Hello Royalty! I recently discovered a type of music called staccato, and the dictionary defines it as music “performed with each note sharply detached or separated from the others.” I also learned that legato is its comparable opposite, which is played “in a smooth, flowing manner without breaks between notes” For a more vivid description, […]
BLOGIVERSARY || THE BLOG IS 3!!! (And you would not believe this giveaway)
Hello Royalty. So, I would have done a major photoshoot for this third blogiversary, but finding new friends who can take you photos in the middle of a street, at a cafe, or at aesthetic locations, while the weather is 1°C is quite the hustle. In other words, let’s make do with the pictures on […]
LIFESTYLE || NEVER HAVE I EVER… + ANNOUNCING READER SPOTLIGHT
Hello Royalty. How’s the weekend going? Today’s post is what we can call “laid back and chill” because we are simply going to have some fun with the “never have I ever” questions. As you read them, try to imagine which ones go for you as “never” or as “have.” Some of the questions are […]
FAITH || A DAILY PRAYER x 4 WAYS TO STUDY YOUR BIBLE
Hello Royalty. Have you ever been caught saying to yourself, “The Bible is so big. How do I even study it?” Well, I have and I can tell you it is not a funny situation at all. Usually, in the process of trying to figure out how to get into Bible study and attempting to […]
ADULTING || 15 POEMS FOR ADULTS WHO WANT TO BE CHILDREN AGAIN
Hello Royalty. The process of getting your life together can be such a big deal, so much that you begin to feel like a mess. They call it “adulting” right? Yes, I can relate with all those inadequacies, so here are a few notes for you when you feel nothing like the shining star, but […]
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY || A Letter to my 15-year old self
Hello Royalty. ‘Turn your demons into art, your shadow into a friend, your fear into fuel, your failures into teachers, your weaknesses into reasons to keep fighting. Don’t waste your pain. Recycle your heart.’ – Andrea Balt *** It’s World Mental Health Day, and I thought to share a piece from my notes with you. […]
LIFESTYLE x INSPO || 2018 LAST QUARTER: What about those goals?
Hello Royalty. I was speaking with a friend yesterday and I said, “It feels like I just got here thirty minutes ago. I can’t believe it’s been two hours!” Then he said, “Yeah, this week has been so fast”, and I added, “Yeah, can’t wait for December” and then he goes, “Don’t talk about December!” […]
FAITH || FORGIVENESS IS NOT AMNESIA
Hello Royalty. Writing this post is like lifting a particular burden off of my chest. This title has been in my drafts for as long as I can remember. I remember coming up with the title after almost drowning in the dilemma of what “forgive and forget” actually means for us as human beings, and […]
FLASH FICTION || A New Dawn
Gaunt is the old man who lives across the compound. Gaunt is how I feel when I play your words in my head – a hit record one might call it, an album of five words – “it is over between us.” Oh let us remember to add that refrain, “May we be distant forever.” […]