hi angels 🪽

i haven't talked to y'all since last year (please laugh). but i am excited to see you guys this year and really make the most of 2025. i love the energy change every January because people are filled with hope, determination, and ambition.

i do hope it continues throughout the year, but as we all know, times get tough and sometimes we lose that spark. but right when the new year starts the warmth and joy of the holidays are still with us as we craft up new goals, new habits, and new ways to improve our lives.

this is one of the few things that i think will always exist, the ability of our spirit to go on to a new day and continue living even if all hell breaks loose (which is literally happening).

things I'm looking forward to + grateful for

i'm looking forward to:

starting the spring semester off strong and having a better study schedule
working on my personal CS project
seeing my college friends when i go back

i'm grateful for:

being able to rest during the break
having the opportunity to go to school without worry
being surrounded by friends and family

p.s. - would love to hear whatever you are looking forward to and are grateful for! don't be shy Reader, i don't bite 😛

ICYMI

i moved from my linktree to beacons.ai! it has a lot more features and i like the look of it.

quite literally is the home to everything

please check it out and let me know what you think! always open to suggestions ☺️

podcast episodes:

only on youtube:

social media:

so i changed my bio and i've been posting more on my instagram and tiktok.

side note: i use a new email now! hello@thelazygal.com. just realized i could get a domain email for free haha, but my old one thelazygal.blog@gmail.com is still working. so either works!

content, I've been enjoying

i've been curating my fyp so i see more study motivation so i just follow a lot of those creators now. it's good so even if i do take a break to "brain to", i'm lw motivated.
david goggins! i've been seeing his quotes everywhere and honestly, he's an icon. one of my favorites is: "So if you wake up in the morning and you don't want to do something you don't care enough about yourself." . i think tough motivation is important as well.

weekly tips

don't remove all distractions, remove the most tempting ones. for example, i'm only logged in to my "lazy gal" tiktok and not my personal so i don't really doom scroll because my feed is cimpletely different. don't delete all games or entertainment apps, add a screen time or a designated time to watch.
continue with the habit or passion even if you're not good. it's not that you're bad, you just started. every person who is great at something has been horrible at it. the only difference is that they continued.

media recommendations

i've been binging "monk" on Netflix because it's going away soon unfortunately. it's a detective show!
been wanting to read more self-motivation/improvement books, so reply with any recommendations.
been listening to older 2000s songs like "back to black" by amy winehouse.