Happy Belated Thanksgiving! For our Thanksgiving holiday, my boyfriend and I took an impromptu week and a half trip to Florida to celebrate our 1 year anniversary. It was kind of surreal, because 2 weeks after we decided to take the trip, we were already getting ready to go. Half of it was spent working in Cape…
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Baby’s First Ever #Hackathon!
October was a rush and a blur. I did many things in the past month, but as the title suggests, one of the biggest “wins” was that I participated in my first ever Hackathon! (As a matter of fact, I participated in TWO!) I have also been working on the #100DaysOfCode Challenge, along with beginning my #3090FitnessChallenge…
On Accepting my Mortality at 22 – #AVMAwareness
With my diagnosis of harboring “ticking time bombs” in my brain at the age of 22, technically, little had changed. And yet, somehow, everything had changed. I was diagnosed with a vascular disorder in my brain a month after my 22nd birthday. After a Grand Mal Seizure which sent me to the Emergency Room, a…
My Summer Reflections: Decluttering, #100DaysOfCode, Arthritis, and Chemo
Time just keeps on flying by! September is almost over, and I haven’t done any Monthly Reflections since my first one in June! So here’s one for July, August, and September… Basically Summer 2017! July In July, I officially began my Minimalism Journey by dumping out my main closet and creating a huge mess in…
TechInclusion 2017: My First Tech Conference
In early August, I had the privilege of being sponsored by Diversability to attend and report on TechInclusion, which is an international Tech Conference focused on improving Diversity and Inclusion in the Tech Industry. This was my very first (non-anime; hah) convention, and I was pretty nervous. I only found out about the conference few…
#100DaysOfCode Challenge
I began my first round of “100 Days Of Code” Challenge to brush up on my HTML and CSS skills! #100DaysOfCode
Living on $10.32/Day in NYC #1PaycheckChallenge
I did it guys. 31 Days. 1 Paycheck. $10.32/Day. In New York City. Wow, my first 1 Paycheck Challenge was pretty stressful! I lived on a budget of $10.32/Day, strictly on cash so I can keep accurate tabs on what I was spending and what I had left for the month. To recap, I started…
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why I’m Taking a Chemo Drug
Three weeks ago, I took my first dose of Methtrexate (MTX), a chemotherapy agent, and an immuno-suppresant drug, after months of persistent, debilitating chronic pain. It had begun in my foot early spring. By the time I started the drug, the pain had spread to my shoulder, elbow, multiple fingers, hips, and jaw. In beginning of…
Minimalism Journey: Decluttering
July was the month when I finally kick-started the “Minimalism Journey” I had been intending for months. Over the past few months, I have started to accumulate a list of “Decluttering To-Do’s,” but as with most of my cleaning-based tasks, nothing really got done, and the mess just kept on expanding. Last month, I finally…
1 Paycheck Challenge to Save Money
For the month of August, I am going to try out the 1 Paycheck Challenge to save money. Basically, it’s what it sounds like. Since I get paid twice a month, I am going to attempt to pay all of my bills with just one of my paychecks, and save or invest the other paycheck. Give…