Reading has been a favorite pastime of mine since I was a little kid. I wanted to share some of my top book recommendations. Here are 10 books you should read – some gripping fiction reads, some interesting non-fiction picks and a few self-help books that have helped transform my mindset.
What are some of your favorite books?
Nat is back and we are drinking wine together over Zoom. :) We discuss the story of how we met, a few of our favorite memories together and some deeper topics. #catandnat
Hi there, thanks for tuning in. As you may have seen I started making Youtube videos for fun. I’ve technically had a channel since 2017 but only posted a few videos!
I called these hacks because they are less so broad life philosophies and more so tips and tricks to slowly work towards a happier life.
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Here is some music I’ve been listening to! Shoutout to Maddy, aka Mr. Moist for the rec:
So I need to formally address something on here. I informally changed my name 6 years ago and now go by Cat. :)
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11/9 Monday morning
Cat – I don’t want you to forget the feeling of taking a walk at 7:45AM on a Monday morning. For a glorious hour, you are just a person simply enjoying life & nature. Congrats on waking up early, having a bit of a slow morning and enjoying life because you truly deserve it. Work-life balance is so crucial – this is something that this year taught me. In a time where work is just a few steps away at any given moment & the hours of the day blend in with each other, it’s very easy to get sucked in if you’re not careful.
Continue readingTwo years ago, personal finance was a mystery to me.
I didn’t have any grasp on my spending or saving habits and how they fluctuated over time. I thought that in order to invest, I had to spend a lot of time actively buying and selling stocks when apparently, that’s not the only way (or the most successful way) to invest. I didn’t have any concrete financial goals.
At some point after I started working full time and receiving a paycheck, I realized that I should probably figure out how to manage my money.
Today, I’m by no means an expert in any way, but I have a much better grip on my money and what I hope to do with it in the coming years.
This post is for the folks in a similar position – interested in getting their personal finances in check, but totally bewildered on where to start and how it all works.
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I thought that since I have consistently felt like I didn’t know what to say here for the past few years, I would go back to basics and report on the latest life chapter of my existence – being an “adult.”
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12/20/19
Coming home and seeing my parents is always a little surreal, nostalgic and sad.
art by @bronzar
The earliest example of hindsight in my life that I can think of is the eternal ringing through my childhood of my mom telling me to take learning Chinese more seriously because I would “regret it when I’m older.” Continue reading
photo credit: @reinkooyman
Taska Black will be at Chop Shop with supporting act Rome in Silver Saturday, October 12!
