Tag: happiness
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Mid-Year Check-In (2): Playlists to Change for the Better
For part 1 of my mid-year check-in series, click here! Welcome back to the second blog post of my mid-year check-in series! For the past half of the year, I’ve replaced the vast majority of the information (including books, videos, and audio) I consume with more educational, lifestyle, and conversational content that bring value, encouragement,…
Cassie Tran
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Conquering the Fear of Rejection
Having the privilege to say “no” to anything is really valuable. It’s a way to establish a boundary if you’re being hurt or if you need to wait for something potentially more suitable for you. However, being on the receiving end of said “no” can sting. In fact, for a lot of people, it usually…
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Returning to YouTube + Other Little Gems of Life
Yep, yep, it’s official. This is my incredibly nonchalant, anti-climactic announcement of my return to YouTube! I’ve started uploading YouTube shorts from my Instagram and TikTok respectively to marry my niches of health and wellness with K-Pop and K-Drama appreciation. I’ll add a couple more personal videos, but likely keep the fan-edits to a minimum…
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Healthy Consumption for the Mind, Body, and Soul
Capitalism always finds a way to win, whether we like it or not. Any exchange of dollars in a free market, even to a small local business right smack in your neighborhood, is participation in consumerism. There’s an ickiness to the notion of consumerism, let alone just typing it out or verbalizing it, right? Fortunately,…
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The Mid-20s Hit: Quarter Life Crisis
Last year, I turned 25. Oddly enough, the surreal sensations have been much, much stronger after a few months of being in my mid-20s have sunk in. I’m closer to being 30 than I am to 20. What I assume in my head starts with a Y (hint: it rotates between “yay!” and “YIKES” depending…
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And I’m back from my 2-year break!
Why hello! Good morning! Good mid-morning, afternoon, evening, lunchtime, cocktail hour, whenever you read this post. How are you all? (I’m well, thank you! Though I’m sure only two of you asked) It’s an established fact that I went rogue from the blog for more than a year. Not a secret. The good news is…
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Cauliflower Rice Sushi (healthy, vegan, and gluten free)
Put me on “My Strange Addiction” because I am officially obsessed with cauliflower rice sushi. Granted it has been a while since we’ve had cauliflower rice in our kitchen…same with raw and crunchy almond butter. By that, I mean it’s been a day. I’m suffering. Sushi tends to be quite expensive and often quite modest…
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I Walked More Than 20,000 Steps a Day for a Week…Here’s What Happened
Surely enough, you’ve probably seen those videos or articles titled “I Tried XXX’s Diet/Workout Routine For a Week” or “I Tried The XXX Challenge…Here’s What Happened” at least every other time, if not every time, you surf the Internet. These experiments are everywhere, and it’s both a good and bad trend. On one hand, you get…
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The Reality of Metabolic Damage
I think the term “metabolic damage” itself poses a great deal of loaded questions. It’s almost like coming out of one’s shell after hiding something for such a prolonged period of time. How long have you been starving yourself? What are you doing that’s messing with your body? Are you secretly binging at midnight? When…
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Tomato Fried Tofu (a Vietnamese-inspired recipe)
On the scale of one to ten, I miss home-cooking at a rating over 9000. Okay, in all seriousness, I miss home-cooking at a rating over 10,000. To be fair, the food I make still tastes delicious, and they’re probably a lot cleaner given that I only use cooking spray instead of oil and coconut…
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