12/28/25 - Joy in the little things & peace again

Last night, I decided to sleep with my mom. And it was so wholesome, almost felt like a sleepover. We talked about her childhood and watched Youtube Reels of places in India. We decided we were going to look at new places every night.

Without a problem, we turned the lights off and both of us immediately fell asleep.

I woke up feeling a sense of peace. Here we were back how we used to live. Up until last year, we lived in a 1-bedroom apartment, where she would sometimes sleep in the same room and all I wanted was my own room. Now, we have 3 bedrooms. I could sleep in my own room, but the most wholesome moment for me in a long time was having a sleepover with her.

This is how I also know I’m getting detached to actual places now. Before the flood happened, my room was everything and I didn’t feel “safe” anywhere besides my room. Now, I can pretty much sleep anywhere and make myself feel at home again. Just like how I used to do before.

It really is the small moments. I even took a picture of it. I’m trying to practice capturing truth. I chilled in her bed for a couple of more hours before getting up. It was also raining outside and I had my fake candles lit, so everything felt cozy.

I got ready, ate my leftover pad thai for lunch, and then decided to go to old orchard mall.

Went to Hollister first but I didn’t like the style they had there, so then went to lululemon and spent some time there since I had my giftcard. While I was trying things on, I wasn’t feeling too happy about my body, but instead of sizing down, I got things that were the right size to just honor where I was in my fitness journey. Also did the free hemming for the first time, so need to come back in a week to pick it up. Overall, just wanted to be excited about a new workout set.

Started feeling thirsty and drained, so went to the Nespresso store and then came home even though I needed to get a couple of more things. I’m getting better at just leaving anytime I start to feel like my energy is leaking. Ate some more pad thai and cookies and then got to work.

Earlier in the morning, I saw an email come in from the advisor my coworker hired, checking in on the responses. Idk if I’ve talked about this, but she asked me to be her recommendation person for all the business schools she’s applying to.

Lmaooo I was writing a recommendation letter for my employee, but it feels like I’m writing about myself, and tbh I’m falling in love with how valuable of an employee I was.

Anyways, also told my cousin I couldn’t come to his party and said it in a very clean way. It felt a little straightforward but clean. Being someone that always sugarcoats to sound nice, I’m proud of myself.

8/10 - I’m proud of myself for finding my peace and center again, especially after a traumatic day yesterday. I’m now entering territory where I know I’m protected and I trust it.

Intuition - I’m protected. My life isn’t up for negotiation. All the good things coming for me are inevitable.

Energy:
100% - finding joy in the little things again & recentering myself