MH's BLOG

I am not sure how this trend started, but me and my friend Regan have this thing where we text each other pictures of flowers. I love this because we have never really even talked about it, but it’s just one of our things. Whether I am sad or happy, I think of Regan when I see a pretty flower and it makes me happy because I am grateful for our friendship and all of its weird little quirks. I get excited when I see a cool one and think omg Rere will love this one. We have been living together for 4 years and I am really sad that our time as roomies is coming to an end. However, I know that we will stay and touch and even if we haven’t talked in a while I can always send her a flower picture and it will be like no time has passed 🙂

I don’t know if I was in a creative or manic mood when I spontaneously decided I needed to get my hands painted two different colors, but I thought that it was fun. Usually I prefer a very natural/nude pink when I get my nails done so this was abnormal. Every time I looked at my hands I got a little confused. This kind of made me want to take more risk with things that are not permanent that allow me to express myself. The next thing I want to do to push myself out of my comfort zone is cutting or dying my hair. I have always wanted to do this but am a little nervous that I won’t feel like myself. The most extreme thing I have done is going a light brunette color or shoulder length. I was so uncomfortable when I did this, but it reminded me that there are more important things in the world to focus on than physical appearance. It also pushed me to think about my mind and body and how my body is like a place that my sole lives in but it does not define who I am.

I have to give this pizza credit for the creativity behind it. However, I HATE this pizza so much. When I ordered and ate this pizza, I was not in a state to take the time to read the warning label. I was STARVING. They give you a whole pizza that is normal, but one piece is loaded with drops of Carolina Reaper Peppers. Of course the first piece I ate was the spicy one and I was so confused. I did not know the idea behind this pizza so I was crying and rubbing my eyes so then they were on fire and I was literally pouring almond milk in my eyes and tearing apart the kitchen. This was a tragic experience because I was home alone and thought that I was dying from the heat of this pizza, but I do think it would be really fun to play with a group of people. Somehow my friends boyfriend ate the spicy piece and said it was not that bad, but my other friends boyfriend has accidentally made the same mistake as me and ordered this and also said that he was extremely unwell so if you can’t handle spice I would stay away.

Unfortunately, I am addicted to TikTok. However, I deleted it because I realize I waste way to much time on the app and it isn’t good for my mental health or productivity. I am trying to minimize my overall screen time in general, but when I am bored and want to be on my phone and just zone out for a minute I have been using duolingo. I took Chinese all throughout high school and it was my favourite class in the whole world which says a lot because I struggle with school and getting excited about my classes. I have been wanted to start taking lessons again, but I do not have time with work and school. I get happy when I take my duolingo lessons because I realize I remember more than I thought and I don’t think it will be as difficult as I expected to get back to the level of fluidity I once had. I get excited at the idea of being able to connect with more people I have a language barrier with. I also really want to go to China one day, but I want to to it when I am in a good place with my Chinese so I feel like this is an effort in the right direction

I am a person who believes everything is a sign from the universe! Some people get annoyed by this and think that I sound insane, but I really think that the universe is full circle. I believe if you put good energy into the world, it will come back to you. This is kind of the same idea as karma because if you put negative energy into the world and are mean to people, it will impact you in the long run. I always think that the universe is sending me a sign when I see lady bugs because I’ve always been told they are good luck. When I see them it makes my day and reminds me to have a more positive outlook on life. When this one landed on me I was getting a snack before starting to study and wasn’t in the best mood because I was stressed about work. Yellow butterflies are another bug that make me happy when I see them. One time my dad told me that they are a sign of grouper fishing season coming so they remind me of good times with him and I associate them with good luck.

I recently saw a clip of a documentary where cats were part of a prison program. Instead of putting unwanted cats down, people in prison were given the opportunity to have a cat and take care of them. I thought this was such a good idea because it was saving the lives of innocent animals and placing them with someone who wanted to be their companion and love them. The people in prison liked the program because it gave them a sense of purpose and even helped them finding employment after serving their time. I have already talked about this on my blog before, but I love when people have creative ideas using animals to help people improve their health.

On Monday my friends and I took pictures in our graduation outfits and it was extremely bittersweet. I already feel so nostalgic. I was trying to think back to senior year and I remember so much, but there is a lot that I know I am forgetting. I wish that I had made myself keep a journal of some sort to remember all of the funny inside jokes that have escaped my memory. Since freshman year, I have maintained the same group of friends while getting close with many new ones. Although I am sad to leave them, I am going to make them keep in touch with me even if they don’t want to. I do not know where I will be living next year, but my best friend Elizabeth is moving to New York and I am going to be blowing her up on FaceTime. I am a little nervous that I am going to have to come up with some creative ways to keep up with her because we are neighbours right now and she already never picks up my calls. Most of my friends have a calling to where they want to be next year except for me. I need to get creative about cities I think would fit me well and getting more job applications out because these pictures made me realise that we are leaving so soon!

My roommate Regan has been making these roasted veggies in the oven and they literally taste like they are from a restaurant. It is cute when she makes these because she always says that she doesn’t know if they go together and just kind of wings it and then they turn out so perfect and delicious. I didn’t really start experiencing with cooking until this year because if I don’t have a recipe I have no clue what to mix together. I try to make simple things like chicken and then I always run outside with a smoking pan and it’s pretty embarrassing. I also live in a building with a bunch of people so I get paranoid about setting off the fire alarm and then everyone would have to run outside. When we made these we did find out that the herbs catch on fire and had to take those out. The best part about these is that they are so pretty and make me feel healthy because I am eating so many colorful things that grew from the Earth.

One of my best friends recently turned 22 and she wanted to celebrate by bringing all of us on this party bike. This was actually one of the most fun things I have ever done in all my time in Dallas and I am so thankful I got to share the experience with my best friends. We drove around and saw a lot of art in Deep Ellum which I have never seen before. I have never spent a lot of time in that area so I loved seeing all of the little restaurants and have added a lot of places to my list I need to go to before graduation. The driver made a bunch of little stops were we could run in really fast to get drinks and little snacks so the energy stayed really high and exciting the whole time. He also had fun games that were interactive with the people walking on the street and you could tell that it was making people happy even if they weren’t riding with us.

I am so proud of this sushi because it was a process and took me a couple tries because I didn’t understand I needed to stop using so much rice. It also made me appreciate sushi chefs because I had no idea what flavours I wanted to mix together and I feel like they always have unique combinations. Whenever I eat sushi its a risk because I had an allergic reaction to a rainbow roll one time and got tested and they said I was allergic to shrimp on a blood test but not the skin test (which they said was more accurate). I have an epi-pen so I have tested it and determined that I am not allergic to shrimp. I also ate a ham sandwich at Jimmy Johns one time and I had an allergic reaction so I feel like it can’t be the shrimp. I have found that this mysterious allergy may make me anxious, but it has made me creative about what I think I should or should not eat.