to do your Duolingo every day on top of a psycho killer owl?

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