I've always loved collecting stationery; from notebooks, beautiful and sentimental greeting cards, to pens, stickers, and washi tape. I just never knew what to do with the supplies as they piled up and cluttered a corner of my house. Looking at a blank page, there's so many possibilities. It's hard to know where to start. One of my main missions for my last trip to Japan in late December 2025/early January 2026 was to check out their vast variety of stationary shops. I was in

I've been writing songs since I was about 12 years old. I've been writing in general for longer, but growing up, I wanted to be a musician. In high school, I even had my own band, and while the rest of the group wanted us to prioritize covers, I was hungry to create something of our own. Well, then life happened. I got distracted by boyfriends and tragedy that caused me to focus on survival. Then I had a kid and became completely out of touch with myself. It's only been the p