I woke up a couple of days ago with the thought that I miss my old blogging days.
I miss constant brainstorming, research and sleepless nights when I tried to finished posts on time (cause, you know, I must stick to the schedule).
I even miss countless hours which I spent trying to set up that stupid little page just to later face the white screen of death because I forgot to save. Ah, sweet memories. (Edit after going through all of this again: I in fact DO NOT miss it. Please send help)
So as soon as I got to my laptop I started putting “Wordpress” in the search bar…and then another thought hit me:
Do people even read blogs anymore?
With the rise of short video content and clip thinking as a result do people actually spent time reading long posts? Do I even need a blog if nobody ever going to read it?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not doing this in hope of gaining millions of followers and views on my page. But let’s be honest, there is no point in posting something online if you don’t want to share it with somebody, right?
Quick Google search and…wow, they in fact do. Time to set up my new page.
This time I don’t want to put my self in a box of one topic and burn out again like I did before.
This time this page is going to be about me: what I love, what I do, what is around me everyday. So if you are curious about that – welcome!
Hello, everyone! It’s finally time to wrap up my little improvised social media break and what’s the better way to do that than with the reading wrap-up. I decided to start writing these wrap-up post just to share my quick opinions on the books I’ve read. It probably won’t be a monthly thing unless I, by some miracle, read enough for a post. Without further ado let’s talk about 5 books I’ve read during my break and 1 that unfortunately didn’t do it for me.
The first book in “the Poppy War” trilogy. It started slow for me. So slow that I’ve read the first chapter and stopped for a couple of months. Came back to it in January and finished in a couple of weeks. Definitely added the next parts to my TBR, although I must admit they are not on my priority reads list.
Oof, this one is…well, complicated. I liked it at first. The story, the writing style…I was hoping for a good mystery (tbh, I knew nothing about the book when bought it). But the further I read the more I couldn’t get rid of the feeling that I’ve read this story before. And then it clicked. S. King’s ‘Pet Sematary’. That’s what this book reminds me of. Overall, it wasnt bad though and I’m ready to give this author another chance and read other works.
This book was EVERYWHERE on BookTok and I’m sometimes easily influenced(and most of the times disappointed when it comes to BookTok recommendations). I don’t know about this one. Honestly. Maybe I’m not the target audience or maybe I’m just not smart enough to understand. Either way I was a bit bored and found the story pretentious, which is a shame, it could’ve been good. By the way, I finished another novel by the same author, “Lapvona”, this month and enjoyed it more than “My Year of Rest and Relaxation”, will share my thoughts on it in my next reading wrap up.
I LOVE the “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” series by this author, that’s why I didn’t think twice before grabing this book in the bookstore. It’s a quick dynamic young adult thriller and it was exactly what I needed at the time. One thing that lacked for me though is the charachters. They are not bad, I just didn’t feel as connected to them as I was while reading AGGGTM series.
Another one I have mixed feelings about. I really enjoy Ava Reid’s writing style and, as an Eastern European, the dark Slavic fairy tale-inspired story made me feel nostalgic. But no matter how much I tried I just couldn’t find the characters relatable or likeable and oversexualisation was just off-putting and didn’t add anything substantial to the story.
Reading books about blogging and influencers, especially the ones that tell influencers’ road to success, is my guilty pleasure and I hoped this one would be an easy enjoyable read as well. Unfortunately, this one was a DNF for me. I’m not sure how to correctly express my reasons but let’s just say, I’m not the right audience for this one (the book is heavily leaning on Utah mom influencer which is nowhere near anything I would be interested in when looking for lifestyle bloggers). It seemed a little bit too flat and fan-girly for me when I was hoping for more level-headed and analytical approach.
So that’s all for this reading wrap-up. It wasn’t much and I wish it was more enjoyable but it is what it is. Have you read any of these books? If yes, what was your opinion on them. Remember, this is a safe space for all opinions as long as they are respectful.
Hi, hello Welcome to the first installment of my new series about cafes in Tokyo. I’m a big fan of trying new places and why not share my little adventures here.
Can you believe that it’s been more than a year since I properly ate pancakes? Me neither. So this Sunday me and my boyfriend decided to changed that and found just the place to go.
Located 15 minutes from Jiyugaoka station in Tokyo is a pancake shop called RusaRuka. This place has a perfect atmosphere to relax and forget about your hectic daily life, even if it’s just for a couple of hours. Although I do have some questions for the interior designer(these animal heads are not the for the Halloween), the cafe overall is really nice and worth visiting at least once.
But let’s move to the most important part…
The food
Hosently, I think everything can find something for themselves there. Are you in a mood for something sweet? There is wide range of dessert pancakes. Caramel, chocolate, fruit, berries or maybe just simple pancakes with powder sugar and butter? They have it. Our sweet pancake of choice was the chocolate with nuts and banana.
They also have caramel option for this one.
I think, there are some people like me who will prefer non-sweet option. Don’t worry, they have something for us as well. Pancakes with cheese, pancakes with omplette, mexican pancakes and, of course, non-pancake dishes like spaghetti and rice dishes if that’s what you are looking for.
My initial choice was teriyaki chicken pancakes but I guess it’s one of their popular options and it was sold out. So I opted for pancake sandwiches instead.
All of the pancakes come with a drink set option and non-sweet pancakes come with a salad and a soup (which I gave to my bf since it head onions in it).
Oh, and one more thing. This place offers free pancakes if your portion was not big enough for you and you’re craving for more. We actually asked for additional pancakes because there was soooo much topping on the sweet ones.
Overall thoughts? Well, if it’s not for the location which is quite far from my home, I would definitely go again. Good sized portions for a reasonable price, nice atmosphere and welcoming staff will definitely not disappoint.
