Victoria-Riza 1/4/23 Victoria-Riza 1/4/23

A Gentle Resolution

On New Year’s Eve I didn’t dress up, light fire crackers, and participated in conversations that bled into one. I clank wine glasses with sparkling cider, dress in my robe, and I was in bed by 11:49. Jordan and I laugh that we almost made it to midnight. I was tired and I expected I would enter the new year that same very way.

Victoria-Riza 1/26/22 Victoria-Riza 1/26/22

Looking Back and Moving Forward

New year’s resolutions are essentially new habits we’re wanting to develop. It took me a whole year to see the weaknesses that kept me from achieving my goals. This intention I set in 2021 wasn’t a failed attempt and I reflect on all of this without any regret.

Victoria-Riza 10/5/21 Victoria-Riza 10/5/21

10 Things I Learned When Instagram was Down

I’ve managed to get into the habit of not logging into Instagram first thing in the morning, but I do check in once I start my work day and I’ve come to find that it isn’t the ideal way to, not just start my morning, but it’s not the ideal way to start my work day either. Here are 10 things I learned when Instagram was down.

Victoria-Riza 8/27/21 Victoria-Riza 8/27/21

I’m Back From the Mountains

I spent my summer isolated in the mountains to rediscover my sense of self and to hit the reset button on my creativity. My life there was pretty dreamy as I had the time and space to do what I needed to recenter, but eventually my dreamy isolated mountain life had to come to an end. It was time to get my head out of the clouds and put my feet back on the ground.

Victoria-Riza 1/14/21 Victoria-Riza 1/14/21

Setting Intentions

On the first day of January, I attended a virtual event on destigmatizing wellness and mental health in the Filipino-American community called New Year's Resolusyons. What was most impactful for me was a workshop led by political strategist Holly Lim, who taught how to set intentions instead of having resolutions.